[Dave Loudin]

Thanks, Tigerbangs for catching the mounting issue!

Chandra, if you're considering using the windmill tower, rerun your TVFool prediction using the height where you would mount an antenna on it. You might have a shot at getting the originating FOX station in digital if you can get 110 feet or more in the air (based on the closest house to the coordinates on your original report). If the NM for WTGF-DT ends up close to zero, then we can look at tweaking the recommendations. Otherwise, you are left with the analog translators we have been discussing.

It is possible, as Tigerbangs posted, that the translator on channel 42 is now relaying an NBC station instead of a FOX station. Instead of searching on the call signs of the stations being relayed, search instead on the call signs listed in your TVFool report (e.g., K51KO, K36DK, K42DD). These are the actual calls of the signals you are receiving.


UPDATE: The first link when searching for K42DD is a Wikipedia entry for KTGF. According to that article, KTGF is silent. I believe that to be true, as KTGF filed a request to the FCC to temporarily go silent for technical reasons. The application indicated that the station went silent 12/19/2009. According to the last FCC record for K42DD (a license renewal application), it is relaying KBGF-LP, Great Falls (which in turn is repeating KTVH, Helena) and is an NBC affiliate. Chandra, does what you see on channel 42 use "Beartooth NBC" as an identifier?