Many times there is changes in programming starting right after holidays, ie Labor Day coming up. These are not primetime changes only non-prime time.

I dont know where else to find these changes.
What are these changes in the Madison market?

Thank you in advance!

I received this follow-up on 8/23 after inquiring how everything was going so far:

"Some items are falling behind.  We are still shooting for early October
to make the switch to UHF."

I've noticed lots of blocking and other signs of lost data for roughly the past week.  This problem is confined to 15.1 and 15.2 (I tune to 15.2 by default when I'm not using that tuner for anything else.)

This has been just a nuisance, but tonight my DISH VIP722 began throwing "signal lost" messages.  A fault of the VIP722 is that you can't simply clear the message and go on.  I got stuck having to repeat a search after I was finally able to swap to a stable DBS channel.

I've tried adjusting the gain on my RF DA (with reported signal strength around "79" on the DISH box regardless of gain/cut.

Is there anything going on there?

FYI most all-bands TV antennas have some pretty strong side lobes.  These side lobes give gain in directions that the antenna isn't pointed straight at.  If you're lucky, you can get enough gain from your primary lobe to get a good signal from Milwaukee, and still be able to pull in local stations from transmission facilities "behind" the antenna.  A little trial and error can yield results.  It can be tedious to set up, but once it is... 

In anticipation of Fox47 upgrading their digital frequency to UHF, this weekend I repointed the antenna in question towards Madison and while I was up there upgraded the original mast with a new 10' chain link fence top rail and now receive 3 and 27 @ 100 signal strength and 15 at about 95. So now I have both Madison and Milwaukee channels as DISH has the other market for us.

Fox47 would be wise to get this operational before the Packers season starts!

c²

Under ideal circumstances?
Canadian programming from CBC or Global, not CTV - please nothing more like FlashPoint.

I am aware that int'l regs prohibit this so my response is entirely hypothetical.

Other than that, I dunno. I want challenging TV! RetroTV, THIS, and MyTV are lame.
The only HD that I truly enjoy is the Wisconsin Channel from WPT.

c²

Great News....  I can't wait till this happens

I received this response today after emailing Fox47:

"Just last week our corporate management approved the project to move to UHF Channel 49.  We have a ton of work to do, but the biggest factor is antenna delivery, which is slated for the third week in September.  We hope to have the antenna mounted and be operational on Channel 49 either the last week in September or the first week in October."

I live in Watertown and have my UHF-only antenna pointing towards Milwaukee since I have had it for the last 2.5yrs. Could've pointed it towards Madison but would not have received FOX47, since its digital frequency is only 11(VHF). But would now repoint it west if they are planning to switch to a UHC freq.

Thank you in advance for your timely response