DTV DX Hall of Fame / Records

[Danny]

Please allow me to apologize for failing to update the DTV Hall of Fame and DTV DX Records pages. Somehow I've misplaced the information DXers sent me.

I want to update these pages before May (when Es season begins).

I have set up a special mailbox for the updates. If you want to send in your information (again), please use this address:

dtvdxrecords@tvdxexpo.com

The pages can be accessed from here:

http://tvdxexpo.com/dtvhall.html

I am sorry about this, and fully accept the blame.

Danny
Shreveport, LA

[NN2E]

9 DTV's via E-Skip...

CH 2...
KOTA (3) Rapid City, S.D. 6-16-08. 925 mi.
KREX (5) Grand Junction, CO. 7-2-09. 1100 mi.
KNOP North Platte, NE. 7-9-09. 725 mi.
I've seen KOTA enough that it's a pest.

CH 3...
KYUS Miles City, MT. 7-4-09. 1110 mi.

CH 4...
KSNB Superior, NE. 7-17-09. 560 mi.

CH 5...
KCWX (2) Fredericksburg, TX. 7-28-09. 750 mi.
WTVF Nashville and WMC Memphis clog this channel.

CH 6...
WRGB Schenectady, N.Y. 7-7-09. 860 mi.
KBSD Ensign, KS. 7-17-09. 655 mi.
WEDY (65) New Haven, CT. 7-28-09. 885 mi.

DTV History...
5-23-08 Began DTV DXing using Antennacraft MXV-5100 VHF at 15 ft. + Finco P-7 UHF at 20 ft. + Channel Master 7777 pre-amp + Alliance HD-73 rotor + Borrowed Insignia DTV box.
58 DTV's the first week.
78 DTV's the first month.
7-31-08 DTV #100
Early Aug. through late Sept. 08... antennas down to build new tower + repair rotor.
Late Sept. 08... logged 59 DTV's the first night / early morning with antennas on new (40 ft) tower.
12-20-08 DTV #200
1-27-09 Ice storm destroys VHF and damages UHF.
4-27-09 Antennas down for repair / replacement.
See... "Antenna Repair" thread, elsewhere in this forum...
http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=2979
See... "Indoor DTV DXing" thread, elsewhere in this forum...
http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=2983
6-28-09 Antennas repaired / replaced / back in service.
See..."Back in Business" thread elsewhere in this forum...
http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=3276
8-2-09 DTV #300
11-8-09 DTV #400
Current DTV total: 465 (4-15-10)
Farthest logged via Tropo... WOAI, KVDA & KHCE - San Antonio, TX. 770 mi.

Current DTV system...
Modified Finco P-7 UHF at 45 ft.
Antennacraft CS-1100 VHF at 40 ft.
Alliance HD-73 rotor
Channel Master 7777 pre-amp
3/4 inch cable TV hardline
Zenith DTT-901 DTV box
9 inch B&W monitor

73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[NN2E]

Hi Danny,
Do you have a list of low channel DTV stations that are actually on the air?
I have the following list...


USA DTV stations: 2
Flagstaff , AZ KNAZ-TV 11.100 488.00 H 34-58-6.00N 111-30-28.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Grand Junction , CO KREX-TV 0.800 27.80 dH 39-5-17.00N 108-33-58.00W DT-CP CBS|||||
Tallahassee , FL WTWC-TV 9.200 582.90 dH 30-40-51.00N 83-58-21.00W DT-LIC NBC|||||
Bangor , ME WLBZ 3.000 192.00 H 44-44-10.00N 68-40-17.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Kalamazoo , MI WWMT 6.900 305.00 H 42-37-56.00N 85-32-16.00W DT-LIC CBS|||||
North Platte , NE KNOP-TV 16.000 196.00 H 41-12-13.00N 100-43-58.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Las Vegas , NV KVBC 27.700 386.00 H 36-0-32.00N 115-0-19.00W DT-LIC NBC|WX+||||
Elmira , NY WETM-TV 0.270 363.00 H 42-6-22.00N 76-52-17.00W DT-LIC NBC|||||
Cleveland , OH WKYC-TV 8.000 296.10 H 41-23-10.00N 81-41-21.00W DT-LIC NBC|NBC WX+||||
Florence , SD KDLO-TV 3.700 240.60 dH 44-57-53.00N 97-34-50.00W DT-LIC CBS|||||
Rapid City , SD KOTA-TV 7.100 185.00 dH 44-4-7.00N 103-15-3.00W DT-LIC ABC/A1|RTN||||
Jackson , WY KJWY 0.270 334.40 H 43-29-25.00N 110-57-20.00W DT-CP MOD KPVI (6 NBC)|||||

