WA5IYX TV-DX Photos
San Antonio, Texas
JC Penney 9" Penncrest b&w (1971/76/80) with Archer V-100 (1973) at 20'
8-bay bow-tie UHF at 20'
Snappy 3.0 scans of prints/negatives or
Mustek scan of prints
post-1980 with Pentax K-1000 SLR (Tri-X/Plus-X)
post-1998 direct frame-grab from (1987) Emerson 872 VCR as tuner
(some calls link to a page with Real Audio file sample
and others to an earlier-era QSL card or letterhead)
Channel B1
unID BBC-1 Ch 1 (45-MHz) (~5000-mile F2) - Nov 2, 1980 - 1033 CST - (trust me!)
(8-k)
Low-VHF
Channel 2
CKPR-TV, Ch 2, Port Arthur, ON, Canada (1407-mile Es) - Jan 1, 1974 - 1300 CST
(11-k)
WTHS-TV (now WPBT), Ch 2, Miami, FL (1149-mile Es) - May 28, 1974 - 1127 CST
(18-k)
KNXT ltrhead (now KCBS-TV), Ch 2, Los Angeles, CA (1188-mile Es) - May 28, 1975 - 1729 CST
(30-k)
KOAI-TV (now KNAZ), Ch 2, Flagstaff, AZ (844-mile Es) - May 23, 1980 - 0829 CST
(35-k)
KETS, Ch 2, Little Rock, AR (509-mile trop) - Jun 2, 1980 - 0959 CST
(31-k)
WCBD, Ch 2, Charleston, SC (1141-mile Es) - Jun 2, 1980 - 1059 CST
(27-k)
KMID-TV, Ch 2, Midland, TX (284-mile trop) - Jun 3, 1980 - 0444 CST
(32-k)
WMT-TV (now KGAN), Ch 2, Cedar Rapids, IA (962-mile Es) - Jun 9, 1980 - 1329 CST
(36-k)
YSR-TV, Ch 2, San Salvador, El Salvador (1200-mile Es) - Jun 13, 1980 - 1204 CST
(29-k)
WSB-TV, Ch 2, Atlanta, GA (888-mile Es) - Jun 14, 1980 - 0959 CST
(38-k)
WFMY-TV, Ch 2, Greensboro, NC (1175-mile Es) - Jun 25, 1980 - 0859 CST
(25-k)
KUSD-TV, Ch 2, Vermillion, SD (944-mile Es) - Jun 25, 1980 - 1159 CST
(48-k)
WBRZ, Ch 2, Baton Rouge, LA (447-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0437 CST
(26-k)
XHRIO-TV, Ch 2, Matamoros, TM, Mexico (256-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0725 CST
(25-k)
KDIX-TV (now KXMA), Ch 2, Dickinson, ND (1215-mile Es) - Jun 30, 1980 - 0900 CST
(41-k)
KTVQ, Ch 2, Billings, MT (1247-mile Es) - Jul 1, 1980 - 1359 CST
(42-k)
KTWO-TV, Ch 2, Casper, WY (1012-mile Es) - Jul 20, 1980 - 0759 CST
(33-k)
WESH-TV, Ch 2, Daytona Beach, FL (1044-mile Es) - Jul 27, 1980 - 1535 CST
(39-k)
Ch 2, Cuba (1100-mi Es) - May 20, 1981 - 0948 CST
(39-k)
WDTN, Ch 2, Dayton, OH (1078-mi Es) - May 25, 1983 - 0316 CST
(32-k)
KNOP-TV, Ch 2, North Platte, NE (820-mi Es) - Jun 20, 1983 - 1859 CST
(40-k)
XEWO-TV, Ch 2, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico (670-mi Es) - Jul 9, 1987 - 1100 CST (VCR freeze-frame)
(47-k)
WDIQ-TV, Ch 2, Dozier, AL (740-mi Es) - Jul 13, 1987 - 2208 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
(40-k)
KQTV, Ch 2, St. Joseph, MO (742-mi Es) - May 28, 1990 - 0331 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
(38-k)
Channel 3
KTVK, Ch 3, Phoenix, AZ (838-mile Es) - Jun 11, 1963 - 0915 CST
