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WAST-LP
WAST-LP (channel 25) was a low-power television station in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. The station was a semi-satellite of the UPN-affiliated second digital subchannel of KBJR-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, then-called ''Northland UPN'' and ''Northland 9'', but was owned by a separate entity, Martinsen Investments. WAST-LP sold local advertising specifically for the Ashland area, preempting KBJR-DT2's advertising breaks. Since 1997, WAST-LP had been owned by Superior Water Logged Lumber. It struggled financially. A 2001 attempt to sell the station to ESI Broadcasting Corporation of Montana failed; ESI hoped to combine the station with KDUL-LP, a UPN affiliate. The station then went off the air. In December 2005, Hank Martinsen and Julie Nuutinen put WAST-LP back on the air. The station featured two daily newscasts focusing on Wisconsin-area news. It had news sharing agreements with KBJR-TV and KUWS radio in Superior. The effort was short-lived. On May 2, news director Julie Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KDUL-LP
KDUL-LP (channel 12) was a low-power television station in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, which operated from October 2000 to August 2001.NorthPine.com Upper Midwest Broadcasting archive, http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive The station was owned by Duluth TV Partners and managed by ESI Broadcasting. KDUL-LP's office and master control were located in Fitger's Brewery Complex, a popular shopping and entertainment venue. Its transmitter was located on Duluth's Observation Hill. History KDUL-LP was originally K60EZ (channel 60), which carried a scrambled version of Nickelodeon as part of an eight-channel subscription TV service which operated between 1993 and 1998. After several missed launch dates, KDUL-LP began regular broadcasting on October 1, 2000, carrying UPN, the American Independent Network, and ''Entertainment Tonight''. It was also carried in Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin, Superior on channel 16 via Spectrum (cable service), Charter Communications. The system a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |