WJW TV8 Analog Sign Off - June 12, 2009

Here is the final analog signoff of WJW Fox 8 Cleveland at 10 AM on June 12, 2009, as well as the sign-off of the pre-transition digital signal on Channel 31, and re-acquisition of the digital signal on Channel 8.

Both signoff versions from off-the-air antenna, the 2nd version via a digital converter box.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• WJW
• TV
• Fox
• Cleveland
• ANALOG
• SIGNOFF
• JUNE
• 12
• DTV
• RESCAN

[jonghyunchung]

Whoa! At 2:10, it's a jump scene!

(Note: This is according to the ScreenIt web site.)

[nsa12345]

@jonghyunchung

Yeah, I cut out some garbage out of the recording right after the analog carrier drop.

[IAmNotAFunguy]

I'm surprised you managed to pick up Channel 8 on its new signal. They should have just styed on Channel 31. Now they are down there with channel 19 as the worst signal in the area.

[nsa12345]

Very true, but the digital signals here were received with an outdoor antenna - with an indoor antenna, the new CH8 signal is even flakier than 19, at least where I am.

[KML0224]

Nice to see you have an Insignia digital converter box! My menu screen is identical to that one.

[nsa12345]

@myronfalwell,

From what I've heard, WOIO couldn't go back to 19, because it would be too close to adjacent-channel WFMJ in Youngstown on RF20. There's also an RF19 digital station in London, ON. They could go to 31, AFAIK, since WJW apparently doesn't want it.

[myronfalwell]

@nsa12345 WLIO in Lima also now operates on RF channel 8 (virtually channel 35) with 27.5 kW of power - easily dwarfing WJW's signal. Unless WJW applies to move to a different RF channel, they are sadly stuck with what they've got.

To be fair, I can understand the legacy points of having WJW wanting to stay on RF channel 8. WOIO being on RF channel 10 (headbutting non-digital CFPL/10 in London, ON) never made, and still makes, no sense. That's Raycom for you.

[civilhistoryfan1981]

i have reached all the channels in digital, but the weakest signal is on WBNX. during summer months, i can pick up detroit, toledo, youngstown, and zanesville at dusk. my signal is stong for DTV.

[nsa12345]

Actually WJW is 11kW on CH8 - the 30kW is just an unbuilt construction permit (and is so directional that it actually would be worst than the current signal, sending all the power north). With 19's recent power increase they've gotten a lot better, now TV8 is clearly the worst digital signal now

[Buckpenn]

That's interesting. The Elyria Lorain Broadcasting company was supposed to launch WEOL-TV on Channel 31 in 1954, but that never got off the ground. Then WJW-DT with pretty much the same picture and sound quality operated on digital channel 31 before the big switch.

[JeremyMcCracken]

I was flipping through channels to watch all of the analog ones drop; I switched to 8 just as this started, and this button-push was when I witnessed the DTV switch. After the analog of WJW dropped, I flipped around to find most of the others were out as well.