W9WI.com/Home Page

Database listings: TV Database, by state: TV Database, by channel: FM Database, by state: FM Database, by frequency: Canadian permanent DTV allotments, by province: *NEW:* KML files for Google Maps, Google Earth, and other GIS software. Experimental, only available for eight states, (so far) and not automatically updated. (yet) To use in Google Maps: Open Google Maps (you might want to right-click on this link & select "Open in other tab", otherwise these instructions will go away! In the search box at the top, enter `http://www.w9wi.com/temp/il.kml`. Replace "il" with the state you want. (see the list below) That's it. You can do any zooming/panning/annotating/etc. that can be done with any other Google Map. To use in Google Earth: Right-click on the desired link below. Select Save As, and save the KML file to your hard drive. Run Google Earth. Select File, Open. Open the KML file you saved. That's it. Again, you can do any zooming/panning/annotating that can be done with anything else in Google Earth. These KML files are also compatible with ESRI's ArcGIS Explorer. Illinois - IL Indiana - IN Iowa - IA Kentucky - KY Michigan - MI Minnesota - MN Tennessee - TN Wisconsin - WI	Site news: The FCC has announced a "closed broadcast auction" will be held in July. 13 FM permits, two FM translator permits, and 3 AM permits will be auctioned. See this page for more information. The FCC has released a document establishing a preference for Native American Tribes in the licensing of new radio stations. The proceeding also establishes caps on the number of applications which may be filed for a given auction; tightens requirements for completeness of applications going into auctions; and makes other related changes. See this page for more information. REGULAR ANALOG TV IS GONE in the United States. Analog broadcasting 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.	Original articles: Original 1952 channel allotments FCC to hold broadcast auction Two-Site AM operations Status of DTV in Canada 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 FCC to hold broadcast auction 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 FCC establishes procedures to promote Native American radio 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 KCWX-DT Longley-Rice Maps Sharp's Ridge (Knoxville, Tennessee) FM/TV towers List of low-band analog stations in the USA List of low-band DTV stations in the USA 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 W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant W9WI.com - My Rant 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 analog TV Mexican digital TV	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.
This page prepared with the help of: