DTV Update

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On June 17, 2008 WWNY was granted a Construction Permit (CP) to build a VHF DTV Channel 7 facility that will begin broadcasting 2/17/2009. It is also a CP for a service area that replicates our analog service area (our original assignment did not, but now after waiting for Canadian coordination and approval it does.)

For most viewers the change will go unnoticed, DTV tuners currently say we are channels 7.1 WWNY-HD and 7.2 WNYF FOX-28, and they will continue to say that after 2/17/2009. The transport, if you will, will change not the channel identification or its programming. For others the change to a VHF frequency with improve their chances to receive our signal, especially in terrain challenged and fringe areas.

On Friday, 6/20/08, WWNY applied for an increase in power over what was approved on 6/17/08. This was done to expand and improve our signal in those same terrain challenged and fringe areas we had hoped to reach with the approval received Tuesday. It also might help compensate for the difference between DTV signals and analog signals, (the cliff effect.)

Sometime after 2/17/2009 we hope to begin DTV broadcasts on channel 35 for WNYF FOX-28 in HDTV. Whenever that occurs the branding will continue as FOX-28 even though the “transport” is on the frequency of channel 35.

For more information about WWNY/WNYF’s transition to DTV, and the DTV transition in general, visit the station DTV blog.

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