According to TVfool.com, 53 stations in the DFW Metro area are under pending apps. Sadly most of them Low Powers. The forecast is calling for tons of rimshots made, one surprisingly sticking out is KQFW in Collinsville, TX. KQFW is on Channel 7 and is a weakling, coming in at 300 watts. and yet iits southern most zone goes all the way down into the very small town of Ward, TX just west of Midlothian, TX. There will be a bunch of re-scans before this list is through. You can can get the pending list from the tvfool.com website. My recommendation is to get the kmz version of the Coverage Maps which will show you all of the Pending apps in your area.
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Expect a tidal wave of LP's to come rushing in
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eskipper411 said:
That's because the FCC opened up an application filing window in August for LP DTV stations. However, IIRC, those stations have to be located at least 121 km (75 mi) from the reference coordinates of the 100 largest TV markets. New LP DTV station applications within the 75-mile radius will be coming soon, at which time you'll likely see a flood of LP DTV apps for the major cities. Rural stations are, for the most part, considered unprofitable - they don't serve enough people to generate decent advertising revenue, if they can get advertising at all. That's why you will see so many of these being en español or Godcasters - and actually, in Texas, a lot of these are going to be Godcasters en español. Stations in the urban areas will have their own issues - high rates of cable and satellite households, meaning they'll only reach 10-25% of their potential audience, and the cable and satellite companies refusing to carry the LPTV stations, as is their right.
Also, just because there are currently 53 pending apps doesn't mean that 53 stations will come on line. Many will be mutually exclusive, meaning that they will go to auction, and only the winner will be granted a CP. Some stations will be issued CPs and then won't be built anyway. Also, the FCC doesn't move very quickly. The last open filing window for LPTV stations was in August 2000, and today, the FCC has just issued from that filing window an original construction permit for a Prescott AZ station.
Not most likely. But if there is a new station that is coming on that is a full power or subchannel and you go to rescan... Flooding of the box.cowboybud said:
KQFW is owned by HCCN, so I wouldn't be surprised if it never gets on the air. If it does, it'll almost certainly be the same Spanish religious programming currently seen on KPFW channel 61.2.
Same goes for KSFW, although it'll be even weaker at 200 watts, and on VHF-Lo channel 2. Pulling in that one should be quite a challenge.
BTW, anyone know why we've had a tidal wave of LP color bars and/or silent stations lately? 3.2 and 31.3 were off for almost a month (they're back as of today), and 28 analog, 31.2, 38.1 through 38.4, 50.2, and 61.3 and 61.4 are all color bars or blank. There seems to be a lot of bandwidth with no programming to fill it. Is it just the economy?
Same goes for KSFW, although it'll be even weaker at 200 watts, and on VHF-Lo channel 2. Pulling in that one should be quite a challenge.
BTW, anyone know why we've had a tidal wave of LP color bars and/or silent stations lately? 3.2 and 31.3 were off for almost a month (they're back as of today), and 28 analog, 31.2, 38.1 through 38.4, 50.2, and 61.3 and 61.4 are all color bars or blank. There seems to be a lot of bandwidth with no programming to fill it. Is it just the economy?
I guess so and I hope the tidal wave is over.JHBrandt said:
JHBrandt said:
It's probably the economy combined with the fact that all of these LPTVs are multicasting, which means that they now have several times as many programming streams to fill. And the economic model for most of these stations seems to be that they lease out their channel capacity, rather than attempting to fill it themselves -- so they're dependent on programmers who are willing to pay to lease a channel. The tight economy means it will probably be difficult to find programmers who are willing to lease out all that new space for a while.
JHBrandt said:
Surprisingly, yesterday the FCC licensed both KQFW and KSFW as low-power digital stations. (The original analog stations are gone.)
KQFW/7 had to install a directional antenna to avoid interference with KLTV/7 in Tyler and WFAA/8 in Dallas, so it essentially won't be receivable in the metroplex, but KSFW/2 might be receivable in the northern suburbs with a good VHF-Lo antenna. However, Bob Nelson was in their area recently and could receive neither.
Re: KSEX tries again
Just a hunch, but te FCC may have granted this because KWBU is going dark.
JHBrandt said:JHBrandt said:
It took a while, but on May 11, the FCC granted KSEX's construction permit, so they may return to the airwaves soon. Oh joy, more infomercials :You'd think with those call letters, they could come up with something more interesting
Just a hunch, but te FCC may have granted this because KWBU is going dark.
Re: KSEX tries again
I think you're right. Ironically KSEX specified a directional antenna specifically to reduce their signal to the south and minimize interference with KWBU. I'll be watching to see if they try to amend for a non-directional antenna now, although it's probably not worth the trouble just for a few more rural viewers.
tested said:
I think you're right. Ironically KSEX specified a directional antenna specifically to reduce their signal to the south and minimize interference with KWBU. I'll be watching to see if they try to amend for a non-directional antenna now, although it's probably not worth the trouble just for a few more rural viewers.
Re: KSEX tries again
When all is said and done, we'll have three more DTV stations based upon the CPs granted:
KSEX RF-20
K25FW RF-25
KLEG RF-44
I question whether 44 will be built since Azteca is likely to appear on KLDT/54. As for the two others, both at Cedar Hill, I'd surmise they'll wait until a tower crew is already in town for other facility changes.
Did I miss any?
JHBrandt said:
When all is said and done, we'll have three more DTV stations based upon the CPs granted:
KSEX RF-20
K25FW RF-25
KLEG RF-44
I question whether 44 will be built since Azteca is likely to appear on KLDT/54. As for the two others, both at Cedar Hill, I'd surmise they'll wait until a tower crew is already in town for other facility changes.
Did I miss any?
Re: KSEX tries again
KNAV RF-12 is the only other "new" station I know of. (Like KSEX, their old analog signal has been off the air for some time.)
There are also a couple of changes that have been pending for some time:
K31GL from RF-31 to RF-33
KJJM from RF-34 to RF-49
I'm not anxious for these changes, because they include lower antenna heights which will reduce their signal coverage. I could lose RTV just after I gained it! :'(
Bob E. Nelson said:
KNAV RF-12 is the only other "new" station I know of. (Like KSEX, their old analog signal has been off the air for some time.)
There are also a couple of changes that have been pending for some time:
K31GL from RF-31 to RF-33
KJJM from RF-34 to RF-49
I'm not anxious for these changes, because they include lower antenna heights which will reduce their signal coverage. I could lose RTV just after I gained it! :'(
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