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Ever since I was a kid, I loved antennas and TV reception. It was always a thrill to hook up an antenna and see what stations I could get, and see if I could pick up anything from a far distance. With the transition to digital broadcasting happening, my love for OTA (over the air) reception came back and this blog will focus on what channels I'm able to receive via antenna from my home just outside of Toronto, Canada. Plus there may be occasional commentaries on shows that I see while adjusting my reception.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Reception Reports: October 2017

Greetings TV Garth readers! Here’s a look back at all the over-the-air TV mayhem viewed at my new home in Markham, Ontario, Canada from October 2017! (I now live on one of the upper floors of a high-rise, which greatly enhances reception!) Pittsburgh was Steel-ing my heart along with Saginaw, Detroit, Erie, Cleveland, Rochester and more! Stay tuned for anchors, anecdotes and antenna reception, plus Halloween highlights, oh my!

Oct. 1, 2017:

- Saginaw, MI, 25.2 WEYI-CW (RF30)...Checkers and Rally's weren't afraid to share tender moments with viewers!

2017-10-01 21.16.07

Oct. 2, 2017:

- Saginaw, MI, 25.1 WEYI (RF30)...Jamie Kagol, Dave Bondy and Jeanna Trotman delivered the NBC 25 News!

2017-10-02 23.20.58

Jeanna Trotman scored a touchdown with her sports report!

2017-10-02 23.24.19

Tom Eschen was out in the field that day!

2017-10-02 23.25.49

- Akron, OH, 55.3 Movies! [WBNX] (RF30)...Surprisingly, these Movies! were not edited for time!

2017-10-03 00.29.40

- Ann Arbor, MI, 31.1 ION [WPXD] (RF50)...Blue Bloods reminded me of seeing Donnie Wahlberg and Jonathan Knight during the Total Package Tour!

2017-10-03 02.32.15

“She likes man muscles too, just like me!” Jonathan Knight exclaimed as NKOTB helped a cop from Buffalo celebrate her birthday!

2017-06-20 22.23.01

- Cleveland, OH, 8.1 WJW (RF8)...Tracy McCool & the gang at FOX 8 gave a Fresh take on the news! Even Bill Martin was ready to Get Down On It!

2017-10-03 03.03.19

Melissa helps viewers Reid between the lines of important issues and events!

2017-10-03 03.03.29

Suzanne Stratford was live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which I got to visit the following year during JemCon!

2017-10-03 03.06.34

Tracy McCool and Bill Martin made a gr8, Fox-y pair!

2017-10-03 03.09.11
2017-10-03 03.10.09

John Telich bounced in with a Cavalier attitude!

2017-10-03 03.10.54

All I know is FOX 8 gives me everything at 4 In The Morning!

2017-10-03 03.13.21

Longtime anchor Wayne Dawson appeared in a WJW promo just before their station ID mooned everyone!

2017-10-03 03.15.45
2017-10-03 03.17.49

André Bernier was bushed after providing a tree-mendous forecast!

2017-10-03 03.15.59

Meany in the morning sounds harsh, but I'm sure WJW will resolve all the Todd's and ends!

2017-10-03 03.19.23

- Detroit, MI, 18.1 WDWO (RF18)...Detroit's TCT deserves praise for how far its low powered signal journeys!

2017-10-03 03.29.23

- Saginaw, MI, 25.2 WEYI-CW (RF30)...Bill Harris was celebrating 40 years as "Mid-Michigan's Newsman!"

2017-10-03 03.58.30

- Saginaw, MI, 25.1 WEYI (RF30)...A giant peacock was the backdrop for Nancy O'Dell and Kevin Frazier's Entertainment Tonight promo on NBC 25!

2017-10-03 03.59.41

Oct. 3, 2017:

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Brandon Roux had the right temperature to shelter us from the storm!

2017-10-03 04.25.58

- Detroit, MI, 50.1 WKBD (RF14)...I was amazed to see WKBD stand up to signals from WUTV and CITS-DT-2!

2017-10-03 04.37.13

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Rhonda Walker and Evrod Cassimy were all 4 previewing what was coming at 5!

2017-10-03 04.43.33

Brandon Roux, Rhonda Walker and Kim DeGiulio were three-mendous on WDIV that morning!

2017-10-03 04.44.03

Oct. 4, 2017:

- Buffalo, NY, 49.1 WNYO (RF49)...Kit Kat enjoyed a New Wave renaissance courtesy of composer, singer and "Jem" vocalist Britta Phillips! (Check out the Truly Outrageous ad here!)

