TV DX from Saint Petersburg (Tropo 1989)
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- These are clips of TV DX originally posted by oldfldxer, whose RUclips channel shut down in late 2015. They were recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida in late 1988/ early 1989. The graphics were added by me. This video is posted for nonprofit educational purposes only.
Stations included: KLRN, KABB, KXAN, KGMC, KXTX, KDFI, WYHS, KMSS, KETH, KAVU, WLPB, KATC, KLAX, WBRZ, WWL, WAFB, WAGT, WUNM, WMAZ, KHSH, KLRU, KWKT, KFWD, KTXH, KNCT, KWEX, KTMD, KHTV, WALA, WDBD, KHBS, KLRT, KARD, KATV, WCLP, WSAV, WCIX, CMQ, WMBB, WCCB, WCCT, WFGX, WTAT, WLTZ, KRIV, KVUE
Disclaimers: I have nothing to ID these stations by except what I see in the clips, therefore it's assumed none of these catches were of translators or full-power repeaters. The clips are not in chronological order (WCCT changed its call letters before KFWD come on the air). All distances are city-to-city.
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Opening music is "Battle Of The Fuzz" (CC BY 4.0) by TeknoAXE. www.teknoaxe.com/
For more information on TV DXing, visit my website. www.egrabow.com/dx/
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KLRN 9: (0:53)
KABB 29: (1:13)
KXAN 36: (1:23)
KGMC 34: (1:26)
KXTX 39: (1:47)
KDFI 27: (1:52)
WYHS 69: (2:03)
KMSS 33: (2:09)
KETH 14: (2:15)
KAVU 25: (2:20)
WLPB 27: (2:28)
KATC 3: (2:46)
KLAX 31: (2:52)
WBRZ 2: (2:57)
WWL 4: (3:07)
WAFB 9: (3:24)
WAGT 26: (3:34)
WUNM 19: (3:39)
WMAZ 13: (3:45)
KHSH 67: (3:54)
KLRU 18: (3:59)
KWKT 44: (4:11)
KFWD 52: (4:19)
KWKT 44: (4:28)
KTXH 20: (4:35)
KMBH 60: (4:42)
KNCT 46: (4:46)
KWEX 41: (4:52)
KTMD 48: (4:57)
KHTV 39: (5:02)
KMBH 60: (5:10)
WALA 10: (5:17)
WDBD 40: (5:22)
KHBS 40: (5:25)
KLRT 16: (5:29)
KARD 14: (5:36)
KATV 7: (5:44)
WCLP 18: (5:51)
WSAV 3: (5:55)
WCIX 6: (6:02)
CMQ 6: (6:11)
WMBB 13: (6:19)
WCCB 18: (6:24)
WCCT 57: (6:29)
WFGX 35: (6:34)
WTAT 24: (6:39)
WLTZ 38: (6:47)
KRIV 26: (6:54)
KVUE 24: (7:07)
Fin: (7:09) 
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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!
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.
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.
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.
WXTV-41 in Patterson, NJ also used that ID slide pattern of KWEX. Caught them once in VA.
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
That did not sign on yet.
Love that black and white bulls-eye test pattern at 5:57!
It seemed a bit out of date for 1989, perhaps they didn't have the cash
oldfldxer is the king of dxers.
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.
6:11 a different country!
KNCT-TV NOTICE:
KNCT was sold to Gray Television in 2019
and is now a CW affiliate.
The tentative KXTX is confirmed, that was KXTX's logo at that time.
2:28 LPB (Louisiana Public Broadcasting) (PBS) Station ID 1988 "TV Worth Watching on LPB"
I did a map of it before you did. Thanks for putting it back up. ;)
The KAVU catch is from January 17, 1989
whoever dxed got some of my local channels on there
I was thinking about the final episode of cheers. 1:40
Is there another Saint Petersburg??
Yes, we already have Saint Petersburg in Russia, formaly named Leningrad.
Russians/Soviets: *Insert Spiderman Pointing Meme Here*
4:46 KNCT
CMQ Canal 6 Cubavision 6:11
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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)
2:09 Oh dear!
2:20 Holy guacamole!
KFWD is telemundo
Obviously also *was