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Reports of DTV Over The Air

The reception of over-the-air DTV signals depends largely on your location and the equipment that you use. This section is designed to allow you to see what people are doing who live near you and are already receiving these DTV signals! Listed below are all reports that were made in the designated market area of Philadelphia, PA.

October 21, 2008

Exact Location: South Philadelphia
Terrain: Row Homes
Antenna Model: CM4221
Ant. Location: 2ND Floor window facing 40' w Alum siding
Ant. Information: CM 7777 AMP
Tuner: 
Installation: INSIGNIA NS-DXA1
Comments: Would love to get WFMZ and WLVT from Allentown, will try with an outside rooftop antenna after the big switch in Feb.

City: Philadelphia
ZipCode: 19019
County: Philadelphia

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - Excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - OK Channel is listed as 50
WB WPHL-DT - Excellent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Excellent
UPN WPSG-DT - Excellent

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WNJS Ch23 OK, WMCN Ch44 Fair, WGTW Ch48 Excellent, WTVE Ch51 OK, ION Ch61 Excellent, WUVP Ch 65 Excellent

August 27, 2008

Exact Location: Wind Gap, PA
Terrain: Tall maple tree blocking some signal
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4228
Ant. Location: Roof-mounted, 30' above ground
Ant. Information: 8-bay bow-tie. Using CM 7777 pre-amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self-installation
Comments: At 55 miles from Philadelphia and over South Mountain and with a tree in the way, I am amazed at how good the reception is. You only need 10% signal strength on the meter to lock the station. I am getting about 50% signal strength on most of the Philadelphia stations, and average 90% on CBS. There are occasional momentary drop-outs, probably due to planes flying overhead. I am getting 32 digital channels and looking forward to telling the cable company good-bye!
If you are on the fringe reception area like I am, you will need an 8-bay antenna like the CM 4228 or Antennasdirect DB8, plus a powerful amplifier like the CM 7777. You will need to get the antenna as high as possible (i.e. roof-mount it). Worth the investment and effort to save $70/month or whatever you currently pay for cable.

City: Wind Gap
ZipCode: 18091
County: Northampton

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Fair
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
PBS WHYY-DT - Good
FOX WTXF-DT - Good
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Strong

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

October 09, 2007

Exact Location: Abbey Downs
Terrain: Neighborhood
Antenna Model: Terrestrial Digital DB4
Ant. Location: Roof
Ant. Information: Mutli-directional
Tuner: 
Installation: self installed
Comments: Putting an antenna on the roof was the difference for WHYY, for some reason just couldn't get it from inside the house. Also, could not believe that i could pick up Fox43 and sometimes the two Baltimore stations. Those transmitters are over 80 miles away, incredible! If I had a rotator total channels would be around 40, but settled on one position and near 30 channels. Amazing and all free. Great to pick up other markets for watching NFL games.

City: Royersford
ZipCode: 19468
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - multi-cast 10.1 and 10.2
ABC WPVI-DT - multi-cast 6.1,6.2,6.3
FOX WTXF-DT -
WB WPHL-DT - multi-cast 17.1,17.2
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - multi-cast 12.1,12.2,12.3
UPN WPSG-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get 61.1,2,3,4 (Ind), 48.1-5,Fox43 (York). Sometimes get 69.1-3 (Reading) if pointed correctly, same with NJ 39. Occasionally get WGAL 8.1-2 (Harrisburgh) and two Baltimore stations (11.1-2 and 13.1)

September 04, 2007

Exact Location: Ewing
Terrain: Tall mature trees
Antenna Model: RCA??
Ant. Location: indoor
Ant. Information: Amplified
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: 

City: Trenton
ZipCode: 08618
County: Mercer

Receiving the Following Stations:
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 2/10 bars
PBS WHYY-DT - 3/10 bars
NBC WCAU-DT - 3/10 bars
ABC WPVI-DT - 3/10 bars
CBS KYW-DT - 3 out of 10 bars

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

June 04, 2007

Exact Location: Abbey Downs
Terrain: neighborhood
Antenna Model: Terk
Ant. Location: First floor
Ant. Information: Indoor antenna
Tuner: 
Installation: self install
Comments: For some reason, I just can't get PBS WHYY in at all. The kids really like it, so I am going to try and install a outdoor antenna on the roof this summer. I also hope to pick up some other market stations.

