WJKP-LD
Television station in Corning, New York
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WJKP-LD (channel 39) is a low-power television station licensed to Corning, New York, United States, serving the Elmira area. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. WJKP-LD is owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC alongside Fox affiliate WYDC (channel 48). The two stations share studios on East Market Street in Downtown Corning; WJKP-LD's transmitter is located on Higman Hill.
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| City | Corning, New York |
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| Branding | MyTV WJKP-TV |
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| Affiliations | 39.1: Independent with MyNetworkTV |
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| WYDC | |
| History | |
First air date | January 9, 2003 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | LD |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 234.2 m (768 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°8′31″N 77°4′39″W |
| Translator(s) | WYDC 48.2 Corning |
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Public license information | LMS |
In addition to its own low-power digital signal, WJKP-LD also receives full-market over-the-air coverage on WYDC's second digital subchannel. This airs on channel 48.2 from the same Higman Hill transmitter.
Coastal acquired WYDC and WJKP-LD from Waypoint Media on January 4, 2022, as part of a larger transaction that saw nine stations be sold to Coastal for $36.9 million.[2]
