Where the hell is the Jimmy Kimmel: Aloha To Lost? It was supposed to air right after the local news and now it's just freakin' Two And A Half Men reruns! It was in the DirecTV guide last week and I even scheduled it to record. I also checked the local cable feed to see if it was a DirecTV screw-up and it isn't playing there either. So disappointed.


FYI: For those who may not want to wait til' next Saturday. The Jimmy Kimmel Lost special is on Hulu

http://www.hulu.com/watch/151670/jimmy-kimmel-live-aloha-to-lost

Actually the brrriipppp was in the last 20 min or so of the Fringe finale too.

Well it's a good thing I have my Mac Mini hooked up to my HDTV. I'll watch it online. Thanks for letting me know!

Just an fyi...I've watched 24, Fringe, and Bones from the past few weeks the last couple of days and I haven't noticed any audio dropouts. I'm using OTA so if there are any dropouts from the D* feed during those programs it has been on the D* side.

Has anybody here tried AT&T's Uverse service? I read some stuff a few months ago that suggested the quality wasn't very good (compression on HD channels, reliability issues). They're offering it in our area now and it would be a decent cost savings over Comcast and regular phone service, but I don't know that I want to mess with it.

A friend of mine at work got the AT&T service when it was first available in the Raleigh area. He said it took about four hours for three techs to install it. He has had one outage and when one thing is out, everything is out. He did get credit from AT&T for the entire month. He seems happy, but they don't have as much HD as of now. It's not available in Bartlett yet, but when it is I plan to compare it to DirecTV.

I got my introductory marketing junk in the mail last week, I am in Bartlett. I've been watching them slowly bring fiber up Altruria Road from Stage over the past several months. I just can't get excited about Uverse, I know they are wanting to push copper to the limits, but I'd much rather see fiber-to-the-house.

I figured that's what they were doing. I live off of Deermont. If it was FTTH, I would be out there helping them dig!

WMC is running (and presumably producing some of them) local ads in HD! Bill Haslam's political ads, LeBonheur ads, one of those trial lawyers (Daryl Castle?), and some others. I just noticed this the other day, so have no idea how long it's been going on. Still cool, though.

I've also seen at least one on WHBQ. It was for Mednikow jewelry or something like that.

Looks like WREG news is now in HD. Haven't seen the other graphics but for a start I already don't like the row of WREG's that are below the story caption that highlight from beginning to end. Why?

Looks like WREG news is now in HD. Haven't seen the other graphics but for a start I already don't like the row of WREG's that are below the story caption that highlight from beginning to end. Why?

I noticed the new graphics this morning on the kitchen TV (standard Def). Even the wife thought they were awful, I thought it was just me being a broadcast nerd....

I watched a few minutes of the 10 pm news tonight and yeah I don't like the graphics. I still don't understand why they have to highlight WREG across the screen when there is a stagnant 3 right beside it.

And the colors on the newspeople just look off to me. Too much filtering? My wife said they looked soft and blurry.

And what's up with the audio ? Sounds like the weekend shift....

The chatter here finally convinced me to watch WREG during the 5pm newscast today. Halfway through, and all I can tell so far is it's like they didn't have time to rehearse or practice with the new equipment! The sound levels are all over the place. I didn't notice the issues with the graphics, though. But I couldn't take the sound levels, had to change the channel back over to 5.

I, too, have waited a long time for channel 3 to get with the (HD) program only to now be totally disappointed! I agree, what is with the picture?? Colors are off and the picture does look blurry!! Goodness gracious are their tech people blind? :confused:

Meh, I guess it just doesn't matter to me (I tuned in today just to see what all the fuss is about), I watch the news for the news. I don't care what the set looks like. Don't care about picture quality either.

I've been out of town teh past few days but it doesn't sound like the AQ/PQ got any better. WMC and WHBQ's HD newscasts are so much better.

I will not be watching WREG now. I cannot stand the new extremely distracting flashing animated graphics while I am trying to watch the news. WREG should ask for a refund for them.

i've been out of town teh past few days but it doesn't sound like the aq/pq got any better. Wmc and whbq's hd newscasts are so much better.


Ditto!!

I have Comcast cable service in the Memphis market. For a set top box I have an Cisco RNG200 HD DVR.

On the morning of Tuesday 07/13/10 when I came into the den, the face of the DVR didn't show the clock. Odd. I powered it up and it took a little longer than normal and then gave an error screen saying something like that the network wasn't available.