City: Royersford
ZipCode: 19468
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT - Can be a little touching, but majority of the time is good signal
NBC WCAU-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get Digital, 17.1,17.2,48.1-5,61.1,61.2,61.3,61.4

February 25, 2007

Exact Location: Exton, Top of Valley Hill Road
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Channel Master Advantage 3020
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: DTV Compatible
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: still tweaking but will probably leave as is and just give up on pbs since we really only care about fox and abc

City: Exton
ZipCode: 19341
County: Chester

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - great quality
WB WPHL-DT - a little worse than nbc
(Ind) WYBE-DT - seems to come in fine
NBC WCAU-DT - occassionally drops out/freezes
FOX WTXF-DT - great quality after changing direction of antenna
PBS WHYY-DT - comes/goes, lost completely with amplifier
ABC WPVI-DT - great quality after changing direction of antenna
CBS KYW-DT - best signal in all directions

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
spanish stations also come in great

January 28, 2007

Exact Location: New Freedom Road, Monroeville, NJ
Terrain: Flat Farmland with local Trees
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: Rooftop
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Panasonic TUHDS20
Installation: Came with the home I purchased
Comments: My antennae has full 360 degree clearance. I was totally impressed with the reception from the house antennae. And it's free !! My friend has cable at $40 per month and it is no better than mine

City: Monroeville
ZipCode: 08343
County: Gloucester

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Very Sharp
ABC WPVI-DT - Very Sharp
PBS WHYY-DT - The BEST Picture Reception of all
FOX WTXF-DT - VERY Sharp......football was great
NBC WCAU-DT - Very Sharp
WB WPHL-DT - Okay Reception
UPN WPSG-DT - Good Reception
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Okay Reception

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

January 18, 2007

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: 

City: Philadelphia
ZipCode: 19136
County: Philadelphia

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

December 27, 2006

Exact Location: off Horsham Rd
Terrain: some other houses
Antenna Model: DB-8
Ant. Location: in attic
Ant. Information: channel master 7777
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: self install
Comments: Actually using Samsung 260F tuner (not listed). Strong signal from all Philly stations. Works great!

City: North Wales
ZipCode: 19454
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

December 11, 2006

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: DB2
Ant. Location: Indoor on floor near patio window
Ant. Information: N/A
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self -- using a small camera tripod.
Comments: Very stange. It seems for my location, the lower I place my antenna-the better. Works best when 1 1 1/2" from the floor. 2 or more inches and I'll start to loose some frindge channels.
I don't need to rotate the antenna at all ('cept for channel 44).

I am unable to pick-up 12.1 lately while other stations at similar distances and orientation are very strong?
I get a unstable (1 of 10, on the signal strength meter) but the distance and orientation are basically the same as the others. I not sure the distances reported by antennaweb.org are accurate.
It doesn't make sense that I'm able to receive other stations that are much further away.

City: Willow Grove
ZipCode: 19090
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - - and 1 subchannel /strong (7 of 10 bars)
UPN WPSG-DT - strong (8 of 10 bars)
(Ind) WYBE-DT - strong (8 of 10 bars)
NBC WCAU-DT - - and 1 subchannel /strong (10 of 10 bars)
FOX WTXF-DT - strong (7 of 10 bars)
PBS WHYY-DT - cannot receive after station changed to channel 50.
ABC WPVI-DT - - and 2 subchannels /strong (8 of 10 bars)
CBS KYW-DT - strong (10 of 10 bars)

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
48.1 - 48.5 (5 of 10 bars) 61.1 - 61.4 (7 of 10 bars) 69.1 - 69.3 (4 of 10 bars) 44.1 (3 of 10 bars)

November 02, 2006

Exact Location: Willow Grove (Tower hill)
Terrain: High density housing
Antenna Model: Radioshack 15-2160 U-75R
Ant. Location: Off 2nd story roof line.
Ant. Information: 40" UHF Yagi
Tuner: 
Installation: Sony DHG-HDD250 v1.2.13 & Samsung SIR-T451
Comments: WHYY was transmitting their digital programming on UHF Channel 55 but had to recently relinquish this channel to another broadcaster. This has taken 3-1/2 weeks to transition to UHF channel 50 as of 11/1/2006. NOTE: Most all set-top-boxes and TV's will have to re-learn this new configuration. When properly configured you should end up with 12.1 12.2 and 12.3. 12.3 at this time has limited daytime programming. BAL

