K b - e .l N C ~ Z ~_ ~ ~~~ ~~W o " `0 - 1 "fa~~° The Of~'icialh~-Publicationh~of the Worldwide TV-FM DX a ~ 4D ._. °<~~ a O Association c NOVEMBER 1995 o '~ ""' H~ C ° ~ ~ d I !~ Lzs m LAKE SUP RI R _ i t+7 ,~6 ~ CANADA ~=, t~ a~~~ ~g~ of ~+ A eo ~o _ ~ ~ ~ "°"~ i t ! : ~`~ ~ Cz f~ N ~~~, ~'~ ~~~~ ~ .~. ~ m :K C . ., i.~ ; S'G" 5 p ~~~ 4,~~ 4 c K7 ~ il' d ~ .k . ~ . m ~° ~~~ a~~~}A O . ~ ~ yC ~ z `~ _...- - f ~~^ 5 ~ s ~~~ . J ~. ~ ns ~ O ~r~ `~ ,~'~ f, l ~~~r HiiRE'N " ~ b"YI. ~ ~ ~ __~ ..b,A H i .-- i c ° . ~ O z a` '~' LAKE ,~r---~_ ~"`~ ~ ~!AICftiGAN `~ _ w.. .a .~+,a , _ - A~ v f u~rwr. k " ~ ""'^' is 4Y.Y1" t~ 5 "b"o~i IYpY , 1 ' , b§CpW Ai .^1X4 ' flknn ~W E~ ~ H "1" NIw.1 dEi~tfE I~E .~' _ v - Ilimln (Li "W. ~~ , CAUW ~ ~~_ yWn ' ' ~~ ,.,.~. a"". ~. c" .` - . ~ ~ uw a~a+~ rosce~ ~,y,u, n wu~~. ~qfC ~SU d8u "r ~~h Y .,.,i.a ~ _ ~Y ~ ~ ~. ~ "Pn (i}.. L1-R ~CAIW ~ P~w ' YAMQEE . .~ 9pu~ ~~ JGErnAW i t1i. pDB(~~.oN Ea.fb , e,~~ --~i MASON O"~ ~ 1kY". ~;Ju7VN ARENAC "cbf ~ ~uea w4 °~ bwo "w ~ d11.R ll"/yl N" _ 8win+ f ~/ OCEANA '~ ~. Wp " 8AV "," , M ~,,yy, yE~\ ".~ NUIgN 6~ ~~ , NEWAY~O ~" 5 "nlaa __ , U~ iSABEI:w ._~' WMKC 102 .9 F"" (906) 643-9494 FM WCKC 1 0 7 .1 (616) 775-1071 editor- GREG CONIGLIO WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION !r !r r 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE SERVING THE VHF-UHF DX ENTHUSIAST rj~/~ , ~ J WILLIMASVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 e mail coniglio~geog .buffalo.ed u THE VHF-UHF DIGEST IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX NOVEMBER 1995 TIP DEADLINE - The 10th ASSOCIATION, DEDICATED TO THE OBSERVATION AND STUDY OF THE Man of the items listed in this column are taken from the ublication : PROPAGATION OF LONG DISTANCE TELEVISION AND FM BROADCAST SIGNALS AT VHF AND UHF. W.T .F .D .A . IS GOVERNED BY A 90ARD OF DIRECTORS, TOM BRYANT, M Street .~ournal - 304 Park Ave. So. 7th Floor - New ~lork, NY 10010 GREG CONIGLIO, BRUCE HALL, DAVE JANOWIAK, AND BILL THOMPSON . PHONE (212) 473-4668, FAX (212) 473-4626 GA: KEY: granted amendment to table of FM PCc a power change (decrease) COMPTROLLER. DAVEJANOWIAK EDITORlPUBL1SHER : BILLTHOMPSON allocations PG>: potter change granted (increase) FM CONIGLIO &: satellite programming GE station was granted exension of a CP PG< poWer change granted (decrease) NEWS GREG CONVENTION CO-ORDINATOR : TOM BRYANT AF : new treq allocation accepted for filing TV SMITH GX. granted replacement of expired CP OC : frequency change for this station NEWS: DOUG PSB: BILL HEPBURN SATELLITES ; GEORGE JENSEN for a new FM license CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: TOM BRYANT, LC : filed for license to cover (for new stn .) DG : frequency change granted DANNY BUN?IN, GREG CONIGLIO, VICTOR CC : call change/new calls assigned MC . multiple-city legal ID FRANK, BILL HEPBURN, GEORGE W. JENSEN, JEFF