New house is in Pittsburgh DMA!!!!

[VIPERS-PIT]

So my 1st question is What SD channels will I get?
2nd question is What HD stations will my H20 get?
Last question, I will have cable internet so I will be dropping my home phone all together. Will this effect my Tivo?

 

[charper1]

What is the zip code?

 

[VIPERS-PIT]

Zip is 15010

Since I am on the edge of the DMA I hope the spot beam will not be a issue.

Movers connection said the spot beam and phone issues were OK.

 

[VIPERS-PIT]

Available Channels

Network------Affiliate-------Local #------ HD
CBS-----------KDKA----------2-----------2
ABC----------WTAE----------4-----------4
NBC----------WPXI----------11----------11
PBS----------WQED----------13------------
IND-----------WQEX---------16------------
UPN-----------WPCW--------19------------
WB------------WPMY---------22-----------
IND-----------WPCB----------40-----------
FOX-----------WPGH---------53----------53


Will I really be getting 9 SD stations? WOW!!

Only question left is the phone line to the Tivo.

 

[charper1]

DBS PROVIDED FOR 15010

Network------Affiliate-----SD#-----HD#
CBS KDKA 2 ---------- 2
ABC WTAE 4 ---------- 4
NBC WPXI 11 ---------- 11
PBS WQED 13
IND WQEX 16
UPN WPCW 19
WB WPMY 22
IND WPCB 40
FOX WPGH 53 ---------- 53

OTA PROVIDED via H20 for Pittsburgh, PA
your distance, antenna setup, and topography may vary your actual reception

Sign-------Chnl-------Network-------City/State-----Heading-----Freq
WPXI-DT 11.1 NBC PITTSBURGH PA 173° 48
WPGH-DT 53.1 FOX PITTSBURGH PA 166° 43
WTAE-DT 4.1 ABC PITTSBURGH PA 155° 51
WNPA-DT 49 UPN JEANNETTE PA 161° 49
WQED-DT 13.1 PBS PITTSBURGH PA 161° 38
WQEX-DT 16.1 HSN PITTSBURGH PA 161° 26
WPMY-DT 22.1 WB PITTSBURGH PA 166° 42
KDKA-DT 2.1 CBS PITTSBURGH PA 176° 25
WPCB-DT 50.1 FMN GREENSBURG PA 138° 50

 

[charper1]

Not sure how far you are away from Pitt, but you could also try aiming toward Youngstown, OH depending on distance.

 

[VIPERS-PIT]

Antenna web shows me in a DEAD zone for OTA HD

I will be at the bottom of a valley surrounded by trees.

With the mpeg 4 HD I am not even going to mess with OTA.

I cant believe I will get 9 SD stations and not need the second dish!!!

 

[mikedz4]

not that I "condone" this but I live on the border of PA/WV and I "moved" to PA since it's like 3 miles away and I got all of the pittsburgh locals. Here where I live I get no locals. Of course now I believe you can no longer "move" as I believe they have the spotbeams fine tuned so that they don't go over the dma lines anymore. I am back to where I belong now as I had to order so new equipment and got an antenna installed plus an hd receiver installed.

 

[charper1]

I envy you guys in those numerous and small DMAs, you must be able to use a rotor to get all kinds of OTA. Out in Phoenix just one! Boo.

 

[VIPERS-PIT]

I would think the spot beam would have to go over the line more than 3 miles or people on the other side at the edge of the state line would run into los of siginal issues.