City: Willow Grove
ZipCode: 19090
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - 94% (Channel 3.1)
ABC WPVI-DT - 94% (Channel 6.1)
PBS WHYY-DT - 83% (Channel 12.1) NOW ON CH.50 as of 11/1/2006
FOX WTXF-DT - 94% (Channel 29.1)
NBC WCAU-DT - 94% (Channel 10.1)
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 94% (Channel 35.1) picture quality poor
UPN WPSG-DT - 88% (Channel 57.1)
WB WPHL-DT - 88% (Channel 17.1)

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

October 07, 2006

Exact Location: Southern part of Hopewell Township
Terrain: Trees, Houses blocking
Antenna Model: Terrestial Digital DB8
Ant. Location: Inside Garage
Ant. Information: CM 7775 pre-amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self-install (amateur)
Comments: 

City: Pennington
ZipCode: 08534
County: Mercer

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Very Good
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Not too bad
NBC WCAU-DT - Very Good
FOX WTXF-DT - Satisfactory
PBS WHYY-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
NJN 52 - Good

May 22, 2006

Exact Location: Wenonah / Pine Acres Section of Deptford
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 150-2160 (U75R)
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: UHF
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installed
Comments: This antenna for $25 is a steal. Connected to the new Directv H20. Go get one and you wont be disappointed. I went with this antenna from reading a review on the site in this area.

City: Wenonah
ZipCode: 08090
County: Gloucester

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

May 05, 2006

Exact Location: West Vincent Township
Terrain: 450 ft AMSL
Antenna Model: Taco D1338-BB
Ant. Location: East side of Attic, looking through window
Ant. Information: 4 ft parabolic with Rayson MMIC preamp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Attic installation -- using a 30 year old Taco broadband parabolic aimed east through a window towards the Roxborough antenna farm to receive the Philadelphia/Wilmington/South Jersey stations. I also have a Scala paraflector aimed north through a plywood/asphalt shingle roof to receive Allentown public TV station WLVT. Both antennas are commercial grade, salvaged from decommissioned cable TV headend sites.

Reception of WHYY-DT is generally good, but requires use of the preamp. WHYY's antenna pattern on Ch 55 discriminates against northern Chester County, but their signal here should improve following the NTSC sunset when digital is moved to Ch 12.

I have tried to receive WNJS-DT Ch 22 (New Jersey Network) but don't have quite enough signal to decode reliably. WMCN Ch 44, which transmits from the same site, is usually OK.

TV Set is a Samsung TXP3075 with internal DTV tuner.

City: Chester Springs
ZipCode: 19425
County: Chester

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Excellent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - Very good - occasional pixelation
UPN WPSG-DT - Excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - Excellent
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPPZ-DT Ch 31 Wilmington WGTW-DT Ch 27 Burlington WUVP-DT Ch 66 Vineland all excellent WFMZ-DT and WLVT-DT from Allentown-Bethlehem on second antenna

March 01, 2006

Exact Location: suburb setting, Blandon, PA
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: terk hdtvi
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: ChannelMaster 7777
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: Also can get the NBC and Fox from Harrisburg. The preamp is the necessity. Make sure you have an antenna that does UHF and VHF

City: Blandon
ZipCode: 19510
County: Berks

Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
ABC(WNEP-DT)Ch 16 CBS (WYOU-DT)Ch 22 NBC (WBRE-DT)Ch 28 PBS (WVIA-DT)Ch 44 1-4 Fox (WOLF-DT) Ch 56.1 WB (WOLF-DT2) Ch 56.2 IN (WFMZ) Ch 69 PBS (WLVT-DT) Ch 39 1-4

February 19, 2006

Exact Location: 4th Avenue (Roebling American Legion Building)
Terrain: 3 Story row homes with large trees
Antenna Model: 20" custom built UHF log perodic 75 ohm yagi
Ant. Location: single story building, chimney mount 4' mast
Ant. Information: no drop outs in heavy winds
Tuner: Motorola HDD200
Installation: Installed by Andrew Napolitan, 609 499-4779
Comments: 

City: Roebling
ZipCode: 08554
County: Burlington

Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - 94
NBC WCAU-DT - 98
FOX WTXF-DT - 90
CBS KYW-DT - 94
ABC WPVI-DT - 94
UPN WPSG-DT - 94
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 90
WB WPHL-DT - 96

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Channel 52-1 thru 5 Channel 61-1 thru 4 Channel 65-1 thru 2

January 27, 2006

Exact Location: 150 Cherry Street
Terrain: residential neighborhood
Antenna Model: Winegard PR8800
Ant. Location: Off Chimney, 15' above grade
Ant. Information: 8-Bay UHF only with AP4700 PreAmp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Just installed today, with nice weather. Cannot tell if there will be any breakup during rain/snow/cloudy weather. Antenna pointed towards Roxborough and still receive Allentown Stations due to proximity. Did not try to receive any Scranton Stations. Newer receiver may do better regarding reception.