I had been watching QAM on my KWORLD SA290-Q LE so I knew that the cable-ready was working. I turned it off and went on about my business.

That afternoon when I returned home the clock was back so I figured everything was Ok. Wrong.

Later in the evening of Tuesday 07/13/10 when I went to look at some recorded programs I discovered that all my programs and programming were gone!

I called 1-800-COMCAST and went through the obligatory 20 questions only to be told that they were too busy to talk to me. I immediately started pressing 0 over and over and ended up listening to Muzak (or some cheap equivalent).

When the representative came on she told me that Comcast had pushed an update to the Cisco RNG200s overnight and it had been unsuccessful. The result was that all of them were WIPED! I whined some and she agreed to give me a credit for a month of the DVR service of $15.95.

If this happened to you be sure to call Comcast for your credit.

Ouch!

Who do they think they are, D*? :cool:

I work in northwest Memphis off 51 and I'm trying to get good indoor OTA reception in my office. I have tried both a powered rabbit ear vhs/loop uhf antenna and and a square powered omni-directional antenna and I don't get any better signal strength than than a non-powered plain ole rabbit ear non-rotational loop antenna. First I was only able to get a weak 3-1 a few weeks ago and just last week while re-scanning I lost 3-1 and gained 10-1 and 10-2, both still weak. Any help is appreciated as I am tired of adjusting and re-scanning(that seems to take forever!). I haven't had to use antennas in decades so maybe I don't know how to adjust the stupid things. Outdoor antennas are not an option. Thanks.

WHBQ is starting construction of "Maximization" today. This is a change of antenna and of transmitter power.

Specifically, the old omnidirectional antenna from 1953 will be removed, and replaced with a new antenna with a "peanut" pattern. The narrow part of the peanut shape will be the same diameter as the circle that the old antenna produced, and the long ends of the peanut will point toward the northeast and southwest, increasing coverage slightly in those directions. This is to avoid interference to stations toward the northwest and southeast.

The antenna also includes a vertical polarization component (the old one was horizontal only, so receiving antennas would only be at their best if they were horizontal as well). This makes it easier to receive the signal with vertical antennas, or with rabbit ear antennas that are in a "V" shape.

With the new antenna comes an increase in transmitter power. The current power out of the antenna is 12 kiloWatts. The new antenna will be 95 kW in the horizontal plane, and 47.5 kW in the vertical. This is in the direction of the peanut ends. The big benefit is not increased coverage area, although there will be some, but the increase of power density in the areas close to the transmitter site, the ones most likely to be using an indoor antenna.

To make the antenna change, the tower will need some strengthening. As the work proceeds, there will have to be some use of the backup antenna, which is lower on the tower. It is supposed to have the same coverage as the main antenna, but being lower, some areas may lose their line-of sight reception (I do where I live - it places it just below a hill near my house). This also means there will be a disruption of the signal every time the antenna is switched.

This should occur only during daytime hours while the crew is working on the tower, so the prime time shows shouldn't be affected. If anything out of the ordinary happens to the signal, I'll post it here.

Thanks,

I work in northwest Memphis off 51 and I'm trying to get good indoor OTA reception in my office. I have tried both a powered rabbit ear vhs/loop uhf antenna and and a square powered omni-directional antenna and I don't get any better signal strength than than a non-powered plain ole rabbit ear non-rotational loop antenna. First I was only able to get a weak 3-1 a few weeks ago and just last week while re-scanning I lost 3-1 and gained 10-1 and 10-2, both still weak. Any help is appreciated as I am tired of adjusting and re-scanning(that seems to take forever!). I haven't had to use antennas in decades so maybe I don't know how to adjust the stupid things. Outdoor antennas are not an option. Thanks.

You shouldn't need a powered antenna living in Memphis. Likely the amp in the antenna is overloading the signal which will make it not come in. A simple not powered UHF loop antenna should work. Also though it depends on where in your office you are located and how big it is, what it's made of? If you're in the center of a huge building then not much is going to help. Also fluorescent lighting affects DTV signals.

a tvfool report would help.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29

...a new antenna with a "peanut" pattern. The narrow part of the peanut shape will be the same diameter as the circle that the old antenna produced, and the long ends of the peanut will point toward the northeast and southwest, increasing coverage slightly in those directions.Sure hope this doesn't hurt reception up here. We are on the fringe as it is, and not in a direction in which the "peanut" will provide increased power. So I hope you're right about the "peanut" being at least as large as the current "circle".

Even in the deepest null, the new antenna will not provide less than 14.38 kW. That's more than the current 12 kW.

- Trip

WHBQ is starting construction of "Maximization" today. This is a change of antenna and of transmitter power.

Specifically, the old omnidirectional antenna from 1953 will be removed, and replaced with a new antenna with a "peanut" pattern. The narrow part of the peanut shape will be the same diameter as the circle that the old antenna produced, and the long ends of the peanut will point toward the northeast and southwest, increasing coverage slightly in those directions. This is to avoid interference to stations toward the northwest and southeast.

The antenna also includes a vertical polarization component (the old one was horizontal only, so receiving antennas would only be at their best if they were horizontal as well). This makes it easier to receive the signal with vertical antennas, or with rabbit ear antennas that are in a "V" shape.

With the new antenna comes an increase in transmitter power. The current power out of the antenna is 12 kiloWatts. The new antenna will be 95 kW in the horizontal plane, and 47.5 kW in the vertical. This is in the direction of the peanut ends. The big benefit is not increased coverage area, although there will be some, but the increase of power density in the areas close to the transmitter site, the ones most likely to be using an indoor antenna.

To make the antenna change, the tower will need some strengthening. As the work proceeds, there will have to be some use of the backup antenna, which is lower on the tower. It is supposed to have the same coverage as the main antenna, but being lower, some areas may lose their line-of sight reception (I do where I live - it places it just below a hill near my house). This also means there will be a disruption of the signal every time the antenna is switched.

This should occur only during daytime hours while the crew is working on the tower, so the prime time shows shouldn't be affected. If anything out of the ordinary happens to the signal, I'll post it here.

Thanks,
Was this copied and pasted out of the Business Justification? LOL
Seriously, great info, keep it coming. Very refreshing to see the pro side drop some knowledge on us lo lee consumers. All we normally get is the the sales fluff.

Was this copied and pasted out of the Business Justification? LOL


No, but it was pretty close! I also did a comparison with going to a UHF channel, and this turned out to be the better choice. I hope I was right! We'll see in about three weeks.

WHBQ is starting construction of "Maximization" today. This is a change of antenna and of transmitter power.

Specifically, the old omnidirectional antenna from 1953 will be removed, and replaced with a new antenna with a "peanut" pattern. The narrow part of the peanut shape will be the same diameter as the circle that the old antenna produced, and the long ends of the peanut will point toward the northeast and southwest, increasing coverage slightly in those directions. This is to avoid interference to stations toward the northwest and southeast.

The antenna also includes a vertical polarization component (the old one was horizontal only, so receiving antennas would only be at their best if they were horizontal as well). This makes it easier to receive the signal with vertical antennas, or with rabbit ear antennas that are in a "V" shape.

With the new antenna comes an increase in transmitter power. The current power out of the antenna is 12 kiloWatts. The new antenna will be 95 kW in the horizontal plane, and 47.5 kW in the vertical. This is in the direction of the peanut ends. The big benefit is not increased coverage area, although there will be some, but the increase of power density in the areas close to the transmitter site, the ones most likely to be using an indoor antenna.

To make the antenna change, the tower will need some strengthening. As the work proceeds, there will have to be some use of the backup antenna, which is lower on the tower. It is supposed to have the same coverage as the main antenna, but being lower, some areas may lose their line-of sight reception (I do where I live - it places it just below a hill near my house). This also means there will be a disruption of the signal every time the antenna is switched.

This should occur only during daytime hours while the crew is working on the tower, so the prime time shows shouldn't be affected. If anything out of the ordinary happens to the signal, I'll post it here.

Thanks,

When is the new antenna going up on the tower?

At least you're not on lo-band.... :)

Good luck with you changeover, we'll be watching!

No, but it was pretty close! I also did a comparison with going to a UHF channel, and this turned out to be the better choice. I hope I was right! We'll see in about three weeks.

When is the new antenna going up on the tower?

It will probably be finished by the end of August, maybe sooner if the weather is good. The second week in August is probably when we will start removing the old antenna and the top 20' of tower to make way for the replacement (including a new top 20' section). Right now, we're working on strengthening the tower and removing the old channel 53 antennas.

I have a question? Does CW 30 (WLMT) show their own movies on Sunday Night? Or does it come from a national feed? Because if they show their own movies the movie they are showing tonight (Aug 1) is its in HD.... which could be good signs to come.... but I have a feeling this is just some wishful thinking.... =)

This Fourm seems kinda...... empty... Well anyway I tuned into ABC 24 (WPTY) today at 5 and there was no newscast... now at six there is still no newscast they are just showing Friends.... Tonight is Aug. 5... Election Night.... Kinda a important TV News night.... It just seems kinda of interesting/weird....

