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McConville, Jim. "N.Y.'s WWOR loses super status. (satellite distributor discontinues service contract with television station)(Brief Article)." Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media LLC. 1997. HighBeam Research. 5 Nov. 2012 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
McConville, Jim. "N.Y.'s WWOR loses super status. (satellite distributor discontinues service contract with television station)(Brief Article)." Broadcasting & Cable. 1997. HighBeam Research. (November 5, 2012). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19009914.html
McConville, Jim. "N.Y.'s WWOR loses super status. (satellite distributor discontinues service contract with television station)(Brief Article)." Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media LLC. 1997. Retrieved November 05, 2012 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19009914.html
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WWOR(TV) was reduced from national superstation to local New York market station when its satellite distributor pulled its plug last week.
"As of 6 a.m. Dec. 31, AEC will cease delivery of WWOR to the cable and direct-to-home marketplace," says Karen Howe, director of satellite for AEC Corp. (formerly EMI Communications), which provides the satellite feed for WWOR outside of New York.
The decision to drop WWOR will affect some 12.5 million subscribers nationwide. Howe says a decline in cable operator demand for superstations prompted the move.
"We decided to no longer deliver WWOR, because fewer cable systems desire superstation channels--particularly …
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