(9-k)
TGV, Ch 3, Guatemala City, Guatemala (1100-mile Es) - Sep 26, 1973 - 1314 CST
(21-k)
KOTA-TV, Ch 3, Rapid City, SD (1047-mile Es) - May 23, 1980 - 0859 CST
(32-k)
KVBC, Ch 3, Las Vegas, NV (1054-mile Es) - Jun 8, 1980 - 1959 CST
(37-k)
KDLO-TV, Ch 3, Garden City, SD (1072-mile Es) - Jun 11, 1980 - 1118 CST
(38-k)
WSIL-TV, Ch 3, Harrisburg, IL (793-mile Es) - Jun 25, 1980 - 0859 CST
(22-k)
WISC-TV, Ch 3, Madison, WI (1065-mile Es) - Jul 22, 1980 - 0859 CST
(46-k)
KDLH-TV, Ch 3, Duluth, MN (1246-mile Es) - Jul 26, 1980 - 0213 CST
(46-k)
WSAZ-TV, Ch 3, Huntington, WV (1124-mile Es) - Jul 30, 1980 - 1159 CST
(27-k)
KATC, Ch 3, Lafayette, LA (376-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0347 CST
(26-k)
WEDU, Ch 3, Tampa, FL (996-mile Es) - Jul 13, 1987 - 2129 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
(28-k)
Channel 4
WOAI-TV, Ch 4, San Antonio, TX (local, 25-mile; changed call to KMOL-TV in Dec 1974) - summer 1970
(9-k)
KJAC-TV, Ch 4, Port Arthur, TX (281-mile trop) - Jul 30, 1980 - 0437 CST
(31-k)
CATV leakage, Ch 4, San Antonio, TX - adjacent-east (25-30 feet) illegal tap (Sep 1983)
(40-k) (CATV name had then just changed to Rogers from UACC)
Channel 5
KALB-TV, Ch 5, Alexandria, LA (380-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0441 CST
(5-k)
KVVU, Ch 5, Henderson, NV (1055-mile Es) - Jun 5, 1984 - 0736 CST
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(46-k)
Channel 6
WECT, Ch 6, Wilmington, NC (1232-mile Es) - Jun 12, 1980 - 0859 CST
(30-k)
XETV, Ch 6, Tijuana, BCN, Mexico (1111-mile Es) - Aug 4, 1980 - 1829 CST
(35-k)
High-VHF
Channel 7
WJHG-TV Ch 7, Panama City, FL (793-mile trop) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0045 CST
(20-k)
KPLC-TV Ch 7, Lake Charles, LA (341-mile trop) - May 6, 1980 - 0440 CST
(35-k)
KOSA-TV Ch 7, Odessa, TX (289-mile trop) - Jun 6, 1980 - 0533 CST
(19-k)
KATV, Ch 7, Little Rock, AR (509-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0451 CST
(24-k)
KLTV, Ch 7, Tyler, TX (291-mile trop) - Jun 19, 1981
(18-k)
XHAB-TV, Ch 7, Matamoros, TM, Mexico (239-mile trop) - May 19, 1999 (direct frame-grab)
(54-k)
Channel 8
WFLA, Ch 8, Tampa, FL (997-mile trop) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0502 CST
(9-k)
WVUE, Ch 8, New Orleans, LA (521-mile trop) - May 6, 1980 - 0442 CST
(41-k)
WXFL (now WFLA-TV), Ch 8, Tampa, FL (997-mile trop) - Apr 20, 1984 - 0233 CST
(26-k)
KLST, Ch 8, San Angelo, TX (157-mile trop) - Jul 26, 1983 - 0455 CST
(12-k)
KNOE-TV, Ch 8, Monroe, LA (431-mile trop) - May 29, 1985 - 0417 CST
(29-k)
KGNS-TV, Ch 8, Laredo, TX (140-mile trop) - Sep 18, 2000 - 0500 CST (direct frame-grab)
(11-k)
Channel 9
