NEW VUD EDITOR NEEDED The Magazine for TV and FM DXers September 2018 KEEP THOSE DX REPORTS COMING! The Official Publication of the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association INSIDE THIS VUD CLICK TO NAVIGATE 02 Mailbox 18 FM News 35 Rural Broadband 03 TV News 23 Southern FM DX 37 WKAR w/ ATSC 3.0 14 FM Facilities 25 Northern FM DX 38 WRDE-LD in MD Sold DX REPORTS FROM: Mike Bugaj (CT), Russ Edmunds (PA), Doug Smith (TN) 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, JIM THOMAS AND MIKE BUGAJ. Editor and publisher: Ryan Grabow Treasurer wtfda.org/info Webmaster: : Keith McGinnis Tim McVey Forum Site Administrator: Chris Cervantez Editorial Staff: Jeff Kruszka, Keith McGinnis, Fred Nordquist, Nick Langan, Doug Smith, John Zondlo and Mike Bugaj SEPTEMBER 2018 RECENT MAIL Here are some comments from WTFDAer Gary Olson regarding our recent survey. Gary writes “I am attaching the survey you recently sent out. As a matter of explanation, I was active in the AIPA and participated in its revitalization as WTFDA. I stopped DXing many years ago due to the demands of my work and time for family. I retired to Sarasota, Florida 20 years ago to a location which probably would have been great for TV DX except I had other interests and found when I tried a little DXing the whole spectrum had changed with many translators and different classes of stations making everything very different. I get the VUD mainly to hear from and about other DXers (present but mostly past) and what they are doing with the hobby.” Gary would like to see more member news and the consolidation of DX reports in the VUD. Well, we once had separate TV DX columns for East and West but had to consolidate them when there weren’t enough reports to keep the Western TV DX column running. TV DX won’t get any easier after the repack and FM is suffering because of band congestion, so it’s possible that even FM reports could be consolidated. It could happen. And it’s possible that DX reports could all disappear from the VUD if people don’t send them in. Such are the times we live in. SEPTEMBER 2018 ··· 2 ··· THE MAILBOX Douglas E. Smith 1389 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 TV News [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com September 2018 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Alabama Alexander City 16 W16DV From W38EI, 15kw, 32-56-47/85-56-33; granted Andalusia 32 WAAO-LD From 40, 14.2kw; granted Enterprise 14 WZBJ-LD From 41, 15kw, 30-55-12/85-44-30; granted (site is near Bethlehem, Fla.) Huntsville 32 WMJN-LD From 29, 15kw, 34-44-12/86-31-58; site from Somerville; granted Montgomery 16 WALE-LD From 17; granted Montgomery 36 WDSF-LD From 19; granted Moody 13 WBMG-LD From 38, 1kw, 33-49-33/86-26-46; site near Oneonta; granted Alaska Anchorage 17 KACN-LD From 38, 100 watts, 61-09-38/149-51-26; granted Anchorage 23 K23OF From K45HQ; granted Ninilchick 35 K35NZ From K39AA, 15kw; granted Arizona Chloride 25 K25PJ From K42CQ; granted East Flagstaff 26 K26NG Moved from K39FC, 610 watts Globe 26 K26OD From K48NH; granted Kingman 18 K18LZ From K41FT, 1.26kw Kingman 33 K33OD From K49GE, 1kw Meadview 21 K21NQ From K38GR; granted Parks 20 K20ML Moved from K47GQ, 575 watts Payson 34 K34PG From K38LW, 3kw, 34-17-15/111-11-34; granted Peach Springs 36 K36PE From K42CP; granted Prescott 25 K25OM Moved from K39IT, 973 watts Verde Valley 31 K31NF From K46IL, 2.26kw; granted Williams 41 K41JE License canceled Yuma 13 KSWT Requests STA for 77% power due to transmitter failure; granted Yuma 24 K39KW Requests STA for this channel Arkansas Hot Springs 38 K38OS OFF July 27th pending construction of permanent facility Little Rock 15 K27JP From 27 DISMISSED, not displaced by a full-power or Class A so not eligible to move in this window. SEPTEMBER 2018 ··· 3 ··· TV NEWS Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Baja California Sur Bahia de Tortugas 21 XHBTB-TDT Granted power increase to 800 watts/6m California Bakersfield 4 K04SB From K46II; granted Chalfant Valley 23 K23OG From K39KE; granted Chalfant Valley 25 K25PK From K41KZ; granted Chalfant Valley 28 K28PM From K43LV; granted Fort Bragg 8 KQSL Seeks to convert to DTS, adding second site southwest of Hopland: 1kw/428m, 38-55-00/123-08-34 Fremont 26 KTVU-DRT From 48, 2.15kw; granted Fresno 29 KMSG-LD From 39; granted Paradise 16 K16LP Moved