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[TVCOOL]

Why TBN doesn't have any affiliated OTA stations in Boston, Providence, Baltimore / Washington DC, Hartford, CT, Manchester, NH, Vermont and Maine?

https://www.tbn.org/about/stations

 

[Rollo-Smokes]

Don't forget San Francisco.

The major holes in TBN's over-the-air distribution chain are Boston, the SF Bay Area and Washington. Maybe you could add Detroit in there also, but I wouldn't worry about those smaller New England markets.

 

[RyanHoward]

Also, Pittsburgh has no TBN affiliate, probably because they have their own religious TV station, WPCB-TV 40.

 

[Mr Tony]

Minneapolis doesnt either. They did until TBN sold the station to DTV America

 

[TheBigA]

Apparently TBN sold a number of its terrestrial stations in 2010. However, from what I can see, TBN reaches all of those markets either by satellite or cable.

The one fact I see in this is that TBN was concerned about reaching the 39% saturation point that has been discussed regarding Sinclair and Tribune. A number of the TBN stations are UHF, and might have qualified for a UHF discount. But it wasn't available before 2016.

My question to the OP is why do you ask?

 

[Rollo-Smokes]

Apparently TBN sold a number of its terrestrial stations in 2010. However, from what I can see, TBN reaches all of those markets either by satellite or cable.

Those stations were all analog LPTVs or their DTV equivalents.

My question to the OP is why do you ask?

Good question.

 

[TVCOOL]

I thought TBN was on the level of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS even the CW, Telemundo and Univision?

 

[pab]

I thought TBN was on the level of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS even the CW, Telemundo and Univision?

Have you ever seen TBN? If you had, you wouldn't make that kind of statement.

TBN makes ION look professional.

 

[RFCCRadioAudio]

Have you ever seen TBN? If you had, you wouldn't make that kind of statement.

TBN makes ION look professional.

At least Paul and Jan (RIP) made sure they had 24 hours of programming day in and day out before turning things over to the kids...too bad they gave up on shortwave though. At least 7505 lives on as the "new" WRNO.

 

[KML0224]

The closest affiliate I have even seen to central Connecticut was WTBY-TV channel 54 of Poughkeepsie, NY.

 

[TVCOOL]

The closest affiliate I have even seen to central Connecticut was WTBY-TV channel 54 of Poughkeepsie, NY.

TBN is moving the WBTY transmitter to the Empire State Building to cover the NYC area proper.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

TBN is moving the WBTY transmitter to the Empire State Building to cover the NYC area proper.

But they're sharing with a Class A station so it doesn't make it too far out of the City.

 

[MarcB]

The closest affiliate I have even seen to central Connecticut was WTBY-TV channel 54 of Poughkeepsie, NY.

Low-Power Channel 67 in Springfield, Mass was TBN until WFSB purchased and launched it as CBS TV 3. In the analog TV days I had a pocket sized TV and I could pick up Channel 67 from Springfield going up Route 6 in Farmington, CT heading towards New Britain.

 

[TVCOOL]

I'm surprised TBN never had a channel drift like other networks (i.e TLC, MTV, Discovery, etc)

 

[DXingRadio]

...too bad they gave up on shortwave though. At least 7505 lives on as the "new" WRNO.

Wasn't the shortwave station just the TV audio? Not exactly riveting radio. The old transmitter went to the Caribbean Beacon and now broadcasts "University Network" Melissa and the late Gene Scott (6090/11775).

 

[CTListener]

Wasn't the shortwave station just the TV audio? Not exactly riveting radio. The old transmitter went to the Caribbean Beacon and now broadcasts "University Network" Melissa and the late Gene Scott (6090/11775).

TBN was the outfit that took over KUSW when that commercial shortwave experiment failed, right?

 

[DXingRadio]

TBN was the outfit that took over KUSW when that commercial shortwave experiment failed, right?

Yup, TBN made a big deal of literally blowing up KUSW's record library.