2017-10-04 18.07.532017-10-04 18.07.552017-10-04 18.07.56

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Ben Bailey and Steve Garagiola anchored Local 4 News!

2017-10-04 23.16.47
2017-10-04 23.25.34

Hillary Clinton promoted her new memoir (and eternal election query) "What Happened" on The Tonight Show!

2017-10-05 00.01.20

Oct. 9, 2017:

- Pittsburgh, PA, 11.2 Me-TV [WPXI] (RF48)...Circa 1987, I loved Alf so much that my Mom attempted a Halloween costume! I ended up looking more like a bear (foreshadowing future interests) but I adored my Mom's craftiness and had fun entering a contest at Zellers in Malvern Town Centre!

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- Erie, PA, 12.1 WICU (RF12)...Mike Ruzzi and Amanda Post anchored Erie News Now!

2017-10-10 04.00.16

Brittany Lauffer and Matt Knoedler gave us coverage we could count on!

2017-10-10 04.00.32
2017-10-10 04.02.52

- Pittsburgh, PA, 4.1 WTAE (RF51)...I was all 4 the Action News and Action Weather storming in from Steel City!

2017-10-10 04.08.26
2017-10-10 04.09.25

Andrew Stockey was also ready 4 Action!

2017-10-10 04.09.38

- Pittsburgh, PA, 22.1 WPNT (RF42)...The Point! in Pittsburgh is a little different than The Point in Vittoria, Ontario!

2017-10-10 04.20.45

Oct. 10, 2017:

- Pittsburgh, PA, 4.1 WTAE (RF51)...Kelly Sasso and Kelly Frey jumped right into the events of the day!

2017-10-10 04.27.49

This WTAE station ID was the star of the show!

2017-10-10 04.28.51

- Pittsburgh, PA, 11.1 WPXI (RF48)...Channel 11's Breaking News flew through, or drove by depending on which side of the screen you looked at!

2017-10-10 04.30.32

Scott Harbaugh, Joe Arena and Katharine Amenta served up WPXI's morning newscast!

2017-10-10 04.29.06
2017-10-10 04.30.36

- Jeannette, PA, 19.2 H&I [WPCW] (RF11)...New Channel Alert...Heroes & Icons engaged viewers at warp speed with all things Trek!

2017-10-10 04.35.29

- Pittsburgh, PA, 4.1 WTAE (RF51)...Mr. Waterheater delightfully danced around and hoped you'd call him, maybe?

2017-10-10 04.40.06

- Pittsburgh, PA, 22.1 WPNT (RF42)...I'd read the heck out of Joey Thurman's book...for the articles, I swear!

2017-10-10 04.47.13

Harry was surrounded by plenty of tasty appetizers that day!

2017-10-10 04.47.16

- Pittsburgh, PA, 4.1 WTAE (RF51)...Signs dew point to Cam Tran's 4cast being fabulous!

2017-10-10 04.48.14

- Pittsburgh, PA, 53.1 WPGH (RF43)...FOX 53 built a bridge between viewers and Daily Mail's hunky Jesse Palmer!

2017-10-10 04.49.332017-10-10 04.49.43

- Jeannette, PA, 19.1 WPCW (RF11)...New Channel Alert...VHF was originally touted as prime real estate for digital TV signals over UHF, but the reality was flipped!

2017-10-10 04.57.38

- Pittsburgh, PA, 11.1 WPXI (RF48)...Katharine Amenta talked about the Light The Night event supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!

2017-10-10 04.55.49

- Erie, PA, 12.1 WICU (RF12)...Erie News Now viewers were able to look ahead with David Wolter, Kara Coleman and Mark Soliday!

2017-10-10 05.02.112017-10-10 05.02.17

- Pittsburgh, PA, 11.1 WPXI (RF48)...Trisha Pittman had her report all mapped out!

2017-10-10 05.30.38

- Pittsburgh, PA, 4.1 WTAE (RF51)...I was wondering, what in the Sam Hall was going on with the Neville Island Bridge that day?

2017-10-10 05.31.07

Katelyn Sykes was live with Breaking News!

2017-10-10 05.31.43

- Pittsburgh, PA, 11.1 WPXI (RF48)...Jennifer Tomazic was Happening Now!

