Stations offering the Most Subchannels

[Tim from Springfield, IL]

At one time IIRC WCIU-26 Chicago had six subchannels (Me-TV, Me-Too, etc.)--or at least "room" for six subs.

Closer to home WWTO-35 (TBN LaSalle, IL/Chicago but has better Peoria-area coverage than Chicago) has the most subchannels in downstate Illinois (main TBN plus their other subs such as Church Channel, TBN Enlace, etc.).

Within the last month or so in another thread on this board I recall reading that one of the ethnic stations in LA had a whopping TEN subchannels (KXLA digital 51, virtual 44 Rancho Palos Verdes/LA).

What other stations offer between 6-10 subchannels, if not more than 10, and if so what is the programming like on the main channel and their many subs?

[gregg75]

Atlanta has 2 low power sister stations (WANN 32, WTBS 26) which have great signals for LP as each covers about 75% or more of the metro population. They have about 10 sub channels and 8 radio signals. You'll find pretty much the same channels on both but on different channels. One or two are found only on WTBS.

THIS TV is their only major channel. TUFF TV and UNTAMED SPORTS are also there along with 3 Spanish subs, a French news channel, another local movie channel and a local OLDIE GOLDIE channel. A sales channel is on one sub also.

[Madmansam]

Doesn't a station offering more subchannels affect their main HDTV signal compared to TV Stations without subchannels.

[Mediafrog+]

KAXT in Santa Clara, California has twelve video channels along with eight audio-only channels.

Doesn't a station offering more subchannels affect their main HDTV signal compared to TV Stations without subchannels.

All stations have the same amount of digital bandwidth to work with.  Just depends how it is divided up.

Not all digital stations have an HDTV channel.  Going all standard-def allows for more subchannels.  And if HDTV is involved, 720p uses less bandwidth than 1080i.

[Darth_vader]

A few years ago when OPB were in the process of moving all its subchannels about, there was a point when they had 7 subchannels due to a fluke in their PSIP track: 10-01 through 10-05 (the then-standard TV mux plus an "experimental" KOPB-FM simulcast) then 10-07 and 10-08.  10-07 and -08's payloads were really 10-01 and -02, respectively.

(But I don't think there's ever been anyone in this area actually carrying 6+ subchannel *streams* proper.)

[Mark]

I asked the same question about two years ago

Here is the thread

It'll be interesting to see the difference a couple years make

[mgsports]

The most KC has is 2 so far with KCPT 2 and maybe MKSMOTV with 2 and others just have one. Metro Weather Has none. Metro Sports has Metro Sports 2. KTWU also gets MZ Worldview. CFNEWS13 has a Couple so does some stations in Orlando,FL,Springfield,MO or better yet closer to MO/AK boarder and Whichtia,KS

[azumanga]

Metro Weather Has none. Metro Sports has Metro Sports 2.CFNEWS13 has a Couple...

We're not counting services that are available only on cable -- just those that are available terrestrially.

[mgsports]

Metro Sports might be added to AT@T U-Verse and Yes Network,Sun Sports are available on AT@T Verse,S. Dish and so on.

[azumanga]

Metro Sports might be added to AT@T U-Verse and Yes Network,Sun Sports are available on AT@T Verse,S. Dish and so on.

If you're referring to the availablity comment I have made, for all practicalities, AT&T and Dish Network (and their equivalents) are the same as cable.