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Post by AdamKY on Jun 1, 2010 10:14:01 GMT -5
John,
In the transition to digital WKYT selected channel 13 as their post transition channel. When the transition to digital was complete the channel 27 allocation for Lexington was deleted. The channel 36 allocation remained for Lexington.
WKYT's specific reasoning for selecting the channel 36 allocation is because it is the closest to the other Lexington television station’s current digital channels (39 & 40). Those who are currently able to receive WLEX and WTVQ without any problems should be able to receive WKYT as well, or better.
Call Channel Power Antenna height
WKYT 36 1000kW 299 meters non-directional WLEX 39 475kW 286 meters directional to southeast WTVQ 40 635kW 284 meters directional to southeast WKLE 42 46kW 258 meters directional to northwest WDKY 31 1000kW 352 meters non-directional
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Post by John Hourigan on Jun 2, 2010 22:03:11 GMT -5
Many thanks for the info -- very helpful!
Given all the channel switching that's going on, even after the digital transition (e.g, WDKY switching from low-band VHF channel 4 to UHF channel 31), it requires that over-the-air viewers now become expert at deciding whether they need a low-band VHF antenna, high-band VHF antenna or a UHF antenna (which I think is asking a lot of casual viewers). And even then it's not guaranteed that stations will switch their channels yet again!
Even though I'm a former DX'er myself, over-the-air reception of television has become a tad too complicated with all the post-digital transition channel hopping that's going on. Call me an old fogey but I guess I pine for the days when channel 27 was actually channel 27 (rather than channel 13 or 36 or. . . ), or channel 3 was actually channel 3 (rather than channel 47). In the end, I think OTA broadcast television days are numbered with the FCC looking to reallocate a good chunk of the TV band to broadband (which isn't a bad idea in my view).
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Post by AdamKY on Aug 8, 2010 16:39:11 GMT -5
By the mid 1950’s Garvice Kincaid’s WVLK radio station had turned into a cash cow following that station’s introduction of a full-service / top-40 format to the Lexington market and he wanted to add television to complement that success. Circa 1956-57 Garvice attempted to purchase WKYT for $250k. Taft Broadcasting of Cincinnati eventually purchased WKYT for $350k.
When the allocation for what was to become WTVQ became available Garvice purchased ~ 20 acres of farm land adjoining the rear of Joyland Park with the intention of locating the tower there with offices and studios in downtown Lexington.
When the application for the WTVQ frequency was awarded to Ray White, Jr. (WBLG) 50% & Reeves Telecom Corp. 50% circa 1967 Garvice made offers to Gay-Bell (WLEX) and Taft, purchasing WKYT from Taft for $2.5m.
Kincaid then went forward with plans to make WKYT a showplace station, however when he learned of the cost of interconnecting the planned downtown studio with a transmitter location on Paris Pike he balked. General Telephone wanted more than he was willing to pay. It was then decided to locate the combined office-studio-transmitter operations on Winchester Road.
Another thing he balked about was the power bill the new WKYT facility would generate. He wanted to install diesel generators to be independent of Kentucky Utilities. His consulting engineer, Harold Schumacher, talked him out of the idea.
The facility of Winchester Road was planned to use RCA equipment exclusively. However when RCA refused to configure the new transmitter the way Schumacher wanted General Electric was selected to provide the equipment.
Shortly before his death in 1975, having noted the success of Crosley / AVCO with television stations ringing the coverage area of WLW radio, Garvice was incubating plans to duplicate that by having stations in eastern and western Kentucky. WYMT was purchased a decade after his death. He had expressed interest in purchasing WBKO in Bowling Green.
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Post by John Hourigan on Apr 12, 2018 14:50:24 GMT -5
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Post by John Hourigan on Oct 20, 2018 9:32:12 GMT -5
FYI -- I got confirmation that WKXP-TV was an independent when it first signed on. Below is from the March 21, 1958 edition of the (Louisville) Courier-Journal:
HEADLINE: Lexington TV Firm To Tie In With C.B.S.
Lexington, Ky., March 20 (AP) -- WKXP-TV will become affiliated with the Columbia Broadcasting System on April 1, C.B.S. and Community Broadcasting Company officials announced Thursday. WKXP, an ultra-high-frequency station (channel 27) has been independent since it went on the air last September. The station was sold this week to Radio Cincinnati, Inc., subject to Federal Communications Commission approval.
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Post by AdamKY on Dec 24, 2021 21:17:27 GMT -5
Most stations had a choice as to weather they wanted to retain their original channel when the switch to digital was made - June 2008 or retain their transition channel - a digital channel used in the run up to the transition date. These decisions had to be made before the final channel assignments were made for the eventual assignments. It is possible that the channel 27 frequency went to another station when the final channel assignments were made, therefore no longer available to WKYT. More simply put when WKYT decided they wanted back on UHF it was too late to return to channel 27. Somebody had already claimed the frequency.
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Post by AdamKY on Dec 24, 2021 21:22:05 GMT -5
Agree with all the points -- but why wouldn't WKYT just revert back to its UHF channel 27 position instead of channel 36? Most stations had a choice as to weather they wanted to retain their original channel when the switch to digital was made - June 2008 or retain their transition channel - a digital channel used in the run up to the transition date. These decisions had to be made before the final channel assignments were made for the eventual assignments. It is possible that the channel 27 frequency went to another station when the final channel assignments were made, therefore no longer available to WKYT. More simply put when WKYT decided they wanted back on UHF it was too late to return to channel 27. Somebody had already claimed the frequency.
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Post by John Hourigan on Sept 30, 2022 16:31:35 GMT -5
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