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Arizona TV Station Update - October 2009

dhett

dhett

As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome.

New licenses

  • K55BW Madera Peak (Globe) (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc. [Fox]) has applied for a license to cover its construction permit to move to channel 22 with analog operations. The station is operating under Program Test Authority and the channel 55 signal is gone. Broadcast parameters: Ch 22; TL 33-20-24 N, 110-52-11.5 W; ERP 1 kW max; HAAT 700 m. When licensed, the station will have the call sign K22JD.
  • KTUD-LD 20 Las Vegas NV (Las Vegas TV Partners LLC) has been granted a license to cover its companion digital operations. Broadcast parameters: Ch 20; TL 35-56-44 N, 115-2-33 W; ERP 8.9 kW avg; HAAT 546 m. The signal may be viewable in Arizona.
  • KLSV-LD 50 Las Vegas NV (Biltmore Broadcasting Las Vegas Inc.) has been granted a license to cover its flash cut digital operations. Broadcast parameters: Ch 50; TL 36-0-31 N, 115-0-28 W; ERP 10 kW avg; HAAT 336 m. The signal should be viewable in Arizona.

New programming

  • KTVK 3.x (24) Phoenix (KTVK Inc [Belo Corporation]) has added thisTV on channel 3.2.
  • KGUN 9 Tucson (Journal Broadcast Corporation) has added channel 9.5, to be The Cool TV. It is not being offered on repeater K16EO-D, at least for now.

Silent stations

  • K25DM Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has requested and was granted an extension of its silent authority. It claims to have lost its programming source.
  • K19FD Camp Verde (Central States Communications) has requested and was granted silent authority due to equipment failure.
  • KRPO-LD 55 Quartzsite (Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc.) has requested and was granted an extension of its silent authority. HCCN claims that the silent authority is in anticipation of requested digital operations on channel 21, but this station has never been operational.
  • KYPO-LD 27 Tacna (Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc.) has requested and was granted an extension of its silent authority. HCCN claims that the silent authority is in anticipation of requested digital operations on channel 5, but this station has never been operational. The station is in the process of being sold.

Transactions

  • The FCC has approved the sale of KYPO-LP 27 Tacna from Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc. to LMO Christian Media, Inc., along with six other LPTV stations in Texas, for $375,000. According to the terms in the Asset Purchase Agreement, closing is to occur on or before November 5. KYPO was one of HCCN's several phantom stations, licensed but never operational. In this case, the transmitting antenna doesn't even seem to exist. After getting busted by the FCC last spring for a similar phantom in nearby Bouse, HCCN quickly filed for a silent STA on KYPO and followed it up with a displacement application to move closer to Phoenix and to change to digital operation on channel 5. I don't expect to see this station on the air any time soon, if ever.

