Station's Power output

[Ron Pollitt]

From time to time, I see members posting that this or that station is broadcasting at a specific level of power.  Is there a link that one can go to, to obtain current power output levels for stations in the Milwaukee/ Madison area? FCC?  I have just installed my outside antenna and I am trying to determine which stations I should target on to try to pick up.  Last (first) night, I picked up channel 28 great from Lake Geneva (approx. 60 miles).  I will work on the rest this week but wanted to focus on higher power stations in aiming my antenna.
Thanks
Ron
Sensory Science HDT100 STB
NEC 42" Plasma Monitor
Lance 4-bowtie UHF Antenna
Channel Master UHF Preamp
Charter Cable(no HDTV feeds)

[Paul Bethke]

Hi Ron,

Here is a kind of neat site to start with. It does not give power levels, but if you enter your zip code it will show you what stations are around, and which direction to point your antenna.
 http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/address.asp

Good hunting...Paul

[tschinner]

I put together this list of digital stations around the area.  Since I live near the lake I included the Grand Rapids stations.

State   Call Sign   Ntework   Analog Number   City   Digital Number
IL   WBBM   CBS   2   Chicago   3
IL   WGN   WB   9   Chicago   19
IL   WMAQ   NBC   5   Chicago   29
IL   WFLD   FOX   32   Chicago   31
IL   WCPX   PAX   38   Chicago   43
IL   WSNS   T   44   Chicago   45
IL   WTTW   PBS   11   Chicago   47
IL   WLS   ABC   7   Chicago   52
MI   WMMT   CBS   3   Grand Rapids   2
MI   WOOD   NBC   8   Grand Rapids   7
MI   WXMI   FOX   17   Grand Rapids   19
MI   WZZM   ABC   13   Grand Rapids   39
MI   WZPX   PAX, WB   43   Grand Rapids   44
WI   WBAY   ABC   2   Green Bay   23
WI   WGBA   NBC   26   Green Bay   41
WI   WLUK   FOX   11   Green Bay   51
WI   WFRV   CBS   5   Green Bay   56
WI   WACY   UPN   32   Green Bay   59
WI   WMSN   FOX   47   Madison   11
WI   WMTV   NBC   19   Madison   15
WI   WHA   PBS   21   Madison   20
WI   WKOW   ABC   27   Madison   26
WI   WBUW   WB   57   Madison   32
WI   WISC   CBS   3   Madison   50
WI   WMVS   PBS   10   Milwaukee   8
WI   WCGV   UPN   24   Milwaukee   25
WI   WTMJ   NBC   4   Milwaukee   28
WI   WITI   FOX   6   Milwaukee   33
WI   WMVT   PBS   36   Milwaukee   35
WI   WPXE   PAX   55   Milwaukee   40
WI   WDJT   CBS   58   Milwaukee   46
WI   WVTV   WB   18   Milwaukee   61

[Gregg Lengling]

If you go to http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/tvq.html
you can look up any station and get the information on their operating parameters.  If you go through everything and the actual license is in order (not like channel 6's) you'll find all kinds of interesting info.  WISN 12 (34) has an STA to run only 251.  kW ERP
WDJT 58 (46) has an STA to run 11.7  kW ERP
WTMJ 4(28) is licensed to   1000  kW ERP
WMVS 10( is licensed to 25.1  kW ERP
So you can look up anything, just don't stop at the main page of the license you have to look at all the files.


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Gregg R. Lengling
RCA P61310 61" 16x9
glengling@ameritech.net

[stoffelwha]

Should be:

WI   WMTV   NBC   15   Madison   19

[Ron Pollitt]

Thanks for the replys.

Looking at Greg's numbers, it is no wonder I get channel 28 (althought I couldn't pick it up last night).  Maybe , I'll be able to pick up channel 34,  but do you agee I'll never pick up Channels 8 & 46 at those low levels from out here?  The levels are temporary...right?  Some day in the future my great-grand kids will be able to watch HDTV.  Grin
Ron

[wxndave]

Hi Ron,

Channel 8 is running at full power, Ch 46 is not.  With a Radio Shack VU-110 antenna I was abale to pick up Channel 28 and 8 last fall in Harvard IL. I would say that you might need to work on antenna aiming.

Dave


 

Originally posted by Ron Pollitt:
Thanks for the replys.

Looking at Greg's numbers, it is no wonder I get channel 28 (althought I couldn't pick it up last night).  Maybe , I'll be able to pick up channel 34,  but do you agee I'll never pick up Channels 8 & 46 at those low levels from out here?  The levels are temporary...right?  Some day in the future my great-grand kids will be able to watch HDTV.  Grin
Ron

[Ron Pollitt]

Thanks Dave!

Channel 8 would be VHF, right?  I may have shot myself in the foot by installing a UHF antenna and preamp only, but I liked the small size which pleased my wife and neighbors.  Decisions, decisions... any ideas?  BTW,  Anybody need a R/S double bowtie-NIB at cost ($10)?

Ron
rpollitt@genevaonline.com)
Sensory Science HDT100 STB
NEC 42" Plasma Monitor
Lance 4-bowtie UHF Antenna
Channel Master UHF Preamp-775
Charter Cable(no HDTV feeds)

[Ron Pollitt]

Group,
Found the following link which gives Power levels and one click FCC links for each Milwaukee station:  http://www.tvradioworld.com/region1/wi/tv_information.asp?m=mil

Ron

[Pat]

Yes, PBS's DTV (channel is VHF.  But I find I receive it just fine with a "UHF only"  antenna.  There is a continuum between VHF and UHF, especially above channel 6 (or is it 5?), rather than an either-or situation.

[ugyvel]

Me too, I get channel 8 just fine up in Mequon with just the RS Bowtie.