Feb. 28, 2017, 8:21 p.m. Ed...let t-storm games begin :-) Tornado watch for SW MO de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2017, 6:02 p.m. WQLN Erie is going to 27. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 28, 2017, 4:34 p.m. I will be glad when the tropo season finally returns (IF it ever does). Tropo has been awful here for about two years now de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2017, 4:34 p.m. I don't think the Hepburn tropo forecast for today is going to reach my area, winds are 20-30 mph, with gusts de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2017, 4:16 p.m. WJET and WFXP Erie, PA will both remain on separate UHF channels after the repacking. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 27, 2017, 5:24 p.m. We're gonna have another go at bad wx Tues / Wed... wx service says "we're all gonna die." :-( de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2017, 12:42 a.m. [22:56] Turned out to be much ado about nothing. About a 1 1/2 minutes of heavy wind-driven rain, a few rumbles of thunder (no close strikes), then steady light rain w/ no wind. Temp driopped from 63 to 45 now, maybe a bit of snow later. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 25, 2017, 11:17 p.m. Now you know what it's like to live here. :-( Good luck. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2017, 10:56 p.m. Severe thunderstorm thunderstorm bearing down on me. 70 mph winds!!! Powering down. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 25, 2017, 9:43 p.m. OK Ed, Thanks. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 25, 2017, 9:41 p.m. NC has been fairly easy... It's SC that was so difficult. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2017, 9:36 p.m. It's in the wire... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2017, 9:18 p.m. So several NC DTV's have made it o/ the mountains. Do you recall which ones? de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 25, 2017, 9:18 p.m. I can send you the DTV log... It's in 'Notepad' format... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2017, 9:17 p.m. Right now, no. In the past... I have DTVs from 9 different COL's in NC de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2017, 8:41 p.m. Ed... just curious. Do you have DTV tropo from North Carolina? de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 24, 2017, 5:31 p.m. Thanks, Guys... it is my new Tr DX record at 925.8704 (I'm gonna call it 926) miles. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 3:51 p.m. Way to go on Mexico Ed! de WRH ON FN03

Feb. 24, 2017, 1:37 p.m. Nice Ed... does that surpass your WDAY Fargo tropo distance record? de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 24, 2017, 11:57 a.m. Great catches, Ed. Congrats on XHOR! de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 24, 2017, 10:27 a.m. Ms 105.7 KPNT Collinsville, IL 682 mi., transmitter in MO, RDS @ 0643z calls & Rock, re-log de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 24, 2017, 10:24 a.m. Tr KALB 35/5 Alexandria LA 462 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 10:07 a.m. Tr KBTX 50/3 Bryan TX 613 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 7:28 a.m. Tr KPXJ 21 Minden LA 422 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 7:05 a.m. Tr KENS 39/5 San Antonio 770 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 6:44 a.m. Tr KLTS 24 Shreveport LA 422 mi "LPBHD" de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 6:26 a.m. Tr KVDA 38/60 San Antonio 768 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 6:25 a.m. Tr KHCE 16/23 San Antonio 768 mi "TBN" de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 6:12 a.m. Tr KFXK 31/51 Longview TX 485 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 6:06 a.m. Tr KXAN 21/36 Austin 699 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 6 a.m. Tr KEYE 43/42 Austin 700 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 5:58 a.m. Tr KVUE 33/24 Austin 700 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 5:57 a.m. Tr KABB 30/29 San Antonio 769 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 5:52 a.m. Tr KTAL 15/6 Texarkana 415 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 5:27 a.m. Tr KTRE 9 Lufkin TX 520 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 5:07 a.m. Tr KHTX-LD 21 Huntsville TX 583 mi DTV #784 de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 4:48 a.m. Tr KIBN-LD 14 Lufkin TX 521 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 4:36 a.m. Thanks Chris... Cool, eh? :-) de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 4:32 a.m. Tr KAVU 15/25 Victoria TX 745 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 4:31 a.m. Looks like XHOR is only 117 kw. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 24, 2017, 4:15 a.m. [02:48} Way to go, Ed!!! de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 24, 2017, 3:39 a.m. Tr KMLU 11 Columbia LA 380 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 3:36 a.m. Tr KXLN 45 Rosenberg TX 646 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 3:29 a.m. Tr KTXH 19/20 Houston 646 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 2:48 a.m. Yup, it's a good one... First Mex Tr DTV... #783 in the log de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 2:40 a.m. Tr XHOR 33/7 Matamoros (I think) 925+ mi (if it is)... gotta research this a little more... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 2:17 a.m. Tr KBTV 40/4 Port Arthur TX 559 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2017, 1:51 a.m. Tr KVHP 30/29 Lake Charles LA 538 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 23, 2017, 11:37 p.m. Tr KTVE 27/10 El Dorado AR 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 23, 2017, 10:05 p.m. I notified the RF eng. I know at local Tribune DTVs WXIN/WTTV/WTTK about WTLW. His reply: "We�ll see how that works out for them. Let me know if you ever pull them in. Low VHF goes a long way; the enemy to them is terrestrial noise." So true. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2017, 9:53 p.m. Lol Steve... I think I've talked to that woman :-) de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 23, 2017, 9:52 p.m. Anyone seen any ads / info on new DTV converter boxes? I'm gonna go check Solid Signal's web-page... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 23, 2017, 9:49 p.m. Ed, so true. I once called local WISH to report an issue with sister WIIH-LD 8. The lady on the other end of the line had no idea that station existed! I explained to her that it did..... :) de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2017, 9:33 p.m. I've found, most of the people who answer the phone at TV stations know absolutely nothing about the station they work for. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 23, 2017, 8:20 p.m. WTLW Lima Ohio is moving to channel 2!! de ANdrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 23, 2017, 7:21 p.m. I would expect the licencee/top management to get repacking info from FCC. Engineers make it happen, but may not be told right away. I suspect some of the licencees are not even located in the market. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 23, 2017, 7:03 p.m. The engineers of WKBN and WFMJ Youngstown are both in the dark too. They know nothing about the spectrum auction regarding their stations. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 23, 2017, 6:26 p.m. I emailed owners of local LDTV's, they replied *FCC has not notified them if they will have to move* de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 23, 2017, 6:25 p.m. Ditto on engineer knowledge of results of the spectrum auction here also. I emailed local engineers, all replied *corporate will tell them when they are ready* de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 23, 2017, 3:38 p.m. I'm still waiting to hear back from TCT (WRLM) and WOUB/WOUC, but I'm not getting much information from anyone. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 23, 2017, 1:43 p.m. I contacted two engineers I know in Indy. Both replied that is up to corporate. Kind of like in Get Smart, "The Cone of Silence." de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2017, 1:29 p.m. I've been emailing the engineers at my local DTVs, but I haven't gotten any answers regarding the spectrum auction. They don't know, aren't saying, or they don't have a clue what the spectrum auction is. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 23, 2017, 11:45 a.m. Ms 105.7 WGRK Greensburg, KY 489 miles, RDS at 0519z, PI: 6644, PTY: Country, (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 22, 2017, 4:06 p.m. KDSM just popped up at Rogersville MO a few minutes ago (east of Springfield), dxer buddy lives there de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 22, 2017, 4:03 p.m. Tr KDSM 16/17, Des Moines, IA 322 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2017, 3:22 p.m. Tr Tulsa OK dtv's booming in @ 153 mi. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 22, 2017, 3:22 p.m. Tr KTEN 26/10 Ada OK 268 mi., haven't seen them for several months de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 22, 2017, 1:08 p.m. Tr 101.9 CKFX North Bay, ON, North Bay ads & News, 216 mi de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 22, 2017, 12:51 p.m. Tr WDAF 34/4, KTAJ 21/16 & KSHB 42/41, Kansas City, MO mkt. 383-386 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2017, 12:04 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2017, 11:58 a.m. Tr WEAU 38/13, Eau Claire, WI 326 mi. from IL DX site via autologger @ 08:13. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2017, 11:57 a.m. Tr WHLA 30/31, La Crosse, WI 291 mi. from IL DX site via autologger @ 09:07. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2017, 11:55 a.m. Tr WHRM 24/20, Wausau, WI 314 mi. from IL DX site via autologger @ 11:21. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2017, 6:29 a.m. Tr 162.500 WWF-70 Gaylord, MI - 281 mi - de WRH ON FN03