City: Hellertown
ZipCode: 18055
County: Northampton

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Intermittant
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - Fair/Good
NBC WCAU-DT - Good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WLVT-DT Channel 39 Allentown Freq 62 WFMZ-DT Channel 69 Allentown Freq 46 WBPH-DT Channel 59 Bethlehem Freq 9 WPPX-DT Channel 61 Wilmington Freq 31 WGTW-DT Channel 48 WUVP-DT Channel 65 Spanish

January 10, 2006

Exact Location: Voorhees, NJ
Terrain: Trees, Hills, >4 Story Building Near
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Indoor, powered
Ant. Information: Powered Yagi
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

City: Voorhees
ZipCode: 08043
County: Camden

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - Occasional breakup
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

December 11, 2005

Exact Location: Horsham
Terrain: Flat; 1 & 2 Story Buildings
Antenna Model: Radio Shack Model 15-1870
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: 45dB Gain, Programmable Rotor
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installation
Comments: Receiver is Dish Network 942 HD/DVR. Location is within 12 miles of all broadcast towers. Reception of DTV is superior to most SD content provided by E*. HD programming is available on CBS, NBC, PBS, WB, ABC, and FOX.

City: Horsham
ZipCode: 19044
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - 78-82/100
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 88-92/100
ABC WPVI-DT - 88-92/100
CBS KYW-DT - 87-92/100
PBS WHYY-DT - 72-80/100
FOX WTXF-DT - 77-84/100
NBC WCAU-DT - 86-90/100

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPPX 61.1 & 61.2, WPVI 6.2 & 6.3, WCAU 10.2, WHYY 12.2

November 23, 2005

Exact Location: Countyline and Upper State Rd
Terrain: My home sits on a hill with a clear view to most antennas
Antenna Model: Terk TV42
Ant. Location: On the roof
Ant. Information: Antenna mounts to satellite dish
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: Antenna installation only took 20 minutes. Had to rotate on the outside of the dish to get the best reception. OTA local stations look better then the satellite local stations.

City: Lansdale
ZipCode: 19446
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 91%
FOX WTXF-DT - 81%
PBS WHYY-DT - 62% Still get a good picture
CBS KYW-DT - 85%
ABC WPVI-DT - 85%
UPN WPSG-DT - 71%
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 72%
WB WPHL-DT - 78%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

November 14, 2005

Exact Location: Bear, DE - Clairborne
Terrain: Flat Residential
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 90" UHF Yagi $4.99 Closeout
Ant. Location: Attic - Pointing toward Baltimore mainly for better Sunday football selection (Comcast for Philly HD)
Ant. Information: Channel Master Spartan 3 Preamp, No Rotor
Tuner: 
Installation: Radio Shack Accurian HD STB $89 Closeout
Comments: Only wanted CBS and FOX from Baltimore to get Ravens football and a different selection of Sunday football games. Use Comcast Cable for all other HD TV. Reception is good enough for this with antenna in attic, can't justify moving to the roof. If pointed toward Philly towers I could get all those but lose Baltimore.

City: Bear
ZipCode: 19701
County: New Castle

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
UPN WPSG-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
ABC WPVI-DT - Still Strong
CBS KYW-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
PBS WHYY-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
FOX WTXF-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
NBC WCAU-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WMAR Baltimore ABCHD 2 Strong WBAL Baltimore NBCHD 11 Strong WJZ Baltimore CBSHD 13 Strong WBFF Baltimore FOXHD 45 Strong Occasionally get the 4 networks in HD from Washington DC about 85 miles away and 2 from Salisbury MD.