I think they made up for it.... Ch 3 had really bad sync problems last night, worst I have seen in quite awhile

Yeah it was bad. The sync problems lasted until the first commercial break of the Letterman show when they dropped the full screen election graphics.

I have Comcast cable service in the Memphis market. For a set top box I have an Cisco RNG200 HD DVR.

When did Comcast Memphis start pushing these boxes out and does it still use that ugly menu with the 1987 graphics?

When did Comcast Memphis start pushing these boxes out and does it still use that ugly menu with the 1987 graphics?

I have 2 of these boxes now in my home. They seem ok. The take a long time to boot cold if you remove power but are fine otherwise.

Nothing is different in these.... Menus and all are pulled down from the head end are the same no matter what box you have.

The Cisco box I had did not even have hdmi or componet out, the cable guy hooked it straight to my cable in on my TV. I would of been really mad but I have TiVo and when the cable card came in I was back on HD, other wise I would of been mad as I did not have HD hooked up properly.

They still screwed it up as we had to call as the m-card I have was not set up right and I was missing channels, we had to wait for the one guy at comcast who knew how to fix the issue. He had to reconfigure the card for the proper lineup now I get all the channels I am supposed too. With Kmttg and pytivo I can now push pull content to my file server very good setup. I am pleased except it takes a month of sundays to transfer content over wifi, I need to install an ethernet to my tivo/tv/blu-ray for faster pulls and pushes.

I have a strange issue - my setup is two DirecTV HD/DVR boxes. First is a HR20/100, 2nd is a HR22/100. Up until yesterday my Multi-Room was working fine and dandy. I did not invest in the DirecTV network kit as I have full 100 Mbit connectivity between the two boxes via Wireless N bridging. Anyway, I digress. At 2:35 AM my HR22/100 updated itself to software revision 0x40d - not sure what all changed, but where I used to configure Multi-Room in the menu, now I configure Whole-Home. What else changed is it will no longer talk to my HR20. On both boxes it shows as shared and authorized. Both boxes have networking as evidenced by the "On Demand" functionality of each works and I can download shows over the Internet.

So far I have tried - reboot both receivers (reset)
Attempt to download new software for HR20 - did software download but still has 0x3df software that it has had since June 2.

Looking for ideas anyone? Are the revisions just not compatible? Anyone know how to revert my HR22 to previous software level?

TIA -- Bill

Weird. I dropped MRV when they started charging for it. I would suggest posting on dbstalk.com to see if someone has any ideas.

My working theory (because its still not working) is that the software update on the HR22 made the MRV feature DECA only, and it will no longer work over the Ethernet. I just added the service because my wireless N wide-channel bridging is actually faster than DECA. Of course when I signed up for the service I did so in "unsupported" mode because I did not wish to purchase the DECA kit and attended installation when I had a better networking solution already in place.

I am watching dbstalk but haven't posted there yet - might give that a try.
Thanks - Bill

Well guys - I forced an update on the HR22 and it went back to 0x3de and all is working again. I expect DirecTV will force the update again at some time... We will see what happens

Bill

My working theory (because its still not working) is that the software update on the HR22 made the MRV feature DECA only, and it will no longer work over the Ethernet. I just added the service because my wireless N wide-channel bridging is actually faster than DECA. Of course when I signed up for the service I did so in "unsupported" mode because I did not wish to purchase the DECA kit and attended installation when I had a better networking solution already in place.
That's possible, and if so stupid of D*.

Sometime this morning, WHBQ will switch to their backup transmitting antenna, and start the process of removing the main antenna. That antenna has been in continuious use since 1953, and will be replaced with a new, directional one.

There will be some short periods when the backup antenna will also have to be shut down (as in off the air). This is to allow the crew and materials to move past it. The rest of the time, the coverage is supposed to be pretty much the same as the main antenna, but since it is lower on the tower, anyone with marginal line-of-sight to the main antenna (I'm one) may have problems picking the station up over the air.

If the weather holds, the new antenna should be operational in two weeks.

That antenna has been in continuious use since 1953, and will be replaced with a new, directional one.


If it is a directional antenna, what direction will it broadcast? I am about 3 degrees from compass N and about 18 miles. Should I be able to get a signal from the new antenna?

If it is a directional antenna, what direction will it broadcast? I am about 3 degrees from compass N and about 18 miles. Should I be able to get a signal from the new antenna?

