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  • Site news:

  • REGULAR ANALOG TV IS GONE in the United States. "Analog Nightlight" service will continue until as late as July 12th on 121 stations.
    Analog broadcasting also continues in Canada, (until 2011) Mexico, (until 2020+/-) and other Latin American countries such as Cuba.

  • Here is a snapshot of the analog TV dial as it existed at the end of full-power analog TV in the United States.

  • Here is a list of analog stations participating in the "Nightlight" program. These stations may remain in operation as late as July 12th, airing information about the DTV Transition as well as emergency info. The spreadsheet shows how late each station intends to continue participating.
    Here is more information about the Nightlight program.
    Here is another version of the list, compiled by Mike Bugaj.

  • The FCC has created a "Replacement Digital Television Translator Service". The new service is technically identical to the digital LPTV service, except that coverage is limited to the service area of the associated analog station. (stations can still seek regular translators to expand their coverage, but those applications would not receive priority processing.) Replacement Digital Translators receive priority over all other LPTV/translator applications except those for displacement of existing LPTV/translators from their existing channels. (Replacement Translators have co-equal priority with displacement applications) Replacement Translators are in theory receiving regular letter-number callsigns like "K20AA-D", though confusingly they're showing up in the FCC database under the calls of the primary station being relayed...

  • Here's a list of DTV Replacement Translators and Distributed Transmission Systems:
    
    
    DISTRIBUTED TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS (DTS):
    
    CA Banning	KHIZ-A	44	40kw/768m	34-02-17/116-48-47
    CA Barstow	KHIZ-C	44	1000kw/597m	34-36-34/117-17-11
    CA Pasadena	KHIZ-B	44	169.3kw/879m	34-12-48/118-03-41
    DC Washington	WWPX-A	12	100w/115m	38-57-01/77-04-48
    ID Boise	KAID-A	21	279w/50m	43-35-45/116-08-36
    	(beam along I-84 southeast of city)
    ID Boise	KAID-C	21	725kw/858m	43-45-21/116-05-54
    	(existing main site)
    ID Boise	KAID-D	21	59w/49m	43-35-45/116-08-36
    	(beam across city)
    ID Emmett	KAID-B	21	93w/154m	43-49-31/116-30-29
    ID Pocatello	KISU-A	17	189kw/451m	43-30-02/112-39-36
    	(existing main site)
    ID Pocatello	KISU-B	17	132w/281m	42-52-01/112-30-48
    	(additional transmitter in the city)
    ID Twin Falls	KIPT-A	22	50kw/182m	42-43-46/114-24-53
    	(existing main site)
    ID Bellevue	KIPT-B	22	40w/487m	43-16-50/14-09-15
    NC Asheville	WUNF-B	25	125kw/816m	35-25-32/82-45-25
    	(existing main site)
    NC Charlotte	WHKY-A	40	18kw/167m	35-17-14/80-41-45
    NC Cherokee	WUNF-A	25	1.5kw/181m	35-28-24/83-19-22
    NC Hickory	WHKY-B	40	950kw/251m	35-39-28/81-24-24
    	(existing main site)
    NJ Newton	WMBC-A	18	1000kw/250m	40-51-53/74-12-03
    	(existing main site)
    NY New York	WMBC-B	18	150kw/257m	40-45-22/73-59-12
    PR Arecibo	WSTE-B	7	100w/65m	18-27-21/66-45-16
    PR Mayaguez	WSTE-C	7	6kw/370m	18-19-25/67-10-27
    PR Ponce	WSTE-A	7	25kw/88m	18-02-52/66-39-16
    PR San Juan	WSTE-D	7	25kw/336m	18-16-29/66-06-49
    WV Martinsburg	WWPX-B	12	23kw/314m	39-27-27/78-03-52
    
    DTV REPLACEMENT TRANSLATORS (DRT):
    