Construction permits and modifications granted

  • KOLD-LD 13 Tucson (KOLD License Subsidiary LLC [Raycom Media Inc]) has been granted a construction permit for the replacement digital station. Broadcast parameters: Ch 13; TL 32-14-57 N, 111-6-57 W; ERP 0.3 kW avg; HAAT 603 m. It has been operating per Special Temporary Authorization (STA) and had been requesting an extension. That request has been dismissed.
  • K43GQ Klagetoh (KOB-TV LLC [Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation]) has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Broadcast parameters: Ch 43; TL 35-40-15 N, 109-12-3 W; ERP 0.205 kW avg; HAAT 123 m. It is a repeater of satellite station KOBF 12 Farmington NM, and will get its signal from K20GT-D Indian Village NM.
  • K09XH Ganado (KOB-TV LLC [Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation]) has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Broadcast parameters: Ch 9; TL 35-40-40 N, 109-33-28 W; ERP 0.027 kW avg; HAAT 46 m. It is a repeater of satellite station KOBF 12 Farmington NM, and will get its signal from K43GQ-D Klagetoh.
  • K49ET Many Farms (KOB-TV LLC [Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation]) has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Broadcast parameters: Ch 49; TL 36-27-30 N, 109-5-37 W; ERP 1 kW avg; HAAT 691 m. It is a repeater of satellite station KOBF 12 Farmington NM, and will get its signal directly from KOBF-DT.
  • K08HQ Chinle (KOB-TV LLC [Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation]) has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Broadcast parameters: Ch 8; TL 36-9-20 N, 109-35-46 W; ERP 0.047 kW avg; HAAT -43 m. It is a repeater of satellite station KOBF 12 Farmington NM, and will get its signal from K49ET-D Many Farms.
  • K16FB Globe (Telefutura Partnership of Phoenix [Univision]) has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Broadcast parameters: Ch 16; TL 33-17-21 N, 110-49-45 W; ERP 7.5 kW avg; HAAT 995 m.
  • K43IB Globe-Miami (Arizona Board of Regents for ASU) requested and was granted a construction permit to move to a new community translator antenna and increase its power. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 43; TL 33-20-31 N, 110-52-14 W; ERP 0.23 kW max, HAAT 685 m. As the new antenna is only approx. 350 ft. from the existing antenna and is closer to the communities of license, K43IB is also physically displaced from its current antenna. The station has requested and was granted temporary authorization to operate from the new antenna at 0.103 kW.
  • KESE-LP 35 Yuma (Gulf-California Broadcast Company [News-Press and Gazette Corporation]) has been granted a displacement construction permit to flash cut to digital on channel 16 with a move to the Telegraph Pass electronics site and a signficant power increase. Broadcast parameters: Ch 16; TL 32-40-21 N, 114-20-7 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 352 m. KESE-LP had already been granted a construction permit in December 2007 for a digital companion on channel 40, but has decided to flash cut instead. Because channel 16 was formerly occupied by a full-service DTV station, KSWT 13 Yuma, the application did not require Mexican coordination. Co-owned KECY 9 El Centro currently carries KESE-LP's digital signal on channel 9.3; that signal will most likely move to the new digital station when completed.
  • K14NE-D Boulder City NV (Gerald Benavides) has been granted a construction permit to move to the Henderson NV antenna farm, moving to channel 26, and changing its city of license to Las Vegas NV. This will complete the station's migration from Kingman to Las Vegas without having ever been on air. Broadcast parameters: Ch 26; TL 36-0-31 N, 115-0-28 W; ERP 10 kW avg; HAAT 341 m. The signal should be viewable in Arizona. The new call sign when licensed will be K26JJ-D.
  • KHMP-LD 18 Las Vegas NV (Hilltop Church) requested and was granted a construction permit to move to the Henderson NV antenna farm and to increase power, completing its move into Las Vegas from Pahrump NV. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 18; TL 36-0-30 N, 115-0-20 W; ERP 15 kW avg; HAAT 335 m. The signal may be viewable from Arizona.
  • K53DG Laughlin NV (Clark County School District) has been granted a displacement construction permit to flash cut to digital on channel 6. Broadcast parameters: Ch 6; TL 35-14-58 N, 114-44-34 W; ERP 0.3 kW avg, HAAT 694 m.
  • K39JZ-D Saint George UT (Brigham Young University) has been granted a modification to its construction permit, changing antenna make and moving to a different tower in the same antenna farm. Broadcast parameters: Ch 39; TL 37-3-50 N, 113-34-20 W; ERP 0.325 kW avg; HAAT 62 m. The station will retransmit KBYU-TV 11 Provo UT and will get its signal from K36FT-D Santa Clara UT, filling in areas shielded by terrain from K36FT-D, including parts of Arizona.
  • K44JI-D 44 Washington UT (University of Utah) requested and was granted a construction permit to increase power. Broadcast parameters: Ch 44; TL 37-9-19 N, 113-52-57 W; ERP 0.3 kW avg; HAAT 1108 m. The translator of KUED 7 Salt Lake City UT will get its signal from K20GH-D Milford UT and should be easily viewable from Arizona.

