How many really care about the numbers of OTA viewers? Don't many stations view OTA as an undesirable, but required, expense?
In what way does the repack give stations "more room"? It seems like any extra spectrum would be set aside for ATSC 3.0 testing and possibly this silly white space broadband experiment.Many stations were maxed out on power due to interference before the repack and now have more room to expand.
The physics of broadcast doesn't seem to support giving lower frequencies the same power as higher frequencies. The engineers have to know better than to expect something like that to fly.Others had their power reduced due to a downward change in frequency and will seek to boost it back up.
In what way does the repack give stations "more room"?
The physics of broadcast doesn't seem to support giving lower frequencies the same power as higher frequencies. The engineers have to know better than to expect something like that to fly.
The Portland market is probably a poor example as it covers a lot of territory with a significant number of translators. The market is perhaps 250 miles across at its widest point and covers southwest Washington and a small oddly-placed part of Idaho.The rules say any UHF signal can go to 365m 1000 kW (or 1000 kW at a higher height, if there's a larger station already licensed). Therefore, while replication might have dropped KATU from 1000 kW to 678 kW when moved from channel 43 to 24, there's nothing in the rules stopping KATU from applying to go right back up to 1000 kW as long as it can cite another station in the market that's larger and it passes interference muster. (KOPB, for example, is larger.)
I'm pretty sure you didn't miss it. We have the early time line at this point:I know this has been discussed before but I cannot find it. Where can I find a list of stations and/or markets and when they will change frequencies, shutdown etc.?
Went as in past tense?Lafayette Louisiana OTA changes.......KLWB 50.1 went from 50 to 14. KAJN 40.1 went from 40 to 24 everything else stayed the same for now....
WBAL has asked for an increase in power when they switch to Channel 12.
Licensing and Management System
Check the attached pdf at the bottom of the filing. There is coverage map included (page 4).i would like to receive WBAL. I understand that WNUV dmade the same request.