TV DX from Saint Petersburg (Tropo 1989)

[@PeteRFNY]

Wow, thank you for saving these videos - I always wondered what became of oldfldxer's channel. There are some amazing DX catches on this clip!

[@RainbowDash72]

Wow! Getting KATC, WMAZ, WMBB, KWKT and WALA in St Pete? I assume WEDU, WTVT, WTOG, and WTSP were off the air at that time of the recording.

[@thomash.schwed3662]

Channel 6 WCIX, Miami, is now Channel 4 WFOR. WTVJ, which had been on channel 4, is now Channel 6. This occurred during one of the "Big Switches", which take place occasionally in Florida. WCIX/WFOR is a CBS O&O station and WTVJ is an NBC O&O station.

[@5roundsrapid263]

I grew up in rural MS, and remember a lot of these. I used to get the UHF stations at night during tropo ducting. The VHF-Lo stations I’d often get with sporadic-E.

[@kapapitanjanjanmigel8515]

List Of SMPTE Colorbars Channels: 2:09 33 KMSS 2:46 3 KATC 2:52 31 KLAX 3:40 19 WUNM 4:40 20 KTXH 4:57 48 KTMD 5:26 40 KHBS 5:30 16 KLRT 5:43 7 KATV

[@LuxembourgishMapping]

That did not sign on yet.

[@johnpinckney4979]

WXTV-41 in Patterson, NJ also used that ID slide pattern of KWEX. Caught them once in VA.

[@aaronberns8485]

oldfldxer is the king of dxers.

[@robmclean4352]

Love that black and white bulls-eye test pattern at 5:57!

[@clavichord]

It seemed a bit out of date for 1989, perhaps they didn't have the cash

[@ryanpascual9598]

KNCT-TV NOTICE: KNCT was sold to Gray Television in 2019 and is now a CW affiliate.

[@daltonweathersby1320]

The KAVU catch is from January 17, 1989

[@clavichord]

Impressive distances for UHF, I presume most of those stations were not on VHF channels, as VHF TV DX was and is mostly ionospheric sporadic E and not so much tropospheric refractive propagation.

[@FlamingoPulse]

I did a map of it before you did. Thanks for putting it back up. ;)

[@thatonelogodude]

6:11 a different country!

[@cysjunk]

The tentative KXTX is confirmed, that was KXTX's logo at that time.

[@ryanpascual9598]

2:28 LPB (Louisiana Public Broadcasting) (PBS) Station ID 1988 "TV Worth Watching on LPB"

[@kreuner11]

Is there another Saint Petersburg??

[@LuxembourgishMapping]

Yes, we already have Saint Petersburg in Russia, formaly named Leningrad.

[@CWAent]

whoever dxed got some of my local channels on there

[@canadianmike711]

I was thinking about the final episode of cheers. 1:40

[@SBTKostya2008]

Info, Fair Use: (0:00) KLRN 9 187.25: (0:53) KABB 29 561.25: (1:13) KXAN 36 603.25: (1:23) KGMC 34 591.25: (1:26) KXTX 39 621.25: (1:47) KDFI 27 549.25: (1:52) WYHS 69 801.25: (2:03) KMSS 33 585.25: (2:09) KETH 14 471.25: (2:15) KAVU 25 537.25: (2:20) WLPB 27 549.25: (2:28) KATC 3 61.25: (2:46) KLAX 31 573.25: (2:52) WBRZ 2 55.25: (2:57) WWL 4 67.25: (3:07) WAFB 9 187.25: (3:24) WAGT 26 543.25: (3:34) WUNM 19 501.25: (3:39) WMAZ 13 211.25: (3:45) KHSH 67 789.25: (3:54) KLRU 18 495.25: (3:59) KWKT 44 651.25: (4:11) KFWD 52 699.25: (4:19) KWKT 44 651.25: (4:28) KTXH 20 507.25: (4:35) KMBH 60 747.25: (4:42) KNCT 46 663.25: (4:46) KWEX 41 633.25: (4:52) KTMD 48 675.25: (4:57) KHTV 39 621.25: (5:02) KMBH 60 747.25: (5:10) WALA 10 193.25: (5:17) WDBD 40 627.25: (5:22) KHBS 40 627.25: (5:25) KLRT 16 483.25: (5:29) KARD 14 471.25: (5:36) KATV 7 175.25: (5:44) WCLP 18 495.25: (5:51) WSAV 3 61.25: (5:55) WCIX 6 83.25: (6:02) CMQ 6 83.25: (6:11) WMBB 13 211.25: (6:19) WCCB 18 495.25: (6:24) WCCT 57 729.25: (6:29) WFGX 35 597.25: (6:34) WTAT 24 531.25: (6:39) WLTZ 38 615.25: (6:47) KRIV 26 543.25: (6:54) KVUE 24 531.25: (7:07) Fin: (7:09)

[@MarioFan171]

Russians/Soviets: *Insert Spiderman Pointing Meme Here*

[@ryanpascual9598]

4:46 KNCT

[@ernawulandari3969]

CMQ Canal 6 Cubavision 6:11

[@oh_no_no_no]

2:09 Oh dear!

[@thatonelogodude]

2:20 Holy guacamole!

[@juanpadron9653]

KFWD is telemundo

[@jonavene12]

Obviously also *was