KRUSZKA, TIM MCVEY, FRED RA : station rotums to the air CL : t:Ry of license change granted NC : na tdtange yel, on a reported RE : station roquests extension df a CP NORDQUIST, MATT SITTEL, DOUG SMITH, STEPHEN WEST, THOMAS J . YINGLING, JR . C0 new xmir co-ordinates pending grarrt/change . LAYOUT : BILL THOMPSON RX : station requests re-instatement of . COVER DESIGN BY: HARRY HAYES. CX : a CP has expired, and is cancelled ND: non-directional an expired CP C1,C2, etc : change in class status N0 : station ce not on the air SG : sbgan change or update FF-A T OR F MI .: Fortunately for the WTFDA, it's a 'feast'...well, at least a DA: diroctional ardenna NS : a neW station granted a license SI . station a silem OSA : one-step application nice menu from which to choose...as two bids are now in for our 1996 DE calls deleted, license returned to FCC XA : disimssed amendment to the table convention. FC : station format change NW : naW station signs on the air The fast came from a previous host, John Broomall of Woodstock, GA. John has PA : proposed amendment to change a FM alloptions table of allocations XC: station changes zmfr site several possible sites in mind-..all in north Georgia. The second proposal was PC> : a poWer change ;increase) XG Station granted a transmitter (zmtr) submitted by Jim Thomas of Fi. Collins, CO who would be assisted by Doug Allen site change Arizona : of Woodland Park, CO. Jim's meeting site is in Estes Park, CO at a facility similar Payson : KRIM 104 .3 FC to CHR // KBZR 103 9 AZ to the 195 meeting headquarters at Lake Placid. A complete description of both t .'NITEI~ ST;~T1~S Phoenix IQON 101 .5 FC to new rock, "The Zone j Pinetop "' 106 7 GA for class Ct sites and proposals will be published next month along with a ballot for you to St .Johns : 95 .7 GA for class C vote for your choice. Thanks to John and Jim for tossing their hats in the ALABAMA: Williams KVTF 96 .7 NO-RX (3rd) ring. window : "' 95 .1 AF Andalusia WWSF 98 .1 CC (ex WXCR) "Surf 98" t Birmingham : WLJR88 .5 NO-RX Yuma: KTTI 95 . NC to 100 kW, 1256 tt, GX BACKISSL7RS' If you read the 'MAILBOX"column last month you are already Chathom: "' 106 .1 AF ARKANSAS : aware that a limited number of "VFIF/CIHF DIGEST" Cordova : WFFN 95 .3 PG>5kW, 354 ft, Augusta : KABK 97.7 PG> 27 .9 kW, 649 tt, C2 back issues of the from XG :33-46-11 /87-12-06 XG : 35-22-53 / 91-31-30 December 1989 through August 1991 are available from John Ebeling. If you're E .&ewton : WZEW 95 .7 NO-GE(2nd) Bentonville : KFAY 98.3 CC (ex KOLZ) interested in adding these to Greenville : WKXN 95 .9 PG<2kW.903tt . Clarendon : KXRC 107.3 NO~X-DE your collection, please write him at 9209 Vincent XG : 31-57-53 -28, FC to urban Dardanelles KCJC 102.3 CC (ex KWKK), FC to country Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55341 . Be watching for more information WJIA /86-41Guntersville88 .5 NW .religion "KC 02" (swap wdh KCJC 100 9 Russellville) Ider : "' 98 .7 XA for class A Dumas : KXFE 106.9 OC trom 107 1 . now 25 kW, 258' regarding this topic. Mobile : WHIL 91 .3 inc . to 1066 ft, DA dass C England : KLRA 96 .5 NC to 10 .6 kW . 495 ft, RE XC : 30-41-20 -49 Fayetteville KBHG 89.3 NO-RX : WMFC /87-49Monroeville99 .3 adds Jones country (&) Gosnell : KAMJ 93 .9 CC(NS) JVF. W .MB .RS.- The WTFDA is always pleased when newcomers join our OrangeBch : WXAH105 N0-RE(4th) Little Rock : KYFX 99 .5 SG "Foxy 99 .5" ranks, but we've been negligent in letting the full membership know who's come Road "' 97.5.7Pike XA for dass A Marianna KAKJ 105 .3 NO-GX Prichard : 'NS 89 1 AF (Moody Bible tnst .) Mountain P ne : KTDX 101 .9 NO-RE on board. That situation will be rectified shortly when MAILBOX"is expanded Ramer : "' 97.5 XA for dass A MutreesborPineBiutl o :KMTB99 .5 SG "899.5"(urban AC) to include information about new members, Selma : WVCA105 .3 NO-CX-DE : KUAP 89 .7 NO-GE(3rd) former members who re-join, and Seward "' 105.9 AF Rogers : KAMO 94 .3 OSA to dass C2 . 25 1 kW, 692 ft current members who renew. Bill Thompson and Matt Sittel will be working Stevenson : WMXN101 .7 PCB 1 .8 kW Russellville : KWKK100 .9 C C(ex KCJC), FC to a/c Stamps : KZHE 100 .5 SG"fQ100"(satellitecountry) together to see that you're kept up to date. Texarkana : KYGL 106 .3 SG "Eagle 106.3" (dassic rock) Beth~e~~- KYKD 100.1 7 .7 kW . PG> dass C3 VanBuren : KLSZ 102 .7 adds WW1 AC(&)(Ft .Smith) Chevak : KCUK 88.1 NCto6kW(h),79tt,GX W.Helena : KCLT 104 .9 SG"DeftaForce"(urban)(also Digingham : KRUP .1 "WEB" PA . .: Our club is well represented in ham radio and professional 99 NW,country affec s KAKJ 105 .3 Marianna) Fairbanks : KIRK 102.5 adds After Midnight Wynne : fCWYN 92 .5 SG "Country 92 5" broadcast forums throughout the Internet; and ti's no secret that many of our newer Fairbanks : KWLF 98.1 adds SMN Fiot AC (8) members learned about the WTFDA on the 'information highway'. In this age of Palmer : KEEN 95.5 NO-CX-DE(RX) AR¢oNa : cyber-surfers it seems appropriate to increase both our visibility and accessibility Arizona City KONZ106.3 OG to 106 .5, 6 kW, 292 h by starting a web site . Any comments regarding this proposed recruiting strategy XG : 32-50-04 / 111-38-15 w Bisbee : 'NS 90.1 47w, 2247 ft . should be directed to Greg Coniglio. You'll find his address at the top of the FM Chinle : KFXR 107.3 LC NEWS"column . We're also in the process of working out Eagar : KTHO 92.5 LC agreements with at least FountainHills :'NS 89.1 AF FM three other dx-related clubs to begin a long term series of cross-promotion box' Globe : KRXS 97.3 NO-RE(3rd) ads. There Green Vly : KEKO 92 .1 FC to new rock (Tuscon) will be no charge for this space which will be used for general Parker KVQ 99.3 CC (ex KMDX) 2 formation about the WTFDA as well as for publicizing special events.