Applications filed but not yet approved

  • KGUN-TV 9 Tucson (Journal Broadcast Corporation) has amended its power increase request to specify 14.5 kW instead of 15 kW. The amendment was necessary to ensure that there would be no interference to KCFG if its application to become a Phoenix rimshot were granted. Ironically, KCFG might be history anyway.
  • KNAZ-TV 2.x (22) Flagstaff (Multimedia Holdings Corporation [Gannett]), having obtained authority to remain on pre-transition channel 22, has formalized its status with an application. Broadcast parameters: Ch 22; TL 34-58-6 N, 111-30-28 W; ERP 283 kW avg; HAAT: 465 m.
  • K61FB Globe (Multimedia Holdings Corporation [Gannett]) has requested displacement to flash cut to digital operations on channel 48 and dismissal of their current CP for analog operations on channel 48. Proposed broadcast parameters: TL 33-20-31 N, 110-52-14 W; ERP 3 kW; HAAT 685 m.
  • K17ID-D Cane Beds AZ/Hildale UT (University of Utah) has been recommended to be granted a major change construction permit, barring opposition. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 17; TL 36-53-39 N, 113-1-51 W; ERP 0.06 kW avg; HAAT 34 m. The translator of KUEN 9 Ogden UT will get its signal from K50KC-D Washington UT.
  • KYUM-LP 2 Yuma (Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante, Inc.) has been recommended to be granted a displacement construction permit with flash cut to digital on a new channel, and a move to the Telegraph Pass electronics site, barring opposition. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 15; TL 32-40-22 N, 114-20-11 W; ERP 15 kW avg; HAAT 384 m.
  • K63AE Many Farms (KOAT Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.) has been recommended to be granted a displacement construction permit with flash cut to digital on a new, in-core channel and substantial power increase. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 36; TL 36-27-30 N, 109-5-37 W; ERP 1 kW avg; HAAT 641 m.
  • K02HR Bullhead City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has requested displacement to move to channel 3, due to potential interference from co-channel KVBC 3.1 (2) Las Vegas NV, located about 60 miles away. K02HR already has an application to flash cut to digital on channel 2. Besides the channel change, this application would also cut the ERP from 2 Watts average to 1.
  • K09KG Bullhead City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has requested displacement to move to channel 8, due to potential interference from co-channel KVVU 5.1 (9) Henderson NV, located about 60 miles away. K09KG already has an application to flash cut to digital on channel 9. Besides the channel change, there are no other changes to that application.
  • K11LX Bullhead City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has requested displacement to move to channel 5, due to potential interference from co-channel KLVX 10.1 (11) Las Vegas, located about 60 miles away. K11LX already has an application to flash cut to digital on channel 11. Besides the channel change, this application would also cut the ERP from 100 Watts average to 2, bringing it more in line with its current analog coverage and with that of the other Bullhead City VHF stations.
  • KESE-LP 35 Yuma (Gulf-California Broadcast Company [News-Press and Gazette Corporation]) has superseded its August 2000 application to operate from its current location at 150 kW and replaced it with one to operate at 13 kW. The station currently operates at 8 kW from an antenna a couple of miles to the east of the Marine Corps Air Station. The application seems to be unnecessary now that the station has also been granted a displacement to channel 16 with flash cut to digital, and this application will still need to clear Mexican coordination.
  • The FCC has proposed granting the following LPTV new construction permits, barring opposition filings, which are due by November 6:
    • LeChee (Page) - Ch 31 digital; TL 36-51-20 N, 111-26-26 W; ERP 0.01 kW avg; HAAT 8 m; Big Water Municipal Corporation
    • Mesquite NV - Ch 20 analog; TL 37-8-55 N, 113-52-5 W; ERP 2.9 kW max; HAAT 1096 m; R&D Media Group, Inc. This permit was applied for in the last filing window, in August 2000, and will likely be converted to specify digital operations.
    • Saint George UT - Ch 17 analog; TL 37-3-48 N, 113-34-1 W; ERP 0.794 kW max; HAAT 15 m; R&D Media Group, Inc. This permit was applied for in the last filing window, in August 2000, and will likely be converted to specify digital operations.
    • Saint George UT - Ch 40 analog; TL 37-3-48 N, 113-34-1 W; ERP 0.794 kW max; HAAT 11 m; R&D Media Group, Inc. This permit was applied for in the last filing window, in August 2000, and will likely be converted to specify digital operations.