USA DTV stations:3
Bethel , AK DKYUK-TV 4.680 62.78 C 60-47-33.00N 161-46-22.00W DT-CP PBS|||||
Eureka , CA KIEM-TV 12.500 485.00 dH 40-43-50.00N 123-57-7.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Key West , FL WSBS-TV 45.000 54.00 H 24-33-18.00N 81-48-7.00W DT-CP Telenoticias|||||
Key West , FL WSBS-TV 1.000 54.00 dH 24-33-18.00N 81-48-7.00W DT-LIC Telenoticias|||||
Chicago , IL WBBM-TV 4.400 447.50 dH 41-53-56.00N 87-37-23.00W DT-LIC CBS|||||
Miles City , MT KYUS-TV 1.030 30.10 H 46-25-34.00N 105-51-38.00W DT-CP KULR (NBC)|||||
Ely , NV KVNV 1.200 276.80 dH 39-14-46.00N 114-55-36.00W DT-CP MOD KVBC (3 NBC)|||||
Florence , SD KDLO-TV 14.400 513.30 H 44-57-56.00N 97-35-22.00W DT-CP MOD CBS|||||
Price , UT KCBU 9.400 658.00 H 39-45-22.00N 110-59-22.00W DT-LIC RTN|||||
Roanoke , VA WBRA-TV 9.800 614.30 H 37-11-46.00N 80-9-17.00W DT-CP PBS|||||
Roanoke , VA WBRA-TV 7.250 618.00 dH 37-11-46.00N 80-9-17.00W DT-LIC PBS||||


USA DTV stations:4
Macon , GA WMAZ-TV 7.000 180.80 H 32-45-10.00N 83-33-32.00W DT-LIC CBS|||||
Rock Island , IL WHBF-TV 24.100 409.00 H 41-32-49.00N 90-28-35.00W DT-CP CBS|RTN||||
Danville , KY WDKY-TV 26.500 327.40 dH 37-52-51.00N 84-19-16.00W DT-LIC Fox|||||
Manteo , NC WSKY-TV 12.000 274.00 dH 36-31-14.45N 76-18-16.22W DT-LIC talk|||||
Superior , NE KSNB-TV 10.000 338.00 H 40-5-15.00N 97-55-12.00W DT-CP MOD Fox|||||
Binghamton , NY WIVT 1.500 263.00 H 42-3-39.00N 75-56-36.00W DT-LIC ABC|||||
Salem , OR KPXG 16.000 490.00 H 45-31-21.00N 122-44-45.00W DT-LIC i|||||
Harrisburg , PA WHP-TV 2.300 349.00 H 40-20-43.00N 76-52-9.00W DT-LIC CBS|My||||


