Why WNPX-LP 20 is Off the Air

- Posted August 6th, 2014 at 12:31am

I know this is not that much newsworthy seeing that WNPX-LP analog 20 will be switching from analog 20 to digital 20 soon, but if you are like me and have noticed that WNPX's low power analog channel 20 has been off the air for sometime now and thinking they may be going to digital soon, well, think again. They just filed with the FCC a silent notification. With that notification, they have explained what happened to the station. By the way, the station has been off the air since July 9th.

"THE STATION'S EXCITER FAILED AND WHEN A SWITCH TO THE BACKUP EXCITER WAS MADE, IT TOO FAILED. THE EXCITER'S MANUFACTURER, COMARK, DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR EXCITERS. EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY THRU COMARK AND OTHERS TO LOCATE SUITABLE REPAIR PARTS. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS POINT HOW LONG THE STATION WILL BE OFF THE AIR."

If there is any more news, I will post it here.

4 Comments

lug1

- Posted on August 6th, 2014 at 3:56pm

Channel 20 came back on the air either yesterday (Aug. 5) or today (Aug. 6). It is still analog and the signal is weaker. I can barely get here. It is still the same programing as 28.1. Ronnie

NashDigie

- Posted on August 6th, 2014 at 4:50pm

Well, if it is back on the air, then it must be weaker, because I just checked, and I am not getting it at all. Thanks for the update.

lug1

- Posted on August 7th, 2014 at 6:46pm

I checked again today and it is still there. There is a lot of snow but you can see and her it. I am about 25 miles from the transmitter here.

NashDigie

- Posted on August 8th, 2014 at 12:30am

Yes, I looked again today and saw a little flash of it before the static took over. I live further out than you do. So, that is the reason I didn't see it at first because I am so far away from it (about 50-60 miles). I want to thank you for the update.

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