WGGB Analog to go off the air Dec 1, 2008

[KML-224]

Oh yeah! Duh! Forgot about them! What channel will they have to move to next year? (I know channel 67 will no longer be available.)

[dhett]

WSHM-LP has nothing in the works right now.  They wanted to move analog to ch 45, but that was dismissed, then they had a digital displacement application for ch 49, but that was also dismissed.

I'm surprised they don't have anything.  It was my understanding that all TV had to clear off of chs 60-69, and that LPTV stations could continue to use chs 52-59 on a secondary basis, i.e., as long as they don't cause interference to primary services in that band.

I know of several other LPTV stations in the upper-700 MHz band that still have no plans to vacate.

[KML-224]

My question is: Why do they even need low-power channel 67 in the first place? Can't the cable headend just receive WFSB-DT 3-2 from Avon Mountain or whatever?

[dhett]

That just might be the plan.

[necrat123]

WSHM-LP has nothing in the works right now. 

Oh yes they do. They've applied to use digital 41 from a small tower in Russell. (Near Woronoco section of Westfield).
The plan is to have a signal strong enough to hit the required Comcast and Charter head ends. The fcc granted them use of Ch 41 from Mt Tom, but they applied to operate digitally from the above-said tower. The thing is, you won't find the application easily, as the channel 41
has a different facility ID (168233) than the 67 facility (67980).

Here is the 41 construction permit.
http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1248359

[dhett]

WSHM-LP has nothing in the works right now. 

Oh yes they do. They've applied to use digital 41 from a small tower in Russell. (Near Woronoco section of Westfield).
The plan is to have a signal strong enough to hit the required Comcast and Charter head ends. The fcc granted them use of Ch 41 from Mt Tom, but they applied to operate digitally from the above-said tower. The thing is, you won't find the application easily, as the channel 41
has a different facility ID (168233) than the 67 facility (67980).

Here is the 41 construction permit.
http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1248359

Whoops.  Looked up WSHM-LP, which would be the analog station and any flash cut applications, but omitted WSHM-LD, which is a DTV companion channel.  The FCC lists LPTV digital companion channels separately from the analog, but lists full-power digital companion channels together with the analog.  Had I left the "-LP" suffix off my query, I'd have found both.