GREAT DTV RECEIVING ANTENNAS
Two DTV receiving antennas that are highly recommended by Gary Stigall of San Diego SBE Chapter 36 are as follows. The story first appeared in our newsletter in CGC #894:
o For UHF (CHs-14 to 51), Gary says he's a real evangelist
for the "Terrestrial Digital 91XG." It has high gain AND
excellent front-to-back ratio (28 dB):
http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display ... OD=TD-91XG
o For HI-BAND VHF (CHs-7 to 13), Gary recommends the
following Winegard:
http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=YA1713
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( 3 / 117 )Free in-home installation available for consumers in some larger markets.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1227A1.pdf
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( 2.9 / 105 )The FCC updates DTV coverage maps and list of stations with 2% or greater service loss:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1274A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1274A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1274A3.pdf
Also the 2% loss story from Broadcasting & Cable magazine. Click the RELATED link below.
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( 3 / 102 )On June 12th at 6:59AM will will sign off WLIO analog.
during "First Edition" from 6AM to 7AM, we will be talking about the transition, and at the end of the news show we will press the button for the last time.
During the day, our technical staff will be disassembling the 1964 transmitter, which will be scrapped out.
In it's place a new IT center will be built.
BTW, In anticipation of the completion of the digital transition on June 12, 2009, the Media Bureau announces the procedures for full power television stations to secure their preferred station call sign" suffix, for example, KXYZ (no suffix), KXYZ-TV or KXYZ-DT. This Public Notice gives the details:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1253A1.pdf
This means that starting Saturday, June 13th, WLIO-DT Lima will become WLIO Lima.
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( 3 / 118 )MAKE THE DTV SWITCH ANYTIME ON JUNE 12, EXCEPT...
If a TV station will be switching to a new DTV channel or using new facilities (e.g. a new transmitter location or antenna pattern), they may do so at any time on June 12 provided they coordinate with any other station/s they may clobber with interference. Any such station that is unable to successfully coordinate an early transition time on June 12 must wait until 11:59:59 PM local time to begin operations with their new facilities.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 9-47A1.pdf
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( 2.9 / 100 )FCC Says Full-Power Stations Will Cease Operation
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/3/2009 8:15:36 AM MT
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that 35 full-power TV station now broadcasting in analog indicated that they will cease operation entirely on June 12, when all full-power stations must transition to digital.
Of those, 18 are owned by Equity Media, and seven of the 35 stations are affiliates of a major network. A full list of the stations is available here. (PDF)
The FCC said it would try to reduce the number that would go dark, saying some would be available on the subchannel of another digital station.
That news came at the FCC's public meeting Wednesday on the status of the DTV transition.
In a press conference following the FCC's DTV briefing Wednesday where 35 stations were cited, all the commissioners weighed in.
"I am concerned whenever any broadcast station goes dark or shuts down its operation in terms of localism and diversity and competition, said FCC acting chairman Michael Copps. "In the face of a disappearance of another newsoom, that is a net loss for the American people."
Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein called it "almost a perfect storm for the broadcasting industry," citing the unprecedented downturn in advertising, due to a variety of factors.
For his part, commissioner Robert McDowell said he hoped the agency would take broadcasters' "extreme economic duress" into account when it makes new policy.
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Administrator's Note: None of the stations in the list are close to Lima.
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( 2.9 / 98 )STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN, THE DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION by Statement.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1183A1.pdf
STATEMENT OF ACTING CHAIRMAN MICHAEL COPPS, OPEN COMMISSION MEETING ON THE DTV TRANSITION by Statement.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1196A1.pdf
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( 3 / 90 )8 DAYS AND COUNTING TO DTV TRANSITION.
Free in-home installation available for consumers in many markets.
News Release. News Media Contact: Rick Kaplan at (202) 418-1728;
Email: rick.kaplan@fcc.gov or Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253; Email: mark.wigfield@fcc.gov CGB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1227A1.pdf
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( 3 / 95 )In February, about 1/3 of U.S. homes had at least one DTV.
The average household has 2.6 TV sets.
Link: http://tinyurl.com/plobx7
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( 2.9 / 136 )A study conducted by Smith Geiger shows that seventy-five percent of over-the-air analog viewers polled said they received a better quality picture across all their channels after getting a digital converter box.
The survey of households about 2000 households that rely on converter boxes to make digital television signals available on their older analog sets. It was commissioned by the National Association of Broadcasters which says that the study found 47% of respondents said they had seen a major improvement in off-air TV reception. In addition, 54% said they were receiving more channels. Only 8% said they were receiving fewer.
No technical parameters of the consumer receiver and converter boxes were included in the press release. However it is very likely that the converter boxes are far newer technology and have more sensitive front end RF amplifiers and lower noise 1st mixers than those built into the television receivers.
And a reminder that all viewers without cable or satellite or a digital ready television receiver will need a converter box to watch full-power TV stations after the June 12 digital conversion date. Many radio clubs nationwide are assisting the FCC in educating the public on the digital conversion process. (RW, ARNewsline™)
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