60.5

[Jeff Lehmann]

The only other case I know of where there are different main channel numbers coming from the same transmitter is in NYC where WNYW and WWOR each send out a simulcast of each other on each TX, so along with 5.1, 5.2, etc they also send out 9.3. (Or it might be .4, I forget)... and WWOR sends out a 5.3 along with 9.1, 9.2...

You don't have to have picked up WNEU 60.1, .2, .3, and .4 to get 60.5 from WMFP. I'm getting it, and do not receive WNEU.

Jeff Lehmann

> On Dec 20, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> NBC Boston is up and running on 60.5
> 
> https://scontent.fbed1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15622340_10210608706106561_4129142923033849400_n.jpg?oh=fc1831e55518f535a579c5d93850fe66&oe=58AF6818
> 
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Bob DeMattia <bob.bosra@demattia.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have never seen an instance where the major channel number differs
>> between subchannels coming from the same transmitter.  Also, the FCC has
>> rules about
>> the major channel number - it is usually required that the channel number
>> has
>> to either match the RF channel number, or match the "old" channel number
>> from
>> the analog days.
>> 
>> There have been a few exceptions - such as this channel 8 thing on the
>> WBTS-LP
>> transmitter or KAXT-CD ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAXT-CD ).
>> 
>> However, if they really are doing this, then people who can't receive WNEU
>> won't
>> see 62.5, even if they are able to receive WMFP.
>> 
>> What a mess.
>> 
>> -Bob
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Richard Chonak <richard@chonak.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi--
>>> 
>>> The announcement from NBC said that 60.5 would come from WMFP, so I
>> assume
>>> they are following that plan:
>>> 
>>> http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/NBC-Boston-Reaches-
>>> Agreement-to-Increase-Over-the-Air-Signal-406069125.html
>>> 
>>> It seems to be a strange situation, in which 60.2 comes from WNEU (RF 34)
>>> and 60.5 comes from WMFP (RF 18).
>>> 
>>> --RC
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 12/19/2016 10:53 PM, Bob DeMattia wrote:
>>> 
>>> WMFP PSIP is 62.1, 3, 4  (RF18).
>>> 
>>> Channel 60 (RF 34) is the WNEU transmitter
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 6:57 PM, Richard Chonak via Boston-Radio-Interest
>>> <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Richard Chonak <richard@chonak.com>
>>>> To: Sean Smyth <ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu>, Boston Radio Interest Board <
>>>> boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
>>>> Cc:
>>>> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:57:35 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re:
>>>> 60.5, really.  I ran a re-scan, viewed the "channel list" for my set,
>> and
>>>> 60-5 was there, identified as "WBTS-LD".  No other 60-channels appeared,
>>>> while 62-1, -3, and -4 remained unchanged.
>>>> 
>>>> --RC
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 12/19/2016 06:20 PM, Sean Smyth wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 5:09 PM Richard Chonak via
>> Boston-Radio-Interest
>>>>> <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org <mailto:
>>>>> boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>    Today, WMFP started transmitting the NBC Boston "countdown"
>>>>>    programming
>>>>> 
>>>>>    (NECN content) on 60.5.  The video is 720p.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Do you mean 62.5? I tried pulling up 62.5 early this morning, but got
>>>>> redirected to 62.1.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jimmy Swaggart is still on the air, apparently.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>