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| SOWNY » CKNX Television » April 18, 2024 2:18 pm |
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A station in Jamestown,NY once affiliated with CTV. Read about it here in the history section about WNYP-TV:
"CTV invades America"
| SOWNY » Do You Remember Your First Ever DX Catch? » April 6, 2024 6:32 pm |
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mace wrote:. However, they recommended that White's Radio Log would be useful in my DX hobby and it was. Years later I would discover the Gold Standard of AM station lists. The annual National Radio Club publication is incredibly detailed.
An excellent online database of US AM stations:
| SOWNY » Do You Remember Your First Ever DX Catch? » April 6, 2024 12:33 am |
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About 1965 My parents got an AM radio for Christmas shaped like a world globe. One night my Dad put it up on the mantle above the fireplace and turned it on. I couldn't believe my ears what came out of the radio. 'This is WWL New Orleans" in Niagara Falls! After that night I kept trying to receive it again. I picked up other distant stations along the way. ( This was before digital readout on radios.) I caught the DX bug. My father eventually got me Whites Radio Log in Communications World and I was able to log it again and found other DXing opportunities.
| SOWNY » Free Classic TV Site...Alternative to Uncle Earl » April 4, 2024 4:39 pm |
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Works great with the Silk browser on Firestick. You can open up it in full screen.
| SOWNY » Why Cummings & Bachman Are Suing "The Guess Who" » December 20, 2023 3:14 pm |
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I recently saw the current "Guess Who". They were terrible. I also saw Burton Cummings solo. He did some of the old Guess Who songs. He was excellent. It sounded like the old Guess Who.
| SOWNY » This Would Be Enough To Get Even A Die Hard Like Me To Abandon OTA TV » December 18, 2023 3:31 pm |
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WGRZ NBC 2 and WKBW ABC 7. I get WIVB 4, WUTV 29 and WNYO 49 in the clear
| SOWNY » This Would Be Enough To Get Even A Die Hard Like Me To Abandon OTA TV » December 18, 2023 3:19 pm |
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They will probably have inexpensive USB dongles with 3.0 tuners like a Roku that you can plug into your non 3.0 TV to get 3.0. It's all digital. By then practically all TVs will be smart TVs. I think that they will probably extend the deadline. They said AM radio is going away. It's still here. I have a 3.0 tuner. The picture and sound are better than 1.0 and the signal is more stable. The only problem is the encryption on some stations. The reason why North America went digital for TV was because the cellular companies wanted more frequencies and analogue was hogging up the bandwidth. Digital requires less bandwidth.
| SOWNY » Ohio, Pennsylvania and some NY radio stations heard in SW Ontario » November 17, 2023 3:01 pm |
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WGRF, WEDG, WBKV, and WHTT no longer broadcast in HD.
| SOWNY » Jimmy Kimmel Live » November 12, 2023 5:47 pm |
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Jimmy usually takes Friday nights off and a repeat episode airs.
| SOWNY » The Next Evolution: Some Cable Systems No Longer Offering Actual Cable » October 18, 2023 3:11 pm |
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I have YouTubeTV with Spectrum internet only here in WNY. I can login to YouTubeTV on my smartphone using cellular data. YouTubeTV uses your IP address to determine where you are. If let's say I travel from the Buffalo area to Rochester I would get Rochester local TV on the app.
| SOWNY » New CHCH tower... » October 12, 2023 3:27 pm |
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No I never had trouble with WBNF. I am far enough north of Grand Island that I don't receive it plus the WBNF signal is very directional away from Canada. I am right on the border plus I am using an antenna pointed towards Toronto-Hamilton. The only Toronto area channel I don't get is CFTO.
| SOWNY » New CHCH tower... » October 12, 2023 2:35 pm |
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Strong signal on the American side at Niagara Falls. No CHCH yet, I received them before from the old antenna location.
| SOWNY » This Will Interrupt Every U.S. TV Channel & Radio Station In The U.S. » October 4, 2023 3:52 pm |
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EAS Test on WBEN
| SOWNY » NFL Blowout Rule » September 25, 2023 2:27 pm |
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WUTV did switch
| SOWNY » Why is ATSC 3.0 Taking So Long? » September 14, 2023 3:13 pm |
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In Buffalo, WGRZ 2 and WKBW 7 3.0 have DRM
| SOWNY » The World's First HD TV Broadcasts - In 1949! » September 3, 2023 2:13 pm |
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I saw the French 819 line system at the French Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. I noticed how much sharper the picture was compared to the North American NTSC system.
