WA5IYX San Antonio, TX US NTSC Channel 2s (alphabetically by last-used call) with first and last date/time (mm-dd-yyyy; CST, GMT-6) by each propagation mode see notes at the end regarding local effects after Sept 1987 =============================================================================== K02MX TX San Antonio (7 mi) 09-14-1987 1040 tr ------------------ KASA NM Santa Fe (606 mi) 12-01-1983 1516 Es 01-08-1998 1350 Es 9 12-13-1984 0556 ms KATU OR Portland (1713 mi) 07-19-1974 0859 Es KBCI ID Boise (1377 mi) 05-24-1974 1220 Es 08-20-1987 1059 Es 35 KCBS CA Los Angeles (1188 mi) 07-xx-1960 ---- Es 07-12-2009 1648 Es 486 12-09-1984 0931 ms KCWX TX Fredericksburg (48 mi) 04-29-2000 ---- tr 06-12-2009 2300 tr KDKA PA Pittsburgh (1294 mi) - -1960 ---- Es 07-06-2009 1350 Es 193 KDTN TX Denton (236 mi) 05-18-1989 2355 tr ------------------ KETS AR Little Rock (509 mi) 06-15-1974 1829 Es 06-06-1984 1751 Es 6 09-18-1975 1023 tr 06-02-1985 1031 tr 16 01-18-1980 1129 ms 01-03-1984 1210 ms 3 KGAN IA Cedar Rapids (962 mi) 06-09-1962 1807 Es 06-13-2008 1816 Es 546 12-11-1973 2209 ms 11-17-1998 0137 ms 34 KGFE ND Grand Forks (1291 mi) 02-07-1975 2059 Es 05-25-2005 1719 Es 161 KJRH OK Tulsa (483 mi) 05-08-1975 1010 tr 05-29-1985 1102 tr 12 01-07-1976 0128 ms 12-13-1979 0604 ms 2 KMID- TX Midland (284 mi) 12-08-1971 0002 tr 05-24-1990 0759 tr 109 05-06-1974 1029 ms 06-23-1985 0759 ms 2 KNAZ AZ Flagstaff (844 mi) 07-17-1970 1259 Es 08-12-2007 1730 Es 294 KNOP NE North Platte (820 mi) 06-20-1963 2200 Es 07-06-2006 1559 Es 174 12-11-1973 2216 ms 06-30-1987 0515 ms 14 KORK NV Las Vegas (1050 mi) 12-30-1962 1700 Es 06-27-1966 0929 Es 44 KPRC TX Houston (186 mi) 08-03-1959 ---- tr ------------------ KQTV MO St. Joseph (742 mi) 06-16-1960 2015 Es 02-19-2009 1811 Es 115 12-10-1973 2329 ms 12-13-1986 0539 ms 28 KREM WA Spokane (1599 mi) 01-04-1974 2030 Es 06-30-1981 0020 Es 2 KSNC KS Great Bend (619 mi) 12-11-1973 2330 ms 12-14-1985 0645 ms 12 05-23-1974 1443 Es 06-30-1999 1353 Es 25 KTCA MN Minneapolis (1118 mi) 07-05-1962 1715 Es 12-24-2008 2058 Es 368 12-04-1973 1828 ms 05-17-1982 0507 ms 6 KTVI MO St. Louis (783 mi) 06-19-1962 1200 Es 08-01-2008 0954 Es 171 12-12-1973 2200 ms 03-15-1982 0530 ms 14 KTVQ MT Billings (1247 mi) 07-17-1963 1929 Es 07-19-2007 1729 Es 207 KTVU CA Oakland (1480 mi) 04-27-1974 1628 Es 08-12-1975 2145 Es 3 KTWO WY Casper (1012 mi) 06-28-1962 1028 Es 07-26-2000 1650 Es 474 08-13-1975 2250 ms 06-04-1980 0120 ms 2 KUSD SD Vermillion (944 mi) 05-11-1970 1629 Es 12-24-2008 2100 Es 328 02-21-1973 1437 ms 12-13-1985 0623 ms 15 KUTV UT Salt Lake City (1085 mi) 05-29-1963 1251 Es 04-27-2005 1200 Es 362 KWGN CO Denver (803 mi) 06-15-1960 ---- Es 06-21-2008 1312 Es 289 06-24-1976 1312 ms 07-13-1982 2038 ms 6 KXMA ND Dickinson (1215 mi) 07-19-1962 1259 Es 05-29-2003 2350 Es 314 07-31-1973 2323 ms WBAY WI Green Bay (1184 mi) 08-06-1962 1655 Es 06-01-2009 1558 Es 430 01-03-1975 1629 ms 06-03-1976 1721 ms 4 WBBM IL Chicago (1055 mi) 06-01-1963 1655 Es 07-05-2008 1940 Es 278 WBRZ LA Baton Rouge (447 mi) 05-13-1963 0020 tr 07-13-2000 0647 tr 69 07-22-1978 0451 ms 05-06-1985 0359 ms 6 06-08-1983 0715 Es 07-09-1998 1240 Es 3 WCBD SC