    AZ Tucson	K13ZH	for KOLD 32	300w		32-14-57/111-06-57
    CA Napa		KBCW-31	for KBCW 45	550w		38-23-54/122-06-08
    CA Napa		KPIX-42	for KPIX 29	1.28kw		38-23-54/122-06-08
    CA Oxnard	KBEH-24	for KBEH 24	4kw		34-12-48/118-03-41
    CA Redding	K36JS	for KHSL 43	6.3kw		40-39-16/122-31-23
    CA San Jose	K42IT	for KTVU 44	3kw		37-29-17/121-51-59
    CA San Jose	KTVU-48	for KTVU 44	3.5kw		37-29-17/121-51-59
    	(I wonder if one of these is actually relaying KICU-36?)
    CA Stockton	KTFK-5	for KTFK 26	300w		37-52-54/121-55-05
    CO Fort Collins	K47LY	for KRMA 18	10kw		40-32-47/105-11-53
    GA Athens	W17DE	for WUVG 48	15kw		34-07-32/83-51-32
    GA Athens	W31DG	for WSB 39	9kw/268m	33-55-51/83-47-00
    GA Gainesville	W46EJ	for WSB 39	5kw/285m	34-07-32/83-51-32
    GA Rome		WSB-14	for WSB 39	1kw		34-14-02/85-13-50
    IA Mason City	K33KB	for KAAL 36	8.3kw		43-06-21/93-35-07
    ID Glenns Ferry	K32IV	for KAID 21	22w		42-55-37/115-21-12
    ID Idaho City	K17OD	for KAID 21	224w		43-50-52/115-51-12
    ID Sandpoint	K42IS	for KXLY 13	360w		48-19-53/116-41-35
    IL Chicago	WLS-32	for WLS 7	15kw		41-52-44/87-38-10
    	(same site as ch. 7 transmitter)
    NC Hickory	W14DF	for WTVI 11	2kw		35-43-59/81-19-51
    NC Lancaster	WSOC-41	for WSOC 34	6.4kw		34-50-17/81-01-28
    NC Oxford	W46EK	for WUNC 25	600w		36-27-39/78-45-19
    NC Raleigh	W30IF	for WUNC 25	750w		35-40-34/78-32-10
    NC Shelby	WSOC-30	for WSOC 34	5kw		35-15-35/81-20-17
    NJ Linden	WNJU-36	for WNJU 36	150kw		40-45-22/73-59-12
    NV Carson City	KNPB-15	for KNPB 15	1.43kw		39-12-50/119-46-10
    NV Laughlin	KMCC-34	for KMCC 34	5kw		35-56-44/115-02-33
    NV Reno		K21JP	for KRXI 44	15kw		39-18-57/119-53-02
    NV Truckee	K15HY	for KNPB 15	240w		39-19-24/119-56-35
    NY Fort Troy	WNYT-18	for WNYT 12	15kw		42-47-09/73-37-43
    NY Glens Falls	WNYT-45	for WNYT 12	15kw		43-18-17/73-45-07
    NY New York	WPXN-30	for WPXN 31	80kw/272m	40-45-42/73-58-07	
    	(on pre-transition ch. 30; still on post-transition?)
    NY Plainview	WCBS-22	for WCBS 33	11.5kw		40-47-19/73-27-09
    OR Jacksonville	K42IR	for KSYS 8	4kw		42-17-54/122-44-59
    PA Altoona	WJAC-22	for WJAC-34	7.5kw		40-34-03/78-26-42
    PA Bedford	WJAC-30	for WJAC 34	7kw		40-00-46/78-33-12
    PA Derry	W21CX	for WPXI 48	5kw		40-20-29/79-14-03
    PA Du Bois	WJAC-26	for WJAC 34	5kw		41-02-43/78-42-11
    PA Hazleton	WOLF-47	for WOLF 45	300w		41-37-55/75-25-33
    	(same site as Waymart translators)
    PA Johnstown	WPCW-27	for WPCW 11	15kw		40-10-51/79-07-46
    PA New Castle	W33CO	for WPXI 48	2kw		40-57-01/80-17-23
    PA Philadelphia	W47DO	for WFMZ 46	200w		40-02-33/75-14-32
    PA Pittsburgh	W22DP	for WTAE 51	8.83kw		40-26-46/79-57-51
    PA Reading	W51EM	for WFMZ 46	5w		40-21-14/75-53-44
    PA Scranton	W22DQ	for WNEP 50	300w		41-37-55/75-25-33 	
    PA Scranton	WSWB-36	for WSWB 31	300w		41-37-55/75-25-33
    PA Scranton	W49DF	for WQPX 32	300w		41-37-55/75-25-33 	
    	(all three Scranton stations at same site as Waymart translators)
    PA Union Town	W23DS	for WPXI 48	5kw		39-51-17/79-39-27
    	(sic; s/b Uniontown)
    PA Waymart	WYOU-25	for WYOU 13	300w		41-37-55/75-25-33
    PA Waymart	W28DI	for WBRE 11	300w		41-37-55/75-25-33
    PA Waymart	W44CT	for WVIA 41	323w		41-37-55/75-25-33
    VA Harrisonburg	W42DQ	for WHSV 49	1kw		38-57-36/78-19-52
    VA Staunton	W51EL	for WHSV 49	500w		38-09-54/79-18-51
    WA Colville	K21JQ	for KXLY 13	500w		48-34-30/117-55-00
    WA Mount Vernon	K28KI	for KIRO 39	500w		48-29-01/122-19-24
    WA Olympia	K34KI	for KIRO 39	500w		47-00-57/122-54-59
    WA Seattle	K22JC	for KCPQ 13	15kw		47-36-57/122-18-26
    WA Spokane	K17OC	for KWSU 10	1.2kw		47-34-34/117-17-58
    WI Columbus	W30IE	for WWAZ 44	5kw		43-20-40/89-06-10
    WI Ripon	W15CU	for WWAZ 44	7kw		43-47-31/88-52-54
    WV Clay		W07DP	for WDTV 5	300w		38-38-29/81-01-24
    WV Morgantown	KDKA-31	for KDKA 25	15kw		39-41-45/79-45-45
    WV Parkersburg	W02CQ	for WDTV 5	300w		39-12-43/81-35-31
    WY Thermopolis	K16HX	for KCWC-TV 8	90w		43-39-08/108-15-05
    
