DTV Update

[Garrett Wollman]

<<On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:24:35 -0500, Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org> said:

> There were a whole flurry of DTV transition updates filed with the FCC
> today.

And the FCC published a list, which includes a somewhat different set
of stations at
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-221A3.pdf>.
The FCC's list also includes the stations that have already gone
silent.

> Connecticut:	(WFSB 3), WUVN 18, WHPX 26*, WEDW 49

Strike WFSB.

> Massachusetts:	WWLP 22, WMFP 62

Add WLNE-TV, strike WMFP.

> Maine:		WVII-TV 7*, (WGME-TV 13), WPFO 23* (flash cut)

Confirm WGME-TV.

> New Hampshire:	WNEU 60 (will do nightlight)

Add WENH-TV, WEKW-TV, and WLED-TV.

> New Jersey:	(WMBC-TV 63)

Confirm WMBC-TV and add WFME-TV and WMGM-TV.

> New York:	WKTV 2, WPTZ 5 (will do nightlight), (WTVH 5), WWNY-TV 7*,
> 		(WKBW-TV 7), WBNG-TV 12,
> 		WETM-TV 18*, WXXA-TV 23, (WUTV 29), (WUHF 31),
> 		WIVT 34 (will operate transitional DTV ch. 4 until June),
> 		WICZ-TV 40, (WNYS-TV 43), (WNYO-TV 49), WWTI 50, WCFE 57,
> 		(WSYT 68)

Confirm WNYS-TV, WSYT, WUHF, and WUTV.

> Pennsylvania:	WWCP-TV 8*, WLYH-TV 15, WNEP-TV 16, WYOU 22, (WPMY 22), 
> 		WATM-TV 23, WBRE-TV 28, WITF-TV 33, WSEE-TV 35,
> 		(?WVIA-TV 44), (WPGH-TV 53)

Strike WATM-TV?  Confirm WPGH-TV and WPMY; add WQEX and WQMY.

> Rhode Island:	WJAR 10, WPRI-TV 12, WNAC-TV 64*

WNAC-TV will provide nightlight service.

> Vermont:	WCAX-TV 3* (will do nightlight), WVNY 22, WNNE 31, WFFF-TV 44

Add (unexpectedly) all four Vermont ETV stations (all will do
nightlight): WETK 33, WVER 28, WVTA 41, and WVTB 20.

Hat tip: Ohio Media Watch.

-GAWollman