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What does your TV band look like? (2-14) (Analog/Digital)

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eskipper411

Virtual/Actual - 4 on this band

8 (8) WFAA (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)
9 (52) KFWD (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)
11 (11) KTVT (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)
14 (13) KERA (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)

Analog - 0 on this band.
 
No analog left in Houston....digital as follows:

2.1 -KPRC-Houston, TX. "KPRC Local 2" NBC affiliate
2.2 -this TV
2.3 -LATV

8.1 -KUHT-Houston, TX. "Houston 8" PBS affiliate
8.2 -PBS Create
8.3 -V Me
8.4 -Programming for the Blind

11.1- KHOU-Houston, TX. "KHOU 11" CBS affiliate
11.2- secondary programming from KHOU, weather radar

13.1- KTRK-Houston, TX. "ABC 13" ABC affiliate
13.2- Live Well HD
13.3- Live Well SD

14.1- KETH-Houston, TX. TBN Affiliate
14.2- The Church Channel
14.3- JCTV
14.4- Enlace TV
 
From Carthage-Watertown, NY

6 CJOH-TV-6 CTV (analog) Deseronto, ON
7.1 WWNY CBS (digital) Carthage, NY
7.2 WNYF FOX (digital) Carthage, NY
11 CKWS CBC (analog) Kingston, ON

Both Canadian analogs are exempt from shutting off this August so 87.7 FM lives on.
 
OK.. 25mi. NW of Nashville:

Channel numbers are physical, not virtual.

2 - nothing. Have received Virtual Channel Tables from two stations (KOTA & KNOP) via Es.
3 - nothing
4 - nothing, although I had a Canadian analog station via Es last week
5 - WTVF Nashville. 5.1 CBS, 5.2 Newschannel 5+ (local talk shows), 5.3 ThisTV. Simulcast on physical channel 50.
6 - WRTN-LP (analog) Alexandria, I think they were running Daystar last heard. Usually too weak to identify programming.
7 - WRTN-LD "Alexandria". (transmitter in Nashville) Actually, usually not available, too weak with 300 watts at 20 miles. Last seen, had four subchannels with Daystar and RTV on two of them.
8 - WNPT Nashville. 8.1 PBS, 8.2 PBS alternate schedule
9 - nothing. Have received WNIN Evansville, Indiana via tropo.
10 - WSMV Nashville. 4.1 NBC
11 - nothing
12 - nothing. Have received KTHV (Little Rock), KFVS (Cape Girardeau), and WNIN (Evansville, Indiana) via tropo, the latter before they moved to RF9 with the transition.
13 - nothing. Have received WBKO (Bowling Green) via tropo.
14 - WIIW-LP (analog) Nashville. Has run color bars for the last 12-18 months or so. Before that they aired the satellite receiver "no signal" message for a few years. Owned by Daystar.
 
Here’s what’s received in Poughkeepsie, NY. All digital, no analog.

2 - weak signal from low power WKOB New York City usually noted, very rarely it decodes. Recently, 42.1 & 42.2 Daystar, 42.3 RetroTV, 42.4 Tuff TV, 42.5 Wise Buy

3 - empty
4 - empty
5 - empty

6 - WRGB - Schenectady, NY 6.1 CBS, 6.2 this

7 - WABC New York City and WXXA Albany, NY usually knock each other out. Occasionally, one or the other will decode. WABC: 7.1 ABC, 7.2 & 7.3 Liv Well. WXXA: 23.1 Fox, 23.2 Cool TV

8 - WNJB New Brunswick, NJ 58.1 PBS “NJN-1”, 58.2 NJN-2

9 - empty…., but usually some signal shows up from WBPH Bethlehem, Pa. Decodes often during tropo and summer evenings. 60.1 religious, 60.2 “WBPH-2” blank.

