WZMY TV-50 has made the switch to digital

[Jeff Lehmann]

Another one that probably doesn't cover the COL with a great signal analog
or digital is WMFP 62. The digital is probably better than the analog
though.

Also, speaking of them, has anyone else noticed that lately when they put
the ID up on the screen at the top of the hour there is no mention of
Lawrence?

Jeff Lehmann
Hanson, MA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf
> Of John Bolduc
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:03 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: WZMY TV-50 has made the switch to digital
> 
> WZMY TV-50 Derry NH has made the switch to digital.
> 
> That said, I'm 14 miles, in Derry, from the transmitter in Hudson NH and
> had a very good but not perfectly crisp analog signal on an modest outdoor
> antenna. I typically got a 0-2 signal on my DTV converter box out of 100.
> This is worse than I get out of WTMW-8 DT46 with transmitter in Baldwin
> Maine.  I need a signal at least 25 to get a DTV watchable signal.
> 
> At my folks house in Londonderry 9 miles from the transmitter, a broken
> DTV signal (23-27 / 100) on a fringe outdoor antenna optimized at the
> transmitter. Absolutely nothing on the rabbit airs.
> 
> Two separate aquintances of mine in downtown Derry across near town hall,
> 10.5 miles from the transmitter, never a signal on indoor antennas in
> spite of moving the antenna all around.
> 
> Adjacent to the post office, 12 miles from the transmitter, no DTV
> watchable signal on an outdoor antenna.
> 
> I wrote a letter to WZMY about a month ago and got a very nice and
> detailed and prompt response to my initial concerns.  With the suggestions
> given to me I was able to get a signal as strong as 10 on a scale of 100,
> at the expense of losing Boston stations. Boston signals at best with much
> tweaking is a 44/100, but absolutely watchable.
> 
> WZMY-DT is mostly unwatchable over the air in the city of license. I am
> will to bet that will the small ridge near the WZMY studio between them
> and the transmitter site, they can't even get a watchable DTV over the air
> signal at the studio!
> 
> Are there coverage rules for the city of license for DTV? I don't think
> the ex-WNDS has any wind left in it's sails.
> 
> 
> John B