VHF-UHF Digest (September 2017)
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The Magazine for TV and FM DXers September 2017 Radio Towers in Haiti Public Domain Picture HAITI: SOLIDARITY MEETS SURVIVAL MORE DTV REPACK INFO, PLUS INFO ON FM TRANSLATORS PLENTY OF FM DX REPORTS! The Official Publication of the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association INSIDE THIS VUD CLICK/TAP TO NAVIGATE 02 Mailbox 22 FM Translators for 35 Northern FM DX 03 TV News AM Stations 56 Southern FM DX 15 FM Facilities 31 Photo News 59 Haiti: Solidarity Meets Survival DX REPORTS/PICS FROM: Mike Bugaj (CT), Russ Edmunds (PA), Jeff Falconer (ON), Harry Hayes (PA), Randy Miltier (OR), Fred Nordquist (SC), Steve Rich (IN), Doug Speheger (OK) THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION Serving the UHF-VHF Enthusiast THE VHF-UHF DIGEST IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO THE OBSERVATION AND STUDY OF THE PROPAGATION OF LONG DISTANCE TELEVISION AND FM BROADCASTING SIGNALS AT VHF AND UHF. WTFDA IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DOUG SMITH, KEITH McGINNIS AND MIKE BUGAJ. Editor and publisher: Ryan Grabow Treasurer: Keith McGinnis wtfda.org Webmaster: Tim McVey Forum Site Administrator: Chris Cervantez Editorial Staff: Jeff Kruszka, Keith McGinnis, Fred Nordquist, Nick Langan, Doug Smith, John Zondlo and Mike Bugaj Website: www.wtfda.org; Forums: http:/forums.wtfda.org SEPTEMBER 2017 DUES RECEIVED This month we welcome Henry Slade (N8OTJ) and Stan Olson (K9SWX) to the WTFDA. Stan is located in DATE NAME S/P EXP Champaign, IL while Henry is in Ohio. Welcome to both of 7/18/2017 Jim Thomas MO 7-18 you! 7/18/2017 Bob Hawkins IN 7-18 7/18/2017 John Johnson AZ 7-18 7/19/2017 Randy Miltier OR 7-18 A note from Cal Glover on the Outer Banks: “Enjoyed, as 7/21/2017 Robert Ross ON 7-18 always, the latest Digest. This repack looks like a real 7/21/2017 Stan Olson IL-N 7-18 disaster for fringe reception. I’ve noticed that some of my 7/21/2017 John Zondlo OK 7-18 Hampton Roads stations will be moving to weaker ERPs 7/23/2017 Gordon Cooper WA 6-18 7/27/2017 Gary Siegel OH 7-18 with the repack. Dunno what that’s all about. But I did 7/27/2017 Paul Swearingen KS 7-18 notice an encouraging sign this (Thursday) morning, when 7/27/2017 Ronald Purdue MN 7-18 I flicked on the “garage” TV, which is cable-free and 7/25/2017 Dave Braun DE 6-18 hooked to an outside antenna. Baltimore’s WMAR (2); 7/25/2017 Leigh Donaldson AU 7-18 Salisbury, MD’s WBOC (16); and Richmond’s WTVR (6) 7/29/2017 Roy Barstow MA 7-18 7/30/2017 Jeff Falconer ON 7-18 were coming in strong and stable. So I guess a little tropo 7/31/2017 Curtis Sadowski IL 7-18 is working up there. At the same time, the much closer 8/5/2017 Bobby Newport LA 8-18 (70 miles away) Hampton Roads VHF channels 7 and 13 8/9/2017 Bob Timmerman IN 11-18 were nowhere to be seen. Go figure. 8/10/2018 Doug McAbee MI 6-18 8/10/2017 William Mitchell OH 10-20 8/10/2017 Henry Slade OH-N 8-18 And that’s all we have for this month. See you next time. Thanks everyone for your support of the WTFDA! -Mike SEPTEMBER 2017 ··· 2 ··· THE MAILBOX Douglas E. Smith 1389 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 TV News [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com September 2017 We have a massive number of repack-related channel changes this month. I'm dispensing with “Requests channel change from...” and simply typing “From”. Also, my word processor was upchucking with the massive tables so I'm afraid I've had to dispense with the state flags. Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 29 XHLGA-TDT Granted power reduction to 19.66kw/117m, 21-51-43/102-13-36 Alabama Berry 31 WSFG-LD From 38 Bessemer 14 WDBB From 18, 317kw/668m; granted Demopolis 17 WJMY-CD From 25, 12.5kw; granted Florence 2 WHDF From 14, 9.9kw; granted Homewood 21 WTTO From 28, 605kw/422m; granted Huntsville 18 WZDX From 41, 449kw/525m; granted Jacksonville 35 WEAC-CD From 34, 13kw; granted Louisville 30 WGIQ From 43, 702kw; granted Mobile 30 WEIQ From 41, 427kw/185m; granted Mount Cheaha 12 WCIQ From 7, 46kw/599m; granted Selma 25 WAKA From 42, 707kw/495m; granted Talladega 23 WOIL-CD From 47, 1.85kw; granted Tuskegee 18 WBMM From 22, 52kw/337m; granted Alaska Skagway 11 K11QE Requests conversion to digital; granted Arizona Flagstaff 48 K48GI License canceled Phoenix 20 KPAZ-TV Granted Special Temporary Authority to operate at less than 80% power Verde Valley 46 K46IL Converted to digital, 1.5kw Arkansas Bentonville 28 K48MR From 48, 10kw Fort Smith 6 KWFT-LP Granted converstion to digital from analog 34, 3kw Little Rock 14 KARZ-TV From 44, 525kw; granted Little Rock 18 KKYK-CD From 16, 15kw SEPTEMBER 2017 ··· 3 ··· TV NEWS Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Baja California Norte Isla de Cedros 23 XHIDC-TDT Granted power change to 750 watts/-65m, 28-05-32/115-11-19 Baja California Sur Bahía Asunción 27 XHBAB-TDT Granted power increase to 1.39kw/17m, 27-08-21/114-18-07 Guerrero Negro 24 XHGNB-TDT Granted power increase to 1.07kw/16m, 27-58-19/114-03-29 San Ignacio 22 XHSIB-TDT Granted power reduction to 930 watts/-101m, 27-17-33/112-54-38 California Chico 15 KBIT-LD From 50 Chico 20 KNVN From 24, 225kw/567m; granted Chico 36 KHSL-TV From 43, 170kw/462m; granted Eureka 14 K14QL From K10FS, 15kw, 40-43-42/123-58-17; granted Fresno 32 KVPT From 40; granted Fresno 35 KZMM-CD From 22; granted Fresno 40 KVPT Application for new 1kw auxiliary backup transmitter (pre-repack) Indio 27 KVER-CD From 41, 10.3kw; granted Los Angeles 7 KABC-TV Sharing host for KRCA Riverside (group 25) Los Angeles 45 KSFV-CD To share on KPOM-CD Ontario (group 21) Merced 19 KMPH-CD From 49, 2.06kw; granted Monterey 33 KSMS-TV To share on KDJT-CD Salinas (group 22) Ontario 27 KPOM-CD From 45, 360 watts; granted; sharing host for KSFV-CD Los Angeles (group 21) Palm Springs 2 KCWQ-LP License canceled (analog. Digital ch. 26 remains valid.) Paradise 17 KCVU From 20, 180kw/431m; granted Riverside 7 KRCA To share on KABC-TV Los Angeles (group 25) Riverside 10 KZSW-LD Requests power increase to 3kw; granted Sacramento 19 KMUM-CD From 31, 11.5kw; granted Sacramento 22 KSPX-TV From 48, 592kw/488m; granted Sacramento 24 KMAX-TV From 21, 630kw/613m; granted Salinas 28 KMMD-CD From 39, 12kw; granted Salinas 33 KDJT-CD Sharing host for KSMS-TV Monterey (group 22) San Bernardino 30 KSGA-LD Requests power increase to 15kw; granted. Also granted Special Temporary Authority to operate with these parameters