The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / Change to WNED-DT channel line up (for OTA only)

**Posted by Evuguy** February 3, 2025 3:36 pm

Just a heads up for Buffalo area OTA viewers that WNED-DT recently added subchannel 17-10 to their line up. The content is a live cam view off their downtown Buffalo studios, located near the Skyway. Their are two audio streams: WNED-FM and WBFO-FM. Using your SAP selector should allow you to toggle between each. Note the audio level is much louder than WNED TV, so be ready to knock the volume down.

This service isn't new and has been running for years as a hidden service within their transport. Some off-brand TV's would detect it as a valid service and map it as 31-10. I was told some time back that the service (specifically WNED-FM) was put there as a backhaul for Rogers. The reason it will now be visible to all TV's is that it is now defined in WNED's TVCT stream. This stream is part of the ATSC standard to identify the services to your TV when it locks on to the transport stream. If your set doesn't automatically add it when you next tune WNED-DT, you may need to do a rescan.

**Posted by paterson1** February 3, 2025 6:16 pm

I am sure that WNED doesn't want to see any tariffs on either side of the border. It could be fatal for the station if ticked off Canadians were no longer financially supporting them. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if some damage has already been done, and some on this side of the border have decided not to write the cheque this year for "quality" programming.

Last edited by paterson1 (February 3, 2025 6:16 pm)

**Posted by RadioActive** February 6, 2025 9:49 am

Thanks for letting us know about this. I managed to tune it in yesterday and it's definitely different. I'm not sure there's ever been a sole audio channel on a subcarrier anywhere in this area - let alone one that's tuneable with two sources! A great find!

**Posted by Evuguy** February 6, 2025 9:34 pm

Just from the timing, they could be doing it as a favour to Canadians, since that area is very close to the Peace Bridge. If you-know-who decides to send his troops to the border, we will see it first! Maybe WNED-FM will then play Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.