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WMGT
Channel 74 North Adams, MA
Greylock Broadcasting Company
| Feb 18, 1953 | Construction Permit issued (CP) (BPCT-1259) | FCC |
| Dec 30, 1953. | MOD of CP for extension of time to 4/15/53 | FCC |
| Jan 11, 1954 | Test pattern scheduled to begin in two weeks with commercial programming shortly
thereafter Start delayed by delivery of antenna according to Leon Podolsky. |
Broadcasting |
| Feb 5, 1954 | Station signs-on | FCC |
| April 1954 | DuMont Network affiliate | Broadcasting Telestatus |
| July 1954 | ABC - DuMont network affiliate | Broadcasting Telestatus |
| Sept 1, 1954 | Informal request for Special Temporary Authority (STA) to operate on CH 15. | FCC |
| Sept 15, 1954 | FCC denied request. | FCC |
| Sept 17, 1954 | Filing accepted on Sept 17 for extension of completion date to March 1955. | FCC |
| Sept 22, 1954 |
Informal request for STA to operated on CH 19 |
FCC |
| Sept 27. 1954 | Filed request with FCC to assign CH 19 to North Adams and permit the station to shift to the lower UHF channel. | FCC |
| Sept 27, 1954 | CH 19 had been granted to Richard Balch for Utica, NY and that it had been agreed to pay Mr. Balch $11,000 for expenses he incurred in connection with the Utica station. Upon payment of the sum, WGMT said Mr Balch has agreed to surrender his CP. | Broadcasting |
| Dec 14, 1954 | Seeks MOD of CP to specify CH 19 | FCC |
| Jan 20, 1955 | Seeks MOD of CP to move studio to 8 Bank Row, Pittsfield | FCC |
| April 6, 1955 | Granted switch to Pittsfield, MA for studio and change from CH 74 to 19. ERP is changed from 300 kw visual 115 kw aural to 115 kw visual and 67.6 kw aural with antenna height above average terrain from 2.060 to 2120 ft. | FCC |
| Feb 25, 1956 | Winds of hurricane force destroyed the antenna and part of the tower. Off-air. | Broadcasting |
| April 16, 1956 | New York firm of Edwards & Hjorth retained to design new tower. Adverse weather conditions will prevent Immediate reconstruction according to Leon Podolsky | Broadcasting |
| July 1956 | ABC network affiliate - 0ff air plans to return in September | Broadcasting Telestatus |
| xxx | Seeks mod of CP for extension of completion date to Sept 1, 1956. | FCC |
| August 6, 1956 | WMGT return to air delayed pending FCC decision on clarification of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy UHF-VHF situation. When WMGT returns to the air there is a strong possibility it may form an alliance with another area TV outlet. | Broadcasting |
| xxx | Seeks mod of CP for extension of completion date to Feb 2, 1957 | FCC |
| Dec 10, 1956 | Seeks assignment of CP from Greylock Broadcasting to Hudson Valley Broadcasting (WCDA CH 41 Albany and WCDB CH 29 Hagaman both NY) | FCC |
| Dec 10, 1956 | The station has been off the air since Feb 25, 1956, plans to return to full time operation on January 1, 1957 | Broadcasting |
| Jan 15, 1957 | Seeks mod of CP for extension of completion date to July 2, 1957 | FCC |
| Feb 7, 1957 | Sale to Hudson Valley Broadcasting Approved. Sale price 379,206. To operate as satellite of WCDA. | FCC |
| Feb 28, 1957 | WCDC (TV) North Adams, MA--Hudson Valley Broadcasting, changed from WMGT (TV) | FCC |