10 - WTNH New Haven, CT 8.1 ABC

11 - WPIX New York City. 11.1 CW, 11.2 Estrella, 11.3 this 11.4 Antenna TV

12 - WNYT Albany, NY 13.1 NBC. 13.2 weather, 13.3 weather radar

13 - WNET Newark, NJ 13.1 PBS, 13.2 Kids Thirteen, 13.3 v-me

14 - empty
 
Mostly ATSC, few NTSC channels--

Analogue~
Code: 
2 - 
3 - Nearby part-15 TV station*
4 - 
4A - Paging
5 - NTSC Translator of KRCW (Camas, I think)
6 - 
7 - 
8 - KGW ATSC
9 - 
10 - KOPB ATSC
11 - 
12 - KPTV ATSC
13 - 
14 - K14HN (Camas; KPDX NTSC translator)
ATSC streams~
Code: 
08-01 KGW main feed (widescreen)
08-02 KGW 24/7 Weather (so they tell us, anyways...)
08-03 Estrellas TV

10-01 KOPB widescren programme
10-02 KOPB main feed (or, analogue KOPB pre-2009)
10-03 OPB Plus (was PBS Create Channel, 24 hours 7 days)
10-04 OPB radio streams (was Oregon Channel before mid-2007 or mid-2008)

12-01 KPTV (widescreen)
OPB also supposedly transmits ancillary data services on its ATSC channel (probably through National Datacasting Inc.) but I currently don't have an ATSC board for my computer so I have no idea what's there. I imagine it's probably not much beyond the usual timecode and M$/Wavetop data.

[size=8pt]* This is actually someone's FTA satellite box in the nearby housing area, with an aerial connected to the output of its modulator. Most of the time it's set to Al Jazeera English. It's surprising that these machines can actually throw out a half-decent signal, considering it's a block and a half away! It's quite scratchy and the colour subcarrier's too weak to be received reliably at the flat, but it's there.
 
From Rochester NY:

2 - CIII-TV-2 Bancroft ON (Global)
3 - CKVR Barrie ON (A Channel)
4 - empty
5 - empty (CBLT Toronto in exceptional tropo)
6 - CJOH-TV-6 Deseronto ON (CTV)
7 - empty (WNGS Buffalo in exceptional tropo)
8 - empty (CJOH-TV-8 Cornwall ON in exceptional tropo)
9 - empty (to be a local LPTV digital, eventually)
10 - WHEC Rochester (NBC)
11 - empty (CHCH Hamilton or CKWS Kingston in tropo)
12 - CHEX Peterborough ON (CBC)
13 - WHAM-TV Rochester (ABC)
14 - WUTV Buffalo (Fox)

All analog except the US signals...
 
Received on the "extended" (down to 64 MHz) FM band on my Tecsuns (PL-606 and PL-380):

Ch 3 - 65.75 MHz - XHTJB Tijuana, BCN
Ch 6 - 87.75 MHz - XETV Tijuana, BCN

Both are analog, and are mostly usable signals with whip antennas extended, but disappear into the noise with the antennas stored.
 
Digital only here in Tampa Bay.

I'm in the city and sometimes I have trouble getting even our locals, like when there are storms in the area.

3.1 WEDU - PBS

3.2 WEDU in Spanish

3.3 The Florida Network

3.4 Extended programming of WEDU

8.1 WFLA - NBC

8.2 Retro TV channel, a sister station of WFLA (They have some great rare classic shows from the 60s and 70s )

10.1 WTSP - CBS

10.2 Weather from WTSP

13.1 WTVT - Fox
 
For the Chicago market, only 3 full power & 1 Class A digital broadcast on these channels

RF 2 - Nothing
RF 3 - Nothing
RF 4 - WOCK-CD (VC 13.1)
RF 5 - Nothing
RF 6 - WLFM-LP (This station actually operates as an FM station, using the audio on 87.75) (Analog)
RF 7 - WLS-TV Chicago (ABC) (this is actually their translator, while the primary channel is now RF 44) (VC 7.1 - 7.3)
RF 8 - Nothing
RF 9 - Nothing
RF 10 - WWTO LaSalle, IL (TBN) (this station barely covers the far western suburbs, while it covers the Peoria, IL market more than the Chicago market) (VC 35.1 - 35.5)
RF 11 - Nothing
RF 12 - WBBM-TV Chicago (CBS) (VC 2.1)
RF 13 - Nothing
RF 14 - Nothing (not allowed to broadcast on RF 14 or 15, due to these channels being set aside for Land Mobile use)
 
