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post #16081 of 16666
7/31/12 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by SubaruB4 View Post

That's going to be impossible.. I live in a apartment.

Only if you talk to the owner and he says you can't go on the roof and install an antenna and drop the coax to the first floor on the outside of the building and into your apartment. Also I would think there may even be an antenna on the roof or at least coax running to each apartment from when there was an antenna..
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8/2/12 at 8:00pm
WZME Bridgeport May Soon Be Viewable In NYC Area

On July 29, 2012, NRJ TV NY License Co., LLC. had the call-sign of its recent Bridgeport, Connecticut broadcast Television acquisition changed from WSAH to WZME. The new call-sign is widely believed to represent the programming broadcast over its primary channel, Me-TV, a television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that airs classic television sitcoms, dramas and classic commercials from the 1950s through the 1980s. This correlates to the on-air branding, Me-TV New York.

Although technically in the New York DMA, the Channel 42 signal upon which WZME Bridgeport transmits is not present in much of the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, or New Jersey. That soon may change, however, based upon a June 2012 filing with the fcc by NRJ which calls for a Digital Television Distributed Transmission System (DTS). The DTS2 facility the station plans to construct would be located at 350 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY., commonly known as the Empire State Building. The signal will be suppressed towards the southwest to protect full-power WTXF-TV Philadelphia, but the contour has been designed to ensure that the signal will be receivable in areas of New York City, Long Island, and Northeast New Jersey. The full application and associated predicted coverage map can be found here:

FCC Application - BPCDT - 20120601ARY

This application is significantly different from one its former owners, Multicultural Broadcasting, filed a few years earlier in an effort to increase its value. That application called for moving the station to Channel 41 and its transmitter to the Empire State Building. That application, for numerous reasons, was denied.

Approval of this application would realize a significant increase in audience population, while allowing the station to continue serving its Bridgeport, Connecticut audience. As a full-power broadcast TV station, such increased penetration could also wield powerful leverage in securing Must-Carry status of its primary stream on regional multichannel video programming distributors, also known as MVPDs.

WZME Bridgeport transmits on RF Channel 42 (Virtual Channel 43). The station presently carries Me-TV from 2AM to 10PM weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends via its primary stream, 43-1. RTV programming is available on 43-2.
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post #16083 of 16666
8/2/12 at 9:22pm
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Originally Posted by Giacomo Siffredi View Post

WZME Bridgeport May Soon Be Viewable In NYC Area
On July 29, 2012, NRJ TV NY License Co., LLC. had the call-sign of its recent Bridgeport, Connecticut broadcast Television acquisition changed from WSAH to WZME. The new call-sign is widely believed to represent the programming broadcast over its primary channel, Me-TV, a television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that airs classic television sitcoms, dramas and classic commercials from the 1950s through the 1980s. This correlates to the on-air branding, Me-TV New York.
Although technically in the New York DMA, the Channel 42 signal upon which WZME Bridgeport transmits is not present in much of the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, or New Jersey. That soon may change, however, based upon a June 2012 filing with the fcc by NRJ which calls for a Digital Television Distributed Transmission System (DTS). The DTS2 facility the station plans to construct would be located at 350 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY., commonly known as the Empire State Building. The signal will be suppressed towards the southwest to protect full-power WTXF-TV Philadelphia, but the contour has been designed to ensure that the signal will be receivable in areas of New York City, Long Island, and Northeast New Jersey. The full application and associated predicted coverage map can be found here:
FCC Application - BPCDT - 20120601ARY
This application is significantly different from one its former owners, Multicultural Broadcasting, filed a few years earlier in an effort to increase its value. That application called for moving the station to Channel 41 and its transmitter to the Empire State Building. That application, for numerous reasons, was denied.
Approval of this application would realize a significant increase in audience population, while allowing the station to continue serving its Bridgeport, Connecticut audience. As a full-power broadcast TV station, such increased penetration could also wield powerful leverage in securing Must-Carry status of its primary stream on regional multichannel video programming distributors, also known as MVPDs.
WZME Bridgeport transmits on RF Channel 42 (Virtual Channel 43). The station presently carries Me-TV from 2AM to 10PM weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends via its primary stream, 43-1. RTV programming is available on 43-2.

Hey thanks that is good news. The more channels the better, Now if you can just get channel 45/55/10 back. CBS needs to bring it back to NYC
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post #16084 of 16666
8/3/12 at 4:10pm
can someone check wwor signal for me? i lost it on some of my equipment and the ones that work, its showing a drastic drop in signal strength. seeing it on 5.2 also obviously. thanks.
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post #16085 of 16666
8/3/12 at 4:26pm
Fine here In the East 60s in Manhattan using an indoor antenna

Normal S/N reading!
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post #16086 of 16666
8/4/12 at 10:59am
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Originally Posted by Aero 1 View Post

can someone check wwor signal for me? i lost it on some of my equipment and the ones that work, its showing a drastic drop in signal strength. seeing it on 5.2 also obviously. thanks.

