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How are the Asheville stations covering the storm

alok said:
You are correct, but Channel 13 up on Mt, Mitchell has a very good signal overall
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Pisgah. Only WMIT is on Mt. Mitchell, and I haven't heard what they're doing. It's part of the Billy Graham organization.

Once you're outside the areas where mountains would block the signal, I'm sure that is an advantage.

I used to watch WLOS all the time just west of Charlotte but of course that was analog.
 
In 1981 I did a sales call to Channel 13. They were doing a "PM" style of program and buying radio to promote it. IIRC* it was a pretty steep road up there. I bet it is a difficult drive up there when it snows or more often the light ice that the southeast gets instead of snow.

*Do the math, one would hope they have a better set up now.
 
Those low VHF frequencies don't work well for DTV ... Gotta have a UHF frequency. I live an hour southwest of Raleigh (closer to Pinehurst) and can't pick up WTVD (ABC11) or WNCN (CBS17).
 
fybush said:
It's not. It transmits on RF 8.
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I never heard that.

WGHP gave up that frequency and went back to where it was before the transition when they lost too many viewers, so I wouldn't have thought anyone would be using that frequency.

I forgot about reallocation, but it looks like they've been there for years. But I never read anything about it.
 
Posted in General Radio Topics too . . .

Sorry I could not get back sooner, but we lost cell & Internet, again, on Friday (10/4), came back late Friday afternoon.

Utility workers have been GREAT getting power back, saw telco crews too in places!

OK to you that responded, I-Heart stations are still at it one week after the weather event, helping people with info via OTA broadcast radio.
I-Heart is still giving vital information for the so many people in Asheville and west of Asheville which were hit very hard.
Asheville Radio Group has backed off on coverage.

Posted in General Radio Topics too . . .

I forgot to mention even local NPR (National Public Radio) was giving vital info on their local OTA FM stations.

on the TV side, I think Channel 7 WSPA (CBS) was never off the air, my mistake - but Channel 21 WHNS (FOX) was, they got back on I think Thursday?
But Channel 4 WYFF (NBC) and Channel 13 WLOS (ABC) were OTA the whole time as far as I can tell, 13 on generator at the beginning . . . as well as Channel 40 which piggy backs it ATSC 1.0 programming on WLOS Channel 13 and Channel 62 which piggy backs on WSPA Channel 7.
Channel 40 real xmtr (in SC) is doing ATSC 3.0 now (lighthouse station). 40 is owned by 13.
As I said earlier Channel 16 WGGS is still off the air, as mentioned too I don't think they have a generator at xmtr site.

I thought of a thing that happened about a year ago when I was talking about the importance of OTA broadcasting in emergencies in the group here and said that in 1989 my wife & I lived in the SF Bay Area and we were in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
I had mentioned that phone service went out for 2 - 6 hours in the area.
Somebody here in this group, quickly fired back and said THAT WAS OVER 30 YEARS AGO, THE PHONE SYSTEM IS MUCH MORE ROBUST NOW!!! . . . well tell that to the people in Western Norh Carolina today because the phone system, cell phones, Internet (no streaming) were out and is still out in many places one week after this event . . . again this happened 1 week ago . . . not 30 years ago.

OTA radio & TV was there from the beginning, I believe many people hooked on their cell phones are seeing that now, even young people. People without a battery operated radio were in their cars listening to OTA radio. Will people change their ways, at least some, on OTA radio & TV, who knows?

Cell phones are great, when they work.

So is OTA radio & TV, it is great, because it was there when all other communications for the public failed in this recent event.
 
alok said:
I forgot to mention even local NPR (National Public Radio) was giving vital info on their local OTA FM stations.
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I was listening to NPR this morning and Scott Simon interviewed someone from BPR who said that station's listeners considered it a lifeline. The main station is WCQS 88.1 FM.

There are actually two NPR stations. WNCW is the other.

Oh, wait ...

www.usatoday.com

Miracles in the mud: Heroes, helping hands emerge from Hurricane Helene aftermath

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, harrowing stories of citizen-led rescues and loved ones found alive are coming to light.
www.usatoday.com
 
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secondchoice said:
In 1981 I did a sales call to Channel 13. They were doing a "PM" style of program and buying radio to promote it. IIRC* it was a pretty steep road up there. I bet it is a difficult drive up there when it snows or more often the light ice that the southeast gets instead of snow.

