WCMO-TV

This article is not related to WCOA-AM in Pensacola, Florida For channel 24 before WCMO-TV, see WPOX-TV. For channel 24 after WCMO-TV, see WMTB-TV.

WCMO-TV (UHF channel 24) was a television station lincened to Fernsburg, Xtol Island. It was Fernsburg's 5th television station.

The station was a semi satelite of WOOH-TV Lennox Falls to serve the tropical areas of Lennox Falls.

Progress of WCMO-TV

From 1963-1965, Cones & Delly, owners of WCMO (244 AM) and WCMO-FM (34.7 FM) and WOOH (667 AM) and WOOH-FM (23.8 FM) wanted to build a television station on channel 24 after the closure of independent WPOX-TV (channel 24). New-TV, joined the construction permit to own the station. The transmitter was located at the back of the WBH Center, next to the grass on the walkway next to the Xtol River. The station was originally going to be a CCPTV (Caillou Cities Public TV) affiliate. Parent company Weiver TeleTV-Radio was in a agreement between Southland radio station WBOA to license WCOA-TV and a WCOA-FM. Planned as a Freedom Network affiliate, it was getting assigned to channel 69, on 900,000 watts, but the limit was 800,000. It moved to the backup WCBA-TV transmitter at Remont Hills, at 600,000,000000,0000,00000,000000000000000000,00000,0000000000000000 thousand watts, the super-highest-watt TV power numbers in the city, it was assigned to that so the station did not go through issues on-air, like going off the air, those problems occurred less when tuning in. WCBA-AM-TV's call meant "Cola (without L). WCBA-TV was going to be a ABC affliate like WCBA was but they went independent. WTTVR's channel 18 was in use for WZYX-TV, which was never proposed and moved to Arlandet, this time it was assigned to channel 6, then 15, 55, and the last number in the book, 25. WCOA-TV chose 25, while channel 6 was moved to Arlandet so it could be used for WCYX-TV's new tower, 15 for WPFX-TV, and 55 for WFSA-TV. 15 and 55 were proposed allocations owned by the company. WCOA-TV was going to move to channel 66, but a another proposed station was going to use the allocation. WSSX-TV "for **S**ixty **S**i**x"** was going to replace the Freedom Network affiliation from WEZE-TV (channel 20, now occupied by WOFY). All 3 stations had there towers at British Hill, now home to WDAH-FM-AM.

The station begins

The station signed on May 29, 1967. The station was owned by Cornesia Inc, owners of WCMO (244 AM) and WCMO-FM (37.4 FM).

Its carried the Shiedcane News Network, a news network out of the Shieldcane Network (a network of 6 stations that are now defunct)

Stations include:

WOOH-TV 14 Lennox Falls (frequincy now occupied by WEDT-TV

WKLN-TV 27 Southland/Arlandet (frequency now occupied by WGNI-TV

WCMO-TV 24 Fernsburg (frequency now occupied by WMTB-TV

(semi-satellite of WOOH-TV)

WIRO-TV 38 Enclao Heights/Georange (frequincy now occupied by WCPU-TV

WDUB-TV 36 Oreako/Sinclair City (frequincy now occupied by WGOY-DT

WGUL-TV 34 Diorosko Falls (frequincy now occupied by WHOU-TV

It also had brandings including "Banana 24, WCMO-TV." "The new station in town, Channel 24, WCMO-TV."

"The circle begins on 24" "Color 24, WCMO Television Full Color TV in your city."

Sale to Cemeaton

In 1970, Cornesia went bankrupt and WCMO-AM-FM-TV, and WOOH AM-FM-TV were sold to Cemeaton. The Shieldcane network went defunct and the other stations went off the air but WOOH & WCMO stayed on the air.

Road to signing off

In 1971, Cemeaton was going to go bankrupt the next year in April 1972. WCMO would go defunct in March, while WOOH would go defunct on April.

Signing off for good

In 1972, WCMO went off the air for good. WOOH-TV, for 1 month, was its own station by itself.

Future use

Channel 14: WEDT / Channel 24: WMTB-TV

In 1977, New Empire TV, wanted to build a new 2 new stations. Channel 24, assigned to Fernsburg, and Channel 14, assigned to Lennox Falls, using different transmitters.