KWTV, Ch 9, Oklahoma City, OK (424-mile trop) - May 11, 1980 - 0523 CST
(33-k)
WAFB-TV, Ch 9, Baton Rouge, LA (446-mile trop) - Jul 1, 1980 - 0457 CST
(42-k)
KRBC, Ch 9, Abilene, AR (206-mile trop) - June 11, 1984 - 0441 CST
(21-k)
KETG, Ch 9, Arkadelphia, AR (444-mile trop) - June 6, 1990 - 0420 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
(37-k)
Channel 10
KLFY-TV, Ch 10, Lafayette, LA (397-mile trop) - Mar 31, 1974 - 0518 CST
(10-k)
WLCY-TV, Ch 10, Largo, FL (963-mile trop) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0137 CST
(10-k)
KBIM-TV, Ch 10, Roswell, NM (396-mile trop) - Jun 5, 1980 - 0010 CST
(22-k)
KFDA-TV, Ch 10, Amarillo, TX (444-mile trop) - Jun 6, 1980 - 0450 CST
(25-k)
KZTV, Ch 10, Corpus Christi, TX (130-mile trop) - May 19, 1999 (direct frame-grab)
(88-k)
Channel 11
KCBD-TV, Ch 11, Lubbock, TX (340-mile trop) - Jun 6, 1980 - 0547 CST
(23-k)
XHBR-TV, Ch 11, Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico (147-mile trop) - Aug 1, 1980 - 0108 CST
(16-k)
WTOK-TV, Ch 11, Meridian, MS (620-mile trop) - Nov 7, 1980 - 0604 CST
(20-k)
WINK-TV, Ch 11, Fort Myers, FL (1039-mile trop) - May 17, 1981 - 0418 CST
(37-k)
Channel 12
WJTV, Ch 12, Jackson, MS (523-mile trop) - Jun 25, 1980 - 0411 CST
(27-k)
Channel 13
WLOX-TV, Ch 13, Biloxi, MS (575-mile trop) - Jul 1, 1980 - 0416 CST
(25-k)
KTRK-TV, Ch 13, Houston, TX (187-mile trop) - Jul 30, 1980 - 0214 CST
(19-k)
UHF
Channel 14
Channel 15
KADN-TV, Ch 15, Alexandria, LA (388-mile trop) - Jun 27, 1980 - 0645 CST
(30-k)
WPMI, Ch 15, Mobile, AL (659-mile trop) - May 29, 1985 - 0456 CST
(32-k)
Channel 16
KLRT, Ch 16, Little Rock, AR (512-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0412 CST
(30-k)
Channel 17
Channel 18
KLTL-TV, Ch 18, Lake Charles, LA (341-mile trop) - Apr 9, 1982 - 0634 CST
(19-k)
Channel 19
WMAH-TV, Ch 19, Biloxi, MS (582-mile trop) - Nov 7, 1980 - 0640 CST
(34-k)
Channel 20
KTXH, Ch 20, Houston, TX (186-mile trop) - Nov 14, 1983 - 0051 CST
(15-k)
Channel 21
WTTO, Ch 21, Homewood, AL (748-mile trop) - Apr 4, 1985 - 0552 CST
(25-k)
Channel 22
Channel 23
KVEO-TV, Ch 23, Brownsville, TX (237-mile trop) - Jul 20, 1983 - 0428 CST
(25-k)
Channel 24
Channel 25
KAVU-TV, Ch 25, Victoria, TX (132-mile trop) - Apr 12, 1984 - 0626 CST
(13-k)
KXXV, Ch 25, Waco, TX (150-mile trop) - Mar 25, 1985 - 0552 CST
(19-k)
Channel 26
Channel 27
WLPB-TV, Ch 27, Baton Rouge, LA (448-mile trop) - Jan 25, 1984 - 0634 CST
(14-k)
Channel 28
WFTS-TV, Ch 28, Tampa, FL (997-mile trop) - May 30, 1985 - 0316 CST
(28-k)
Channel 29
KVHP, Ch 29, Lake Charles, LA (306-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0406 CST
(15-k)
Channel 30
Channel 31