USA DTV stations:5
Anchorage , AK KYES-TV 45.000 277.00 H 61-20-10.60N 149-30-46.80W DT-CP MOD My|||||
Tuscaloosa , AL WCFT-TV 9.500 625.40 dH 33-28-48.00N 87-25-50.00W DT-LIC ABC|||||
Little Rock , AR KETS 2.100 548.00 dH 34-26-31.00N 92-13-3.00W DT-LIC PBS|||||
Merced , CA KNSO 7.000 561.60 dH 37-4-19.00N 119-25-49.00W DT-LIC TMD|||||
Ames , IA WOI-TV 11.500 566.00 H 41-48-33.00N 93-36-53.00W DT-CP ABC|RTN||||
Calumet , MI WBKP 6.400 301.00 dH 47-2-11.00N 88-41-43.00W DT-CP CW|||||
Kalamazoo , MI WGVK 10.000 169.00 H 42-18-23.00N 85-39-25.00W DT-LIC PBS|||||
Butte , MT KXLF-TV 15.000 588.00 H 46-0-27.00N 112-26-30.00W DT-APP CBS|||||
Butte , MT KXLF-TV 10.000 588.00 H 46-0-27.00N 112-26-30.00W DT-CP CBS|||||
Glendive , MT KXGN-TV 1.000 152.40 H 47-2-39.00N 104-40-52.50W DT-CP CBS/NBC/Fox|||||
Hastings , NE KHAS-TV 45.000 217.00 H 40-39-6.00N 98-23-4.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Toledo , OH WLMB 10.000 155.00 dH 41-44-41.00N 84-1-6.00W DT-LIC i/FN|||||
La Grande , OR KTVR 6.000 775.00 dH 45-18-33.00N 117-43-54.00W DT-LIC PBS|||||
Medford , OR KOBI 5.400 823.00 H 42-41-30.00N 123-13-46.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Lead , SD KIVV-TV 9.200 561.00 H 44-19-30.00N 103-50-14.00W DT-CP MOD KEVN (7, Fox)|||||
Memphis , TN WMC-TV 34.500 308.00 H 35-10-9.00N 89-53-10.00W DT-CP MOD NBC||The Tube|||
Nashville , TN WTVF 22.000 425.00 C 36-16-5.00N 86-47-16.00W DT-CP MOD CBS|slide||||
Conroe , TX KPXB 9.500 555.00 dH 29-34-15.00N 95-30-37.00W DT-LIC i|||||
Fredericksburg , TX KCWX 23.700 412.00 H 30-8-13.00N 98-36-35.00W DT-CP CW|||||
Bristol , VA WCYB-TV 7.100 743.00 H 36-26-58.00N 82-6-29.00W DT-CP NBC|CW||||
Weston , WV WDTV 10.000 240.00 H 39-18-2.00N 80-20-37.00W DT-CP MOD CBS|||||

USA DTV stations:6
Tuscaloosa , AL WUOA 26.000 395.00 C 33-29-2.00N 86-48-21.00W DT-CP MOD ShopNBC|||||
New Haven , CT WEDY 0.400 88.00 H 41-19-42.00N 72-54-25.00W DT-CP MOD PBS|||||
Pelham , GA WABW-TV 10.500 378.90 H 31-8-5.00N 84-6-16.00W DT-CP MOD PBS|||||
Wrens , GA WCES-TV 7.900 429.40 H 33-15-33.00N 82-17-9.00W DT-CP MOD PBS|||||
Ensign , KS KBSD-TV 20.000 216.80 H 37-38-28.00N 100-20-39.00W DT-CP MOD CBS|||||
Butte , MT KTVM 11.200 591.30 H 46-0-27.00N 112-26-30.00W DT-CP NBC|||||
Hayes Center , NE KWNB-TV 11.900 221.00 H 40-37-32.00N 101-1-45.00W DT-CP MOD ABC|||||
Schenectady , NY WRGB 4.640 396.00 H 42-37-31.00N 74-0-38.00W DT-CP CBS|||||
Philadelphia , PA WPVI-TV 7.560 332.00 H 40-2-39.00N 75-14-26.00W DT-CP ABC|news|wx|||


...but I know some of these are no longer on their indicated channels.
With E-skip season coming up it would be a big help to know that a station is really on the air so we don't waste time looking for one that isn't.

73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[cd637299]

I second that emotion!

I wanna be 100% ready....

cd

[w9wi]

Hi Danny,
Do you have a list of low channel DTV stations that are actually on the air?
I have the following list...


* means I'm not absolutely certain.