*Do the math, one would hope they have a better set up now.
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Theres a TV station in Western MA that has such a steep winding hill to get up that in winter, they used to/still do/dunno have a big 4 wheel station vehicle at the base of the hill for anyone who wants a ride in that
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
Theres a TV station in Western MA that has such a steep winding hill to get up that in winter, they used to/still do/dunno have a big 4 wheel station vehicle at the base of the hill for anyone who wants a ride in that
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WWLP in Springfield! They moved studios and offices to a much more central location right off I-391 in Chicopee 20 or so years ago. Now it's just the transmitter up on Provin Mountain.

And the road is still awful. I tried to go up there a few years ago in the winter and the guy I was with wouldn't even attempt it in his Jeep.
 
fybush said:
WWLP in Springfield! They moved studios and offices to a much more central location right off I-391 in Chicopee 20 or so years ago. Now it's just the transmitter up on Provin Mountain.

And the road is still awful. I tried to go up there a few years ago in the winter and the guy I was with wouldn't even attempt it in his Jeep.
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I thought they had moved but i wasnt sure. I visited the station in middle school with my mom one night when John Quill was still working there, to visit Evan Rubin. The night we got there, that big 4 wheel drive vehicle WAS at the bottom of the mountain.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
Theres a TV station in Western MA that has such a steep winding hill to get up that in winter, they used to/still do/dunno have a big 4 wheel station vehicle at the base of the hill for anyone who wants a ride in that
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FYI, WCDC on top of Mt Greylock. Believe it is no longer operaing
 
K6JHU said:
FYI, WCDC on top of Mt Greylock.
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No.
fybush said:
WWLP in Springfield! They moved studios and offices to a much more central location right off I-391 in Chicopee 20 or so years ago. Now it's just the transmitter up on Provin Mountain.

And the road is still awful. I tried to go up there a few years ago in the winter and the guy I was with wouldn't even attempt it in his Jeep.
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SomeRadioGuy said:
I thought they had moved but i wasnt sure. I visited the station in middle school with my mom one night when John Quill was still working there, to visit Evan Rubin. The night we got there, that big 4 wheel drive vehicle WAS at the bottom of the mountain.
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update . . . also posted in General Radio Topics, with some exceptions.

the hardest hit AM's were ones up near Black Mountain, but most are back on as of Sunday 10/6. FM's I am sure there were some off, but the FM band was pretty active from right after the storm, so I'd say most were on.

Also, religious broadcaster TV WGGS, Greenville, SC on Channel 16 (actually RF 2) is back on the air. I am sure as I said they have no generator, and they just got power back Saturday or Sunday sometime.

TV has slacked off alittle with crawl info on bottom of screen, except Channel 13 (licensed for Asheville) but they are all doing a great job on their newscast.
They were all at it big time for a full week.

With Radio . . . I-Heart Media is still at it (today Monday 10/7 - a week and 3 days after storm hit) with full coverage on their Radio stations, both AM's & FM's . . . they are going above & beyond . . . nice job.
The neat thing about them is their 99.9 FM KISS COUNTRY (WKSF) . . . it has a great signal being up on Mount Pisgah along with WLOS-TV Channel 13.

Power, cell service, Internet gradually coming back in areas. Big issue is water in Asheville.

KISS COUNTY coverage map . . . in my area even with mountains they have a great signal . . . I just don't like country music!

WKSF-FM Radio Station Coverage Map
 
alok said:
update . . . also posted in General Radio Topics, with some exceptions.

the hardest hit AM's were ones up near Black Mountain, but most are back on as of Sunday 10/6. FM's I am sure there were some off, but the FM band was pretty active from right after the storm, so I'd say most were on.
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I only know of one AM station in the Black Mountain area, 96.1 the Bear. Can you be more specific?

Oh, wait, WKJW, which simulcasts WKJV, and used to be one of Billy Graham's stations.

WSKY, part of a Christian network, can hardly be heard that far east, so I'm pretty sure it's not there.
 
I didn't find this one as easily because it took several days to appear in the actual paper after it was on the web site. The one above you can't miss if you go to the web site right now.

Not necessarily broadcast related and not entirely about Asheville, but here it is.

www.citizen-times.com

'Take action now': Inside the race to alert Western North Carolina residents of Helene's wrath

As Helene's destructive wrath descended on the Southeast, some residents say they never got the warnings they needed to take action.
www.citizen-times.com
 
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