2017-10-10 05.31.58

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Karen Drew and Dr. Frank McGeorge were the prescription Local 4 viewers ordered!

2017-10-10 23.14.342017-10-10 23.19.22

Ben Bailey, Jason Colthorp, Kimberly Gill and Jamie Edmonds made a 4midable 4some that night!

2017-10-10 23.25.08

- Flint, MI, 12.3 WJRT-D3 (RF12)...New Channel Alert...WJRT is a rare-ish catch and I hadn't seen WeatherNation (or Chris Bianchi) since the diginet was briefly part of WGRZ!

2017-10-11 02.12.182017-10-11 02.14.03

- Erie, PA, 35.1 WSEE (RF16)...Mike Ruzzi and Janine Calabrese encouraged folks to take the Polar Plunge to help benefit Special Olympics of Pennsylvania!

2017-10-11 03.00.24

However, it probably isn't a good idea to have Wine on the Lake before the Plunge! (Maybe after?)

2017-10-11 03.03.35

Oct. 11, 2017:

- Buffalo, NY, 23.1 WNLO (RF32)...Andrew had his weather report all in the Baglini!

2017-10-11 05.47.26

Oct. 18, 2017:

- Rochester, NY, 8.1 WROC (RF45)...If Spectrum is allegedly screwing their customers, I need them to send this rep to my home immediately!

2017-10-18 23.22.20

It's always fun to huddle with WROC's Prescott Rossi!

2017-10-18 23.24.22

I've enjoyed TGI Fridays during family vacations and mojito-fests with friends!

2017-10-18 23.29.05

Adam Chodak, Maureen McGuire and Stacey Pensgen made a gr8 team!

2017-10-18 23.31.26

Oct. 20, 2017:

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Local 4's evening crew included Andrew Humphrey, Jason Colthorp, Kimberly Gill and Bernie Smilovitz!

2017-10-21 01.58.35

- Cleveland, OH, 61.1 WQHS (RF34)...I wouldn't mind horsing around with this handsome fella...

2017-10-21 02.07.18

Oct. 21, 2017:

- Buffalo, NY, 49.3 CometTV [WNYO] (RF49)...Nothing prompts cries of "Hercules! Hercules!" like an oiled up, glistening Lou Ferrigno in The Adventures of Hercules!

2017-10-21 16.36.01

- Buffalo, NY, 2.2 WGRZ2-2 (RF33)..."What's The Deal with Kevin O'Neill?" was 2 much fun for viewers!

2017-10-21 16.44.14

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Mike Duggan and Coleman Young II were participating in the Detroit Mayoral Debate!

2017-10-21 21.18.54

- Buffalo, NY, 17.1 WNED (RF43)...Cambridge Spies gave me pause when I saw three gents strip down and Dive In The Pool as if Barry Harris and Pepper MaShay were around the corner!

2017-10-21 23.38.04

- Syracuse, NY, 3.1 WSTM (RF24)...Jim Beam definitely helps me take things to the Maximum!

2017-10-22 01.02.36

Oct. 31, 2017:

- Toronto, ON, 41.1 CIII (RF41)...Carolyn MacKenzie and Liem Vu anchored The Morning Show on Global!

2017-10-31 06.21.16

HALLOWEEN ROUND UP!

Here’s a look at all the spooktacular sights from October 20-31!

- Buffalo, NY, 17.3 KIDs [WNED] (RF43)...PBS made it an Oddtober to remember!

2017-10-20 04.56.18

- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Ben scared the pants off of me before the Halloween House Hunt even began!

2017-10-21 01.58.332017-10-21 02.03.22

- Syracuse, NY, 3.2 WSTQ (RF24)...The Fright Nights had the "It" factor with mad hatters and killer clowns taking over the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse!

2017-10-22 00.28.522017-10-22 00.29.01

- Buffalo, NY, 17.3 KIDs [WNED] (RF43)...Nobunny knows spooky spectacles like Arthur and the Haunted Tree House!

2017-10-24 05.03.152017-10-24 05.03.28

- Buffalo, NY, 23.1 WNLO (RF32)...The News 4 Halloween forecast was very Frank about the temps!

2017-10-31 06.32.08

- Buffalo, NY, 17.3 KIDs [WNED] (RF43)...Don't let anyone tell you that Odd Squad is just clowning around...unless...er...

2017-11-01 04.53.06

Stay tuned to TV Garth for more reports from this BOLD NEW ERA of spooktacular signals!

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