WLWC- 28.2 SD

[Kenny Atkinson]

I have COX cfor cable with no converter box and my TV is now picking up a blank screen on 28.2. My ID thingy says "28.2 WLWC SD".Is WLWC setting up for the new TV season with a subchannel or Could this mean? NAHHH!.I dont want to go in that direction of WLWC picking up ABC and puttng CW on 28.2.

Anyone know of whats going on with WLWC?

 

[bostonmediaguy]

They're launching LATV.

http://www.pbn.com/detail/50727.html

 

[Skynet74]

WUNI Channel 27.2 in Worcester is the same channel.

 

[Kenny Atkinson]

They're launching LATV.

http://www.pbn.com/detail/50727.html

I'm surprised WJAR does nt air Telemundo on 10.3.Keeping it in the NBC family.WRIW is a waste nowsince analoge is now dead.

Which brings me to this piont.Why are LP's still allowed to broadcast in analoge(spelling).

I thought the whole idea was to free up those frequencies and maybe down the line expand the FM band down to channel five to eliminate AM radio.I know the FCC does eventually want to eliminate AM moving AM stations to A a new FM band.

 

[azumanga]

I'm surprised WJAR does nt air Telemundo on 10.3.Keeping it in the NBC family.

Are you talking about NBC affiliation or NBC ownership? WJAR is no longer an O&O, having been acquired by Media General a couple of years back.

WRIW is a waste nowsince analoge is now dead.

Which brings me to this piont.Why are LP's still allowed to broadcast in analoge(spelling).

Don't know for sure, though maybe it was because LPTV stations did not have as much funds as full-powered stations do. However, as more and more LPTVs are converting to digital voluntarily, they'll be a time when the FCC tells the remaining analog LPTVs to trade analog for digital.

 

[w9wi]

Which brings me to this piont.Why are LP's still allowed to broadcast in analoge(spelling).

I would imagine that, as "azumanga" suggests, it's because they don't have the funds to do it as quickly as the full-power operations.

The FCC has stopped accepting applications for new analog -LPs. They told those who already had applications on file they would need to amend the applications to specify digital operation, or the application would be dismissed. A fair number have in fact been dismissed.

They have indicated there will be a deadline for existing analog -LPs to go digital, but they have yet to state what that deadline will be.

I thought the whole idea was to free up those frequencies and maybe down the line expand the FM band down to channel five to eliminate AM radio.I know the FCC does eventually want to eliminate AM moving AM stations to A a new FM band.

There is no plan right now in the U.S. to move AM stations to FM. (there *is* such a plan in progress in Mexico) Commissioners have spoken out loud about the idea, but haven't taken any formal action yet.

I think any move to expand the FM band would face stiff opposition from existing stations.