I'm having trouble with it too.
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post #16087 of 16666
8/4/12 at 11:00am
Except depending on where you live you may need a rotor on your antenna to pick up Bridgeport.
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post #16088 of 16666
8/4/12 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by LenL View Post

I'm having trouble with it too.

yea, signal definitely dropped at wwor. checked my setup, all my splitters, swapped things out, put them back, nothing on my end has changed and working fine.
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post #16089 of 16666
8/4/12 at 5:47pm
When Pete Putman was testing a variety of flat antennas at Mountain Lakes, NJ, he had trouble receiving WWOR even though he had LOS. He was able to receive the other UHF stations. The difficulty is most likely due to multipath conditions. You can try moving your antenna to different locations to see if it makes a difference, it usually does.

His full review is at:

www.hdtvexpert.com/?p=2279
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post #16090 of 16666
8/5/12 at 5:16am
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Originally Posted by Aero 1 View Post

yea, signal definitely dropped at wwor. checked my setup, all my splitters, swapped things out, put them back, nothing on my end has changed and working fine.

WWOR has been my weakest signal for 1-2 months now in Northern NJ. Every other channel broadcasting from the ESB comes in so much stronger than WWOR.
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post #16091 of 16666
8/6/12 at 8:04am
Up until now I was only able to receive 7.1 VHF well and it has been deteriorating from the low 90s to the low to mid 80s.

So I went and got a mid size YAGI VHF only Antenna Craft Y5-7-13 antenna which I had an installer mount on the same mast as my CM4228 just about 18 inches above it ( he dropped the CM4228 down on the mast a foot or more to do this). It has its on CM 7777 preamp.

The results are very good for me. I now receive 7.1 in the 91-93 range. I also receive 11.1 and 13.1 in the solid 80s where before they were in the 50's and 60's with pixilation and often unwatchable. So a simple antenna change brought big improvements.

My next mission is to improve UHF for some of my stations and towards that end I have purchased a dedicated UHF antenna Wingard HD 9075P. I will possibly use that to replace my home built antenna or the CM4228. All depending on the results I get.

Stay tuned.....
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post #16092 of 16666
8/6/12 at 8:27am
Seems the former WLNY Morristown repeater, WMUN-CD is back on the air. RF45 I believe.

It is showing something called ARTS TV. At least it was yesterday afternoon when I noticed it.
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post #16093 of 16666
8/6/12 at 9:08am
Yes, 45 is back on the air, albeit with a weaker signal than it had been - at least for me.

One of my receivers can't pick it up at all!

For the record, when the station was a WLNY translator, is was licensed to
Mineola, L.I.,NY - its license has now been transfered to New York City.
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post #16094 of 16666
8/6/12 at 10:30am
May I ask where is the transmitter now? I remember it was never on ESB. Something like 80th street?

So people in NYC can now get the signal? If so this is good news. They had some newer older movies on the weekends.

Can anyone provide some technical info. The signal strength and coverage map.

Thanks in advance.
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post #16095 of 16666
8/6/12 at 10:37am
The transmission site is Trump Wold Tower, East 47th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan.

Here is the Rabbitears site/page for WMUN-CD.

Just click on the various links for more information.

http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WMUN
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post #16096 of 16666
8/6/12 at 11:10am
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Originally Posted by SnellKrell View Post

The transmission site is Trump Wold Tower, East 47th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan.
Here is the Rabbitears site/page for WMUN-CD.
Just click on the various links for more information.
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WMUN

Maybe I just do not know how to read this information correctly. Please correct me if I am wrong here., but I click on WMUN-Cd I get MINEOLA, NY. Not
Trump Wold Tower, East 47th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan.

Am I seeing this wrong? Or is it too early to see this info for Trump world tower?

I was looking for the coverage map and watts for TWT

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post #16097 of 16666
8/6/12 at 11:28am
Here's the coverage map for the station:

http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1374591

Mineola is the previous location for the station's license, it is now New York City.

Trump World Tower is the location of the transmitter and antenna.

WMUN, as far as I can tell, is "supposed" to be using the previous owner's

Vertical ERP of 15kW, with a directional pattern.

Hope this helps.
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post #16098 of 16666
8/6/12 at 11:46am
Any idea what their schedule is or what type of programming they will offer?
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post #16099 of 16666
8/6/12 at 11:50am
Here's the Web site - straight from Google!

http://www.classicartsshowcase.org/
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post #16100 of 16666
8/6/12 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by SnellKrell View Post

Here's the Web site - straight from Google!
http://www.classicartsshowcase.org/
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Originally Posted by SnellKrell View Post

Here's the coverage map for the station:
http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1374591
Mineola is the previous location for the station's license, it is now New York City.
Trump World Tower is the location of the transmitter and antenna.
WMUN, as far as I can tell, is "supposed" to be using the previous owner's
Vertical ERP of 15kW, with a directional pattern.
Hope this helps.

Exactly what I was looking for. We picked up TWT before so I see no reason why not now.

Wait a second I misunderstood. This is not WLNY? I was under the impression that WLNY was back as 45 in NYC.