August 31, 2005

Exact Location: 509 N 2nd Street
Terrain: Mountain 2 miles away to the south
Antenna Model: Radio Shack - Catalog #: 15-2185
Ant. Location: Chimney - 30 Ft
Ant. Information: High-Definition Amplified Outdoor TV Antenna
Tuner: 
Installation: Self
Comments: Antenna aimed towards Roxborough

City: Emmaus
ZipCode: 18049
County: Lehigh

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
FOX WTXF-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Antenna needs to be dead on
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WNEP 16-S Scranton WBRE NBC-Wilkes-Barre WVIA PBS -Wilkes-Barre PAX - Philadelphia WFMZ Allentown WLVT Allentown

April 18, 2005

Exact Location: Yardville NJ - S.E. Mercer County
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: DB8 Multidirectional HD Antenna from antennas direct
Ant. Location: 30 ft off ground
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: 
Comments: its been over 1 year since I installed my HDTV system and since then there has been a VAST improvement for most of the NYC channels 53 miles away from my location in NJ. I'm still wating for PBS 13, WNYC 4 and WNYC FOX 5 to improve their transmitter siginal to my area. All Philadelphia stations are near 90 - 100%

City: Trenton
ZipCode: 08620
County: Mercer

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - No sound if I set the local ZIP, If I remove my local area and do a MANUAL SCAN I can get sound from this channel
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WCBS 2 - 90% WNBC 4 - 50% - Sometimes cuts out WNYC 5 - 45% - Sometimes cuts out WABC 7 - 85% WWOR 9 - 80% WPIX 11 - 70% WPXN 31 - 70% WXTV 41 - 80% WFUT 68 - 80$

April 10, 2005

Exact Location: close to route 113 and 73
Terrain: few trees, few houses
Antenna Model: channel master 4228 and antenna direct xg91
Ant. Location: out side approx 30 ft
Ant. Information: 4228 is an 8-bay multi-bow and the xg91 is a deep fringe yagi. I have these antennas stacked with a rotater and pre-amp.
Tuner: 
Installation: Self installed. .
Comments: 

City: Skippack
ZipCode: 19474
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WBPN 60 out of Bethleham WPPX 61-1 thru 4 Pax tv WGAL 8 Lancaster Lebanon WPMT 43 FOX Lancaster Lebanon WLYH 15 UPN Lancaster Lebanon WLTV 39 1 thru 4 NJN 52 1 thru 5 WFMZ 69 1 thru 3 WNEP 16 1 thru 2

February 28, 2005

Exact Location: East Windsor, near West Windsor & Washington Township
Terrain: trees, no hills
Antenna Model: Winegard 9095
Ant. Location: Outside, roof
Ant. Information: UHF/pre-amp
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Donelly Antenna and Satellite
Comments: Motorized antenna pulls in HD signals from Philadelphia (40 miles) and New York City (45 miles); HD receiver is Dish 811;

City: Hightstown
ZipCode: 08520
County: Mercer

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT - strong
FOX WTXF-DT - strong
NBC WCAU-DT - strong
PBS WHYY-DT - strong

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Wilmington PBS Channel 12; New Jersey Network Channel 52; New York City Channels 4, 5, 11, 13

February 27, 2005

Exact Location: Near Center City Vineland
Terrain: Sparse trees mix of 1 and 2 story homes
Antenna Model: Radio Shack VU-90R
Ant. Location: Roof/Eave mount
Ant. Information: VHF/UHF 90 mile, no amplification
Tuner: Panasonic TU-DST52
Installation: Self
Comments: I filed a reception report on January 18th before relocating my antenna. I was getting "poor signal quality" consistently for WTXF (Fox)for months. After writing to the WTXF Engineering department I received what ended up being a solution to the problem. I formerly had my 90 mile antenna mounted in the attic of my one story home. WTXF Engineering told me "The WTXF antenna in Roxborough is several hundred feet lower than the other DTV broadcasters, so the height of your antenna relative to WTXF's may be an issue."
So I gambled and purchased a 10 foot mast and eave mount from Radio Shack and mounted my antenna outside. This resulted in a net 12 feet higher antenna position in addition to getting the antenna out in the open. Not only did this instantly result in a perfect WTXF reception, but it's been perfect since February 5th. Not a bad $30 investment to get the Super Bowl and the spring NASCAR races in HDTV.