pending Mexican concurrence. San Diego 19 KPBS From 30, 285kw/573m; granted San Diego 24 KBNT-CD From 25, 14.6kw; granted San Francisco 21 KCNZ-CD From 28, 12.8kw; granted; Call changed from KFTL-CD San Francisco 28 KBCW From 45, 790kw/490m; granted San Francisco 32 KCNS From 39, 960kw/518m; granted San Jose 20 KEXT-CD License cancelled San Luis Obispo 32 K50LZ From 50, 10.7kw; granted San Luis Obispo 41 KMMA-CD License cancelled San Mateo 27 KCSM-TV From 43, 334.5kw/518m; granted South Park 17 KRPE-LP Granted digital conversion from analog ch. 6, 9.5kw Visalia 22 KNXT From 50, 126kw/827m; granted Celaya Escárcega 27 XHECA-TDT Granted power change to 7.04kw/29m, 18-36-37/90-46-14 Escárcega 29 XHPEH-TDT Granted power change to 7.03kw/29m, 18-36-37/90-46-14 SEPTEMBER 2017 ··· 4 ··· TV NEWS Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Chiapas Comitán de Dominguez 30 XHCOM-TDT Granted power change to 8.34kw/85m, 16-15-22/92-08-49 Tapachula 30 XHTAP-TDT Granted power increase to 67.83kw/39m, 14-54-19/92-15-23 Tonala 30 XHTON-TDT Granted power change to 4.17kw/-172m, 16-05-43/93-45-11 Cd. Mexico Mexico 44 XEQ-TDT-n Three translators authorized to originate up to 25% of programming independently of main transmitter Colorado Boulder 32 KTFD-DT From 15, 395kw; granted Denver 16 KQDK-CD From 39, 560 watts; granted Denver 19 KTVD Granted Special Temporary Authority to operate at 3% power until part of their post-repack transmitter can be delivered, then at least 50% until the rest of the post-repack transmitter is available. Post-repack transmitter will operate on current channel 19 until KTVD's phase of the repack. Pueblo 21 KGHB-CD From 27, 11.5kw; granted Pueblo 28 KOAA-TV From 42, 664kw; granted Romeo 27 K47KC Granted Special Temporary Authority to operate here; bounced from 47 by T-Mobile. Promptly rendered moot by grant of ordinary permission to change channels. Connecticut Bridgeport 21 WEDW Sharing host for WZME (& WEDY but see below) (group 19) Bridgeport 21 WZME To share with WEDW (& WEDY but latter seems to have withdrawn) (group 19) Hartford 22 WUTH-CD From 47, 9.03kw; granted; Sharing host for WUVN (group 23) Hartford 22 WUVN To share on WUTH-CD (group 23) Hartford 36 WFSB Application for new backup transmitter, 80kw/223m; granted New Haven 21 WEDY To share with WEDW & WZME but appears to have been withdrawn Delaware Georgetown 42 WBOC-LD Requests power reduction to 9.1kw; granted; call changed from W42EI Seaford 24 WDPB From 44, 65.2kw/194m; granted District of Columbia Washington 30 WIAV-CD From 44, 15kw Florida Boca Raton 25 WBEC-TV From 40, 734kw; granted Fort Pierce 20 WTVX From 34, 725kw; granted Fort Walton Beach 14 WFGX From 50, 471kw/583m; granted Gainesville 8 WNBW-DT From 9; granted Gainesville 27 WYME-CD From 45, 10.5kw; granted Jacksonville 11 WJKF-CD From 12; granted Jacksonville 21 WJEB-TV From 44, 622kw; granted Leesburg 7 WACX From 40, 53.2kw; granted Miami 19 WSBS-CD From 50, 3.4kw; granted Miami 28 WHFT-TV From 46, 701kw; granted Miami 44 WLPH-CD License cancelled Naples 30 WWDT-CD From 43, 11.6kw; granted Orlando 34 WUCF-TV From 23, 1000kw; granted SEPTEMBER 2017 ··· 5 ··· TV NEWS Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Pensacola 24 WSRE From 31, 859kw/552m; granted St.