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Brett
05-01-03, 08:59 PM
WFPA-CA 28.

I'm still waiting for WBPH 60/FamilyNet - PraiseTV.

Also on my local area list but highly unlikely: include WMGM 40, W25AW (WZBN- Trenton), and the Comcast channels (CCSN, CN8).
Ryan
05-02-03, 07:08 AM
Does MGM-40 (that's the south jersey NBC, right?) do any original programming? I would be interested in having that in the line up for some of the shore news.
Brett
05-02-03, 08:11 AM
They have a 5PM, 6PM and 11PM newscast weekday, and Saturday/Sunday 11PM newscast, and inserts on Today show. Newscast has spiffy look, but their weather and sports anchors are kinda annoying. I'm intrigued by the concept of such station, but the station management that doesnt want to sell out, doesnt keep up with other NBC affiliates in the country. They also delay going on digital as long as possible.


There is plenty of local Southern NJ advertising (though for Atlantic Co., Cape May (and little bit of Cumberland) on that station. The news focuses on the Atlantic and Cape May.Area Map (http://ekb.dbstalk.com/TVMarkets/New%20Jersey.htm)


I got a rotor installed, and now pick up the station though fuzzy. It really requires me to go out of the way to get this station. Even in Atlantic Co., its very difficult to pick it up over the air. Its easier for me to pick up WNBC 4/NY than it is to pick up "Southern NJ's NBC west of Hammonton.

WZBN from Trenton which I can pick up better has Trenton - Mercer County news, and lot of Mercer advertising. CH.25 is directional south because they cant interfere with NY's WNYE 25 (PBS).


For my area (Camden, Burlington and Gloucester county area), most the smaller businesses in Camden County that cant afford Philly time on the big net stations, buy time on Comcast and few now on WWAC. Comcast inserts those very "local" commercials on ESPN, CCSN, and on several cable channels.An area that must be a gold mine for Comcast is Ocean County, which is north of Atlantic. They have 0 local TV stations, and that county is 60 miles from NY and Philly and very much undurserved, and a growing area(fastest growing county in NJ).