[5] W02BY was removed by the local Fremont Cablevision cable system in April 1992 when three-quarters of subscribers surveyed preferred another station.
[6] The station responded by increasing its local programming and affiliating with the Main Street TV network, which provided a similar mix of classic shows to Channel America, previously carried on W02BY.
It benefited from a 1995 FCC ruling that required the cable system serving some communities in the station's broadcast area to carry channel 21.
[14] To make matters worse, the FCC had granted the cable company's petition to remove W21BF from its systems because it could not receive a strong enough signal at its headend in 1998.
[15] The matter went to court, where W21BF, Futronics and land owner Sandusky County attempted to resolve the complicated legal situation that had arisen.