Channel 2:
AZ Flagstaff KNAZ-TV - ch. 22
CO Grand Junction KREX-TV - ch. 2
FL Tallahassee WTWC-TV - ch. 40*
ME Bangor WLBZ - ch. 2*
MI Kalamazoo WWMT - ch. 8*
NE North Platte KNOP-TV - ch. 2 (I've seen PSIP grabs here)
NV Las Vegas KVBC - ch. 2
NY Elmira WETM-TV - ch. 18*
OH Cleveland WKYC - ch. 17*
SD Florence KDLO-TV - ch. 3* (yes, I'm pretty sure they've moved from ch. 2 to ch. 3)
SD Rapid City KOTA-TV - ch. 2
WY Jackson KJWY - ch. 2

Channel 3:
AK Bethel KYUK-TV - I believe this station has been deleted altogether.*
CA Eureka KIEM-TV - ch. 3
FL Key West WSBS-TV - ch. 3
IL Chicago WBBM-TV - ch. 12 & (lptv) 26
MT Miles City KYUS-TV - ch. 3
NV Ely KVNV - ch. 3, if it's on at all. This one wants to move to NYC.
SD Florence KDLO-TV - ch. 3. It's moved from ch. 2.
UT Price KCBU - ch. 11*
VA Roanoke WBRA-TV - ch. 3

Channel 4:
GA Macon WMAZ-TV - ch. 13*
IL Rock Island WHBF-TV - chs. 4 & (lptv) 47
KY Danville WDKY-TV - ch. 31
NC Manteo WSKY-TV - ch. 9*
NE Superior KSNB-TV - ch. 4, but station is off the air. (probably permanently but they haven't surrendered the license yet) Pretty sure it did operate as DTV ch. 4.
NY Binghamton WIVT - ch. 34*
OR Salem KPXG - chs. 22* & (lptv) 42
PA Harrisburg WHP-TV - ch. 21*

Channel 5:
AK Anchorage KYES-TV - ch. 5* (if not on 5 then it's on 6...)
AL Tuscaloosa WCFT-TV - ch. 33*
AR Little Rock KETS - ch. 7*
CA Merced KNSO - ch. 11*
IA Ames WOI-TV - chs. 5 & (lptv) 50
MI Calumet WBKP - ch. 5*
MI Kalamazoo WGVK - ch. 5
MT Butte KXLF-TV - ch. 5
MT Glendive KXGN-TV - ch. 5
NE Hastings KHAS-TV - ch. 5
OH Toledo WLMB - ch. 5
OR La Grande KTVR - ch. 13*
OR Medford KOBI - ch. 5
SD Lead KIVV-TV - ch. 5
TN Memphis WMC-TV - ch. 5
TN Nashville WTVF - ch. 5
TX Conroe KPXB - ch. 32*
TX Fredericksburg KCWX - I think it's on 5 but they're trying to move to 8.
VA Bristol WCYB-TV - chs. 5 and (lptv) 21, 28, and 29.
WV Weston WDTV - chs. 5 and (lptv) 2 & 7.

Channel 6:
AL Tuscaloosa WUOA - ch. 6.
CT New Haven WEDY - ch. 6 but has filed to move to ch. 41.
GA Pelham WABW-TV - ch. 6.
GA Wrens WCES-TV - ch. 6.
KS Ensign KBSD-TV - ch. 6.
MT Butte KTVM - chs. 6 & (lptv) 33.
NE Hayes Center KWNB-TV - ch. 6.
NY Schenectady WRGB - chs. 6 & (lptv) 39
PA Philadelphia WPVI-TV - ch. 6

[cd637299]

Doug:

as to Ch 5:

(1) I had read on Glenn Hauser's site that Anchorage still has an LPTV 6/87.7 there.
(2) KCWX wouldn't dare move from 5! There have been screen grabs on the Web of it on 5, n'est-ce pas?

For me it looks like 4 in IL is my best shot. Whenever I get skip, somehow 4 looks better than the others. I have yet to catch a DTV on Es, thanx to my, um, former locals there.

cd

[NN2E]

Thanks for the updated info, Doug.

