Goodnight, Channel 10

[DeadElvis]

Sometime today, May 1st, WKNO's analog signal on channel 10 shuts down. This will be the first Memphis VHF station to head to the TV graveyard.

Eventually, the channel 10 allocation may be occupied by a lower-powered Memphis DTV. You'll recall WKNO's parent company was awarded a CP for analog 56/DTV 10, and had planned to build out the DTV only after analog shutdown. A high-ranking official with the station tells me he is unsure when or if that will happen.

I'll be happy, for at least some time, to be without a local on 10. There are a handful of new DTVs in the region I would like a shot at getting -- Nashville, Starkville, and soon, Birmingham.

DE

 

[radiosaur]

So, did they think to play The National Anthem at sign off?

 

[DeadElvis]

I actually caught the end...

Up until midnight, they ran a replay of their 50th anniversary special that had new inserts about such things as construction of the new studios and offices. Then, the moderator was shown sitting with CE, Pat Lane (W4OQG). The moderator asked Pat what he would like to see, to which Pat replied, "an Indian head test pattern." So, they played the national anthem, then a few seconds of test pattern, then it went dark.

I doubt the June sign-offs with be quite as dramatic.

DE

 

[anotherguyTN]

Any chance of this being on You Tube?

 

[mikl73]

I watched but via WKNO's HD feed on Comcast. I should have fired up a tv with analog/over the air.

Hopefully 10 will build out the other station on 10. There is so much they could do with the extra bandwith.

The new building is looking nice!