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WRLP was originally slated to operate on channel 58, but Putnam sought and received permission to move to the stronger channel 32. WRLP was to be the "parent" of a network of low-powered translators across western New
England. However, that plan came undone when the FCC rejected a proposed
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Putnams and their company, Springfield Television, decided to air separate programming on WRLP in prime-time, including a fully separate newscast. It picked up
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