Special Temporary Authorization (STA)

  • K59CI Globe-Miami (Meredith Corporation) has requested STA to begin digital operations on channel 27 before Mexican coordination is obtained. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 27, TL 33-20-20 N, 110-52-16 W; ERP 1 kW avg; HAAT 666 m. According to the filing, Verizon Wireless holds the license for wireless operations on the spectrum covered by channel 59, which was formerly held by Aloha Partners (HiWire), and has ordered K59CI to cease operations on that channel. AT&T actually bought Aloha's spectrum, so either Verizon bought the license from AT&T or the filing misidentifies the license holder.
  • K38IZ-D Phoenix (Spanish Independent Broadcast Network, LLC) has requested an extension of its STA for companion analog operations on channel 53. They claim that in a recent call-in segment, one-third of their viewers are still watching the analog channel, and that they would be at a competitive disadvantage if forced to drop analog operations, as all other Spanish-language LPTV stations maintain analog operations, except KPHE.
  • KEEN-CD 17 Las Vegas NV (Christian Communications of Chicagoland, Inc.) has requested an extension of its STA to operate at variance with their construction permit.
  • K57JO Laughlin NV (9th Island Broadcasting, Inc.) has been granted STA to operate from a site in the middle of the residential area of Laughlin, having lost its lease to broadcast from a site north of the residential area and west of the casino area. Proposed broadcast parameters: Ch 57; TL 35-7-59 N, 114-37-13 W; ERP 0.82 kW max; HAAT -232 m. The signal should serve a sizable part of Bullhead City's population as well.
 
Dave,

I seem to remember some activity on a Phoenix VHF to move to UHF (RF 12 to 36 perhaps?) but didn't see it take place. Has it happened? When rescanning one of my receivers comes up with two 12's on different RF's but the others do not. It could be my receivers or my memory (be nice.....I'm old).

Also, do you know if KAET (RF 8) has plans to move to UHF or increase power? Their VHF signal really sux. I've emailed but received no reply from them.

In other news.....RF 10 seems OK most of the time but AZTV is still its little pixilating self.

Many thankx!
 
I'm pretty sure you're thinking about KAZT-CA (AZTV), which is looking to change channels from RF 27, where it receives adjacent-channel interference from KUTP, to RF 36, which was formerly held by KPNX. I think the interference from KUTP is what causes your pixelation on AZTV.

It's easy to mistake KAZT for a VHF because there are two KAZTs: one a Class A low power UHF in Phoenix (KAZT-CA), broadcasting on channel 27, and the other a full-service VHF in Prescott and the Verde Valley (KAZT-TV), broadcasting on channel 7. Because the station's full-service analog operations were on channel 7, it identifies as 7.1. Translators also identify using the PSIP of the "primary" station, so the UHF station in Phoenix also identifies as 7.1.

Currently, KAET broadcasts at 25 kW; they have a CP to raise that to 40 kW. KSAZ broadcasts at 20 kW; they have an application to raise that to 48 kW. KPNX is at 39 kW; they have an application to raise it to 40 kW as well. The problem in Phoenix is that increases to power have to get approval from the Mexican government, and they're notorious for taking their own sweet time.
 
dhett said:
Currently, KAET broadcasts at 25 kW; they have a CP to raise that to 40 kW.
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Correction: KAET is broadcasting at 40 kW. The 25 kW signal was an STA for which they applied but never received approval.
 
dhett said:
dhett said:
Currently, KAET broadcasts at 25 kW; they have a CP to raise that to 40 kW.
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Correction: KAET is broadcasting at 40 kW. The 25 kW signal was an STA for which they applied but never received approval.
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Thanks for all the clarification(s).

If KAET ( RF 8 )is blasting at roughly identical power as KPNX ( RF 12 ) why can't I get a signal (not just a good signal but any signal) at 8 miles direct to tower with a big old fashioned outdoor VHF antenna? I don't have problems with 10 or 12, just 8. The best pic I get on 8 is badly pixilated with broken audio. Usually I get a black screen with 'no signal' message.
 
Can't tell you. At your general location, you should be getting a signal so strong, you shouldn't need any more than a coat hanger attached to your television to get a signal. I would say that you have a bad connection from your antenna to your TV, but the other channels are coming in fine - except for KAZT.

