[Dave Loudin]

Raven, you've made it a little hard to follow, but I think I'm with you.

Sites like TVFool have to rely on the publicly available databases from the FCC and Industry Canada to determine the technical parameters of stations and their status. IC's database has gotten way behind with current operations during the analog shutdown, so analog stations no longer on the air and digital stations that were using an interim channel assignment still show on the TVFool report. The status table you linked to at remotecentral explains the shifts some stations made.

One more comment: when you refer to the RF channel (real channel) used, do not append a -1. That notation is for the virtual channel only.

So, applying what we know, you have virtually no analog stations available any more. (I am curious about what those "white analog" channels you got are.) As far as the digital stations go, the only ones truly missing are CITY 44, WNYO 49, WBBZ 7, and WUTV 14. CITY has not been transmitting from its final location, but it may be now. Co-owned CJMT is in the same situation, so if you get that, you should get CITY. In any case, the switch to their permanent facility will happen any day now, so your issue should be cleared up.

For WNYO and WUTV, stepping up to a C2 model for a little more gain seems appropriate. WBBZ's antenna is farther away from the others and is mounted low on its tower, so that is why it is not line-of-site to you. You're going to need a VHF antenna with more gain than any of the antennas we are talking about can provide.

I'm still sticking with the C2e, as it has been redesigned for the new limited UHF band of 14-51, and that will provide more gain at channel 14 than the others will. Yes, I know you have a couple of VHFs (REAL channel, not virtual), but they are SO strong that the C2e should still provide enough signal to your TV. If not, there's a $10 fix that's not too complicated.

Good luck!