Talk:WJBK

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[edit] W Jesus Be Kind

Are we sure this is the call letter meaning of this station? Seems that WJBK therefore would have been a religious station, but no mention of this is made in the article. SwissCelt 18:59, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

It is indeed correct. However, the station histories that I have seen so far have not mentioned that the station was religious in origin (owner or programming). If you do find something that mentions this, please add it to the article but also list the source under the "References" section. Pentawing 04:04, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

It may have originated on one of the radio stations... Morgan Wick 04:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reaching London

The WJBK signal is certainly not strong enough to reach London for ordinary TV antennae, but outdoor tall antennae could probably pick up some signal. London is much closer to Erie and even Cleveland. The WJBK signal was routinely plagued with interference even on the London system of Rogers Cable, and it seemed to happen in cycles. An interference "whine" would steadily increase over a period of 2 to 5 minutes, overpower the signal and render it unreadable, persist for a few minutes, then ease off to a reasonably clear signal. I would only watch the station for locally-aired programs such as My Favorite Martian or the movie show hosted by Sir Graves Ghastly. The station was one of the worst two signals on the cable dial, with WJW-TV Ch 8 Cleveland being even worse (with interference from CKNX-TV Ch 8 Wingham). On the other hand, WXYZ-TV Ch 7 Detroit rarely had interference. WJW was removed from the dial in December 1970 by both London cable companies, replaced with WQLN-TV Ch 54 (PBS) Erie; WJBK was removed to the mid-band in spring 1976 and replaced with TVOntario Ch 18; WXYZ was removed to the mid-band on July 17, 1976, replaced with CBLFT-9 Ch 40 London (the latter causing a flood of complaints).

Channel 2 was also used at Wiarton, Ontario since 1970, and in Buffalo, New York, since the 1950s. I believe Wiarton is sufficiently far away, while Buffalo is blocked by height of land. Toledo stations have never been a problem in London - they're too far away (with 11 reused in Hamilton, 13 even closer in Kitchener, and 24 in Erie). GBC 16:29, 23 August 2006 (UTC)