Is WOWK off the air?
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CoolBreeze
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Is WOWK off the air?
I'm receiving Channel 13, WOWK on an antenna. Last night around 11pm I wasn't getting a signal. Not getting one this morning either. Are they off the air or do I need to adjust my antenna?
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
I am receiving wowk 13.1 digital OK. OFF air signal.
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CoolBreeze
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
OK, I'm getting both channels now, and I haven't touched the antenna.
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CoolBreeze
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
No signal again this morning as of this writing, on 13.1 or 13.2.
OK, I moved the antenna 2 lousy inches and the station came back. Strange, because I haven't touched the antenna in months, and it hasn't moved. Also, when I lose 13, I also normally lose the 3 Public TV channels, but this time I had them, but not 13. I must be right on the fringe for 13.
OK, I moved the antenna 2 lousy inches and the station came back. Strange, because I haven't touched the antenna in months, and it hasn't moved. Also, when I lose 13, I also normally lose the 3 Public TV channels, but this time I had them, but not 13. I must be right on the fringe for 13.
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
It's UHF! A freekin patato chip bag in a tree two miles away can cause this. More than likely something metal has move somewhere in the neighborhood. 
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WRSG Knights 91.5 Middlebourne-Sistersville, WV 5 PM Eastern Wednesdays (Repeats 7 AM Thursdays).
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DosPrompt
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
Actually WOWK is VHF - This means the potato chip bag can be anywhere
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CoolBreeze
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
Issue discovered:
I couldnt figure out why I wasn't receiving WOWK in the mornings, but then the signal was fine for the rest of the day.
Seems that in the mornings when my garage door is closed due to cool temps, I have no signal. When I open my garage door after it warms up a bit, the signal returns. I normally have my door open all day when I'm home and right until I go to bed, so I have a signal.
This morning no signal. Then I opened the door... the signal returned. I closed the door and lost the signal. Opened the door and it returned.
No problem... I'll just keep my garage door open all winter!
I couldnt figure out why I wasn't receiving WOWK in the mornings, but then the signal was fine for the rest of the day.
Seems that in the mornings when my garage door is closed due to cool temps, I have no signal. When I open my garage door after it warms up a bit, the signal returns. I normally have my door open all day when I'm home and right until I go to bed, so I have a signal.
This morning no signal. Then I opened the door... the signal returned. I closed the door and lost the signal. Opened the door and it returned.
No problem... I'll just keep my garage door open all winter!
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Re: Is WOWK off the air?
Let me see if I got this right. You don't get the WOWK signal until you open the garbage lid and... Huh?... Oh. Garage door.
Never mind. (Got to get better reading glasses.)
Never mind. (Got to get better reading glasses.)
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