  • Original articles:

  • Original 1952 channel allotments
  • Two-Site AM operations
  • DTV Channel Elections
  • Classes of U.S. AM stations
  • Operating schedules of U.S. broadcasting stations
  • W9WI.com - Analog signals reducing power or going dark early
  • END-OF-ANALOG SNAPSHOT
  • Comparison of analog TV reception vs. digital reception
  • 2-bit primer to Canadian TV
  • TV channel usage within 150km of Chicago's Loop
  • LPTV Companion Channels
  • W9WI.com - the politics of DTV
  • W9WI.com - My DTV DX Log
  • DTV requests for changes in permanent channel assignment
  • DTV Channel Elections - how to read
  • European TV DX targets
  • Classes of U.S. FM stations:
  • W9WI.com - My FM DX Log
  • New Canadian FM
  • New FM translator applications - Tennessee
  • "Superpower" Grandfathered FM's
  • More "Superpower" Grandfathered FM's
  • (obsolete) Stations above channel 69
  • W9WI.com - Marketing Hall of Shame
  • IBOC-AM Applications
  • Sharp's Ridge (Knoxville, Tennessee) FM/TV towers
  • Assorted links
  • Low band DTV stations
  • 54-88MHz: Availability of channels for sharing by FM radio
  • W9WI.com - TV Database - Band I stations in the Canadian Maritimes
  • Nashville Radio/TV Dial
  • Analog signals going off on time on Feb. 17th
  • FM broadcast stations in FCC-regulated U.S. Pacific territories
  • TV broadcast stations in FCC-regulated U.S. Pacific territories
  • PBS Program Guide
  • Contacting Me
  • W9WI.com - My Rant
  • W9WI.com - My Rant
  • W9WI.com - My Rant
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  • W9WI.com - My Rant
  • RDS Callsign Identifier (for USA)
  • RDS PI Code Calculator (for USA)
  • Stations with no second DTV channel
  • The Spam Manifesto
  • W9WI.com - TV Database - World TV systems
  • W9WI.com - TV Database
  • W9WI.com - My TV DX Log
  • USA UHF EME targets for Western Australia
  • University of New Jersey!
  • New FM translator applications - Wisconsin
  • Government broadcasting information:

    USA:
  • Media Bureau, FCC
  • FCC Broadcast Applications
  • FCC Broadcast Actions
  • FCC Broadcast Call Changes
  • Search FCC broadcast databases
  • Download FCC broadcast database files
  • Coverage maps of existing DTV stations (and their analog facilities)
  • As above, but only those stations with a significant change in coverage.
  • A ZIP file with all maps, but this is a 300 megabyte download!

  • Canada:
  • Canadian Radio-television and Communications Commission news.
  • Industry Canada technical database.

  • Mexico:
  • Mexican AM radio
  • Mexican FM radio
  • Mexican TV List, PDF format.

  • El Salvador:
  • El Salvador TV pages. Unofficial, run by San Salvador DXer Humberto Molina. (thanks!)
  • Other broadcast listings:

  • Fred Cantu's site for Mexican station information
  • DX links & organizations:

  • Worldwide TV-FM DX Association website
  • Worldwide TV-FM DX Association discussion board

  • National Radio Club (for AM)
  • International Radio Club of America (also AM)

  • American Radio Relay League (for ham radio)
  • Broadcasting history:

  • Thomas White's radio history site. Recommended!
  • Jeff Miller's radio history site. Also recommended!
  • BBC-TV, 1938 - recorded in New York via F2 skip!
  • WLW 500kw transmitter schematic
  • The rest of Jim Hawkins' excellent radio pages
  • Original 1952 TV channel allotments.
  • Translators above channel 69, all are gone now.
  • WTVT-13 Tampa history. Lots of pictures.
  • Miscellaneous articles:

  • Bill Hepburn's tropospheric propagation forecasts.
  • The rest of Bill's excellent site!
  • My blog, mostly about AM but some FM/TV items as well.
  • RBDS PI code => callsign calculator. USA only, Canadian and other non-US stations will give bad results. Some U.S. stations use the wrong codes too.
  • RBDS callsign => PI code calculator. Again, USA only.
  • DX Summit real-time ham radio propagation logging
  • Accurate carrier frequency measurements for identification of F2 DX
  • Stallions Satellite & Antenna, a site selling TV antennas. Has good technical articles.
  • "How to send ear-S", signal strength reporting by ear. Try "back to index" for some interesting homebrew electronics pages!
  • Editorials

  • This is a test of my new site.
  • sorry, email address is an image only.  Too many spammers.

    This page prepared with the help of:
    Perl

    © D. Smith W9WI 2008

    Page created 2009-Jul-04