Shakeup on 18 (and 39?)

[CAwasinNJ]

Trinity Broadcasting (TBN) has filed to sell Channel 18 to Soule Video Productions. They appear to be souleproductions.com which is affiliated in some way with the infamous KPDR 19. To make things even more interesting, there's a link to live programming on the Soule Productions website that calls itself Channel 39.1. 39 is K39JS-D which was duplicating KSVN-CD's Azteca America last I saw. (I'm having trouble picking it up right now.)

Things have been fairly quiet as far as changes in TV lately. Looks like things could get more interesting soon.

[kenglish]

Did Channel 19 ever get moved up to the site north of Farnsworth Peak, or did that fall thru?
Maybe this is a way to get up there, instead of on Ensign (which replaced Park City).

There were concerns over putting Digital 19 on the site that is so close to the shielded (from interference) Ham radio repeater's receive site.

[kenglish]

I just checked, and KPDR is on Kessler Peak now.
I wonder if this is the party that was originally trying to purchase KPDR, but is now buying K18FJ?
He'll need to make it Digital, I guess.

[CAwasinNJ]

So that's where it's on air from now? I don't seen any license to cover for that construction permit. Also, there hasn't been a new application in 6 months, so maybe this is its real home? Signal-wise it's only a mile north of Big Farnsworth so the signal difference is minimal from that perspective.

[kenglish]

I was "playing antenna" out on the balcony yesterday, and I could not get a signal from KPDR at all.

[CAwasinNJ]

I can still see it, but not enough to get a useable signal.

[kenglish]

Same here....barely usable signal for a few moments at a time. Only seeing one channel of programming, too. Didn't they have four, at one time?

[CAwasinNJ]

The one time I got a useable signal there was only one, but that was just a few weeks ago. Even that wasn't actual programming. Maybe they just play around with it a lot. I wouldn't mind that job....