off air digital issues with wkef 22-1 of dayton

[classic cartoon fan]

I live about 15 miles from dayton and should have no problems with the stations.
Except digital 22-1 has a week signal through my Dish 622. The signal strenght is usually in the mid sixties and will pixelate quite often. The other digital stations pick up well over 90 precent and have no pixelation. Even with the antenna pointed directly at dayton. My Tv 64 of Cincinatti comes in around 75 percent and even digital 5 of cincy will do better sometimes. I live directly west of Dayton so the antenna points east.
So does anybody know what the deal is with this channel? Please let me know if anyone wants more info on my antenna set up.

 

[lovswr]

All I got to say is......... Clubhouse 22

 

[mssturgeon]

According the the latest info from the FCC, 22-1 is only broadcasting at 138kW, vs the 1000kW of CBS (7-1) and NBC (2-1), and the 425kW of Fox (45-1). Here's a link to the Dayton-area antenna locations with appropriate range, bearing and power info: http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/programming/broadcast-market.php?dma_name[]=Dayton

Cheers,

- Shane

 

[classic cartoon fan]

Thank you for clearing that up. I hoping it wasn't my setup. Hopefully they'll get in gear and boast up their signal strenght

 

[RoughKnight]

Old thread - new info. I too live close to Dayton and I too have had 'no signal' on WKEF DTV for some time now. When repeated emails went unanswered, I called the station and asked to speak to the chief engineer (btw: I have a background in television engineering and I know my stuff). After being kept on hold for about 5 minutes, I was told by the C.S. rep. that NO, they would not be swapping transmitters or boosting their signal - not now, not Feb. 17, not ever, no way. UPDATE! Surprise, surprise - as of midnight January 26th they are transmitting with LOTS more power. I now get a higher signal reading on WKEF-22 than the 1000kw stations WDTN-2 and WHIO-7. If only station management cared enough to keep their viewers informed! What morons.

 

[TNGTony]

Yup. I now receive WKEF here in Cincinnati (Northern suburb) no problem. Though the signal is not as strong as 2 or 7 it is now comparable to 45, maybe a little stronger. The only two dayton channels I still have trouble with are 16 (cam get once in a while) and 26 (never been able to receive DT channel--TV channel comes in clear as day).

See ya
Tony