WLUK Analog Shutdown

WLUK, Fox 11 in Green Bay, long the lower-peg network station in a market dominated by WBAY and WFRV (but yet can make the claim as the home of the Packers and ratings many network shows drool over), leaves the air for the last time in analog on June 12, 2009 at 10am as only one of two stations along Wisconsin's lakeshore to go back to their analog home channels. After "Good Morning Wisconsin" anchor Rachel Manek somehow manages to almost sync right in with the ticker announcement below her (really, she does, just watch), the station cuts to black for a moment while the magical elves over at Charter Communications race to reposition the antennas and change the tuner for WLUK from their temporary channel 51 back to Channel 11, which they assure us will be more powerful and easier to recieve than 51 ever was (and that's true, somewhat by my experience). Then Rachael Ray comes on-screen and the switch is made.

Recorded on a DVR, transferred to VHS, then again recorded by my tuner card before a minor tweak to increase the volume in Windows Movie Maker.

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[AlexTeddy888]

How did the Rachel Ray show tune on?

[MrSchimpf]

Rachael Ray airs at 10am usually so they were joining it right in progress at the beginning. As I said in the description WLUK was on 51 temporarily, so the cable company had to retune that reciever to 11 as the analog signal was pulled and 11 digital was put on the air.

[Dallouez]

I have a "converter box" BUT can't get 11! I could before the converter box. I can't understand why the TV stations can't go on the internet! That way billiopns of people can watch the TV show. Ads? why care if 50,000 people can see them when you can reach billions!