Leonard, ND television bandscan on a HALF-DECENT ATSC receiver-2012 April 27

[Darth_vader]

Since this is my last night in the area I figured I'd actually switch on the television set (mid-70s 19" "portable" Trinitron [well, it does have a handle on top] with composite input; fairly unusual feature for its time) and see what's available.

Aerial: very old rooftop log-yagi pointed approximately NE, toward Fargo
Receiver: The little voucher-compliant Digitalstream receiver

Ch PS Call City             Peak 
   Sub Programming
 8 8 WDAZ Grand Forks         ~45% (barely watchable)
   see listing for WDAY

 9 9 KMSP Minneapolis, Minn.     ~45-50% (unstable yet watchable)
   -01 FOX affiliates
   -02 WFTC relay (Their Network TV)

11 11 KARE Minneapolis, Minn.     ~50% (drops out frequently)
   -01 NBC affiliates
   -02 "Weather Nation"

13 13 KFME Fargo            ~75% 
   -01 Prairie Public/PBS
   -02 PBS World Channel
   -03 Minnesota Channel (local programming from MPB)
   -04 Lifelong Learning

15 2 KGFE Grand Forks         ~55% (stable)
   see listing for KFME

16 16 KCGE Crookston, Minn./Grand Forks ~30-50% (very unstable; level fluctuates wildly)
   see listing for KFME

19 15 KVRR Fargo            ~60%
   -01 FOX affiliates

21 6 WDAY Fargo            ~80% 
   -01 ABC (widescreen)  
   -02 CW (regular-screen)
   -03 WDAY-MW simulcast

22 23 WUCW Minneapolis, Minn.     ~40% (barely watchable)
   -01 CW affiliates
   -02 The Cool TV
   -03 Country Network

27 27 KCPM Fargo            ~55-60%
   -01 independent/Murdock's Network TV

34 34 K34HO Willmar, Minn.       ~20-40 (barely receivable)
   -01 The Weather Channel/UHF-TV Cable Inc.

38 4 KXJB Fargo            ~80% 
   -01 CBS Affiliates (widescreen)

40 41 KPXM Minneapolis         ~30-50 (fluctuates) (barely watchable)
   -01 Pax Net/PAX/I/Ion
   -02 NBC Qubo Channel
   -03 Ion Life

44 11 KVLY Fargo            ~85% 
   -01 NBC affiliates (widescreen)
   -02 THiS (regular-screen)

Scanning the analogue section of the TV set itself reveals faint sync bars on 50 (possibly K50DB in Alexandria, Minn., assuming it's even still broadcasting) but nothing elsewhere on the dials. The signal on 50 disappears entirely if the automatic frequency control is shut off.