From Upper Midwest Broadcastinging News
IOWA:
Pappas Telecasting is buying the construction permit for a digital TV station on channel 56 in Des Moines from Caroline K. Powley for $1 million. 56 will operate as a digital station (no analog counterpart) with the full digital power of 1000kW. Pappas also owns Des Moines WB affiliate KPWB/23. Incidentally, the heritage callsign KDMI has been assigned to channel 56. (12/18/2003)
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