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[edit] KBTX and "significantly viewed" stations

KBTX is on the FCC's list [1] of "significantly viewed stations" only for Washington, Grimes, Walker and Trinity counties in the Houston market. Since it's not on the list for the immediate area, does it belong in this template? -- Gridlock Joe 02:39, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

In my opinion, if it actively serves or covers any part of the Houston market, it should belong there, even though it is not actually licensed in the Houston market. -- azumanga 04:31, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
But do we want to open the "slippery slope" to listing every station in adjacent markets that spills over? What would you think about a "See also" linking to templates of adjoining markets, as in Template:Baton Rouge TV? -- Gridlock Joe 14:03, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
When I list significants in other templates, the rule of thumb I generally use is cable coverage (using tvguide.com and a market map as a guide). Many market templates are also doing what the BR template is doing; though it's much cleaner, there are some who actually disapprove of this -- last year, I did a few templates this way, only to have the bottom bar removed. It's a Catch 22 kind of thing, I guess. -- azumanga 01:10, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I whipped up a sample of what the Houston template would look like. -- Gridlock Joe 01:31, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
First, I'd increase the fonts -- they look too small. Secondly -- I'd strike Beaumont - Port Arthur -- according to the coverage areas of those stations on the FCC database, they barely cover far eastern Chambers County, the easternmost county in the Houston market. -- azumanga 05:14, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I like the use of out-of-market stations in the Baton Rouge template. I think it should be changed to something like that as per Gridlock Joe's idea. —Some Person (talk) 03:53, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] KPXB-DT

I made it up to the North Freeway Fry's and watched KPXB-DT earlier today. (I can't get it on the SW side.) Looks like KPXB is showing the whole Ion multicast; I've added Worship to the template. -- Gridlock Joe 22:14, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

They are, I get KPXB-DT at home. Strange that you can't get it; I am also on the SW side. —Some Person (talk) 03:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Includeonly

Shouldn't we find a way to toggle the includeonly between "Television stations in Houston, Texas" and "former television stations in Houston, Texas"? WhisperToMe (talk) 21:27, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Channel 18, Houston

Would there ever be a channel 18 in Houston? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.89.189.99 (talk) 01:15, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Does it matter? —70.240.71.112 (talk) 18:45, 14 June 2009 (UTC)