City: Vineland
ZipCode: 08360
County: Cumberland

Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - Great
NBC WCAU-DT - Great
FOX WTXF-DT - Great now (see notes)
CBS KYW-DT - Great
ABC WPVI-DT - Great
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Great
WB WPHL-DT - Great
UPN WPSG-DT - Great

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

February 09, 2005

Exact Location: Exton/West Chester
Terrain: Up on the hill with tree within 20 feet
Antenna Model: Radio Shack U-75R UHF only
Ant. Location: Roof top of 2 story building
Ant. Information: Mast mounted CM Preamp Titan Model 7778
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD500
Installation: Self installation
Comments: Tried indoor settop models Zenith/Philip ZHD-TV1/PHD-TV1 and got OK results.

City: West Chester
ZipCode: 19380
County: Chester

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - OK
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Very good
FOX WTXF-DT - Very good
NBC WCAU-DT - Poor

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

January 24, 2005

Exact Location: 1479 Eck Road, Allentown, Pa.
Terrain: 1 tree close by otherwise flat
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4228
Ant. Location: Outside mounted on chimney 25 feet high
Ant. Information: Wineguard
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self install
Comments: 

City: Allentown
ZipCode: 18104
County: Lehigh

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - Fair to good lose signal when very cold
FOX WTXF-DT - Fair to good lose signal when very cold
PBS WHYY-DT - poor to none
CBS KYW-DT - Strong 95 percent no drop outs
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong signal 95 percent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - None
WB WPHL-DT - Strong signal 90 percent
UPN WPSG-DT - Fair to good lose signal when very cold

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

January 18, 2005

Exact Location: Nearly center city Vineland
Terrain: Spare trees mix of 1 and 2 story homes
Antenna Model: Radio Shack VU-90 XR
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: VHF/UHF 90 mile
Tuner: Panasonic TU-DST52
Installation: Self
Comments: Would love to know why Fox (WTXF) is consistently unpredictable with it's reception when antenna pointing guides show this tower at the same degree setting as three others in Philly that I receive consistently well. I've noticed this particular station to be weak for several others as well. I was receiving the NASCAR broadcasts in the fall with greatr success. I've had poor signal quality since. With the Superbowl on Fox this year, it would be nice to have reception that day. Football should only be watched in HD widescreen. Maybe they can get their hampsters spinning to faster music that day to pump out a stronger signal for us folks down in south Jersey.

City: Vineland
ZipCode: 08360
County: Cumberland

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good 6-1 HD , 6-2 SD , 6-3
CBS KYW-DT - Good
PBS WHYY-DT - Good- great HD content
FOX WTXF-DT - Worst - intermittent and no reception for weeks
NBC WCAU-DT - Good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PBS NJ 22-1 thru 22-5

January 16, 2005

Exact Location: Lansdowne Borough
Terrain: Flat; Trees & Houses
Antenna Model: Terk HDTVi Antenna Pro
Ant. Location: 1st Floor
Ant. Information: Indoor non-amplified
Tuner: 
Installation: Self -Samsung TX-P3271H
Comments: Samsung tv (TX-P3271H) w/built-in tuner. Reception with indoor antenna is flawless as long as antenna is pointed towards Roxborough. House is all stone & brick, so I thought I would have some problems, but we are only about 12 miles from the antenna farm.

City: Lansdowne
ZipCode: 19050
County: Delaware

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

December 19, 2004

Exact Location: near bottom of hill in south Wayne by the Radnor Township building
Terrain: tall trees (75 feet) nearby in line towards Conshohocken towers
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster
Ant. Location: roof mounted on 15 feet pole
Ant. Information: 4308 (UHF Yagi) and no pre-amp
Tuner: 
Installation: My DTV tuner is an EyeTV 500 (Firewire to a Mac)
Comments: I had Airwaves Electronic Service (215-424-1100) to do the antenna install as I'm afraid of heights! Pretty much all is good but my ABC reception is not reliable. I don't understand why, but I'm investigating this further.

