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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