LPTV station in Morehead, Kentucky
W10BM (channel 10) was alow power television station inMorehead, Kentucky , United States, that later operated unlicensed and was fined as apirate station by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).
Licensed broadcast term [ edit ] The FCC granted an amendedconstruction permit for W10BM by December 4, 1987,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] above ground level , broadcasting onVHF channel 10 with acity of license ofMorehead, Kentucky , and licensee named as Vearl Pennington at a post office box inMount Sterling, Kentucky .[ 5]
On April 27, 2004, the FCC sent the Mount Sterling post office box a letter saying that W10BM at Morehead, as well as W06BC at Mount Sterling, would be cancelled unless the FCC received a response.[ 6] [ 7]
Pirate broadcasts and fines [ edit ] On May 12, 2017, the FCC fined the station's operators, Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson, $144,344 for continuing to operate W10BM despite the cancellation of the license.[ 8] [ 9]
The channel remained on the air through carriage via localSpectrum systems, until it was dropped on February 23, 2022.[ 10]
^ "Facility Technical Data for W10BM" .Licensing and Management System .Federal Communications Commission .^ "Amendment to a New Analog LPTV Station Construction Permit Application; File Number: BPTVL-19870702Y7" .Licensing and Management System . Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. December 4, 1987. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^ "License To Cover for Analog LPTV Station Application; File Number:BLTVL-19900102IG" .Licensing and Management System . Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. March 29, 1990. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^ "License Renewal Authorization" .Licensing and Management System . Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^ "Facility ID:69839; DW10BM" .Licensing and Management System . Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^ "In re: LPTV/TV Translator Renewal Application of: Veral Pennington; W06BC Mount Sterling, KY; Facility ID; 69842; W10BM Morehead, KY; Facility: 69839" .Licensing and Management System . Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. April 27, 2004. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^ "In re: LPTV/TV Translator Renewal Application of: Veral Pennington; W06BC Mount Sterling, KY; Facility ID; 69842; W10BM Morehead, KY; Facility: 69839" .Licensing and Management System . Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. October 18, 2004. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^ Balderston, Michael (May 12, 2017)."FCC Fines Unlicensed Kentucky LPTV Max Penalty" .TV Technology . RetrievedMay 13, 2017 . ^ "FORFEITURE ORDER" (PDF) . Federal Communications Commission. January 29, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2019 .^ "IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM CHANNEL LINEUP Communities Served: Lakeview Heights, Morehead, Olive Hill, Owingsville, Salt Lick; Counties of Bath, Carter, Rowan, KY" (PDF) (Press release).Charter Communications . RetrievedApril 19, 2022 .
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Defunct
