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Do recent moves portend a trend?
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...