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Providence Antenna towers down?

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riradioguy2

I receive tv broadcast over the air with rabbit ears atop TV. Since Sunday, I haven't been able to get WPRI, WLNE, or whatever the Fox station is... 64 and 64.1 Does anyone know if there is damage to the tower(s) from the storm?

Thanks
 
WLNE ABC 6 has been off the air since around 8:30 AM Sunday according to the station. As of right now, it's still off the air.
 
WLNE was back on when I got home last night. Anyone have any idea why I might not be getting 12 & 64 since the storm? The two channels have been the most consistent since the switch to digital. Nothing on my TV/Antenna has changed.
 
riradioguy2 said:
WLNE was back on when I got home last night. Anyone have any idea why I might not be getting 12 & 64 since the storm? The two channels have been the most consistent since the switch to digital. Nothing on my TV/Antenna has changed.
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Tree damage in your neighborhood? (you may have been receiving reflected signals before; if the trees that were reflecting them are gone, the signals you aimed your antenna at may no longer be present)

Damaged insulators on utility poles, causing interference? (is it possible your AM reception is noisier than it was before the storm?)
 
riradioguy2 said:
WLNE was back on when I got home last night. Anyone have any idea why I might not be getting 12 & 64 since the storm? The two channels have been the most consistent since the switch to digital. Nothing on my TV/Antenna has changed.
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WLNE rented a generator. We all returned to shore power on Wednesday at 9pm. Thanks to the hard efforts by National Grid on getting that restored!

Nothing has changed at 12 and 64. We're at full power, and have not changed anything else. Do you have a neighbor without power using a generator? (The engine noise can cause issues with VHF reception). Something in the neighborhood might have changed. Where in RI are you located? It helps to know that too when troubleshooting an issue.
 
Someone in an earlier thread asked if any large trees came down in the storm nearby. A very large tree, two doors down, did come down in the storm. I'm guessing I was getting a deflected signal. Interestingly enough I raised the antenna about 6 inches and the signals come in once again! Thanks for everyone's help.
 
In case anyone is interested, or utilizes over-the-air TV as I do... I bought and received a new indoor antenna this morning called the Paper Thin Leaf Indoor HDTV Antenna... ordered from Amazon. The reviews were great and it actually works as advertised. I live in Providence near RIC... I used to get 6, 10, 10.2, 12, 12.2, 36, 36.2, 60 and 64.2. I now receive those stations, along with 2, 2.2, 4, 5, 25, 28, 28.1, 44, 44.1, 44.2, 44.3, and 44.4! Curiously, after many years and various antennas, I still can't get the old PAX station 69.
 
Likely since they're in the other direction from you, with their transmitter near the Connecticut border. I used to get them once in a while when I used an indoor antenna here in New Britain, CT. Since they're identical to WHPX-TV channel 26 of New London in programming, I didn't bother to keep the channel in my memory.
 
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