Re: WCEA-LP On Ch.40, NOT Ch.58?

["Kevin Vahey" <k-vahey@attbi.com>]

Analog not going away for a loooooong time

It maybe another 5 years or more before digital service restored in NYC 
as they still have no clue where replacement mast going to be. Last I 
saw they looking at City or Rikers Island.


On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:59AM -0500, Aaron Read wrote:
> At 05:08 PM 1/20/2003 -0800, Peter Q. George wrote:
>> WCEA-LP IS on the air on Channel 58 as of last week.
>> I saw it on Saturday night in Charlestown.  Its'
>> signal pales compared to the old Channel 19 signal.
>> It is also simulcasted on W40BO/Needham (on FM 128).
>>
>> Pete
>
> WCEA is stuck in an unfortunate frequency dance thanks to Ch.19 being 
> needed for DTV...they'll be stuck in freq.hell until after the analog 
> signals are turned off, really.  Although I imagine when they get their 
> DTV assignment that will help alleviate some of their problems.
>
> Bear in mind that they might be a tiny little TV station, but they 
> wouldn't still be on the air if they weren't making some money with it  
> :-)
>
>
>
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