Priceless public filings: KYES-TV/DT, Anchorage, AK, FCC form 387 (digital TV transition status report)
Exhibit 2
Description: NEEDS !!?
THE FORM ASKS: 'LICENSEE/PERMITTEE HAS OTHER NEEDS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAN FULLY CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE ITS POST-TRANSITION FACILITY. (IF CHECKED, EXPLAIN.)'
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1. RELIABILITY AND QUALITY OF USING 1970'S HARRIS TRANSMITTING GEAR IS UNKNOWN.
2. NO EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE TO ACCURATELY MEASURE DTV OR ACLR POWER.
3. THE 8VSB SIGNAL WILL ORIGINATE AT K22HN. RELIABILITY OF RECEPTION OF THE 8VSB SIGNAL IS UNKNOWN, THOUGH IT SEEMS TO WORK IN SPITE OF TWO PATH TERRAIN OBSTACLES.
4. ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES ARE UNRELIABLE AT BOTH SITES; HILLSIDE WHERE K22HN WILL ORIGINATE 8VSB SIGNALS FOR THE REGION, AND EAGLE RIVER WHERE KYES-DT WILL TRANSLATE THOSE SIGNALS. BOTH SITES ARE SUBJECT TO WINDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. SERIAL RETRANSMISSION WILL COMPOUND THE PROBABILITY OF OFF AIR TIME. THE STATION NEEDS BACK UP GENERATORS, BUT HAS NO MONEY FOR ONE, NO LESS TWO. PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE COMPROMISED AFTER THE ANALOG SIGNAL IS SWITCHED OFF DUE TO LACK OF BACK UP POWER.
FOR EXAMPLE, POWER AT K22HN FAILED LAST NIGHT (OCT 10, 2008) SHORTLY AFTER 4.30 AM. IT IS STILL OFF AS OF THIS TIME, 6 PM. AS A RESULT, KYES HAS HAD NO DTV SIGNAL AT ALL FOR OVER 12 HOURS. THIS WILL NOT BE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. THE ANALOG SIGNAL ORIGINATES FROM A UPS PROTECTED STUDIO. THE 8VSB SIGNAL IS ENCODED AT K22HN.
THE FCC FORM ASKS WHAT IS NEEDED. THE ANSWER? FUNDS FROM THE SPECTRUM AUCTION AS MADE POSSIBLE BY THIS CONVERSION TO DTV, SAID FUNDS TO BE APPLIED TO EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE NEEDED, ESPECIALLY BY STATIONS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS. DUMPSTER DIVING MAY RESULT IN AN 8VSB SIGNAL, BUT THE RESULT WILL BE LESS THAN IDEAL.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE LOCAL NEWS STORY BELOW:
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THOUSANDS OF STORM VICTIMS STILL WITHOUT POWER
BY MEGAN HOLLAND AND CRAIG MEDRED
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 10TH, 2008 05:18 PM
LAST MODIFIED: OCTOBER 10TH, 2008 05:16 PM
ABOUT 6,000 CUSTOMERS [....]
see for yourself
Description: NEEDS !!?
THE FORM ASKS: 'LICENSEE/PERMITTEE HAS OTHER NEEDS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAN FULLY CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE ITS POST-TRANSITION FACILITY. (IF CHECKED, EXPLAIN.)'
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1. RELIABILITY AND QUALITY OF USING 1970'S HARRIS TRANSMITTING GEAR IS UNKNOWN.
2. NO EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE TO ACCURATELY MEASURE DTV OR ACLR POWER.
3. THE 8VSB SIGNAL WILL ORIGINATE AT K22HN. RELIABILITY OF RECEPTION OF THE 8VSB SIGNAL IS UNKNOWN, THOUGH IT SEEMS TO WORK IN SPITE OF TWO PATH TERRAIN OBSTACLES.
4. ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES ARE UNRELIABLE AT BOTH SITES; HILLSIDE WHERE K22HN WILL ORIGINATE 8VSB SIGNALS FOR THE REGION, AND EAGLE RIVER WHERE KYES-DT WILL TRANSLATE THOSE SIGNALS. BOTH SITES ARE SUBJECT TO WINDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. SERIAL RETRANSMISSION WILL COMPOUND THE PROBABILITY OF OFF AIR TIME. THE STATION NEEDS BACK UP GENERATORS, BUT HAS NO MONEY FOR ONE, NO LESS TWO. PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE COMPROMISED AFTER THE ANALOG SIGNAL IS SWITCHED OFF DUE TO LACK OF BACK UP POWER.
FOR EXAMPLE, POWER AT K22HN FAILED LAST NIGHT (OCT 10, 2008) SHORTLY AFTER 4.30 AM. IT IS STILL OFF AS OF THIS TIME, 6 PM. AS A RESULT, KYES HAS HAD NO DTV SIGNAL AT ALL FOR OVER 12 HOURS. THIS WILL NOT BE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. THE ANALOG SIGNAL ORIGINATES FROM A UPS PROTECTED STUDIO. THE 8VSB SIGNAL IS ENCODED AT K22HN.
THE FCC FORM ASKS WHAT IS NEEDED. THE ANSWER? FUNDS FROM THE SPECTRUM AUCTION AS MADE POSSIBLE BY THIS CONVERSION TO DTV, SAID FUNDS TO BE APPLIED TO EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE NEEDED, ESPECIALLY BY STATIONS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS. DUMPSTER DIVING MAY RESULT IN AN 8VSB SIGNAL, BUT THE RESULT WILL BE LESS THAN IDEAL.
**********************************
FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE LOCAL NEWS STORY BELOW:
**********************************
THOUSANDS OF STORM VICTIMS STILL WITHOUT POWER
BY MEGAN HOLLAND AND CRAIG MEDRED
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 10TH, 2008 05:18 PM
LAST MODIFIED: OCTOBER 10TH, 2008 05:16 PM
ABOUT 6,000 CUSTOMERS [....]
see for yourself