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How many of the analog stations have reduced power?

DJKraze

DJKraze

I have noticed a difference in some of the signals out there, especially WGBY before they shut down. I'm wondering just how many analog stations are operating at less than full power either due to lack of desire to repair failing equipment or to entice viewers to make the switch?
 
Some stations may also be running at reduced power, in part, because of work involving the digital switchover, such as placing a new permanent transmitter in place, safety reasons, etc.
 
DJKraze said:
I have noticed a difference in some of the signals out there, especially WGBY before they shut down. I'm wondering just how many analog stations are operating at less than full power either due to lack of desire to repair failing equipment or to entice viewers to make the switch?
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The answer is. Many. Some stations are reusing their current VHF analog cabinet for VHF digital, and thus dropping the analog power down to rewire the other amps.
Others are doing changes to the RF system which reduce the number of RF feeds into combining networks.

Plus the lack of justification to repair aging and old analog equipment that is dying.

I don't know of anyone who is doing it to just "entice" viewers however.
 
People questioned it when WEDH-TV analog channel 24 signed on from Rattlesnake Mountain, asking "why bother when it's just going to be turned off in a year and change?". That signal showed a vast improvement for me here in New Britain's south end. I also get the best results with their digital signal here on channel 45. My HDTV never shows less than 4 out of 5 bars on its meter and the digital converter box I bought (to compare the two and give to my grandmother for her TV, should she ever have a long cable outage) has shown nothing less than 90% yet. I really wish they could've been at Rattlesnake since their 1962 sign on now! (I have never received a watchable UHF signal from Avon Mountain, whether it's analog channel 18 or the old channel 24.)
 
KML-224 said:
Some stations may also be running at reduced power, in part, because of work involving the digital switchover, such as placing a new permanent transmitter in place, safety reasons, etc.
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:mad:

Boo, red sox nation forever :-\ :(
 
Entice might have been the wrong word for it, more like encourage to switch. Sort of like "Oh, you're having trouble receiving us now? You'll have an easier time getting us if you get this shiny new toy now"
 
Didn't channel 24 sign on in 1962 thats according to Wikipedia. So why did people question that and say they are going to be turned off in a year?
 
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