This is a totally new station?


HOW LONG IS YOUR SHOW?

We edit together a new 8 hour show every week (starting on Friday), featuring approximately 150 clips. This show is then sent out three times a day (that's 24 hours) via satellite to all of North and South America including the Bahamas and Hawaii. Your local channel then downlinks it and airs it at whatever schedule they like.

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR CLIPS?

Most of our clips come from the companies who have graciously given us permission to air the clips, at no cost, in an effort to aid us with our public service goal of creating a new audience for the arts, provided we show no advertising, do not sell the clips, or alter them in any way. Other sources include public and private archives, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, and the Library of Congress, etc. See a short list of a few of our major providers here: Video/DVD Providers


I guess I am disappointed. I thought CBS saw the lite. Well a new channel is a new channel.

Thanks for the information, much appreciated
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post #16101 of 16666
8/6/12 at 1:08pm
When CBS bought WLNY, it did not buy the three translators - Mineola (Broadcasting from Trump World Tower),
Morristown, NJ and Stamford CT., the new owner chose a new call sign WMUN-CD and is programming Classic Arts.
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post #16102 of 16666
8/6/12 at 4:40pm
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Originally Posted by jpru34 View Post

WWOR has been my weakest signal for 1-2 months now in Northern NJ. Every other channel broadcasting from the ESB comes in so much stronger than WWOR.

looks like they increased the power again, i can lock it, but its not where it used to be.
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post #16103 of 16666
8/6/12 at 8:02pm
UHF freqs don't like wet weather (unless your receiving a signal bounced off of an object like a cellphone tower), vegetation, especially vegetation with lots of liquid in its cellular structure and location is everything to the point of silliness. Casey, I bet your reception improves once the leaves are off the trees and we are past hurricane season.

73,
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post #16104 of 16666
8/9/12 at 6:54am
Channel 9 was at 100% signal strength for me this morning. It hasn't been there for quite some time. Bizarre!
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post #16105 of 16666
8/9/12 at 8:03am
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Originally Posted by jpru34 View Post

Channel 9 was at 100% signal strength for me this morning. It hasn't been there for quite some time. Bizarre!

its totally out for me today, on every device, even the ones i never had an issue with. signal is locked but strength drops to 0 then peaks to 30, back to 0 back to 30. something wonky is going on over there.

anyone have contact info for wwor?
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post #16106 of 16666
8/9/12 at 8:17am
I was about to report once again that I've had no problems with receiving WWOR.

And that various posts about there being something wrong at the station probably
were not the case - that problems were on the viewers' end.

Just did a S/N meter reading and the signal reading is stronger than ever -
it's crazy. On my Sharp HDTV, it's registering 84%, when normally it's in
the high 60s!

The two other stations sharing the ESB UHF Combiner with WWOR are reading-out
at usual levels for me.

Is it atmospherics or has something changed at the ESB?????
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post #16107 of 16666
8/9/12 at 8:50am
I have zero reception for 9.1 with my CM4228 this AM.

The RF for 9.1 is 615.25. That antenna is also having trouble with 2.1 (CBS) which has an RF of 585.25. So they are up there in the UHF frequency. Maybe it has something to do with the frequency? In fact just about all of the TV stations with RF in the upper 500's and lower 600's are now a problem for that antenna. Including 31.1, 41.1, 47.1.
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post #16108 of 16666
8/9/12 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by SnellKrell View Post

I was about to report once again that I've had no problems with receiving WWOR.
Is it atmospherics or has something changed at the ESB?????

Only the latter would make sense to me as WWOR hasn't registered 100% for me for many, many months (if not longer). Alternatively, is something going on with the atmosphere today that is so special and unique to account for the increased power? I have no idea.......
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8/9/12 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by SnellKrell View Post

I was about to report once again that I've had no problems with receiving WWOR.
And that various posts about there being something wrong at the station probably
were not the case - that problems were on the viewers' end.
Just did a S/N meter reading and the signal reading is stronger than ever -
it's crazy. On my Sharp HDTV, it's registering 84%, when normally it's in
the high 60s!
The two other stations sharing the ESB UHF Combiner with WWOR are reading-out
at usual levels for me.
Is it atmospherics or has something changed at the ESB?????

nothing has changed on my end and every frequency is normal, except rf 38. got on the roof and expected everything, checked compass headin, terminations and splitters, everything is fine. unless something grew or was placed between me and ESB that is only affect rf 38, its definitely wwor.
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post #16110 of 16666
8/9/12 at 10:19am
Sent an email to the VP of engineering at fox tv and he responded quickly and confirmed that its on their end. Very nice of him and i hope he doesnt mind that i share part of his email.
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To answer your question, we have had a failure in one of our transmitter cabinets that has resulted in WWOR’s signal being weaker than is typical. That is being worked on today and we hope to have it restored to an extent where it should work for you by early afternoon. Calculations caused us to anticipate still covering 90% of the area with this reduced power. Obviously, you are in the 10% that has suffered.

If you do not have the signal restored by this afternoon, please let me know.

Thanks for watching,
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