Cleveland market:

2 - Nothing (used to be physical home of WKYC/3's digital signal before transition, moved to RF 17, and speaking of which)
3 - WKYC/3 (RF 17) 3.1 NBC, 3.2 weather radar
4 - Nothing
5 - WEWS/5 (RF 15) 5.1 ABC, no subs
6 - Nothing
7 - Nothing here, far southern parts of the market could get WTRF/7 Wheeling 7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox, 7.3 ABC, on RF 7
8 - WJW/8 (on RF 8 ) 8.1 Fox, 8.2 Antenna TV
9 - Nothing here, far southern parts of the market could get WTOV/9 Steubenville 9.1 NBC, 9.2 RTV, on RF 9
10 - Physical home of WOIO/19 19.1 CBS, 19.2 WeatherNow
11 - Supposed to be analog WAKN-LP/11 Akron, but I've never seen that station, even in Akron
12 - Nothing
13 - Nothing
14 - Nothing
 
Maybe we should cover analog before 6/12/09 and THEN digital. I have cable so no go on DTV, but with analog...

Before 6/12/2009
2: usually nothing
3: nothing
4: KOMO-TV Seattle (ABC), OKish signal
5: KING Seattle (NBC), came in OK as well in Bothell
6: usually KPLU 88.5 bleed on the TV, but on the FM radio, CHEK-TV Victoria (Ind. formerly E! and CH) would come in weakly on 87.75
7: KIRO Seattle (CBS), also OK, but ghosty
8: nothing
9: KCTS Seattle (PBS), good signal
10: nothing
11: KSTW Tacoma, WA (CW formerly UPN, GREAT clear signal, the best of the VHFs)
12: VERY weak KVOS Bellingham, WA (Ind.) from 70 miles, usually very faint audio and very faint B&W video
13: KCPQ Tacoma/Bremerton, WA (Fox), SUPER ghosty, sometimes in B&W at times
14: nothing

After 6/12/09
2: nothing
3: nothing
4: nothing
5: KING Seattle with the nightlight loop until 6/26/09, then nothing
6: KPLU 88.5 bleed/CHEK Victoria, BC. Only E-skip channel for TV with KRMA Denver, CO (nightlight), CBWT Winnipeg, MB and XETV Tijuana, BCN caught
7: nothing
8: once caught CHAN Vancouver (but it was super weak and I had to position the channel VERY slowly on the 5'' B&W TV lol)
9: nothing
10: nothing
11: nothing
12: nothing
13: nothing

-crainbebo
 
Before:

2 KATU-TV, Disney affiliates
3
4 Occasionally a very faint KOMO if the conditions were good. KPXG later briefly ran its ATSC mux on 4 before they cut it over to 22 full-time.
5 the KRCW translator I mentioned earlier
6 KOIN-TV, Viacom/CBS affiliates
7 Sometimes a moderately-weak KOAC
8 KGW-TV, GE affiliates
9
10 KOPB-TV, PBS/Oregon Public Broadcasting
11
12 KPTV-TV, UPN (later FOX) affiliates
13 Sometimes KVAL, CBS affiliates, Eugene; sometimes it would even come in like a local station for hours at a time if the conditions were favourable
14 K14HN, the KPDX translator in Camas
 
