WCAU NBC10 Phila Analog Shutdown

[@joewdial]

Thanks for the view, jaybee1973. Phila is very rich in TV history, and WCAU is no exception. I would love to see a retrospective program on the station - I grew up with it and remember a lot of CBS and local shows on it. Part of the memory is that 10 was hard to receive with an antenna.

[@denelson83]

They shut down their old UHF digital transmitter first. WCAU's digital signal changed channels at the switch, from UHF 67 to UHF 34 (since television signals had to vacate all channels above UHF 51 after the switch). That's what required people to re-scan their digital TV receivers.

[@johnissoevil]

I'm curious, how did WTXF shut down? Did they do it quietly? I know their sister cluster in New York, WNYW and WWOR, just shut off their transmitters without any kind of ceremony.

[@johnissoevil]

Yeah, I did see that on their website yesterday. I guess the Murdoch cluster shut downs were left up to the General Managers of the stations.

[@larry88628]

for syracuse its already too late didnt have the time to make a dtv switch video so all my analog signals are gone already

[@sopeachygaming2822]

Me too I was 9 at the time of the switch to digital

[@larry88628]

recorded the last functioning on analog of the sony watchmanfd10a

[@joewdial]

I Tivo'ed WTXF off cable, so I didn't see the signal go off the air. They had one of their female reporters push the button, turning off their analog transmitter, and then showed a snowy portable TV with rabbit ears, proving they were down. Took 2 minutes tops.

[@utvttv6526]

joewdial good one

[@johnissoevil]

Yep. Although I wouldn't agree with Sue Serio saying that Bugs Bunny was "The Spongebob of its day." We all know, Bugs would wipe the floor with Spongebob.

[@IlPuyoPuyotchi]

Sorry, Channel 10 was taken by WHTM (ABC affiliate owned by LIN Media (now Media General)). However, you will watch some ABC programming on WPVI (ABC O&O) and WHTM.

[@jayCLTeeee]

0:25 “digital broadcasting will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders” nah more like just wireless companies

[@Tuxicat62]

Ala Steve Urkel, "Did I do that?". LOL!

[@spottieleonard]

WCAU is my local NBC station. It's Channel 10 on Xfinity.

[@jonavene12]

No shit sherlock

[@johnissoevil]

Good point on the CBS thing. Or maybe they feared that the now-CBS owned KYW might have a shit fit about their network being mentioned on another station, past CBS ownership of 10 notwithstanding.

[@larry88628]

recorded off a sony watchman fd10a

[@andywolan]

Hehe, time-delay.

[@sopeachygaming2822]

I have that same watchman tv

[@utvttv6526]

I love it