from K49CT, 2.54kw Porterville 9 KVVG-LD From 51, 2.3kw; granted Rancho Palos Verdes 30 KXLA Requests STA for 670kw/900m (HAAT approximate), 39-44- 05/121-48-59; interim post-repack facility pending construction of permanent facility; granted Redding 10 KMCA-LD Requests power increase to 125 watts, 40-34-30/122-21-52 Ridgecrest 25 K25PL From K45GQ; granted Ridgecrest 26 KZGN-LD From 42, 100 watts, 35-37-25/117-40-21; amendment from 1kw Ridgecrest 27 K27NX From K39HT, 650 watts; granted San Francisco 6 NEW Requests STA for experimental station 250kw/108m, 37-47- 35/122-24-51. Almost certain to be dismissed. San Francisco 32 KCNS From 39, 500kw/364m (aux); granted San Mateo 43 KPJK Call changed from KCSM-TV San Rafael 8 KDAS-LD From 48, 500 watts, 37-55-43/122-35-15 Santa Maria 20 KWSM-LD From 32; granted South Yreka 34 K47DV STA for this channel dismissed, unnecessary Vista 30 KHAX-LP Requests STA for this channel, T-Mobile. Cannot move until KPBS moves to ch. 19 in April 2019. ANALOG station. Chiapas (7 sites) 44 XHTTG-TDT “Shadows”, on-channel translators of Tuxtla Gutiérrez station, canceled. Main transmitter remains valid. (13 sites) 48 XHSBB-TDT “Shadows”, on-channel translators of San Cristobal station, canceled. Main transmitter remains valid. Colima Manzanillo 21 XHDR-TDT Granted power reduction to 12.47kw/85m Manzanillo 31 XHNCI-TDT Granted power reduction to 12.05kw/85m & repack move from ch. 39 Colorado Alamosa 36 KENY-LD From 39; granted Anton 29 K29LP From K50LP; granted Crested Butte 29 K29AH From K43AH; granted; see text Denver 4 KHDE-LD From 50, 3kw, 40-05-59/104-54-04; granted Denver 36 KDVR From 32, 1000kw/291m; granted Glenwood Springs 32 K32NO From K45KC, 39-33-42/107-19-01; granted Haxtun 36 K36JJ From K43JJ; granted Julesburg 34, K34JH, From K47JH, 35 K35IN K49IN; granted Manitou Springs 4 K04RY From K47FJ, 500 watts, 38-53-46/104-47-55; granted Paonia 6 K06HZ Granted conversion to digital Sapinero 28 K28EF From K48EF; granted Yuma 33 K33CG From K40CG, 500 watts; granted SEPTEMBER 2018 ··· 4 ··· TV NEWS Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Connecticut New Haven 21 WTXX-LD From 34, 1000kw/220m, 41-03-10/73-33-47; to share on WEDW Bridgeport; CL from Springfield, Mass. New Haven 45 WEDY From 41, 490kw/505m, 41-42-13/72-49-55; to share on WEDH Hartford Delaware Dover 27 WEVD-LD From 3, 10.2kw, 39-11-08/75-29-26 Georgetown 42 WBOC-LD Power increased to 15kw, 38-30-18/75-38-36 (Sharptown) Durango Durango 29 XHMTDU- New station on the air. Approximate coordinates 24-01-16/104-41- TDT 05; HAAT approx. 4m. 6.1 Multimedios; 6.2 Milenio; 6.3 Teleritmo. Guadalupe Victoria 45 XHGVH-TDT Power increase canceled, remains at old facilities San Pedro 25 XHSPC-TDT Power increase canceled, remains at old facilities Florida Boynton Beach 18 WXEL-TV Moved from 27 on Aug. 22nd, 1000kw/309m, 25-57-31/80-12-43; CL from West Palm Beach; sharing on WPBT Miami Destin 35 WDES-CD OFF Aug. 13th pending construction of post-repack facility on ch. 22 Jacksonville 25 WFEO-LD Requests power reduction to 750 watts, 30-16-35/81-33-50; site from Gainesville Jacksonville 34 WCWJ Granted STA for interim pre-repack facility pending replacement of tower & antenna for post-repack. 675Kw/300m, 30-16-36/81-33-57 Jacksonville 42 WJXT Granted STA for interim pre-repack facility pending replacement of tower & antenna for post-repack. 976Kw/264m, 30-16-36/81-33-57 Jupiter 5 W05DH From W47DW, 3kw, 26-56-17/80-04-16; CL from Vero Beach; granted Miami 3 W43CB STA dismissed, unnecessary Miami 18 WURH-CD Moved from 25, 1000kw/209m, 25-57-31/80-12-43; sharing on WPBT Miami 51 WLMF-LD OFF Aug. 15th, T-Mobile Naples 36 WZDT-LD Granted digital conversion from analog 39, 15kiw, 26-30-19/81-51-07 Panama City 30 W30EC From W45DJ; granted Panama City 34 W34FF Granted conversion from analog W40BU, 15kw Tallahassee 21 WBXT-LD From 43, 15kw; granted Wabasso 45 W45DT Power reduced to 560 watts Georgia Albany 23 WQDU-LD OFF Aug. 13th pending construction of permanent facility Albany 38 W38EM OFF Aug. 13th pending construction of permanent facility Athens 35 WUVG-DRT New station granted, 13.5kw, 33-59-35/83-24-55 Augusta 25 WQEP-LD OFF Aug. 14th pending construction of permanent facility Augusta 27 WDYH-LD OFF Aug. 14th pending construction of permanent facility Cleveland 28 WDWW-LD Returned to the air April 2nd Dublin 21 W21DA OFF Aug.