With luck like yours, I don't recommend investing money in the lottery. ;)
 
dhett said:
Can't tell you. At your general location, you should be getting a signal so strong, you shouldn't need any more than a coat hanger attached to your television to get a signal. I would say that you have a bad connection from your antenna to your TV, but the other channels are coming in fine - except for KAZT.
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FM?

There's an article in this month's CQ amateur radio magazine suggesting the second harmonics of FM stations may be causing problems for DTV stations in channels 7-13. The article suggests the harmonics are being generated within the converter boxes. (it doesn't accuse the FM stations of sloppy engineering - it accuses the setmakers...)

Channel 8 is the second harmonic of 90-93FM. Channel 10 matches 96-99, and channel 12 matches 102-105. Of course, Phoenix has major stations in all three of these bands with nearly identical facilities - but is there a non-commercial station transmitting from somewhere other than South Mountain that may be closer to landtuna's location? (may have a stronger signal than the 100kw South Mountain stations?)

I think the math would also work for intermodulation between different FM stations resulting in interference within a high-band channel.
 
w9wi said:
dhett said:
Can't tell you. At your general location, you should be getting a signal so strong, you shouldn't need any more than a coat hanger attached to your television to get a signal. I would say that you have a bad connection from your antenna to your TV, but the other channels are coming in fine - except for KAZT.
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FM?

There's an article in this month's CQ amateur radio magazine suggesting the second harmonics of FM stations may be causing problems for DTV stations in channels 7-13. The article suggests the harmonics are being generated within the converter boxes. (it doesn't accuse the FM stations of sloppy engineering - it accuses the setmakers...)

Channel 8 is the second harmonic of 90-93FM. Channel 10 matches 96-99, and channel 12 matches 102-105. Of course, Phoenix has major stations in all three of these bands with nearly identical facilities - but is there a non-commercial station transmitting from somewhere other than South Mountain that may be closer to landtuna's location? (may have a stronger signal than the 100kw South Mountain stations?)

I think the math would also work for intermodulation between different FM stations resulting in interference within a high-band channel.
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With a dozen or so 100 kW FM sticks on the same site as the TV stations, I'd think that intermod or front-end overload of the converter boxes would be more of a problem than any harmonics.

It depends on the box, however. I have one that has trouble with 7, 10, 51, and 61 but gets 38 almost perfectly. My other one not only gets all Phoenix stations except 38 (it can't get that one at all), but also 4, 6, 11, 13, and 18 from Tucson - all with no breakups. Both are on the 2nd floor in adjacent bedrooms, in a townhouse that faces south, 4 miles away from South Mountain. The boxes are two different no-name models, bought at Target with $40 coupons.
 
Let me toss another mystery into the pot.....

I have the big outdoor VHF antenna feeding a Digital Stream converter. No RF 8 reception (other than as mentioned before). I have a Channel Master converter box with an indoor combo rabbit ears/UHF loop feeding a video card in my PC. I get exactly the same pic on RF 8 from both setups. Great on 10 and 12 and pixilated/absent on 8.

I have swapped boxes with no change in reception. I have also connected an indoor rabbit ears in place of the outdoor VHF and still no change.

And, to answer a previous poster's question.....the only nearby towers I am aware of are 4-5 miles away alongside I-10 and Guadalupe ( 1060 AM and 97.9 FM ).
 
landtuna said:
And, to answer a previous poster's question.....the only nearby towers I am aware of are 4-5 miles away alongside I-10 and Guadalupe ( 1060 AM and 97.9 FM ).
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Those three sticks radiate only KDUS 1060 (and its lamptimer ;D).

KUPD 97.9 is up on the mountain with the other 100-gallon FMs.
 