City: Wayne
ZipCode: 19087
County: Delaware

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - solid
WB WPHL-DT - solid
(Ind) WYBE-DT - can't always lock signal
ABC WPVI-DT - problematic (can't lock in signal)
CBS KYW-DT - solid
PBS WHYY-DT - solid
FOX WTXF-DT - solid
NBC WCAU-DT - solid

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPPX (PAX) is strong as well as Univision and one other Spanish-language channel

December 19, 2004

Exact Location: 2156 peppermint drive
Terrain: relatively flat, low mountain about 3 miles away
Antenna Model: antennas direct
Ant. Location: outside, elevated to about 15 feet
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: 

City: Macungie
ZipCode: 18062
County: Lehigh

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - very good
FOX WTXF-DT - very poor / intermittent signal
PBS WHYY-DT - excellent reception
CBS KYW-DT - good
ABC WPVI-DT - color not correct
WB WPHL-DT - good reception
UPN WPSG-DT - good reception

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
wfmz allentown

December 15, 2004

Exact Location: 4th floor apartment
Terrain: some tall buildings in area
Antenna Model: zenith silver sensor
Ant. Location: closet
Ant. Information: set-top, plus radio shack amplifier
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: actually its a sirt451, self installed.
Comments: i receive all channels on my tv with just a cheap ota antenna! great alternative to cable

City: Philadelphia
ZipCode: 19103
County: Philadelphia

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
some spanish channels and religion channels

December 08, 2004

Exact Location: Willow Grove, Pa
Terrain: RESIDENTIAL
Antenna Model: 2 RadioShack Antennas-First: 50" 18-Element pointing towards Lafayette Hill, Second: UHF-only pointing towards New Jersey
Ant. Location: ROOF
Ant. Information: Basic splitter/combiner near antennas, nothing used at receiver end.
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: NOTE: DTV Tuner is a SAMSUNG SIR-T451 new model
Comments: Samsung SIR-T451, much improved from previous models, VGA and DVI outputs, VGA ti conventional PC monitor but looks best on LCD PC type. Also contains Optical and Coaxial Audio Outputs along with Composite and Component Connections. BIG NOTE: When setup for Over-Air, only receives HD channels, excludes analog type transmissions. Can also be setup for Cable with QAM support.

City: Willow Grove
ZipCode: 19090
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 100% after 1-second re-lock
FOX WTXF-DT - 100%, excellant programming
PBS WHYY-DT - 100%
CBS KYW-DT - 100%
ABC WPVI-DT - 100%, 6-1 regular ABC,6-2 ABC NEWS NOW,6-3 StormTracker Live from WPVI-6
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 95%, seems original broadcast material not that great of quality.
WB WPHL-DT - 100%, sometimes goes off-air for no reason, no transmitting i.e. no reading on signal strength meter
UPN WPSG-DT - 100%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PAX 61-1,61-2,61-3,61-4 also being received at 100% -3,-4 religious programming.

November 09, 2004

Exact Location: Cricklewood
Terrain: Flat
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4228 8-Bay Bowtie UHF
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: Channel Master 7775 Titan2 UHF Preamplifier with Power Supply
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Very nice combo with the Bowtie and the pre-amp/amp setup. It's in the rafters in my attic and I have no complaints.

I am using my DishNetwork HD receiver since it's not listed in the drop down box above.

City: Middletown
ZipCode: 19709
County: New Castle

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 89%
WB WPHL-DT - 92%
ABC WPVI-DT - 88%
CBS KYW-DT - 85%
PBS WHYY-DT - 89%
FOX WTXF-DT - 74%
NBC WCAU-DT - 91%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Channel 11 out of Baltimore.

November 04, 2004

Exact Location: Near Comcast Cable
Terrain: rolling hills
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster Crossfire 3677
Ant. Location: Chimney/Rooftop
Ant. Information: ChannelMaster Spartan3 0068DSB Preamp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self-install
Comments: No rotor, possibly better reception with CM 3671 antenna???

City: Coatesville
ZipCode: 19320
County: Chester

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - No luck
FOX WTXF-DT - good reception
PBS WHYY-DT - No luck
CBS KYW-DT - came in with directional tweaking
ABC WPVI-DT - good reception - 3 feeds
WB WPHL-DT - came in with directional tweaking - 2 identical feeds
(Ind) WYBE-DT - good reception
UPN WPSG-DT - good reception

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WUVP-65 (Univision) - 2 feeds WPPX-61 (Pax) - 4 feeds

October 12, 2004

Exact Location: Suburban
Terrain: trees, buildings
Antenna Model: Antennas Direct DB-4
Ant. Location: Outdoor, above roof peak, about 50 '
Ant. Information: no preamp
Tuner: 
Installation: self install
Comments: I have a US Digital OTA tuner (not listed)and am well satisfied. I do experience occasional dropouts when aircraft fly over.

City: Audubon
ZipCode: 08106
County: Camden

Receiving the Following Stations:
(Ind) WYBE-DT - stro