It figures... the most, low channel, DTV targets are on channel 5 and we have WMC and WTVF clogging it up.

I think I heard / read, somewhere, that WEDY's channel change application has been shot down but, I'm not gonna bet the ranch on it.

I have logged...
WTWC on ch 40...10-27-09
WKYC on ch 17...1-18-10
WCFT on ch 33...10-28-09
KETS on ch 7...6-30-09
...so, maybe, they can be taken off of the " * means I'm not absolutely certain " list.

Too bad about KNAZ. It used to be a regular on analog.

73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[Danny]

Many thanks to Ed and Doug for the interesting low-band DTV lists.

I never decoded a DTV on channel 54 (which is no longer used for TV) and channel 4, so hopefully WHBF-DT4 will eventually decode. I've had some strong DTV signals on 4 via Es from various directions, but nothing has decoded. Analog WHBF-4 was never an easy catch here, but I think the absence of CCI will make it possible for WHBF-DT to decode.

[NN2E]

Hi Chris & Danny,

I logged WHBF via tropo on 8-6-09. It's a little close, although not impossible, to be an E-skip target for me. It looks like it's about 1200 miles from Pembroke Pines and 650 miles from Shreveport so, I'll bet you'll see it this Spring / Summer. From Doug's list it appears WHBF may be the only channel 4 left.

I have my E-skip "shopping list" made out so, I'm ready to go... if the antennas survive the Spring storms.

FWIW... the WX radio just broadcast a severe thunderstorm watch for my area. Let the games begin...

"You might be a Redneck if...you've ever watched a tornado from a lawn chair."

73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[w9wi]

From Doug's list it appears WHBF may be the only channel 4 left.


Yes. At this time WHBF is the only *full-power* channel 4 on the air. KSNB is still authorized and might possibly return someday, possibly without much (if any) notice. But I wouldn't wager any money on it.

I should say, this list is only of full-power stations. To my recollection nobody has yet logged a digital LPTV via Es, but I think that's just a matter of time.

Thanks for the updates on WTWC/WKYC/WCFT/KETS. I was pretty sure they all moved on Transition Day but the FCC DB doesn't show licenses-to-cover yet so couldn't be certain.

Guess I should post that list on the web somewhere...

[Danny]

Doug, an updated low-band list on the Internet would be useful to TV DXers, so I hope you put up a list.

Steve Rich did receive the LDTV on channel 4 from the DFW area via Eskip last summer.

[NN2E]

Low channel, low power, DTVs certainly should be DXable. WEDY shows only 400 watts, and not much HAAT, but I've seen it. It could, just as well, be a LPDTV.
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[cd637299]

Thanks to Doug and the others for research here. I have printed it out and now can figure it out.....

cd

[Danny]

Please excuse my absent-mindedness, but Steve Rich received the channel *3* LDTV from DFW via Es (not channel 4).

[indysteve]

Please excuse my absent-mindedness, but Steve Rich received the channel *3* LDTV from DFW via Es (not channel 4).

Yes, Danny. That was KHPK-LD-3, Desoto, TX @ 788 miles on 7-17-09.

As Ed mentioned above, relating to WEDY with only 400 watts, some other stations are not much more than LP stations. I was very surprised when KXGN-DT-5, Glendive, MT with only 1000 watts traveled 1047 miles and fully decoded on 6-20-09. And then a few weeks later it decoded again.

Steve

[cd637299]

Ahhhh KXGN, the last of the more-than-one-network affilates. I assume that they are only 1 network now, and maybe a subchannel is handling the other?

Woulda loved to catch that one in the day....

cd

[Danny]

Many thanks to everybody who sent me their latest DTV log information. The DTV DX Records and DTV DX Hall of Fame pages look better, but there are still some omissions.

http://tvdxexpo.com/dtvdxrecords.html

[NN2E]

Interesting....Who is going to be the first to hit 500?
If only some of my local channel cloggers would go dead for the next few months....
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds