The FCC let KJWP move from Wyoming to Delaware on the condition that it
broadcast "community affairs programming" for its new home in
Wilmington.
Now that the broadcaster has gotten what it wanted, it filed a notice with the FCC detailing how it's lived up to its end of the bargain, in which it gets millions of dollars' worth of public TV spectrum for free in exchange for helping the local community stay abreast of local affairs.
It appears that KJWP is still working on its locally produced community affairs shows as it’s now telling the FCC that “Star Trek,” “Wagon Train” and “Rawhide” address “matters of importance to its community of license.”
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While
this stretches the 'community affairs programming' past the breaking
point ... the old TV shows did/do have social/moral themes to them, albeit
most are outdated and era specific, a few are timeless. However, claiming
these shows the meet the standard of 'community affairs programing' is
ludicrous on a good day.
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