New TV station coming to the Wasatch Front & central Utah
Sept 16, 2022 0:00:53 GMT -6
Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 16, 2022 0:00:53 GMT -6
No, this is not the impending reactivation of the 3ABN translator that was on Ch 43. This is a brand new station that was won at auction a few months ago and has now filed for a construction permit. It fills the long vacant allocation on RF Ch 11 at Price that was previously KCBU. I'm pretty sure the virtual channel will be 3, which was the virtual channel KCBU would have used. You can see the predicted coverage area here: fccdata.org/?facid=776213
Whether that theoretical coverage will hold up in the real world is a question. This is a VHF station, which doesn't work as well in digital as UHF. It will be interesting to compare reception reports. I'd also be interested to see if the owners file to displace either KUTB/18 or KSUD/33, both of which have been off the air for years, in an attempt to move to a UHF channel.
I couldn't guess what programming 3 will have.
Whether that theoretical coverage will hold up in the real world is a question. This is a VHF station, which doesn't work as well in digital as UHF. It will be interesting to compare reception reports. I'd also be interested to see if the owners file to displace either KUTB/18 or KSUD/33, both of which have been off the air for years, in an attempt to move to a UHF channel.
I couldn't guess what programming 3 will have.
