One month to go for WICU

With WJET, WSEE, WQLN and WFXP now broadcasting exclusively in digital, WICU TV 12 (DT 52) now has a month to go before making the switch to digital on June 12th. The station will shut down their analog signal and convert to DT 12 which will be the first and only VHF digital signal in the Erie market. Hopefully the switchover will also bring NBC HD programming to over the air viewers who do not have Time Warner or Armstrong cable. My only concern is their planned 5.4kw power output for the new digital station. (VHF stations do not need as much power as UHF digital signals.) A couple of stations in the Wheeling / Steubenville market on VHF are putting out at least 23kw and still have issues covering parts of their market. Hopefully the flatter terrain in this region will be more favorable for WICU DT.