Charleston (1141 mi) - -1961 ---- Es 05-14-2009 1624 Es 372 07-20-1983 0258 ms 01-26-1984 0344 ms 2 WDIQ AL Dozier (740 mi) 08-17-1959 1200 Es 08-13-2006 1241 Es 75 05-10-1976 0959 ms 05-05-1978 1100 ms 2 WDTN OH Dayton (1078 mi) 06-21-1962 1259 Es 06-11-2009 1005 Es 480 08-13-1975 1129 ms 06-27-1983 0317 ms 6 WESH FL Daytona Beach (1044 mi) 06-04-1960 ---- Es 05-28-2009 0859 Es 457 01-27-1975 0514 tr 12-20-1978 0459 tr 2 07-16-1976 1059 ms 11-07-1978 0449 ms 6 WFMY NC Greensboro (1175 mi) 07-16-1962 1829 Es 07-09-2009 1320 Es 299 WGRZ NY Buffalo (1437 mi) 05-16-1973 1029 Es 07-31-1987 2119 Es 27 WJBK MI Detroit (1240 mi) 06-13-1963 0856 Es 06-19-2009 0704 Es 313 07-16-1976 1126 ms 06-26-1981 0414 ms 3 WKAQ PR San Juan (2189 mi) 05-08-1987 1550 Es WKRN TN Nashville (819 mi) 08-15-1963 1850 Es 10-29-2007 1734 Es 138 05-22-1973 1759 ms 09-01-1982 0144 ms 24 WKTV NY Utica (1608 mi) 06-13-1984 1029 Es WLBZ ME Bangor (1938 mi) 05-30-1974 1728 Es 05-24-1983 1844 Es 2 WMAB MS State College (618 mi) 06-06-1973 1459 ms 09-26-1985 2217 ms 15 05-27-1974 1759 Es 06-12-1998 1859 Es 17 WMAR MD Baltimore (1417 mi) 01-02-1974 1829 Es 06-10-1999 1542 Es 19 WPBT FL Miami (1149 mi) ** 07-02-1962 1029 Es 07-12-2009 0957 Es 339 03-31-1974 0029 tr WSB GA Atlanta (888 mi) - -1960 ---- Es 06-22-2008 1634 Es 183 02-08-1974 1018 ms 07-18-1981 0420 ms 36 WSJK TN Sneedville (1012 mi) 06-16-1970 1759 Es 06-03-2006 1659 Es 241 08-21-1973 2100 ms 11-16-1978 1109 ms 4 WTWO IN Terre Haute (928 mi) 06-24-1966 0959 Es 07-28-2003 0727 Es 262 12-12-1973 2202 ms 06-18-1987 1118 ms 14 WUND NC Columbia (1362 mi) 08-01-1972 ---- Es 07-07-2009 1752 Es 45 WUVF-CA FL Naples (1050 mi) 12-06-2009 1452 Es 08-12-2011 1200 Es ** does not differentiate between the early-on time-share WTHS/WPBT situation =================================================================================== see for the detailed story of how this area got a "local" NTSC Channel 2 (perhaps the last full-powered commercial station granted on that channel). The effcts of it (and its LPTV predecessor, K02MX) were simply devasting on my ability to make idents on Channel 2 except at those azimuths where the "local" was at or near a null. After Oct 2002 my Yaesu FT-847 with the ability to tune the audio offsets (though not at the right bandwidth for the best audio recovery) was a prime factor in making what few idents that I did before the 2009 NTSC shutdown. The nightlight service in Jun-Jul 2009 provided a small window of limited targets, but the mostly-generic NAB programming did not foster rapid idents in many events. ==================================================================================== TOP FIVE Es KGAN IA Cedar Rapids (962 mi) 06-09-1962 1807 Es 06-13-2008 1816 Es 546 KCBS CA Los Angeles (1188 mi) 07-xx-1960 ---- Es 07-12-2009 1648 Es 486 WDTN OH Dayton (1078 mi) 06-21-1962 1259 Es 06-11-2009 1005 Es 480 KTWO WY Casper (1012 mi) 06-28-1962 1028 Es 07-26-2000 1650 Es 474 WESH FL Daytona Beach (1044 mi) 06-04-1960 ---- Es 05-28-2009 0859 Es 457 The dominance of KGAN is attributable to (1) it being at a null point for K02MX and (2) the very large-sized ident that it used being easily read.