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Old 6-Apr-2019, 12:01 AM   #1
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Hudson Valley Stations not reflected in the Database

Greetings All,

It appears that the TV-Fool database (as well as the FCC's) has not been updated in some time.

For those of you in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of NY:

The 4 stations listed as being available in the area are gone.
WRNN (Ch 48), WTBY (Ch 27), & WNYW (Ch 32) were originally transmitting on Mt.Beacon.
These went silent last year.
W42AE (Ch 42 Analog) from Dutchess County Community College also is absent from activity.
However, WMHT (PBS out of Albany) appears to have energized a local transmitter on channel 23.
I could NOT find anything on the FCC TV database about the location of this facility.
Based on my crude direction finding, I believe that the broadcast tower is on Illinois Mt., Ulster County.

Hopefully, this station stays around for a while, as the TV airwaves in this part of the world are quite empty.

Richard Rosa
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Old 6-Apr-2019, 1:32 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by richardrosa View Post
It appears that the TV-Fool database (as well as the FCC's) has not been updated in some time.
TVFool doesn't have enough staff to correct the database.

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For those of you in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of NY:

The 4 stations listed as being available in the area are gone.
WRNN (Ch 48), WTBY (Ch 27), & WNYW (Ch 32) were originally transmitting on Mt.Beacon.
These went silent last year.
W42AE (Ch 42 Analog) from Dutchess County Community College also is absent from activity. ]
WRNN sold its license in the Repack auction.
https://www.rabbitears.info/repackch...=&lss=&status=
Its channels are on WWOR as a guest:
https://www.rabbitears.info/market.p...&callsign=WRNN

WTBY sold out
https://www.rabbitears.info/repackch...=&lss=&status=
It's now a guest on WDVB
https://www.rabbitears.info/market.p...&callsign=WTBY

WNYW moved to 27
https://www.rabbitears.info/market.p...&callsign=WNYW

https://www.rabbitears.info/repackch...=&lss=&status=

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However, WMHT (PBS out of Albany) appears to have energized a local transmitter on channel 23.
WMHT is moving from 34 to 25
https://www.rabbitears.info/market.p...&callsign=WMHT

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I could NOT find anything on the FCC TV database about the location of this facility.
Based on my crude direction finding, I believe that the broadcast tower is on Illinois Mt., Ulster County.
This says Helderberg Mountains (NY)
https://www.rabbitears.info/tvq.php?...ms&facid=73263

https://www.rabbitears.info/location...tains+%28NY%29
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Old 6-Apr-2019, 9:10 PM   #3
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W42AE was donated to WMHT. Channel 42 was displaced to channel 23. It is located on Mt. Illinois.

https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/da...613db&goBack=N
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Old 6-Apr-2019, 10:15 PM   #4
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Rabbit ears coverage map:

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Old 6-Apr-2019, 10:26 PM   #5
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W42AE was donated to WMHT. Channel 42 was displaced to channel 23. It is located on Mt. Illinois.

https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/da...613db&goBack=N
Yup, that's the one. Musta been using the wrong FCC database search page...

Thanx.

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