Durham, North Carolina


Pre-digital

2-WFMY, Greensboro, NC (CBS)
3-DX from WWAY, Wilmington, NC (ABC), WBTV, Charlotte, NC (CBS) or WTKR, Norfolk, VA (CBS)
4-WUNC-TV, Chapel Hill, NC (PBS)
5-WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (CBS)
6-DX from WECT, Wilmington, NC (NBC)
7-DX form WITN, Washington, NC (NBC) or WDBJ, Roanoke, VA (CBS)
8-WGHP, High Point, NC (Fox) or DX from WFXI, Morehead City, NC (Fox)
9-DX from WNCT-TV, Greenville, NC (CBS) or WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC (ABC)
10-DX from WAVY-TV, Portsmouth, VA (NBC) or WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (NBC)
11-WTVD, Durham, NC (ABC)
12-DX from WXII, Winston-Salem, NC (NBC) or WCTI, New Bern, NC (ABC)
13-WUBX-CA, Durham, NC (MTV 2)
14-DX from WYDO, Greenville, NC (Fox)


Post-digital (RF only)

11-WTVD, Durham, NC (ABC)
 
Warminster PA(before June 12, 2009):

2: WCBS New York(snowy)
3: KYW Philly(CBS)
4: WNBC New York(snowy)
5: WNYW New York(snowy)
6: WPVI Philly(ABC)
7: DX from WWJT-LP Philly or WABC New York
8: zippo; DX from WGAL Lancaster PA or WTNH New Haven CT
9: WWOR New York(faint)
10: WCAU Philly(NBC)
11: WPIX New York(very weak)
12: WHYY Wilmington DE/Philly(PBS)
13: zippo; DX from WNET New York or WJZ Baltimore
14: zippo

Warminster PA(post-June 12, 2009; RF channels)

2: zippo
3: zippo after nightlight service
4: zippo
5: zippo
6: WPVI Philly(RF 6)-6.1 ABC, 6.2 Accu-Weather(now Live Well SD), 6.3 Live Well HD
7: zippo
8: zippo
9: WBPH Bethlehem PA(RF 9, VC 60)-60.1 WBPH, 60.2 Blank
10: zippo
11: zippo
12: WHYY Wilmington/Philly(RF 12)- 12.1 PBS, 12.2 Y Arts, 12.3 Create
13: zippo
14: zippo
 
In Milford, Connecticut:

2.1 RF 33 WCBS (CBS)
4.1 RF 28 WNBC (NBC) .2 NY Non-stop .4 Universal Sports
5.1 RF 44 WNYW HD (FOX) .2 RF 38 (FOX SD)
7.1 RF 7 WABC (ABC) .2 Live Well .3 Live Well
8.1 RF 10 WTNH HD (ABC).3 WTNH SD
9.1 RF 38 WWOR HD (MY) .2 RF 44 WWOR SD
11.1 RF 11 WPIX (CW) .2 Estrella .3 This TV .4 Antenna TV
13.1 RF 13 WNET (PBS) .2 Kids .3 V-Me
65.1 RF 6 WEDY (PBS) .2 Create .3 PBS World

RF 6/WNYZ-LP or RF 87.75 Clear audio of this "FM" station. The analog picture... not so much. The format is apparently Russian or Polish.
 
Central & southern Arizona VHF channels before and after the US analog shutoff. Active channels in bold. Current DTV RF channel in parentheses if the station moved to UHF. I don't know the current status of the Nogales stations as they are not receivable in Phoenix.

2: XHFA-TV (Azteca 13) Nogales
3: Before: KTVK (Ind. ) Phoenix. After: Nothing (24)
4: Before: KVOA-TV (NBC) Tucson. After: Nothing (23)
5: Before: KPHO-TV (CBS) Phoenix. After: Nothing (17)
6: Before: KUAT-TV (PBS) Tucson. After: Nothing (30)
7: XHNSS-TV (Televisa 9) Nogales
8: KAET (PBS) Phoenix
9: KGUN-TV (ABC) Tucson
10: KSAZ-TV (Fox) Phoenix
11: Before: KMSB-TV (Fox) Tucson. After: Nothing (25)
12: KPNX (NBC) Phoenix
13: Before: KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson. After: Nothing (32)
 
Pittsburgh pre-digital ...