Feb. 22, 2017, 4:12 a.m. Tr 104.7 WKJC Tawas City, MI, "KJC Country", Good Signal. 238 mi de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 22, 2017, 4:07 a.m. Tr 99.7 WUGN Midland, MI ,"myflr.org", 274 mi de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 22, 2017, 1:25 a.m. The APRS map is starting to look good... de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2017, 11:38 p.m. Curious how much of the US is forecast for fog? They have dense fog forecast tonight/tomorrow morning for MO also de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 21, 2017, 10:25 p.m. WKSU 89.7 was in here for most of yesterday. de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2017, 9:59 p.m. Jon, I had a few Buffalo DTVs last night. So it was extending up in your territory. The good tropo seems much less frequent east of here compared to west. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 21, 2017, 9:39 p.m. I looked at the weather maps and the fog is going to extend from here into MI. de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2017, 9:27 p.m. Fog predicted from 8 PM to 11 AM here. Maybe it will bring in some tropo. de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2017, 9:21 p.m. Chris, Jon... the forecast doesn't look that great for you guys. You gotta move out to a spot in the Midwest (tropo alley). de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 21, 2017, 6:32 p.m. Hopefully it will move east... de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2017, 5:25 p.m. That Red blob has been real persistent o/WI/IA. Need that here. Right now it's a "red blob drought" here in Hudson Valley. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 21, 2017, 4:25 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. Red-orange blob moving closer. Some sigs picking up. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 21, 2017, 3:04 a.m. I just found out that WNEO is moving to RF 29. Due to WNEO's location, none of the Cleveland, Akron, or Youngstown DTVs can be adjacent on 28 or 30. And most of the Pittsburgh DTVs cannot be on 28 or 30 either, except WTAE and WPCB. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 21, 2017, 3:02 a.m. Jim, it lists every possible channel in which there may be an interference issue. There's cochannel, and +/- adjacent channel. An "X" indicates it won't work. You can look up any particular channel by replacing the facility ID in the HTML address. Facility IDs can be found for all channels on a RabbitEars TV query. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 21, 2017, 2:06 a.m. Re 18:27 - I don't even understand how Trip's repack checker works! de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 20, 2017, 11:08 p.m. Tr 90.1 WUCX Bay City, MI, MI News Headlines, 225 mi de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 20, 2017, 8:18 p.m. Here's the web address: https://www.facebook.com/WesternReservePublicMedia/?fref=ts Then first visitor post from Timothy Blanks. Read first response from Western Reserve PBS de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 20, 2017, 7:37 p.m. Chris, I still can't find it. I checked their Facebook page, but I'm just not seeing it. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 7:16 p.m. Oh sorry, I didn't see you mentioned it was on their Facebook. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 7:14 p.m. Chris, where are you finding that on the Western Reserve PBS page??? de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 6:27 p.m. Wow, thanks for finding that out Chris!! That's good to know. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 6:27 p.m. Chris, here is a link to a useful tool on Trip's website. It shows any interference issues that may occur. Here is WBGU, but you can edit the facility ID number in the web address and play around with it... https://www.rabbitears.info/repackcheck1511.php?fid=6568&ch1=22 de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 6:27 p.m. From the Western Reserve Facebook Page: "WNEO Channel 45 is assigned to repack to Channel 29 and WEAO Channel 49 will repack to Channel 24" de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 20, 2017, 6:24 p.m. I doubt WSFJ and WJET are going to remain on 24. I'm predicting WQLN will go to 24, and maybe WWHO will go to 24. The FCC will do a lot of reshuffling. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 6:19 p.m. [18:04] Could be. I wonder if WSFJ and WJET are staying on 24. Spacing is kind of tight. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 20, 2017, 6:04 p.m. I heard that my local blowtorch WEAO may be moving to RF 24. I still can't verify if the source is credible or not. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 5:29 p.m. My only TN DTV logs here are the three RF-5's, are all via E-skip: WTVF, WCYB, WMC, . I don't think that'll change. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 20, 2017, 5:08 p.m. [15:37] Since 2001, I've seen very little from there in Indy. Logged WCYB 5 during pre-trans. on ch. 28, but never a decode on 5. Finally got WJHL 11, Aug. '15. Most frequent is WEMT 38/39. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 20, 2017, 4:56 p.m. WBNA was a surprise. Tower is shorter & 20 some mi. south of the others in IN, plus a DA w/strongest signal south. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 20, 2017, 4:47 p.m. [15:30] Besides WBXX, the other "south" DTVs were along the Ohio River (E'ville, L'ville & Cincy) de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 20, 2017, 4:39 p.m. Chris, that's true. I would've thought Johnson City would be my easiest captures from TN, but instead, I've logged two DTVs from Nashville already. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 4:04 p.m. [15:37] Funny thing about DTV DX, it's the surprises NOT on your wish list that you often log. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 20, 2017, 3:37 p.m. I have a couple DTVs on my wish list from Johnson City TN, but they never appear. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 3:30 p.m. Steve, I've been trying really hard to get long-haul tropo from the south. The farthest I'm seeing is WVAH Huntington WV. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 2:40 p.m. Tr WBNA 8/21, Louisville, KY 205 mi. from IL DX site. New log. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 20, 2017, 2:29 p.m. Tr 104.7 WKJC Tawas City, MI, "KJC Country 104.7", 238 mi de Jon ON FN03

Feb. 20, 2017, 2:23 p.m. Steve, the forecast for Wednesday morning looks good. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 12:41 p.m. Nice new catch, Andrew. WBXX just popped up briefly again. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 20, 2017, 12:30 p.m. Tr WTAE-LD 22/4 Pittsburgh, PA @ 97 miles *NEW* log #226 de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 20, 2017, 11:59 a.m. Tr WBXX 20/20, Crossville, TN 359 mi. from IL DX site via autologger around 10:55. In several minutes. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 20, 2017, 5:11 a.m. Gw W265DL 100.9 Dover/New Philadelphia @ 39 miles (NEW translator for 1450 WJER) de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2017, 5:30 p.m. Tr WBNS 21/10 Columbus 366 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 5:24 p.m. Tr WOSU 38/34 Columbus OH 378 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 4:49 p.m. Tr WQAD 38/8 Moline IL 326 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 4:48 p.m. Tr WESV-LD 40 Chicago 350 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 4:40 p.m. Tr WSTR 33/64 Cincinnati 270 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 4:21 p.m. Tr WANE 31/15 Fort Wayne 343 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:53 p.m. Tr WDTN 50/2 Dayton OH 303 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:41 p.m. Tr WTVS 43/56 Detroit 479 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:39 p.m. Tr WPTA 24/21 Fort Wayne 344 mi Over Local WQTV de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:24 p.m. Tr WISE 18/33 Fort Wayne 344 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:21 p.m. Tr WNDU 42/16 South Bend 351 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:18 p.m. Tr WNIT 35/34 South Bend IN 352 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:10 p.m. Tr WFWA 40/39 Fort Wayne 344 mi "PBS39HD" de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:06 p.m. Tr WIPB 23/49 Muncie IN 280 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 3:01 p.m. Tr WYCC 21/20 Chicago 350 mi... Move ants a little... WFYI 21/20 Indy 245 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 2:56 p.m. Tr WRTV 25/6 Indy 245 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 2:52 p.m. Long, slow fades on Chicago stns... A few sub-d's I suspect are S-WI de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 2:42 p.m. Tr WNEO 45/45, Alliance, OH 350 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 2:41 p.m. Tr WKBN 41/27, Youngstown, OH 365 mi. from IL DX site. Thru local WICD. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 2:11 p.m. Tr WFMJ 20/21, Youngstown, OH 365 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 2:03 p.m. Tr WKYC 17/3 & WQHS 34/61, Cleveland, OH 312 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 1:46 p.m. Tr WPWR 51/50 Gary IN 351 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 1:32 p.m. Tr WCIU 27/26 Chicago 351 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Tr WGBO 38/66 Joliet IL 353 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 1:29 p.m. Tr WLS 44/7 Chicago 350 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 1:25 p.m. Tr WRLM 47/47, Canton, OH 329 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 1:23 p.m. Tr WFLD 31/32 Chicago 350 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2017, 12:45 p.m. Tr WCMH 14/4, Columbus, OH 245 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 12:44 p.m. Tr WEAO 50/49, Akron, OH 313 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 12:31 p.m. Tr WDLI 49/17, Canton, OH 315 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 12:30 p.m. Tr WVPX 23/23, Akron, OH 316 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2017, 12:28 p.m. Tr WEWS 15/5, Cleveland, OH 311 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 17, 2017, 5:42 p.m. Wow... I'm fairly certain that Youngstown Ohio DTVs will be offered tons of cash to go away too. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 17, 2017, 5:17 p.m. PBS WVTA-24/41 rural Vermont, gets $56M (33.6% of opening price) to go dark. Vermont PBS plans to upgrade other stations to fill in the coverage. I have never been able to log WVTA here in Poughkeepsie. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 17, 2017, 5:08 p.m. WBIN 35/50 Derry, NH, a puny 7kw "full power" station, is going dark, getting $68M in the auction (a healthy 26% of "opening price". WBIN was purchased 5 years ago for $9M. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 17, 2017, 1:19 a.m. I guess they decided to go with the larger payout and crappier channel. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 17, 2017, 1:18 a.m. Read my post from 2/15 15:36. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 17, 2017, 1:14 a.m. Hurray!!!... bust out the champagne and ladies... party at my house for all DXers!! de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 17, 2017, 12:24 a.m. WUAB-28 Lorain, OH will be going off the air and pairing up with with WOIO-10 Shaker Heights as a result of the Spectrum Auction.. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 10:01 p.m. Tr sub-d WHBF 4 pilot (66.31) Rock Island IL 340 mi... sig pops up to abt S-5 on R-7000 rx de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 9:07 p.m. This Hispanic population in the Cleveland DMA is very low. It doesn't even rank in the nation's top 60 urban areas for Hispanics. It may be a good idea for WQHS to sell. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 9:05 p.m. Chris, I know my local blowtorch WDLI 49/17 used to be on RF 39, but they switched to 49 and increased power from 200 kW to 900. They were able to prove that the interference they'd cause would be low even though WNWO and WTAP are both MUCH less than 150 miles. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 8:46 p.m. By the way, while there seem to be many full 1 MegW DTV's elsewhere, they're rare here... Only 8 in NY State (w/tons of DTV's), including my two locals. Two of them I've never logged or seen sub-decode: WUTV-14, WFXV-27. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 8:44 p.m. [16:16] Specified DTV co-channel spacing is supposed to be around 150 miles. But with current repacking, FCC is trying to maintain about 99% of coverage area... and if that can be accomplished with closer spacing, it will be done. That will often be the case if lower ERP's than 1 MegW. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 8:37 p.m. [16:22] Lack of $$ by bidding wireless companies is what saved channels 30-36. Stations will be effectively packed, but not quite like sardines unless that is already the case (i.e. Wasington to Boston). de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 8:32 p.m. Uniivision is likely pairing up in markets where they own 2 stations.. such as NYC WXTV-40 and WFUT-30. I doubt they'd give up their single signal is Cleveland... but perhaps they'd pair up with a WKYC or WJW. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 7:41 p.m. I'm making a prediction... my local TCT affiliate WRLM 47 moves to low-VHF and uses the auction proceeds to buy a private jet. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 7:18 p.m. Univision made $376 million from the auction. I sure hope that means my local WQHS goes away. Cleveland doesn't have nearly as many Hispanics as other DMAs. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 7:10 p.m. Perhaps with the $$$$ that's flying around in the auction will produce fewer channels with better quality programming rather than tons of garbage. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 4:26 p.m. I think the cramming of DTVs will end up looking like the closely-spaced channel 31s in Scranton/NYC/Philadelphia/Hartford/Boston. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 4:22 p.m. Many broadcasters are saying that the spectrum auction didn't offer as much $$$ as they were expecting, so be prepared for many to stay on the air and be packed like sardines. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 4:21 p.m. Long-haul DTV tropo may become a lot more difficult too. All DXable channels leftover will be taken by markets 100 miles away, and it will be tough to get anything to hop over. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 4:17 p.m. And once the final channels are announced, the LDs will take over any DXable channels leftover. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 4:16 p.m. I'm concerned that the FCC may go a bit too wild with packing channels together like sardines. I already know of a specific local that will be 120 miles away from another co-channel full-power. Unless I have any locals go off the air or share, this will be really bad for DXing. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 16, 2017, 2:59 p.m. Tr KARZ 44/42 Little Rock 265 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 2:38 p.m. ... then it ran as WAZE 20/19 DTV. It's license was pulled but it continued to operate for several months w/o any license. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 2:32 p.m. I used to have a local 19 analog WLCN Madisonville, KY.... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 1:33 p.m. Tr FM band jammed full on my "People's Republic of Electronics" rx w 30in wire vert ant 3ft AGL de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 1:17 p.m. Ed, someone else out that way will likely end up on rf-19, maybe even Sprngfield's KYTV-44. Of course, you might also get a rf-19 in your backyard. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 1:13 p.m. Tr clutter... WKRN 27/2 Nashville 100 mi... w ant aimed west de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 1:02 p.m. It'll be sad to see ex KSPR now KGHZ go... It's been one of my propagation 'bench-mark' chs... 250 mi to Spr, MO de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 12:57 p.m. I guess I'd better get used to looking for the multi-virtual chs from now on.... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 12:55 p.m. Thanks Chris... Just looked thru the ch list and found the 3-2 "KYWX" and the 33-2 "KYCW" de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 12:45 p.m. Ed, yes, Rabbit Ears shows KGHZ rf19 Springfield is 15.1 Ant-TV, 3.2 Westher Nation, 33.2 KYCW (CW). This station is slated to go off the air this Spring. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 16, 2017, 12:41 p.m. Just the one 15-1 sub-ch... Could it be K19JU-D Poplar Bluff, MO ? de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 16, 2017, 12:31 p.m. Tr 19/15 w "ANT-TV" bmg west... Is this what KSPR is now, or is it something else? de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 15, 2017, 4:27 p.m. Steve, I don't want to wait that long. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 15, 2017, 3:49 p.m. Auction/repacking tell-all announcement in April. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/101536/fcc-to-announce-auction-winners-in-april de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 15, 2017, 3:36 p.m. Chris, I had the same idea regarding my two locals owned by Raycom... WOIO 10/19 and WUAB 28/43. My thought was that WOIO would leave RF 10, which is very bad and suffers from interference from CFPL. It's also nulled to the NE and is very weak, so pairing with WUAB would help. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 15, 2017, 3:11 p.m. [14:37} My error... I was confusing Sinclair with Scripps. Maybe WRGB/WCWN will pair up. It would be smart for WRGB to get off ch 6 and become UHF... and get a few $M to do it. They already simulcast on subs. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 15, 2017, 2:37 p.m. Chris, Sinclair made $313 million, so how do you know that nothing will happen to WRGB and WCWN? de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 15, 2017, 1:54 p.m. [19:28] I just realized my locals WRGB-6 and WCWN-43 are Sinclair stations. So they'll be staying on. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 15, 2017, 3:22 a.m. [02:00] Thanks Steve. Interesting, but nothing on markets of primary interest: NYC, Hartford & Springfield, Albany, Boston, Philly. Looking forward to more info. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 15, 2017, 2 a.m. Repacking info about several public DTVs https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aguZjdAo2On8B2cUUtyroLjBwXvKVjvJre-XdH4yaZo/edit#gid=0 de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 14, 2017, 7:28 p.m. Scripps also owns WKBW-38 Buffalo (andmany more stations). I don't think they have any stations in my area. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 14, 2017, 6:48 p.m. Scripps isn't making any money from the auction. My local WEWS is owned by Scripps, so I would assume this means that they won't be going off the air or sharing their spectrum. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 14, 2017, 6:48 p.m. Ms 97.5 WQBE WV Charleston - NEW - A perfectly timed "WQBE Charleston" at 0856 EST. From Burnt River ON de Saul ON FN04

Feb. 14, 2017, 6:15 p.m. Chris, that's good news. I am hoping to see one of my blowtorches at 1 to 2 miles away to disappear. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 14, 2017, 5:38 p.m. Also, DXing will be better on 45, 46, 47, 49, 50 & 51 during transition with WRNN gone. Break out the champagne! de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 14, 2017, 5:37 p.m. [17:12] Well this just makes my day! WRNN is #1 local pest... when they go off, maybe I'll actually log something on 48, like WRC before they move. I knew it made so much sense for WRNN to go dark and take the $$ de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 14, 2017, 5:12 p.m. WRNN made $212 million from the auction. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 14, 2017, 3:05 p.m. Ed, sorry, but KET did not sell any stations. https://twitter.com/LexTVandRadio/status/831159261761769473 de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 14, 2017, 1:25 p.m. If you're not aware, Trip has a nice blog on the RabbitEars site with updates for the spectrum auction... https://www.rabbitears.info/blog/index.php?post/2017/02/09/What-We-Know-Incentive-Auction-Results de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 13, 2017, 6:38 p.m. New TBD network on in Rochester,NY on WUHF 28/31.4 and Syracuse NY on WTVH 47/5.3 today de jpizzi NY

Feb. 12, 2017, 10:23 p.m. Ms 89.1 WPAS Pascagoula, MS preacher / RDS PS: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO / PI RELOG 977 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo

Feb. 12, 2017, 5:32 p.m. Fred... back in the analog days I used to see Atlanta (312 mi) on a regular basis w the 7ft parabolic on the back porch. :-) de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 12, 2017, 5:41 a.m. Tr 38-WSPF-CD FL St Petersburg (NEW) de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 12, 2017, 5:07 a.m. Tr Central Florida in strong - furthest being WCLF-21 Clearwater at 357 mi (7' dish with preamp temporaily at ground level-aimed south!) de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 11, 2017, 11:49 a.m. My Stereo Probe 9 FM antenna is 22� above ground, 1550� above sea level but -1522� the least to -2185� the most HAAT de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 11, 2017, 5:04 a.m. Tr North/Central FL FM/TV stations with good signals ~300 mi de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 9, 2017, 12:37 p.m. Ms 106.5 WAVH Daphne, AL 938 mi., RDS PI: calls PTY: Talk, re-log same mode de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 8, 2017, 4:43 p.m. Tr 99.7 WMC Memphis 130-ish mi... on cheap rx w 30in wire vert ant 3ft agl de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 7, 2017, 6:03 p.m. Lots of cross-Gulf tropo forrecast during next week... then look at tropo forecast for NY State. I think I'm in the wrong place! de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 7, 2017, 5:17 p.m. FCC waives the quiet period prohibiting stations from discussing their repack plans... http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0002/fcc-ends-auction-quiet-period/280275 de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 7, 2017, 3:15 p.m. We have a new autologger in Pioneer Ohio. It should be a good location... middle-of-nowhere Midwest, flat, low-noise, no mountains blocking tropo. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 7, 2017, 1:56 p.m. Tr WEAU 38/13, Eau Claire, WI 326 mi. from IL DX site via autologger @ 11:43. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 7, 2017, 11:30 a.m. Ms 107.5 KKDM Des Moines, IA 753 miles, RDS with bogus �KEBY�, program type Top 40, re-log de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 5, 2017, 9:03 p.m. Jim... I'm looking for your 'new' KGHZ but not a peep atm de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 5, 2017, 8:33 p.m. Ms nice long burst on 55.26 (2+) bmg N-E... lasted abt a minute.... