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by mtburb
Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:37 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Casey Kasem The 80’s
Replies: 22
Views: 8597

Re: Casey Kasem The 80’s

Casey's Top 40, which Casey hosted from January 1989 until the AT40 name was restored in the spring of '98, was a Westwood One show, so it's under a different umbrella from the 1970-88 AT40s. Would still be nice to hear it again though. I grew up listening to CT40's AC sister shows, Casey's Countdo...
by mtburb
Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:58 pm
Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
Topic:
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Re: Old cable lineups

Also from 1980, here's what the lineup looked like in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, where one of my relatives was born back in the 1930's. Lock Haven is in the Scranton/Wikes-Barre DMA, though barely. Cox Cable Lock Haven, 1980 (source: https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archi...
by mtburb
Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:58 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Subchannels
Replies: 16
Views: 6472

Re: Subchannels

Honestly the only decent thing about TBD is their carriage of Kidsclick, which is Sinclair's attempt to reboot such a cartoon block. Even then, most of what is on there is still crap, with, IMO, the only decent shows in it being the Angry Birds cartoon and that 2010 Pink Panther show.
by mtburb
Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: WTOL NFL game choices
Replies: 15
Views: 7775

Re: WTOL NFL game choices

(Disclaimer: I have no dog in this fight, I'm a Packers fan. Although Steelers fans annoy the hell out of me) Last week, the Browns and Lions played separate games that both aired on CBS at 1:00. Although the Browns are having one of the worst seasons in NFL history and the Lions are driving for th...
by mtburb
Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
Topic:
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Re: Old cable lineups

Found something interesting. No clue what the channel order was, but found an application from 1975 from TCI in Cheboygan with these channels listed as channels to be carried: CJICTV WBKBTV WCMLTV WFLD WGN TV WGTU WHMETV WJMNTV WJRTTV WKBDTV WTOMTV WWUPTV Would there have been anything else availab...
by mtburb
Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: WTOL NFL game choices
Replies: 15
Views: 7775

Re: WTOL NFL game choices

I also see that Atlantic City didn't make the list for either NY franchise or for Philly. That's because Atlantic City is not it's own DMA at all--it's part of the Philadelphia DMA, plus it's last network station, WMGM, was forced to drop NBC in 2014 due to requests from O&O WCAU. I do agree on how...
by mtburb
Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:35 pm
Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
Topic:
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Re: Old cable lineups

However, Wyandotte did lose TVO at this time. On a related note, were any Canadian stations other than CBET and TVO ever carried anywhere in SE Michigan? According to the FCC Cable Search, CKCO was once carried in most of Macomb County north of 16 Mile and east of Gratiot and in Port Huron. CFPL wa...
by mtburb
Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:43 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: WTOL NFL game choices
Replies: 15
Views: 7775

Re: WTOL NFL game choices

Newer posts in this thread were lost in the purge, so I'm again bumping this to describe in detail how this happened. First off, Toledo is a secondary market for only one NFL team--the Lions. This according to this list posted on an archived version of 506sports.com: Arizona: Tucson Atlanta: none Ba...
by mtburb
Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:00 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Another new face at channel 7 weather
Replies: 7
Views: 4920

Re: Another new face at channel 7 weather

Mike Taylor was also on last night at 11 and he did the presentation very well. Welcome to the team.
by mtburb
Sat Dec 15, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Holy Winter Tropo Blasters!
Replies: 26
Views: 9213

Re: Holy Winter Tropo Blasters!

Was able to pick up WTOL and WTVG for a bit this morning too.
by mtburb
Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: I 75 Info Needed
Replies: 7
Views: 3479

Re: I 75 Info Needed

If you're coming into the US through the tunnel, simply turn left onto westbound Jefferson, then right onto Griswold, Shelby or Washington Boulevard. These three will bring you three blocks north to Fort Street. Stay on Fort Street until Springwells, then right, then left onto the southbound I-75 on...
by mtburb
Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: 2018 Tropos
Replies: 3
Views: 2311

Re: 2018 Tropos

There is some activity on the TV bands in Wyandotte tonight. Somehow my TV's WEWS PSIP got erased and the numbers reverting back to 15.3 to 15.6...that 15.6 must be the upcoming Court TV subchannel that WXYZ or WMYD are getting in the Detroit market as well.
by mtburb
Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:05 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: DX identification tricks
Replies: 5
Views: 2140

Re: DX identification tricks

Even though TV DX isn't as terribly fun as it was in the analog age, and even PSIP reveals the call letters most of the time, this resource is still useful in case it doesn't decode enough or don't feel like waiting for commercials or news.

https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php
by mtburb
Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:52 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: Cable systems that do not carry all network affiliates from their home DMA
Replies: 9
Views: 4893

Re: Cable systems that do not carry all network affiliates from their home DMA

RadioKev wrote:
Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:37 am
Why don’t Cable Companies carry all local subs in any one market like for example Xfinity has Channel 20.2 Antenna TV but not 20.3 Escape just wondering what the reason is.
This thread does not count subchannel networks such as Antenna TV and Escape.
by mtburb
Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:42 pm
Forum: The Stadium
Topic: Curling anyone?
Replies: 9
Views: 3211

Re: Curling anyone?

I still need to think about the wonderful performance the US curling team put out at the 2018 Olympics.