KSCM-LP

KSCM-LP was a low-power television station based in Bryan, Texas, and associated with the Spanish-language Telemundo network. Operating on channel 18, it served the Bryan–College Station area and nearby Central Texas communities. Rather than functioning as a fully independent local broadcast operation, the station primarily acted as a simulcast outlet for programming carried on the second digital subchannel of KXXV, an ABC-affiliated station licensed to Waco, together with KXXV's Bryan-based semi-satellite KRHD-CD. This arrangement gave Telemundo programming a local broadcast presence in the Bryan market while relying on the larger station group's infrastructure and schedule. The station was acquired from R. D. Harris by Drewry Communications under an agreement announced in April 2006. The reported purchase price was $125,000. Drewry's ownership placed KSCM-LP within a regional broadcasting portfolio that included other television properties in Texas and surrounding markets. In August 2015, Raycom Media announced an agreement to acquire Drewry Communications for $160 million. The transaction closed on December 1, 2015, making KSCM-LP part of Raycom's station group. Following that transaction, the station continued to be associated with the Telemundo service and the KXXV/KRHD-CD broadcast structure. KSCM-LP remained a low-power analog station during its operating period. Raycom obtained a construction permit for a digital flash-cut on channel 18, but the proposed digital facilities were never built. On November 14, 2017, Raycom surrendered the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission for cancellation. The surrender ended KSCM-LP's authorization to operate, and the station is therefore defunct. Its historical significance is primarily as a small-market Spanish-language outlet and as part of the relay and semi-satellite structure used to distribute Telemundo programming in Central Texas.

KSCM-LP was a low-power television station serving Bryan, Texas, and the surrounding Central Texas region. It operated on channel 18 and was affiliated with Telemundo, the Spanish-language television network. The station's transmitter was located northwest of Bryan along the US 190/State Highway 6 corridor in unincorporated southern Robertson County. The station's operating model was closely linked to other television facilities in the region. KSCM-LP simulcast the programming carried by the second digital subchannel of KXXV, an ABC affiliate licensed to Waco, and by KRHD-CD, KXXV's Bryan-based semi-satellite. This structure allowed Telemundo content to reach viewers in and around Bryan without requiring KSCM-LP to maintain a fully separate programming operation. Its role was therefore that of a local low-power outlet within a broader regional television network rather than a major independently programmed station. In April 2006, Drewry Communications reached an agreement with R. D. Harris to acquire KSCM-LP. The transaction was reported at $125,000. Drewry subsequently operated the station as part of its regional broadcasting portfolio. On August 10, 2015, Raycom Media announced that it would purchase Drewry Communications for $160 million. The acquisition was completed on December 1, 2015, transferring ownership of KSCM-LP to Raycom Media. KSCM-LP was authorized to remain a low-power station and had a construction permit to flash-cut its channel 18 facilities to digital operation. The digital facilities contemplated by the permit were never built. On November 14, 2017, Raycom surrendered the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission for cancellation. The surrender terminated the station's authorization and marked the end of KSCM-LP as an operating broadcast station. No later operating history, successor brand, or replacement service is established by the available reference material.

• 2017

  License surrendered for cancellation

  [1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  Raycom Media surrendered KSCM-LP's license on November 14. A permitted digital flash-cut had not been constructed.

• 2015

  Raycom Media announced the Drewry acquisition

  [1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  Raycom Media announced its planned $160 million acquisition of Drewry Communications, including KSCM-LP.

• 2015

  Raycom completed the Drewry transaction

  [1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  The acquisition of Drewry Communications by Raycom Media was completed on December 1.

• 2006

  Drewry Communications agreed to acquire the station

  [1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  Drewry Communications reached an agreement with R. D. Harris to purchase KSCM-LP for a reported $125,000.

A low-power Spanish-language television outlet extending Telemundo programming into the Bryan–College Station and Central Texas market through a regional station-simulcast model.

• Low-power television broadcasting

  KSCM-LP channel 18 service

  KSCM-LP's primary offering was over-the-air Spanish-language television for viewers in the Bryan and Central Texas area. The service was affiliated with Telemundo and operated through a simulcast relationship with KXXV's second digital subchannel and KRHD-CD, providing network programming through a regional broadcast arrangement rather than a broad independently produced schedule.

• 2017

  Raycom surrendered the station licenseOther

  Background

  KSCM-LP had a construction permit for a digital flash-cut on channel 18, but the planned facilities were never built.

  Action taken

  Raycom Media surrendered the license for cancellation on November 14, 2017.

  Aftermath

  KSCM-LP ceased to exist as an authorized broadcast station.

  Source

• 2015

  Raycom Media acquired Drewry CommunicationsM&A

  Background

  KSCM-LP was part of Drewry Communications when Raycom Media announced a transaction to acquire the company.

  Action taken

  Raycom Media agreed to purchase Drewry Communications for a reported $160 million; the transaction closed on December 1, 2015.

  Aftermath

  KSCM-LP became part of Raycom Media's station portfolio.

  Reported transaction value. $160 million (2015 acquisition announcement)

  Source

• 2017

  Raycom surrendered the KSCM-LP license[1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  Regulation · Other

  Raycom Media surrendered KSCM-LP's license for cancellation. The station had received a permit for a digital flash-cut, but the planned digital facilities were not constructed.

• 2015

  Raycom Media announced acquisition of Drewry Communications[1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Raycom Media announced plans to acquire Drewry Communications, including KSCM-LP, in a transaction reported at $160 million. The acquisition was completed on December 1, 2015.

• 2006

  Drewry Communications agreed to acquire KSCM-LP[1]KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Drewry Communications reached an agreement with R. D. Harris to purchase the Bryan low-power television station. The reported consideration was $125,000.

1. 1KSCM-LPen.wikipedia.org