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WRNT ch 48 Hartford

DJKraze

DJKraze

They seem to be back as of this past week, but with a new network, it's not V-SEN now, but now fanz-tvnetwork, with lots of boxing, hunting and shows like that. I was hoping for a return to the same programming they had before the test pattern became the norm, as there were some movie early Sunday morning I wanted to see, but they don't seem to have that anymore.

The network website is http://www.fanztvnetwork.com/
 
Weird network, but I guess its better than another station devoted to all infomercials and/or shopping. They got a map that shows the cities they're in, but it doesn't tell you what channel. And who's carrying them in Springfield, MA? I know of 3 LPTV or Class A stations and they're all running something. WDMR/51 is Telemundo. WSHM/67 is CBS. And last I knew WFXQ/28 was simulcasting WWLP. Based on what's on the FCC's data base WHTX-LP/43 the LPTV station in Springfield that had been relaying WUVN/18 from Hartford is back to Channel 10 in Hartford.
 
I've never received this channel in New Britain's south end. I've never really seen anything from low-power channel 38 either.
 
I noticed it's back last night. They were showing women's football. :p

Before they had some old movies/horror movies/old cartoons that were interesting and probably aren't shown anywhere else. And they also showed some real low-budget new shows.
 
KML-224 said:
I've never received this channel in New Britain's south end. I've never really seen anything from low-power channel 38 either.
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I can't remember ever seeing anything on Ch 48 in Farmington. I'll check again when I'm there this weekend. Channel 38 comes in pretty well though.
 
I think most of you who've replied here already know this, but I'm in Middletown and I get 48 & 50 quite clear, 38 seems to be the weakest of those 3.
 
I'm in Hartford and get all of the LP channels pretty clearly with a simple Recoton amplified antenna. That includes 38 (Azteca), 47 (Telefutura) 48 (whatever it is today, hopefully not NTSC color bars) and 50 (Telemundo).

I haven't gotten a digital conversion box yet.. anyone know what's going to happen to these channels after analogue is shut off?
 
Here in New Britain's south end, I get the faintest signal from 50, audio with nearly no picture from channel 38, nothing on channel 48 and a faint and snowy color signal of channel 47 IF I have the antenna in the right direction. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't low-power channel 47 broadcast from Tom John Hill in Glastonbury?
 
Whale said:
I'm in Hartford and get all of the LP channels pretty clearly with a simple Recoton amplified antenna. That includes 38 (Azteca), 47 (Telefutura) 48 (whatever it is today, hopefully not NTSC color bars) and 50 (Telemundo).

I haven't gotten a digital conversion box yet.. anyone know what's going to happen to these channels after analogue is shut off?
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More likely they will have to convert when the DTV transition is completed next February if they want to stay on the air (as you all know, LP stations have to wait for DTV conversion until all full power stations shut down their analog transmitters, and get to their allocated channel locations while still identifying with their old analog channel location). Whether they will do dramatically or in a similar process as full power stations remains to be seen.
 
Is it possible WRNT-48 is directional with a null to the west? I was in Farmington over the weekend and as usual had great reception on 50 and 38, but 48 was almost non-existent. I could barely even tell there was a station on the air. If all three of these stations broadcast from Avon mountain it doesn't make sense that 50 and 38 would come in great but get nothing on 48.
 
WRNN-DT is on channel 48, that could be killing it to the west.

- Trip
 
mequetrefe413 said:
(as you all know, LP stations have to wait for DTV conversion until all full power stations shut down their analog transmitters, and get to their allocated channel locations while still identifying with their old analog channel location).
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They aren't *required* to wait; many have already filed to convert to digital and more than a few have already finished the conversion. They were also allowed to apply for a second channel to do analog/digital simulcasts like full-power stations; quite a few have done that as well. (the difference being that -LPs aren't *guaranteed* a simulcast channel)

I do suppose in many cases there is no channel available for a -LP to do an analog/digital simulcast, and once the full-power analogs go off that situation will change.

I do agree that once the full-power analogs go off, from a marketplace standpoint the -LPs will have little choice but to go digital as well. A day will come (possibly sooner than we think!) when new TVs will no longer contain analog tuners.
 
WRNT's signal is basically a "teardrop" aimed south east from the WCCC tower on Rte 44.
Very tightly directional, most of the RF goes south and some east.
 
I have a question about channels like these. How do they make money if their not that popular as cable companies don't carry them. And do they even play commericals? Just wanted to ask this as I think it would be hard for someone or some company to run a station like this. I wouldn't include channel 43 from Bridgeport in this as they get cable coverage.
 
Ken said:
IHow do they make money if their not that popular as cable companies don't carry them. And do they even play commericals?
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I've spent some time watching Azteca (WHCT-LP/38). And the only commercials I've seen are provided by the network. I don't think there's a "studio" for the station either, which I think is why the WHCT-LP 38 Hartford, CT logo is on the screen at all times even during commercial breaks. I believe 48's logo is on the screen at all times as well.

LPTV's don't quailfy for must-carry at the moment. There was rumblings a while ago that, that may change. Certainly I'm sure they can ask COMCAST and COX and if they can't get the signal at the Head-Ends, they can provided a fiber feed to them. That's how some of the cable operators receive Channel 50 WRDM-LP. And of course the other option is if COMCAST/COX don't want to carry it, if they had the money they can lease the time on the LEASED ACCESS CHANNELS. Analog Channel 96 on Comcast. Digital Channels 71, 72, 73, and 74 on COX.
 
Ken said:
I have a question about channels like these. How do they make money if their not that popular as cable companies don't carry them. And do they even play commericals? Just wanted to ask this as I think it would be hard for someone or some company to run a station like this. I wouldn't include channel 43 from Bridgeport in this as they get cable coverage.
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Many of the LPTV stations in NYC are religious-based so I figure they are getting money from donations to their organization.
 
Also I didn't ask, do these stations have digital signal set up? If not I guess these stations will be history come 2009 when the digital TV is surpose to take place.
 
Ken said:
Also I didn't ask, do these stations have digital signal set up? If not I guess these stations will be history come 2009 when the digital TV is surpose to take place.
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Twenty LPTVs in the six New England states have permits for digital signals. This includes WHCT-LP which has a permit for a 280-watt digital simulcast on channel 7. It is possible some of these permits are on the air under "test authority" while waiting for action on their permanent licenses.

Two LP stations in these states already have a digital signal on the air: W50DP Hanover, NH (translator of WENH-11, the New Hampshire PBS station) and WHDN-LD Boston. (channel 26)

The mandatory February 2009 shutdown for analog TV applies only to full-power stations. LP stations have no mandatory deadline. These stations will not automatically disappear next year if they haven't converted.

(I am quite sure the FCC will set a deadline for LP stations eventually. I doubt we'll have analog LP stations after summer 2011.)
 
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