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Technology · 05/01/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

US FCC Denies Waelder's Petition for Channel 242A Allotment, Allocates to Yorktown, TX

Summary

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied a petition by Waelder Broadcasting Company to allot Channel 242A to Waelder, Texas, and instead allocated the channel to Yorktown, Texas, due to concerns over short-spacing conflicts with existing stations, and has obtained Mexican government concurrence for the allotment.

Original source language: Federal Register — Federal Communications CommissionOpen original release →

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