Gothamist: This Season's Second Snow

Toby

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:01:57 -0500

tien - There are places in Central New Jersey where there is signal overlap and the cable companies carry both NYC and Philly stations, not that anyone would want to watch Philly stations. The formula has something to do with FCC signigicant viewing regulations of the station via antenna dating back to the 1970s. It is rather complicated.

tien

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:24:15 -0500

i've been to places served by fox in philly where the cable company also carries fox 5...

Toby

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:16:18 -0500

Mr Television - WNYW (Fox 5) is not on cable in South Jersey. Instead is served by WTXF Fox 29 from Philadelphia, as they are part of that market. So there is really no way that anyone in Cape May could be watching Fox 5 even with a powerful antenna.

bp from the MN

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:14:02 -0500

These weather channels out here are all hype when it comes to these storms. It drums up more viewership. Back in the MN we turn off the tv when the news begins to report snow - it's second nature, son.

tien

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:00:40 -0500

that was the worst freaking snow storm ever. several inches my ass.

Mr Television

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:07:02 -0500

Toby there's this new invention called cable TV and they carry New York's fox outlet even in the boonies of Cape May. Rumor has it that you can remove your radio shack dual antenna and signal booster off the roof nowadays...

Toby

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:49:43 -0500

Did anyone else catch on Fox 5's Good Day New York they had school closings from Cape May County, New Jersey - over 100 miles away from NYC where they can't even get the station and are in another TV market! Images here.