Saw a message on 9&10 website that says Channel 9 is operating at low power until further notice.
What's that about?
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WWTV at low power?
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Jim Sofonia
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Re: WWTV at low power?
My off air picture here in T.C. has been bad for over two weeks. Now I get my signal from the repeater site ch. 25 here and it is full of pixels and tearing of the picture. One of the engineers in Cadillac tells me the T.C. repeater uses an off air pickup for ch.25, so the trouble passed on to my feed. Bum.
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organman95
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WFUP, yes on .2MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 4:51 pm
Does a CBS stream still broadcast on subchannels of WFQX and WFUP?
Not on WFQX
Re: WWTV at low power?
It's not like the old days where a satellite would pull a station off air, and/or have several microwave links to rebroadcast the station at the satellite. Separate subchannel feeds can go to each station.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 11:27 pm Isn't WFUP supposed to be a full-time satellite of WFQX? If so, I am surprised WFUP's channel offerings are able to differ from that of WFQX.
"I had a job for a while as an announcer at WWV but I finally quit, because I couldn't stand the hours."
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craigrussell100
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Re: WWTV at low power?
Speaking on 9and10...who is leaving their Morning Show? There is an ad either on Linked in or MAB for a Morning Anchor....been the same 2 for at least 3 yars...which Up North is "Forever":
You like corn?
Re: WWTV at low power?
They have a red banner on their web site regarding the low-power operation of 9, and "You can also watch 9&10 News on the free VUit app", which must be someone's attempt at humour. It's not worth the price.
As for on-air positions open, they are freely listed on their site:
https://www.9and10news.com/about-us/emp ... rtunities/
College grads are coming to replace the 'vets'.
The morning show could use a change. The forced Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! bit is wearing thin.
As for on-air positions open, they are freely listed on their site:
https://www.9and10news.com/about-us/emp ... rtunities/
College grads are coming to replace the 'vets'.
The morning show could use a change. The forced Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! bit is wearing thin.
"Enjoy every sandwich."
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When they increase the power back up, can we pick it up again down here in the tri-cities?
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Is this situation now affecting Fox 32? Am unable to pick up either 9 or 32 here in Manistee today.
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It depends a lot on your exact location, antenna, and antenna height. Possibly, but nothing as easy as it was in analog. Midland is much more likely to get a receivable digital signal than Bay City or Saginaw.
https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php ... te=1&map=Y
"I had a job for a while as an announcer at WWV but I finally quit, because I couldn't stand the hours."
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SixPlusOne
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Re: WWTV at low power?
The message:organman95 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:17 pmSaw a message on 9&10 website that says Channel 9 is operating at low power until further notice.
Attention viewers using antenna reception: A new antenna has been ordered, and is expected to arrive in mid-June. Channel 9 is operating at low power until then. You can watch 9&10 News on the free VUit app. Thank you for your patience.
WWTV Reduced Power Notification -- DOWNLOADABLE PDF FILE
https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/datae ... 2fdf1a26af
"WWTV Reduced Power Notification
WWTV, Fac. ID. 26994, began operating at twenty-five percent (25%) of its authorized power due to a problem detected in its antenna or feed line. The reflective power was unstable and would not allow operation at full power. After two days of investigation, the actual problem has yet to be identified, although it has been determined that the problem is not in house. JC Tower has been engaged to climb the tower for a more accurate determination of the problem as soon as weather permits."
WWTV Reduced Power Temporary Authorization -- DOWNLOADABLE PDF FILE
https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/datae ... cb7352064e
"WWTV Reduced Power Engineering STA
On April 19, 2022, WWTV, Fac. ID. 26994, filed a notification that it was operating at twenty-five percent (25%) of its authorized power due to a problem detected in either its antenna or feed line. The reflective power was unstable and would not allow operation at full power. The problem has now been determined to be with the antenna which must be replaced. Additional antenna damage was incurred in the process of investigating the problem, requiring power to be reduced to eighteen percent (18%) of authorized power.
The new antenna will require that the transmitter also be replaced. Specifications for the new antenna and transmitter are in development and they will be ordered as soon as possible.
Until received and installed, WWTV will be required to continue operation at eighteen percent (18%) of authorized power."