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 5, 2017, 9:36 a.m. Ms 107.9 WEBE Westport, CT 287 mi., RDS @ 0722z PS/PI/RT/PTY: Adult Hits, either off the back of ant. or signal passed overhead and was bounced back, still a re-log de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 4, 2017, 8:24 p.m. Ms 2+ (55.26) weak iono-scatter sig + Ms pings... More than likely CIII Bancroft ON 810 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 4, 2017, 2:47 p.m. Feb 1 call changes: KSPR became KGHZ. KYCW became KSPR-LD. If KGHZ-19 is indeed sucessful in the auction, then the KSPR call letters live on on as KSPR-LD RF-15. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 3, 2017, 8:09 p.m. My assumption is that another co. has purchased the channel (???) or KYTV is moving there (from RF 44) and sharing with the "new" KGHZ...??? Who knows at this point. "Stay tuned for further updates as they become available." de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 3, 2017, 7:58 p.m. Jim, from Wiki...."KSPR license to be entered into the FCC's broadcast incentive auction." de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 3, 2017, 4:17 p.m. What the heck is going on? Trip told me KSPR/Perkin Media was surrendering its spectrum in the incentive auction - https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101713300&formid=314&fac_num=35630 de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 3, 2017, 4:15 p.m. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGHZ de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 3, 2017, 4:12 p.m. I know its from one of my locals, but FCC doesn't yield KGHZ calls de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 3, 2017, 4:11 p.m. https://m.rabbitears.info/index.php?request=tvdx_grid&tid=101C926D&tno=0&sort=all&hours=24&tzone=CT&unit=&auto=Y de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 3, 2017, 4:11 p.m. Anyone heard of a KGHZ ??? Per my Rabbitears, select 24 hour view de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 2, 2017, 1:48 p.m. I was reading that TVO is given taxpayer dollars, yet they're gutting their OTA system all over Ontario, forcing people to pay for cable/satellite or high-speed internet (if it's even available) just to watch them. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 2, 2017, 1:41 p.m. [1/31 23:08] Bill, you don't think it would be attractive for all Toronto OTA broadcasters to pair up into one or two UHF channels? They don't seem to care about OTA viewers. Do you think they really care about HD quality picture? de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 2, 2017, 1:15 p.m. I'm hearing that the FCC will try to pack same-city DTVs on all adjacent channels in order to be more efficient. That's going to cause a lot of movement. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 2, 2017, 10:19 a.m. Ms 106.5 WRZX Greenville, OH 335 mi., RDS PI: still using old calls �WDSJ� PTY: Oldies, prev. tropo de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 1, 2017, 9:54 p.m. Time will tell de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 9:52 p.m. I suspect my local WDKA 49 is a gone-er... It's already a sub-ch on KBSI 22/23 and has been for quite a while de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 9:44 p.m. It's bad enough now w so many KETs... It could be a really big mess w 'em all jammed into 2-36 de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 9:34 p.m. Not sure what KET has in mind for repack but I can see a scenario where I end up with 6 local / semi-local KET tx's. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 7:09 p.m. W43CZ is off the air... I wonder if that means anything. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 1, 2017, 7:07 p.m. Jim, when the results are revealed in a few weeks, I'll be afraid to look. The Cleveland/Akron/Canton/Youngstown DMA is too crowded, and I'm sure it will only get worse. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 1, 2017, 6:22 p.m. The spectrum auction shake-out is beginning? I've noticed a pile of sub-channel shifts this morning on some of my local Springfield dtv's de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 1, 2017, 4:07 p.m. Tr KLRT 30/16 Little Rock 266 mi.... Is about it for "DX"... ZZZzzz... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 3:51 p.m. Tr 's typical for February... the usual 100 mi ch cloggers are waaaay down... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 3:45 p.m. Ms A few isolated pings on 55.25 (2z) bmg Cuba.... *yawn*... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2017, 1:34 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. Occasional decodes w/man. tuner. de indysteve IN EM69