- Channel 79
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Channel 79 has been removed from television use in 1983, but was formerly used by several television stations in North America which broadcast on UHF frequencies covering 860-866 MHz:
- CITY-TV in Toronto, Ontario first broadcast on this frequency in 1972, originally with a 31 kW signal, upgraded in 1976 to 208 kilowatts from the CN Tower. On July 1, 1983 the station was moved to channel 57.
- WTOH-TV in Toledo, Ohio was allocated to the now-defunct DuMont Television Network, but is not in operation.[1]
- WVIT 30 Hartford once operated W79AI, a repeater in Torrington, Connecticut which is now abandoned.[2]
- KRQE (CBS Albuquerque) rebroadcaster K79AP Bayfield, Colorado was moved to K42DI channel 42.
- KGW (NBC Portland) rebroadcaster K79AI Hood River, Oregon has moved to K34FK channel 34.[3]
- KHQ-TV (NBC Spokane) rebroadcaster K79AM Chelan, Washington was moved to K07JO channel 7.
- KIRO-TV (CBS Seattle) rebroadcaster K79BE Puyallup, Washington moved to K54GS channel 54.
- KOAA-TV (NBC Pueblo, Colorado) rebroadcaster K79BQ Deora, Colorado has moved to K45BU channel 45.
- KOPB-TV (PBS Portland) rebroadcaster K79BN Cottage Grove, Oregon was moved to K52CV channel 52.
- KOB-TV (NBC Albuquerque) rebroadcaster K79AD Romeo, Colorado has moved to K63AN channel 63.
- KOIN (CBS Portland) rebroadcaster K79AE Tillamook, Oregon moved to K52ET channel 52.
- KSNV (formerly KVBC, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas) rebroadcaster K79CA Santa Clara, Utah became KVBT-LP channel 41.
- KSL-TV (NBC Salt Lake City) rebroadcaster K79AC/K79AL Evanston, Wyoming was moved to K32DS channel 32.
- KATU (ABC Portland) rebroadcaster K79AK Milton-Freewater, Oregon moved to K55GC channel 55.
- WBRE-TV (NBC Wilkes-Barre) rebroadcaster W79AC Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania moved to W51BP channel 51.
Channel 79 may also refer to:
- Argentina's Canal 79 Mar del Plata
- Dominican Republic's Tourist TV is also branded as "Channel 79"[4]
References
- ^ The DuMont Television Network: Appendix Eleven
- ^ http://radiodxer.bravehost.com/W79AI.html : RadioDXer.com->W79AI, Channel 79, Torrington, CT
- ^ W9WI: (obsolete) Stations above channel 69
- ^ Dominican Republic Tourist TV | Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete tourist information | channel 79
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