15 minutes ago, I realized that KPRC has finally shut-off its analog signal. Today is the last day for the nightlight service to operate; I thought they would run the NAB loop until 23:59:59. Anyone know what time KPRC shut-off its television station? I know it was sometime early this morning because I watched the loop at 01:00.
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KPRC-TV Nightlight Off
- Thread starter KTN Corp
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KTN Corp said:
Here in the Dallas area, I caught what I *think* was the KPRC nightlight NAB loop still running as of 0430. I couldn't make a positive ID but KPRC is fairly regular here at that time of day.
By the way, the last full-power analog in D/FW is now gone when KDFW ended the nightlight sometime after 0430. I didn't bother to watch it since it was presumably done with no fanfare.
It may (or may not) be related to adjacent channel KDFW/4 signing off -- but KHPK (300 watts on channel 3) is now readable for the first time here in Frisco on 3-1 (infomercials) and 3-2 (GemsTV), hitting about 31% on the DTX-9950 STB using a Terk HDTVa.
Got my last look at KPRC's analog signal around 12:30 this morning. Gone at a 10am recheck. Seems they kept it running at full power for the entire 30 days, unlike many stations that apparently throttled back.
Time to look for tropo from northern Mexico during the early morning, and ionospheric skip from deeper in Latin America on the low-band VHF channels.
KUVM/34 now the only analog signal in Houston. Will be curious to see which way KCVH/30 goes when it makes it back on the air under new ownership.
Time to look for tropo from northern Mexico during the early morning, and ionospheric skip from deeper in Latin America on the low-band VHF channels.
KUVM/34 now the only analog signal in Houston. Will be curious to see which way KCVH/30 goes when it makes it back on the air under new ownership.
Bob E. Nelson said:
Getting rid of that 100 kW adjacent channel probably did help with receiving a 0.3 kW signal. I wasn't so lucky, though. Still no KHPK 3 from my attic. But analog channel KZFW 6 comes in great (although it's kinda pointless, since it's simulcast on digital channels 50.4 and 61.1. Overkill?)
Will KPRC remove their now obsolete channel 2 antenna and replace it with a newer, better channel 35 at the top of their candelabra?
How long will that take?
And, most important, if they do that will that improve reception of their digital signal?
How long will that take?
And, most important, if they do that will that improve reception of their digital signal?
JHBrandt said:
Well the stars must have aligned just right this evening, because I received KHPK channels 3.1 and 3.2 for the first time ever. The signal quality sucked - constant pixellation and intermittent sound - but at least I could see that it really does exist and the rest of you haven't been pulling my leg all this time
JHBrandt said:Well the stars must have aligned just right this evening, because I received KHPK channels 3.1 and 3.2 for the first time ever. The signal quality sucked - constant pixellation and intermittent sound - but at least I could see that it really does exist and the rest of you haven't been pulling my leg all this time
See my remarks in the ``tropo'' post. 300-watter KHPK was gangbusters this morning and KJJM (15 kw) was blowing away both megawatters KDFI and KDAF on my signal strength metter . As Martina McBride sang, ``Let the weak be strong...''
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