WTSG-TV (now WFXL), Ch 31, Albany, GA (888-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0410 CST
(25-k)
Channel 32
Channel 33
WRBT-TV (now WVLA), Ch 33, Baton Rouge, LA (442-mile trop) - Jun 26, 1980 - 0659 CST
(24-k)
Channel 34
Channel 35
Channel 36
Channel 38
WNOL-TV, Ch 38, New Orleans, LA (520-mile trop) - Mar 25, 1985 - 0141 CST
(33-k)
Channel 39
Channel 40
WTWC-TV, Ch 40, Tallahassee, FL (863-mile trop) - Apr 4, 1985 - 0522 CST
(31-k)
Channel 41
Channel 42
Channel 43
Channel 44
WTOG-TV, Ch 44, St. Petersburg, FL (996-mile tropo) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0016 CST
(10-k)
Channel 45
Channel 46
KNCT, Ch 46, Belton, TX (119-mile trop) - Jun 27, 1980 - 0639 CST
(19-k)
Channel 47
Channel 48
Channel 49
Channel 50
Channel 51
Channel 52
Channel 53
Channel 54
K54FA, Ch 54, San Antonio, TX (5-mile local) - Sep 18, 2000 - 0530 CST (direct frame-grab)
(21-k) (TRANSGUIDE - TECHNOLOGY IN MOTION ) (beat bars from KNVA-54, Austin)
Channel 55
Channel 56
Channel 57
Channel 58
Channel 59
Channel 60
Channel 61
Channel 62
Channel 63
Channel 64
Channel 65
Channel 66
Channel 67
Channel 68
Channel 69
History and some other examples
Last updated: September 25, 2000
major mods: September 13, 2009
CKPR-TV, Ch 2, Port Arthur, ON, Canada (1407-mile Es) - Jan 1, 1974 - 1300 CST
WTHS-TV (now WPBT), Ch 2, Miami, FL (1149-mile Es) - May 28, 1974 - 1127 CST
KNXT ltrhead (now KCBS-TV), Ch 2, Los Angeles, CA (1188-mile Es) - May 28, 1975 - 1729 CST
KOAI-TV (now KNAZ), Ch 2, Flagstaff, AZ (844-mile Es) - May 23, 1980 - 0829 CST
KETS, Ch 2, Little Rock, AR (509-mile trop) - Jun 2, 1980 - 0959 CST
WCBD, Ch 2, Charleston, SC (1141-mile Es) - Jun 2, 1980 - 1059 CST
KMID-TV, Ch 2, Midland, TX (284-mile trop) - Jun 3, 1980 - 0444 CST
WMT-TV (now KGAN), Ch 2, Cedar Rapids, IA (962-mile Es) - Jun 9, 1980 - 1329 CST
YSR-TV, Ch 2, San Salvador, El Salvador (1200-mile Es) - Jun 13, 1980 - 1204 CST
WSB-TV, Ch 2, Atlanta, GA (888-mile Es) - Jun 14, 1980 - 0959 CST
WFMY-TV, Ch 2, Greensboro, NC (1175-mile Es) - Jun 25, 1980 - 0859 CST
KUSD-TV, Ch 2, Vermillion, SD (944-mile Es) - Jun 25, 1980 - 1159 CST
WBRZ, Ch 2, Baton Rouge, LA (447-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0437 CST
XHRIO-TV, Ch 2, Matamoros, TM, Mexico (256-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0725 CST
KDIX-TV (now KXMA), Ch 2, Dickinson, ND (1215-mile Es) - Jun 30, 1980 - 0900 CST
KTVQ, Ch 2, Billings, MT (1247-mile Es) - Jul 1, 1980 - 1359 CST
KTWO-TV, Ch 2, Casper, WY (1012-mile Es) - Jul 20, 1980 - 0759 CST
WESH-TV, Ch 2, Daytona Beach, FL (1044-mile Es) - Jul 27, 1980 - 1535 CST
Ch 2, Cuba (1100-mi Es) - May 20, 1981 - 0948 CST
WDTN, Ch 2, Dayton, OH (1078-mi Es) - May 25, 1983 - 0316 CST
