WPSJ 8 Hammonton

[rch66]

Does anybody here receive WPSJ 8?
http://web2.userinstinct.com/28461947-channel-8-wpsj-tv.htm

I'm assuming if one lives east of where this station transmits from, and has a strong antenna to pick up Philly stations, one can get WPSJ.

I remember some 5-10 years ago in my old place, I used to pick it up analog with an amplified antenna.
At one time, they aired Nostalgia TV, which is now ALN (on Fios).

Courier Post/Cherry Hill used to give the listings for 8. Also, they used to give listings for WPIX.

I haven't opened up a CP in a long time, but I was just wondering about this station. Phone number in the link seems to work.

On South Jersey TV:

Philadelphia Inquirer of course lists all the Philly stations, and 39 51 and 69 from Allentown/Reading PA in the evening listings.
WMCN still doesn't have newspaper listings - but WMCN is all infomercials, so it doesn't matter, but WMCN covers the city just like a local.

I was told by the owner of WMCN that the previous owner tried infomercials and general entertainment, but it wasn't successful (profitable). This at the time before they covered Philly by cable, and were just in Camden, Burlington Gloucester Salem Atlantic Cumberland Cape May WMGM-TV is apparently the big cheese for Atlantic, Cumberland and Cape May as far as local South Jersey TV. When WGTW switched to TBN, I wondered why WMCN couldn't step into to fill the shoes, since they were already targeting Philadelphia with their signal and expanded signal. However, its infomercials - WTVE runs Kerbeck Atlantic City car dealership infomercial even though WTVE is in Reading, vice versa WMCN runs infomercials for car dealerships out in PA. no loss though as majority of every HH has cable channels (like TBS, WGN, etc.) but another indy would have been nice.

 

[JerseyShor]

Here on LBI I cannot get WPSJ at all, I do get WMCN, WNJS and WMGM along with most of the Philly stations.

WMCN was indeed a good local independent at one time. It used to be WWAC-TV 53. It broadcast from the WAYV-FM tower in Atlantic City. Over the air it only reached Eastern Atlantic County and Southern Ocean County. However it had cable coverage throughout Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties.

 

[rch66]

Here on LBI I cannot get WPSJ at all, I do get WMCN, WNJS and WMGM along with most of the Philly stations.

WMCN was indeed a good local independent at one time. It used to be WWAC-TV 53. It broadcast from the WAYV-FM tower in Atlantic City. Over the air it only reached Eastern Atlantic County and Southern Ocean County. However it had cable coverage throughout Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties.

Didn't WWAC sign on with partial dependence on ValueVision/ ShopNBC? I remember they ran ValueVision till around 6pm, then did some local programming with re-runs from (6-midnight). Did the station ever have a heydey?

I think at one point, WTVE 51, after PhillyTVNews failed, was running ShopNBC providing ShopNBC coverage west of Philadelphia, while WWAC was providing ShopNBC east of Philadelphia. I couldn't blame WWAC though, because WMGM 40 and Comcast likely got the local South Jersey ad revenue; Comcast carried WWAC but at high number positions on the dial; the signal was weak and increasing signal and power (to be at power/coverage similar to UHF stations like WPHL or WTXF) would be very expensive with limited return; moving analog signal west to Waterford Works would cause interference to WNJT 52...so that was out too. And even if they did increase power to be reach more homes, viewers west of Atlantic City would still likely get an unclear reception if they pointed their antenna towards Roxborough, Philadelphia for network TV anyways.

Now with WMCN-DT at Waterford Works, though, it'd be nice if possible, if WMCN could pick up the RTN (Retro Television Network) affiliation for a subchannel. I think it maybe wise, given that NBC, ABC, Fox, CBS, Pax/ion, TBN, Univision O&O are unlikely to carry it, WPHL has This TV, doubt they'd carry RTN too, and WMCN is the only full power commercial station left that covers the city of Philadelphia, and majority of the metro well. Possible though that WPSG could carry it, but I don't see any CBS-owned stations with a deal with RTN. WMCN could even promote their main infomercial channel, on their digital subchannel, if they started digital subchannel services.