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When Did You Get Your First UHF TV Set?
- Thread starter Gregg
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There was also Younstown, Ohio/New Castle, Pa that had 21, 27, 33, 45 and 73 (Though not all at the same time)
The original 73 moved to 21 and was/is NBC.
27 had been CBS/ABC/Dumont before being CBS exclusive in 1957..
45 (WKST) was/is ABC moving down to Channel 33 in 1959 and by 1964 Changed call letters to WYTV
Another Channel 45 (WXTV) had a 2-year stint as a failed Independent in 1960-62 before being relicensed to Alliance, Ohio as a Youngstown PBS affiliate in 1973
WXTV was granted Channel 73 but never returned to the air..
The original 73 moved to 21 and was/is NBC.
27 had been CBS/ABC/Dumont before being CBS exclusive in 1957..
45 (WKST) was/is ABC moving down to Channel 33 in 1959 and by 1964 Changed call letters to WYTV
Another Channel 45 (WXTV) had a 2-year stint as a failed Independent in 1960-62 before being relicensed to Alliance, Ohio as a Youngstown PBS affiliate in 1973
WXTV was granted Channel 73 but never returned to the air..
Tim L said:Another Channel 45 (WXTV) had a 2-year stint as a failed Independent in 1960-62 before being relicensed to Alliance, Ohio as a Youngstown PBS affiliate in 1973
WXTV was granted Channel 73 but never returned to the air..
No . . . but the WXTV calls later went to UHF Channel 41 (reallocated by the FCC in the mid-1960's from Channel 37) in Paterson, NJ, which signed on as the New York metro region's second Spanish-language TV station in 1968. The owners of which (both original and subsequent) had nothing to do with the Youngstown, OH independent's ownership.
We lived in New Britain CT about 10 mi S of Hartford Ct. My folks were early adapters and had a TV with a UHF converter as far as I can remember (1955 give or take) that got ch 30 (NBC) and 18 hartford which was an indie. I remember playing with the converter at a real early age, 5 or so, trying to get more stations but those early converters weren't very strong even w/ an outdoor antenna. We lived in one of the lowest sections of town. We won a nice color TV in the early to mid 60's at a church carnival (grand prize) that had a UHF tuner of course that brought in a lot more channels than the old converter box. My parents installed a better antenna with rotor since they were playing with "house money" on the deal.
Can't remember the brand of TV except we got lots of out of market UHF stations (w/ only a 4 bay bow and no amp) and that one of them ch 40 (holyoke ma-45 mi) was far superior to the closer and supposedly stronger ch 8 new haven at 30 mi or so. It was cool to watch the Celtics on Ch 27 Worcester a pretty weak UHF from 60 mi or so away.
Can't remember the brand of TV except we got lots of out of market UHF stations (w/ only a 4 bay bow and no amp) and that one of them ch 40 (holyoke ma-45 mi) was far superior to the closer and supposedly stronger ch 8 new haven at 30 mi or so. It was cool to watch the Celtics on Ch 27 Worcester a pretty weak UHF from 60 mi or so away.
I wasn't born yet when my parents got their first UHF TV Set. They lived in Cedar Grove, NJ,
an NYC suburb, back then(in 1965), and the only UHF's there at that time were WNJU/47, which
was a new sign-on with Spanish programs, and WNYC/31(now WPXN), which was the municipal
station for New York. In 1970, we moved to the Philadelphia area and the UHF's there at the time were the three independent stations, WPHL/17, WTAF/29 (now WTXF), and WKBS/48, which died
in 1983. As the years went by, more UHF stations came to the area.
Here's the list:
WNJT/52-Trenton, NJ(PBS)-flagship for the NJPTV(now NJN) Network(1971)
WNJS/23-Camden, NJ(PBS)-South Jersey and Philly area NJPTV station(1972)
WTVE/51-Reading, PA(Ind.)(1980)-now mostly home shopping.
WRBV/65-Vineland, NJ(Ind./STV)(1981)-now Univision-owned WUVP-TV.
WWSG/57-Philadelphia(Ind./STV)(1981)-now CW affiliate WPSG.
WTGI/61-Wilmington, DE(Ind.)(1986)-now Ion affiliate WPPX.
WGTW/48-Burlington, NJ/Philadelphia(Ind.)(1992)-now owned by TBN.
WYBE/35-Philadelphia(PBS)(1990)-now independent educational.
See how much our area has grown UHF-wise!
an NYC suburb, back then(in 1965), and the only UHF's there at that time were WNJU/47, which
was a new sign-on with Spanish programs, and WNYC/31(now WPXN), which was the municipal
station for New York. In 1970, we moved to the Philadelphia area and the UHF's there at the time were the three independent stations, WPHL/17, WTAF/29 (now WTXF), and WKBS/48, which died
in 1983. As the years went by, more UHF stations came to the area.
Here's the list:
WNJT/52-Trenton, NJ(PBS)-flagship for the NJPTV(now NJN) Network(1971)
WNJS/23-Camden, NJ(PBS)-South Jersey and Philly area NJPTV station(1972)
WTVE/51-Reading, PA(Ind.)(1980)-now mostly home shopping.
WRBV/65-Vineland, NJ(Ind./STV)(1981)-now Univision-owned WUVP-TV.
WWSG/57-Philadelphia(Ind./STV)(1981)-now CW affiliate WPSG.
WTGI/61-Wilmington, DE(Ind.)(1986)-now Ion affiliate WPPX.
WGTW/48-Burlington, NJ/Philadelphia(Ind.)(1992)-now owned by TBN.
WYBE/35-Philadelphia(PBS)(1990)-now independent educational.
See how much our area has grown UHF-wise!
Charleston was a very slow market to get UHF stations, as they didn't get any until 1985 (WTAT). They were a independent which later became one of the first Fox affiliates. Before that, WJWJ from Beaufort was the only UHF in the whole area.
Back before the DTV switch, in the summer I would get UHF signals from all over the place with my rabbit ears. Columbia came in several nights a week, Savannah sometimes, Jacksonville often, and even an Orlando station one time.
Back before the DTV switch, in the summer I would get UHF signals from all over the place with my rabbit ears. Columbia came in several nights a week, Savannah sometimes, Jacksonville often, and even an Orlando station one time.
charlestondxman said:Charleston was a very slow market to get UHF stations, as they didn't get any until 1985 (WTAT). They were a independent which later became one of the first Fox affiliates. Before that, WJWJ from Beaufort was the only UHF in the whole area.
Though technically, the market didn't even have THAT, as Beaufort was part of the Savannah market.
Just a question for those who were in the New York City area in the mid-to-late 1950's, what UHF stations were there at that time? I remember visiting an aunt and uncle who lived in NewYork/New Jersey in the Summers of 1955, 1956, 1958 and 1960 and continuing to be amazed at how many VHF stations there were alone. Wasn't the PBS station on Channel 13?
Not from NY, but I can answer part of that. WATV/WNTA-13 didnt become educational till 1961-62..As far as I can gather, New York's first UHF was city-owned WNYC-31 in 1962..So there were never any NYC UHF's till 1961 or later..Basically because, with 7 strong VHF's there was hardly a need for UHF..
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