KNOP-TV, Ch 2, North Platte, NE (820-mi Es) - Jun 20, 1983 - 1859 CST
XEWO-TV, Ch 2, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico (670-mi Es) - Jul 9, 1987 - 1100 CST (VCR freeze-frame)
WDIQ-TV, Ch 2, Dozier, AL (740-mi Es) - Jul 13, 1987 - 2208 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
KQTV, Ch 2, St. Joseph, MO (742-mi Es) - May 28, 1990 - 0331 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
KTVK, Ch 3, Phoenix, AZ (838-mile Es) - Jun 11, 1963 - 0915 CST
TGV, Ch 3, Guatemala City, Guatemala (1100-mile Es) - Sep 26, 1973 - 1314 CST
KOTA-TV, Ch 3, Rapid City, SD (1047-mile Es) - May 23, 1980 - 0859 CST
KVBC, Ch 3, Las Vegas, NV (1054-mile Es) - Jun 8, 1980 - 1959 CST
KDLO-TV, Ch 3, Garden City, SD (1072-mile Es) - Jun 11, 1980 - 1118 CST
WSIL-TV, Ch 3, Harrisburg, IL (793-mile Es) - Jun 25, 1980 - 0859 CST
WISC-TV, Ch 3, Madison, WI (1065-mile Es) - Jul 22, 1980 - 0859 CST
KDLH-TV, Ch 3, Duluth, MN (1246-mile Es) - Jul 26, 1980 - 0213 CST
WSAZ-TV, Ch 3, Huntington, WV (1124-mile Es) - Jul 30, 1980 - 1159 CST
KATC, Ch 3, Lafayette, LA (376-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0347 CST
WEDU, Ch 3, Tampa, FL (996-mile Es) - Jul 13, 1987 - 2129 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
WOAI-TV, Ch 4, San Antonio, TX (local, 25-mile; changed call to KMOL-TV in Dec 1974) - summer 1970
KJAC-TV, Ch 4, Port Arthur, TX (281-mile trop) - Jul 30, 1980 - 0437 CST
CATV leakage, Ch 4, San Antonio, TX - adjacent-east (25-30 feet) illegal tap (Sep 1983)
KALB-TV, Ch 5, Alexandria, LA (380-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0441 CST
KVVU, Ch 5, Henderson, NV (1055-mile Es) - Jun 5, 1984 - 0736 CST
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WECT, Ch 6, Wilmington, NC (1232-mile Es) - Jun 12, 1980 - 0859 CST
XETV, Ch 6, Tijuana, BCN, Mexico (1111-mile Es) - Aug 4, 1980 - 1829 CST
WJHG-TV Ch 7, Panama City, FL (793-mile trop) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0045 CST
KOSA-TV Ch 7, Odessa, TX (289-mile trop) - Jun 6, 1980 - 0533 CST
KATV, Ch 7, Little Rock, AR (509-mile trop) - Jun 28, 1980 - 0451 CST
KLTV, Ch 7, Tyler, TX (291-mile trop) - Jun 19, 1981
XHAB-TV, Ch 7, Matamoros, TM, Mexico (239-mile trop) - May 19, 1999 (direct frame-grab)
WFLA, Ch 8, Tampa, FL (997-mile trop) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0502 CST
WVUE, Ch 8, New Orleans, LA (521-mile trop) - May 6, 1980 - 0442 CST
WXFL (now WFLA-TV), Ch 8, Tampa, FL (997-mile trop) - Apr 20, 1984 - 0233 CST
KLST, Ch 8, San Angelo, TX (157-mile trop) - Jul 26, 1983 - 0455 CST
KNOE-TV, Ch 8, Monroe, LA (431-mile trop) - May 29, 1985 - 0417 CST
