It was one of the earliest UHF stations in the country, and held affiliations with all four major networks of the era: NBC, CBS, ABC and DuMont.
[4] Consequently, WFPG-TV began dropping network shows in its waning months of operation until virtually nothing remained of its network-allocated schedule.
Almost immediately, the Philadelphia stations all secured construction permits to build tall towers in the Roxborough neighborhood, on some of the highest ground in the region.
The new towers enabled the Philadelphia stations to provide a clear signal to all of South Jersey, including Atlantic City.
Local TV broadcasting did not return to Atlantic City until January 25, 1966, when WCMC-TV (channel 40, now WMGM-TV) signed on as an affiliate of NBC.