Sounds like the X-factor is the converter boxes then? I'll have to take my mobile setup and see what I get sans converter box in that part of fashionable South Tempe, where "Rural Road" has been an anachronism for some time now.
 
dhett said:
Sounds like the X-factor is the converter boxes then? I'll have to take my mobile setup and see what I get sans converter box in that part of fashionable South Tempe, where "Rural Road" has been an anachronism for some time now.
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HA! Not to take the thread off-topic but I can still remember (although it is getting a bit hazy) when Apache Blvd was the real highway through town (along with Mill Ave) and everything south of Apache was AG territory.
 
landtuna said:
Thanks. I'm still thinking 1060 is KUKQ.
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Apparently, so does the guy at Gumpdusky who's in charge of maintaining the building. The sign on the front still says KUKQ.
 
DTV stick tuner connected to a laptop w/ 2' whip antenna (better UHF reception than VHF), @ NE corner of McClintock Dr & Warner Rd. Every Phoenix DTV station came in fine, even KAZT and K38IZ, although the latter two needed a tweak to the antenna.

Meanwhile, with the same setup, in Mountain Park Ranch, on the hill where 3rd St turns into Frye Rd, all the Mt. Bigelow UHFs from Tucson came in beautifully (4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 46) while KGUN 9 did not.

(resisting the urge to post boyhood memories of the Phoenix area)
 
Dave,

You were about 1/2 mile from my house.

It is now 8PM Saturday evening and I just tried KAET on my PC tuner (with rabbit ears/bowtie) and it shows a signal strength of 100 and perfect picture/audio. At exactly the same time the other TV connected to the outdoor antenna shows a heavily pixilated KAET and poor signal strength (estimated at 30-40%).

I'm going to switch out some more equipment and test again. Don't understand why time of day would make a difference on the PC-connected box.
 
Here's another question: what kind of foliage (foilage if you're a newsreader @ KT'R-FM) do you have on the west side of the house, i.e., toward the broadcast towers? Apparently, as with satellite, heavy tree coverage can attenuate signal if in the line of sight, which is why I generally seek parking lots in which to set up.

I'm a little bit closer to the signal than you, and using indoor antennas only. Sometimes, I'll get pixellation when a car passes, or if I'm walking around in the house, and at times, I have failed to receive one or more of the full-power signals because my antenna wasn't aligned right. DTV seems to be unforgiving in that regard, and the effects are much more severe than with analog. Normally, I would expect that with each new generation of DTV receiver, it would become better, but if the manufacturers decide that it's not worth it improving the product for the 10-15% (and dwindling) of the customer base that is getting reception over the air, then that's not a given.

They'd better get this figured out if they want to introduce DTV Mobile to customers at large.
 
dhett said:
Here's another question: what kind of foliage (foilage if you're a newsreader @ KT'R-FM) do you have on the west side of the house, i.e., toward the broadcast towers? Apparently, as with satellite, heavy tree coverage can attenuate signal if in the line of sight, which is why I generally seek parking lots in which to set up.
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The outdoor antenna is shooting through the outside edge of a pine tree but the path is not obstructed. I have moved the antenna up to the crown of the roof where it is totally clear but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Changing out the antenna feeds and using indoor instead of outdoor results in slightly different results. Although there is no apparent change in RF 8 signal strength the picture is perfect as is the audio. However, I then lose RF 27 totally and have pixilation on RF 10. The cable run for the outdoor antenna is obviously a lot longer than the indoor but I would think that attenuation, if measurable, would result in a weakened signal and it apparently does not.

I did try using a 2' whip (inside) but it didn't improve reception compared to my regular rabbit ears. Interestingly, the rabbit ears received all stations good except for the loss of 27 and pixelation of 10.

I'm thinking I'm going to have to tune one TV for best reception on 8 and leave the other TV's set up for the remainder of channels.
 
Senor Tuna,

I guess you're just not one of the "selected homes" chosen
to get "ei8ht HD." ;)

Do they let you receive the aural signal in "KAET stereo"?
 
Well, I found a solution - of sorts. I have this beat-up old bowtie cobbed together with decades-old 300 ohm lead-in. I put a splitter on my converter box and connected both the outside antenna and the beat-up old bowtie and VIOLA! - the outside aluminum brings in the 3 VHF's loud and clear and the bowtie does the same for the UHF's. The installation looks a bit strange, and I'm sure an engineer would cringe, but at last I have strong signals on all stations.
 
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