KBEO,

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digital channel 11, was a Retro TV-

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licensed to Jackson, Wyoming, United States. The station was owned by KM Communications Inc.

History

KBEO signed on March 30, 2001. The station originally operated separately as an America One affiliate, but became a satellite of Pocatello, Idaho station KPIF, after that station opened in March 2004. Because it was granted an original

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after the

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(FCC) finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997, KBEO did not receive a companion channel for digital

s. Instead, on June 12, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KBEO was to have turned off its

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and turned on its digital signal (called a "

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"). On July 16, 2010, KBEO ceased broadcasting due to financial problems. However, it had failed to apply for a digital license to cover or extension of the construction permit; furthermore, the analog signal had left the air for good, also for financial reasons, on September 24, 2008. As a result, on July 27, 2010, the FCC canceled KBEO's license.Radio-Info: "DID ANY STATIONS END, SIGN OFF THIS YEAR?", December 31, 2010.
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