FYI
WHYY-DT55 has been and continues to operate at normal power (87KW ERP, 800', Phila. Antenna Farm) with the exception of the maintenance outage that Pete Putman kindly posted in this thread. The DTV transmitting system was recently recalibrated and everything looks good.
Reception changes have been occurring throughout the area as the foliage change take place. Some viewers are reporting increased signal levels, some no change and others are having problems. WHYY has no immediate plans to increase power.
Hopefully, the pending Comcast carriage announcements will offer an alternative - albeit, at a price.
Distant reception would improve with my increased transmission power, but closer in reception may not directly benefit. Many of the receiving problems are associated with the reception of multiple reflected signals and not necessarily power related.
Slight receiver antenna reorientation may correct the situation.
Regards,
Bill Weber
WHYY