No local digital signal, but good analog

bnewt

Why can't I receive a local digital signal, when I get a good analog signal? They use the same tower for both signals & I am less than 5 miles away. I am able to receive all of the other local digital signals (although the FOX signal is slow to lock & breaks up), but I can't receive the local PAX network. It is located @ lattitude 38 degree 1'59", longitude 85 degree 45'17". The other locals are 38 degree 21' to 22', longitude 85 degree 49' to 50'.

The antennaweb site shows the compass location for the locals that I receive as 344 degrees to 347 degrees with the PAX station as 310 degrees.

GRN

There are a few factors why this might be happening. One of them certainly could be the compass locations. At my location, CBS-DT is located at 298 degrees, while ABC-DT is at 299 degrees, and I have trouble locking onto the ABC signal.

Another reason could be the power of the signal. At my location, CBS-DT and WPIX-DT are located at the same place (Empire State Building), but until recently, WPIX's transmission power was extremely low, a fraction of what CBS-DT's was. As a result, WPIX was almost non-existent.

Another reason is that the signal could be bouncing off surroundng structures, such as bulidings, making a clean, strong lock-on difficult.

bnewt

It could be the transmission power. I don't have any idea about that. Maybe I could call the station & get an answer, but then again I am less than 5 miles away. This tower is located in a mainly residential area, no tall buildings that I know of.

GRN

Click
here and type in your zip code. It will show you the stations that are broadcasting in your area. It also shows the transmission power for some of the stations (the "more information" link). You might be able to find out what it is without having to call the station......

bnewt

I have already been to that site. It does not list their transmission power. I am waiting for the engineer to call me back.

rbinck

If you give us your zip code, we might be of more help.

bnewt

40165

rbinck

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Station: NBC WAVE-DT

• General Information
  Network Name: NBC
• Network Site: Here
• Local Station: WAVE-DT
• Regular TV Channel: 3
• Broadcast City: Louisville
• Local Station Site: Here
• Cable Only Channel: No
• Designated Market Area Information
• DMA Name: Louisville, KY
• DMA Ranking: 50 out of 210
• DTV Information
• Supports DTV: yes
• DTV Channel(s): 47
• DTV Formats Used: 1080i
• Tower Information*
• Location: Floyd Knobs, IN.
• Transmission Power: 1000kw
• HAAT: 1286
• Mile Coverage: 50
• Latitude: 38 ° 22 ' 8 "
• Longitude: 85 ° 49 ' 48 "
  * Source: 100000 Watts
• Station Information
• < no notes of this station in our database >

Station: PAX WBNA-DT

• General Information
• Network Name: PAX
• Network Site: Here
• Local Station: WBNA-DT
• Regular TV Channel: 8
• Broadcast City: Louisville
• Local Station Site: Here
• Cable Only Channel: No

• Designated Market Area Information
• DMA Name: Louisville, KY
• DMA Ranking: 50 out of 210

• DTV Information
• Supports DTV: yes
• DTV Channel(s): 21-1
• DTV Formats Used: SD 480i

• Tower Information*
• Location: South Louisville
• Transmission Power: 27
• HAAT: ?
• Mile Coverage: ?
• Latitude: 38 ° 1 ' 59 "
• Longitude: 85 ° 45 ' 17 "
  * Source: 100000 Watts

• Station Information
• SD only, no HD.

Station: FOX WDRB-DT

• General Information
• Network Name: FOX
• Network Site: Here
• Local Station: WDRB-DT
• Regular TV Channel: 49
• Broadcast City: Louisville
• Local Station Site: Here
• Cable Only Channel: No

• Designated Market Area Information
• DMA Name: Louisville, KY
• DMA Ranking: 50 out of 210

• DTV Information
• Supports DTV: yes
• DTV Channel(s): 41-1
• DTV Formats Used: SD

• Tower Information*
• Location: Floyds Knob, IN
• Transmission Power: 5kw
• HAAT: 1282
• Mile Coverage: 20
• Latitude: 38 ° 21 ' 0 "
• Longitude: 85 ° 50 ' 57 "
  * Source: 100000 Watts

• Station Information
• VERY low power output. Does NOT pass FOX 'widescreen' 480p signal. Most people cannot reliably get a signal.

Station: ABC WHAS-DT

• General Information
• Network Name: ABC
• Network Site: Here
• Local Station: WHAS-DT
• Regular TV Channel: 11
• Broadcast City:
• Local Station Site: Here
• Cable Only Channel: No

• Designated Market Area Information
• DMA Name: Louisville, KY
• DMA Ranking: 50 out of 210

• DTV Information
• Supports DTV: yes
• DTV Channel(s): 55
• DTV Formats Used:

• Tower Information*
• Location:
• Transmission Power: 1000 kw
• HAAT: 1214
• Mile Coverage:
• Latitude: 38 ° 21 ' 23 "
• Longitude: 85 ° 50 ' 52 "
  * Source: 100000 Watts

• Station Information
• < no notes of this station in our database >

Station: PBS WKPC-DT

• General Information
• Network Name: PBS
• Network Site: Here
• Local Station: WKPC-DT
• Regular TV Channel: 15
• Broadcast City:
• Local Station Site: Here
• Cable Only Channel: No

• Designated Market Area Information
• DMA Name: Louisville, KY
• DMA Ranking: 50 out of 210

• DTV Information
• Supports DTV: yes
• DTV Channel(s): 17-1/2/3/4
• DTV Formats Used: SD 4:3

• Tower Information*
• Location: Floyd's Knob
• Transmission Power: 60.3 kw DA
• HAAT: 777
• Mile Coverage:
• Latitude: 38 ° 22 ' 1 "
• Longitude: 85 ° 49 ' 54 "
  * Source: 100000 Watts

• Station Information
• Airing PBS on channel 17-1 (KET), KET2 on channel 17-2, PBS Kids on 17-3, KET4 carries the Annenberg/CPB Channel.

Station: CBS WLKY-DT

• General Information
• Network Name: CBS
• Network Site: Here
• Local Station: WLKY-DT
• Regular TV Channel: 26
• Broadcast City: Louisville
• Local Station Site: Here
• Cable Only Channel: No

• Designated Market Area Information
• DMA Name: Louisville, KY
• DMA Ranking: 50 out of 210

• DTV Information
• Supports DTV: yes
• DTV Channel(s): 32-1
• DTV Formats Used: 480i, 1080i

• Tower Information*
• Location: Floyds Knob, IN
• Transmission Power: 600kw
• HAAT: 1286
• Mile Coverage: ?
• Latitude: 38 ° 22 ' 8 "
• Longitude: 85 ° 49 ' 48 "
  * Source: 100000 Watts

• Station Information
• Testing Feb 2003. When on, sig strength is good. Not multi-casting at least yet. Has stated they will pass 1080i HD.

bryan92

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I keep getting an error message. Thanks for any help. I am trying to find out the power output for WTGS Fox, Savannah, Ga. I have paid $7 for 100,000 watts but it said that they were at 1000 kw. I know they are not and just need some answers. One other thing...where do I go to get an answer at this page? http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WTGS-DT#10000

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