2 - KDKA-TV, CBS owned and operated.
3 - no one locally, nearest outlets in Cleveland, Clearfield and northern Virginia. (This was DuMont's Channel 3 WDTV before Westinghouse [now CBS] bought it, moved it to Channel 2 and gave it the callsign of its AM 1020 radio station.)
4 - WTAE, Hearst-owned ABC affiliate.
5 - no one locally, nearest outlets in Cleveland, Weston WV and Washington DC.
6 - WJAC, Cox-owned NBC affiliate in Johnstown but in early days was regarded as a local station east of Pittsburgh.
7 - WTRF, West Virginia Media CBS affiliate in Wheeling WV.
8 - WWCP, Peak Media Fox affiliate in Johnstown.
9 - WTOV, Cox-owned NBC affiliate in Steubenville-Wheeling.
10 - no one locally, nearest outlets in Altoona and London (Ontario).
11 - WPXI, Cox-owned NBC affiliate.
12 - no one locally, nearest outlets in Clarksburg WV and Erie.
13 - WQED, PBS affiliate.

ALSO ...

16 - WQEX, WQED Pittsburgh, more recently a ShopNBC affiliate.
19 - WPCW, CBS-owned CW affiliate licensed to Jeannette.
22 - WPMY, Sinclair-owned MyTV affiliate.
40 - WPCB, Cornerstone TeleVision religious outlet licensed to Greensburg.
53 - WPGH, Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate.
59 - WBGN, low-power station.

Pittsburgh post-digital as monitored south and east of the city ...

2 - KDKA uses Channel 2 virtual ID and did have a nightlight signal on Channel 2 but now is on Channel 25.
3 - no one locally.
4 - WTAE uses virtual 4 ID and did have a nightlight signal on channel 4 but now is on digital 51 from Elizabeth Township (its main tower site) and digital 22 from Pittsburgh's Oakland section (translator for much of Pittsburgh and points northeast of the city).
WPMY is virtual 22, does not identify itself as such. It is digital 42.
5 - no one locally.
6 - no one locally. There is a construction permit for a low-power Channel 6 that may be used according to some reports as a Phantom FM but no signal is showing now.
WJAC (virtual 6) uses digital 34 which puts a signal in but it isn't watchable most of the time.
7 - WTRF uses digital 7 but no signal is detectable here.
8 - WWCP uses Channel 8 (it had been 29 pre-transition) which puts a signal in but isn't watchable here, though it is receptable a few miles northeast in the Kiski Valley.
9 - WTOV uses Channel 9 and puts in a signal but it isn't watchable.
10 - no one locally.
11 - WPCW is on digital Channel 11 but is virtual Channel 19. WPXI uses the Channel 11 logo and is virtual 11 but actually is on digital 48.
12 - no one locally.
13 - WQED was 38 pre-transition but moved back to its historic 13 position with a digital signal.

ALSO ...

Digital 16 - WBGN is virtual 59 in Pittsburgh (various other virtual/digital channels across the Tri-State area).
Virtual 16, Digital 38 - WINP, ION Media (former WQEX), still ShopNBC (at least for now).
Digital 43, Virtual 53 - WPGH.
Digital 50, Virtual 40 - WPCB.

Confusing, isn't it?
 
KeyTimes950 said:
Pittsburgh pre-digital ...

3 - no one locally, nearest outlets in Cleveland, Clearfield and northern Virginia. (This was DuMont's Channel 3 WDTV before Westinghouse [now CBS] bought it, moved it to Channel 2 and gave it the callsign of its AM 1020 radio station.)
Click to expand...

DuMont moved WDTV from 3 to 2 as part of the 1952 frequency shuffle in the northeast, clearing the way for WNBK Cleveland to move from 4 to 3. (And for WLWC Columbus to move from 3 to 4, etc.)

The WDTV sale to Westinghouse and call change to KDKA-TV didn't come until 1955.
 
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