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[QUOTE=&quot;staticMHZ, post: 3463, member: 605&quot;]It appears there are many more people complaining about the low transmit power. WFXT on wikipedia says the followingMany Boston-area residents have complained about poor reception of WFXT-DT as compared to other major local broadcasters. This is due to the transmitter currently operating under a reduced power output reported to be 78kW. However, a July 2007 FCC filing shows that WFXT-DT is currently licensed to transmit up to 154kW, but it is unclear if the full licensed power is being used. Bill Holbrook, Chief Engineer for WFXT, has stated publicly that the full power broadcast may not be reached until August 2009, when construction of a new antenna and transmitter will be complete (note: &quot;new antenna&quot; may very likely refer to the actual transmitter on the current tower, with a DT transmitter replacing the current analog transmitter after the DTV transition.) It is unclear whether there will be incremental improvements between the DTV transition, which will free up space higher on the current tower that is currently used by the analog transmitter, and the full power broadcasts scheduled for August 2009.It is also alleged that one reason for the current low power broadcasts may be due to requirements to avoid interference with WTIC, another FOX affiliate broadcasting digital programming on the same channel (31) from less than 100 miles away[6]. However, this allegation suggests that WFXT would have to switch digital programming from channel 31 to channel 25 after the DTV transition to resolve this interference, which contradicts other available information.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="staticMHZ, post: 3463, member: 605"]It appears there are many more people complaining about the low transmit power. WFXT on wikipedia says the following [B]Many Boston-area residents have complained about poor reception of WFXT-DT as compared to other major local broadcasters. This is due to the transmitter currently operating under a reduced power output reported to be 78kW. However, a July 2007 FCC filing shows that WFXT-DT is currently licensed to transmit up to 154kW, but it is unclear if the full licensed power is being used. Bill Holbrook, Chief Engineer for WFXT, has stated publicly that the full power broadcast may not be reached until August 2009, when construction of a new antenna and transmitter will be complete (note: "new antenna" may very likely refer to the actual transmitter on the current tower, with a DT transmitter replacing the current analog transmitter after the DTV transition.) It is unclear whether there will be incremental improvements between the DTV transition, which will free up space higher on the current tower that is currently used by the analog transmitter, and the full power broadcasts scheduled for August 2009. It is also alleged that one reason for the current low power broadcasts may be due to requirements to avoid interference with WTIC, another FOX affiliate broadcasting digital programming on the same channel (31) from less than 100 miles away[6]. However, this allegation suggests that WFXT would have to switch digital programming from channel 31 to channel 25 after the DTV transition to resolve this interference, which contradicts other available information.[/B][/QUOTE]

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