KGNS-TV, Ch 8, Laredo, TX (140-mile trop) - Sep 18, 2000 - 0500 CST (direct frame-grab)
KWTV, Ch 9, Oklahoma City, OK (424-mile trop) - May 11, 1980 - 0523 CST
WAFB-TV, Ch 9, Baton Rouge, LA (446-mile trop) - Jul 1, 1980 - 0457 CST
KRBC, Ch 9, Abilene, AR (206-mile trop) - June 11, 1984 - 0441 CST
KETG, Ch 9, Arkadelphia, AR (444-mile trop) - June 6, 1990 - 0420 CST (VCR freeze-frame photo)
KLFY-TV, Ch 10, Lafayette, LA (397-mile trop) - Mar 31, 1974 - 0518 CST
WLCY-TV, Ch 10, Largo, FL (963-mile trop) - Jan 27, 1975 - 0137 CST
KBIM-TV, Ch 10, Roswell, NM (396-mile trop) - Jun 5, 1980 - 0010 CST
KFDA-TV, Ch 10, Amarillo, TX (444-mile trop) - Jun 6, 1980 - 0450 CST
KZTV, Ch 10, Corpus Christi, TX (130-mile trop) - May 19, 1999 (direct frame-grab)
KCBD-TV, Ch 11, Lubbock, TX (340-mile trop) - Jun 6, 1980 - 0547 CST
XHBR-TV, Ch 11, Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico (147-mile trop) - Aug 1, 1980 - 0108 CST
WTOK-TV, Ch 11, Meridian, MS (620-mile trop) - Nov 7, 1980 - 0604 CST
WINK-TV, Ch 11, Fort Myers, FL (1039-mile trop) - May 17, 1981 - 0418 CST
WJTV, Ch 12, Jackson, MS (523-mile trop) - Jun 25, 1980 - 0411 CST
WLOX-TV, Ch 13, Biloxi, MS (575-mile trop) - Jul 1, 1980 - 0416 CST
KTRK-TV, Ch 13, Houston, TX (187-mile trop) - Jul 30, 1980 - 0214 CST
KADN-TV, Ch 15, Alexandria, LA (388-mile trop) - Jun 27, 1980 - 0645 CST
WPMI, Ch 15, Mobile, AL (659-mile trop) - May 29, 1985 - 0456 CST
KLRT, Ch 16, Little Rock, AR (512-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0412 CST
KLTL-TV, Ch 18, Lake Charles, LA (341-mile trop) - Apr 9, 1982 - 0634 CST
WMAH-TV, Ch 19, Biloxi, MS (582-mile trop) - Nov 7, 1980 - 0640 CST
KTXH, Ch 20, Houston, TX (186-mile trop) - Nov 14, 1983 - 0051 CST
WTTO, Ch 21, Homewood, AL (748-mile trop) - Apr 4, 1985 - 0552 CST
KVEO-TV, Ch 23, Brownsville, TX (237-mile trop) - Jul 20, 1983 - 0428 CST
KAVU-TV, Ch 25, Victoria, TX (132-mile trop) - Apr 12, 1984 - 0626 CST
KXXV, Ch 25, Waco, TX (150-mile trop) - Mar 25, 1985 - 0552 CST
WLPB-TV, Ch 27, Baton Rouge, LA (448-mile trop) - Jan 25, 1984 - 0634 CST
WFTS-TV, Ch 28, Tampa, FL (997-mile trop) - May 30, 1985 - 0316 CST
KVHP, Ch 29, Lake Charles, LA (306-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0406 CST
WTSG-TV (now WFXL), Ch 31, Albany, GA (888-mile trop) - May 31, 1985 - 0410 CST
WRBT-TV (now WVLA), Ch 33, Baton Rouge, LA (442-mile trop) - Jun 26, 1980 - 0659 CST
WNOL-TV, Ch 38, New Orleans, LA (520-mile trop) - Mar 25, 1985 - 0141 CST
WTWC-TV, Ch 40, Tallahassee, FL (863-mile trop) - Apr 4, 1985 - 0522 CST
KNCT, Ch 46, Belton, TX (119-mile trop) - Jun 27, 1980 - 0639 CST
K54FA, Ch 54, San Antonio, TX (5-mile local) - Sep 18, 2000 - 0530 CST (direct frame-grab)