kc4jgc
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Last month I installed a UHF TV antenna to pick up local digital/HDTV broadcasts. GREAT PICS ON HD!! Cox Cable only carries 2 local stations on their digital HD service. (Note that they are testing digital [no HD] on all local stations on the 800 channel series.)
I've also been scanning the analog TV channels to see what low power TV stations are on the air here in the Hampton Roads area. I've found that there is also a new full power station licensed in Virginia Beach that Cox Cable doesn't carry (yet)! Here's what I've found so far:
Ch Call Location Affiliation/Programming/Comments
5 - W05BQ - Norfolk - Religious programming. Though weak ay my location, the "bug" at
the bottom right corner appears to say "FN". Faith Network?
7- - Seems to be mostly infomercials
18- W18BS - JCTV/Smile of a Child (subsiderary networks of TBN)
19- WJHJ-LP(?)- Williamsburg(?) - ShopNBC.com
21- WHRE Virginia Beach - Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) Full power station.
Formerly low power W21AQ.
24- W24OI - JCTV/Smile of a Child (same programming as W18BS,
but much weaker at my location.
25- - This used to be MTV2, but that hasn't been the case of late.
39- I've seen local religious and public affairs programming
but primarily ShopNBC.com
51- - Same religious programming as W05BQ
56- - Home Shopping Network (HSN)
One thing I've noticed into this latest foray into LPTV is that these stations NEVER identify at the top of the hour as required. The calls I've listed above are from research on wikipedia.com. I haven't checked the FCC database yet.
I have a feeling two may be run out of homes. The last couple of days on channel 19 I've seen a notice that the receiver was trying to reacquire the signal from Dish Network. On channel 25 (weak at my location) there is a computer desktop screen.
I wonder what happened to the old WPEN-TV, the network of 3 LP stations on the peninsula and middle peninsula. Did they go out of business after Cox stopped carrying the station in their lineup?
For reference, my set at home is a Phillips with analog and digital tuner. The antenna is a Radio Shack U-75 UHF antenna up 20 feet pointed at the TV towers at Driver. I'm using Cox issue 75 ohm cable as a feed line. I've also seen these stations on my TV in my truck as well as a handheld RS TV.
Anyone out there still watching TV over the air, at least occaisionally? Anyone out there with digital tuners but not using it should consider getting an antenna up if possible. Looking forward to watching the Redskins on HD this year!!
73,
Steve.
I've also been scanning the analog TV channels to see what low power TV stations are on the air here in the Hampton Roads area. I've found that there is also a new full power station licensed in Virginia Beach that Cox Cable doesn't carry (yet)! Here's what I've found so far:
Ch Call Location Affiliation/Programming/Comments
5 - W05BQ - Norfolk - Religious programming. Though weak ay my location, the "bug" at
the bottom right corner appears to say "FN". Faith Network?
7- - Seems to be mostly infomercials
18- W18BS - JCTV/Smile of a Child (subsiderary networks of TBN)
19- WJHJ-LP(?)- Williamsburg(?) - ShopNBC.com
21- WHRE Virginia Beach - Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) Full power station.
Formerly low power W21AQ.
24- W24OI - JCTV/Smile of a Child (same programming as W18BS,
but much weaker at my location.
25- - This used to be MTV2, but that hasn't been the case of late.
39- I've seen local religious and public affairs programming
but primarily ShopNBC.com
51- - Same religious programming as W05BQ
56- - Home Shopping Network (HSN)
One thing I've noticed into this latest foray into LPTV is that these stations NEVER identify at the top of the hour as required. The calls I've listed above are from research on wikipedia.com. I haven't checked the FCC database yet.
I have a feeling two may be run out of homes. The last couple of days on channel 19 I've seen a notice that the receiver was trying to reacquire the signal from Dish Network. On channel 25 (weak at my location) there is a computer desktop screen.
I wonder what happened to the old WPEN-TV, the network of 3 LP stations on the peninsula and middle peninsula. Did they go out of business after Cox stopped carrying the station in their lineup?
For reference, my set at home is a Phillips with analog and digital tuner. The antenna is a Radio Shack U-75 UHF antenna up 20 feet pointed at the TV towers at Driver. I'm using Cox issue 75 ohm cable as a feed line. I've also seen these stations on my TV in my truck as well as a handheld RS TV.
Anyone out there still watching TV over the air, at least occaisionally? Anyone out there with digital tuners but not using it should consider getting an antenna up if possible. Looking forward to watching the Redskins on HD this year!!
73,
Steve.