User blog:MatthewBerfield/Berfield/Willis Becomes First Major TV Group to Participate in Repack

On October 22, 2017, Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation owner Matthew Berfield announced plans to have his B/W-owned stations participate in the upcoming FCC-mandated spectrum repack, becoming the first television station group on FTVS to do so. The repack would require numerous television stations to change their digital channel positions due to the FCC's removal of digital channels 38-51. "It was a very tough decision for us, given what has happened to our colleagues down at WJBV last month, but we felt that it had to have been done for the sake of the viewer.", Berfield remarked. "We felt that these moves would better benefit our loyal viewers and in the end, that's what we all want." A list of the stations that will be affected can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YfJm3CcHt29eKbdqn77uZAYL1R0cAQ-wIM3LkTmFppg/edit?usp=sharing (Note: List only contains the first 100 DMA's in which B/W owns and is likely to be updated in the coming days)