When I went to Germany with the USAF they had at the base a TV that could receive NTSC (for the AFRTS broadcasts), PAL and SECAM. The German PAL broadcasts were sharper than NTSC (Never The Same Colour).
| SOWNY » Spectrum Cable Drops Disney, ABC, ESPN Due To Carriage Dispute in US » September 1, 2023 3:08 pm |
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Spectrum cable thinking of dropping it's TV service. I dropped Spectrum TV last year and I am using YouTubeTV for my TV service here in WNY. I retained Spectrum internet.
| SOWNY » What Does The RDS Info Say On The GTA Stations That Use It? » August 21, 2023 1:19 pm |
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88.7 WBFO Program Info Changes according to program
92.9 WBUF Buffalo's Real Rock
93.7 WBLK Power 93.7 The People's Station
94.5 WNED Classical Selection
96.1 WTSS Ads + "DJ" on The new star 96.1
96.9 WGRF 97 Rock + Song Info
98.5 WKSE on air "DJ" - Kiss 98.5FM
101.7 WLOF No RDS
102.5 WBKV "Program Info" K-Love
103.3 WEDG "Song Info" WEDG
104.1 WHTT "Song Info" WHTT
106.5 WYRK Ads + Artist Song Title WYRK
107.7 WLKK Ads + Artist Song Title WLKK
The PI code is used by many FM Dxers to identify stations. The Worldwide TV-FM DX
Association (WTFDA) has a database with FM station PI Information.
SDR (computer radio receiver) software shows the PI code in their RDS displays.
| SOWNY » Is The Picture Really Better With A 4K TV? » July 25, 2023 2:53 pm |
- canam2021
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Good 1080p is almost as good as 4K. 4K is better if the program has HDR. I get ATSC 3.0 from Buffalo none of the channels have 4K. From what I have read there is no 4K over the air broadcasts in the US. Not enough bandwidth with the subchannels they are carrying. With Buffalo 2 1080i channels and 3 720p channels. Maybe 4K in the future if the FCC allows ATSC 1.0 stations to convert to 3.0 which would free up bandwidth since some of the subchannels would go back to their old 1.0 frequencies.
| SOWNY » Need Help To Identify Where This 102.5 Comes From » July 7, 2023 5:21 pm |
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Here in Niagara Falls, NY on 107.7 I get WLKK Wethersfield - Buffalo. If I drive up to Lewiston by the escarpment I get CKDO Oshawa.
| SOWNY » K-LOVE 102.5 Toronto coming soon... » June 16, 2023 5:11 pm |
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Former WTSS transitioned today to WBWA K-Love religious
| SOWNY » Which Canadian Stations Are Available On U.S. Cable? » May 9, 2023 10:03 pm |
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CFTO was dropped by Spectrum Cable Buffalo because after repack they could no longer pick up their signal which is now on highband VHF. CFTO and CBLT were accessed off air. At one time CFTO was designated a significantly viewed channel on Spectrum cable in Niagara County.
| SOWNY » Are There More Radio Stations That Switch Frequencies Twice A Day? » March 15, 2023 2:34 pm |
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WBAP and WFAA Dallas used to switch frequencies day and night 570 and 820 KHz in the 50s and 60s. 820 KHz was a clear channel in those days.
| SOWNY » "New Tech Making Free Over-the-Air TV Even Better." But Is It Really? » January 23, 2023 4:37 pm |
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| SOWNY » "New Tech Making Free Over-the-Air TV Even Better." But Is It Really? » January 23, 2023 4:18 pm |
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Same programming as 1.0. Slightly better picture better colour more stable. The transmitter is in Grand Island NY from what I understand it is directional away from Canada. It is still in a testing phase.
| SOWNY » "New Tech Making Free Over-the-Air TV Even Better." But Is It Really? » January 23, 2023 2:57 pm |
- canam2021
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WNYO RF16 Next Gen has WGRZ, WIVB, WKBW and WUTV as subchannels. The different subchannels have different power levels in ATSC 3.0 so some may not make it to Toronto. I receive them all in my location.
| SOWNY » The History Of Car Radios » December 26, 2022 1:18 pm |
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I had a 1979 Dodge Charger (the smaller one) with AM stereo and FM stereo. The CQuam AM stereo sounded great.
| SOWNY » Quad + Early Quad Radio Experiments » December 5, 2022 4:43 pm |
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Rock 102 (now Star 102) 102.5 Buffalo broadcast in quadraphonic sound in the 70s.
| SOWNY » US Prescription Drug Ads » November 13, 2022 8:41 pm |
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I'm not about to tell my doctor what drug to use on me. He has years of medical education I have none.
| SOWNY » WUTV / WNYO Technical difficulties... » October 27, 2022 4:53 pm |
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From Facebook:
To All our loyal WUTV / WNYO Viewers:
We thank you for your inquiries regarding our stations.
On Wednesday October 26th at 1:41pm a critical cooling component on our transmitter failed which required it to be shut down. The materials needed to fix this unexpected issue have been ordered and are currently in transit.
This failure did not affect the fibers that deliver our programming on Spectrum or Fios but all 'over-the-air', satellite and Canadian viewers are experiencing the disruption.
Please note we are working as quickly as possible to bring the transmitter back up so you can enjoy your favorite shows on our two stations.
If you would like to see any FOX prime shows that were missed due to this outage, please download the free FOXNOW app. Yesterday’s Masked Singer and LEGO Masters are available for viewing.
We thank you for your continued patience during this unfortunate technical issue.
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