That's what I was talking about here, Fox and UPN are owned by the same folks. I can get UPN loud and clear but not Fox....that's what I didn't get. lol And the WB we can't get to come in either, we can hear it but not see it......not sure who owns the local WB.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Sandbox Discussion List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:27 AM Subject: RE: [Sndbox] ] UPN Makes Deal With Fox-Owned Stations > The question is not what building they come from. It's the transmitter. > Most WB and UPN stations are only allowed to use low wattage transmitters. > The NBC station would be barred by FCC regulation from using its antennae to > transmit the WB programming. Secondly both stations could not use the same > transmitter (through the antenna)at the same time. > > We have a fox and UPN station in Orlando and as you read in the article they > are owned both by fox. The buildings sit side by side, and each has its own > transmitter and antenna. In Greg's case it is likely that his UPN station > has a license to broadcast at more power than the WB station. > > Charles Mims > http://www.the-sandbox.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Angela > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:01 AM > To: The Sandbox Discussion List > Subject: RE: [Sndbox] ] UPN Makes Deal With Fox-Owned Stations > > Yeah you would think. Wanna hear one worse...I can pick up my local NBC > station with an antenna, yet our local WB station which is owned by the > local NBC I can only get if I have cable. So both come out of the same > station (they even have the local news on there) but I cant get it. Part of > the reason why....if you have cable the NBC station is on channel 5 and the > WB is on channel 6 but if you are trying to pick up NBC on the antenna, its > on channel 6. They are totally screwed up. I wish satelitte would get WB > back. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Greg Hopper > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:08 AM > To: The Sandbox Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Sndbox] ] UPN Makes Deal With Fox-Owned Stations > > > Tell you one I don't get, UPN comes in loud and clear here. We can't even > see Fox, and from advertisements on UPN apparently the local Fox and UPN > stations are owned by the same folks. Wouldn't it stand to reason then, that > their antennas would be on the same tower? Apparently not though since we > can get one, and not the other...... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'The Sandbox Discussion List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:29 PM > Subject: [Sndbox] ] UPN Makes Deal With Fox-Owned Stations > > > > > > NEW YORK (AP) - In a major boost to its survival prospects, the UPN > network > > reached a multiyear agreement Wednesday to keep nine Fox-owned stations in > > major cities as UPN affiliates. > > > > The deal affects UPN stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, > > Washington, Houston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando and Baltimore. > > > > UPN and Fox Television officials would reveal no details about the > > agreement, including its duration. It's retroactive to Sept. 1. > > > > The negotiations were closely watched in the television industry. UPN, the > > Viacom-owned network started in 1996, would have been hard-pressed to > > survive without strong affiliates in these cities. > > > > The stations represent roughly a quarter of the U.S. television > households. > > > > "We are excited and enthusiastic about UPN's future, and a key component > of > > that future is this extension of our affiliation agreements with these Fox > > stations," said Leslie Moonves, the CBS chairman who also oversees UPN. > > > > UPN's big draws are professional wrestling, the "Star Trek" series > > "Enterprise" and comedies with largely black casts. > > > > > > [>>Charles<<] > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going > to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going > to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going > to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