The main lobes are at 25 and 205 degrees, but the coverage in other directions will not be reduced. Additionally, we are adding a vertical component to the signal that should improve reception from antennas that are not fully horizontal (such as rabbit ears). Reception at 18 miles in any direction should not be a problem (we are also adding some beam tilt to improve reception nearer the tower).

I received the update and my MRV is sill working. I'm on the unsupported ethernet plan also. Just thought I'd let ya know

I received the update and my MRV is sill working. I'm on the unsupported ethernet plan also. Just thought I'd let ya know

Thanks bigmikemac - I have received the update again (both receivers this time) and things have continued to work. Perhaps there was some impatibility between the two versions. Then again perhaps Jupiter failed to align with Mars. Who Knows.

Bill

Well WPTY (24) may go HD in newscast earlier than we think...

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/03/26/40981/newport-upgrades-local-news-to-hd

This article has been somewhat correct, Newport even totally renovates the studio set and graphics when going HD, WAWS, WKRC, WOAI, and KTVX all got new set and grahpics when going HD, WHAM is in the process of getting new set and graphics and going HD. So maybe there is some hope for WPTY getting some much needed UPGRADES! But it makes you think... WPTY should be next for the upgrades seeing that WAWS, WKRC, WOAI, and KTVX are all bigger markets than Memphis, but WHAM is a smaller market... so is Newport shafting WPTY... kinda seems like it... o well time will tell...

Well, ComCrap is at it again.

They have moved the HD locals from high down to where they should be: 3-1, 10-1, etc.

Unfortunately, the screen is blank on every one of the channels, even 5-1 which USED to be WMC-TV in HD.

What gives? Can't they get it right?

The main lobes are at 25 and 205 degrees, but the coverage in other directions will not be reduced. Additionally, we are adding a vertical component to the signal that should improve reception from antennas that are not fully horizontal (such as rabbit ears). Reception at 18 miles in any direction should not be a problem (we are also adding some beam tilt to improve reception nearer the tower).

Hey Dave,
Anyway you can get that antenna to put out the Falcons Steelers game this weekend, instead of Giants Panthers:)

thanks

So were there any other stations last night that had a constant scroll about the weather last night other than WMC? I wanted to watch the NFL game but it was unwatchable with that crap on the screen. I ended up watching something else I didn't care about.

Hey Dave,
Anyway you can get that antenna to put out the Falcons Steelers game this weekend, instead of Giants Panthers:)


I gave up trying to influence that long ago!

By the way, the new antenna is on the air. I've been taking readings, and it seems to be working as predicted. I'll know some more this weekend when I can take the time to do it right. The unofficial test shows that I can pick the signal up in Hernando with a portable TV with a single rod antenna. I could never do that before!

If anybody has noticed a change in signal, please let me know.

Thanks,

I gave up trying to influence that long ago!

By the way, the new antenna is on the air. I've been taking readings, and it seems to be working as predicted. I'll know some more this weekend when I can take the time to do it right. The unofficial test shows that I can pick the signal up in Hernando with a portable TV with a single rod antenna. I could never do that before!

If anybody has noticed a change in signal, please let me know.

Thanks,

Thanks for the update.

Signal is solid at 100% in Davies Plantation. I'm using an outdoor antenna in my attic. Reception of WHBQ has been possible, but difficult for me using this setup in the past.

WHBQ has been my biggest OTA reception challenge over the past few years, with WMC a close second. Glad that WHBQ now seems much easier to pull in.

Getting a solid 92 near Shelby Farms. (WKNO = 98, WMC = 99, WREG = 96, WLMT = 94, WPTY = 95)

I have been in contact with Comcast about the issue and you are not alone in this. They recently did some updating of equipment that has caused the problem. If you are not able to currently get any LOCAL channels on the QAM layer, please post your model number of the set you are using. They seem to think it is only bad on older tuners and that newer sets do not have the problem. We noticed here at the station on two devices. One was a cheap Polaroid TV and the other was a new Media Center PC using a Hauppauge tuner card.

If you could post or message me your model number that may help in resolving the issue. They claim to have not received any calls from viewers complaining of this. Though I did call their Director of Engineering to let him know we had the problem on two different devices. Thanks for any help you can give.

David
WMC

I am giving up trying to tune QAM for locals on my HTPC. Going over the air.

Any advice on a good antenna I can put in the attic? I get all the UHF pretty well with my homemade cat whiskers. However the VHF stuff , (WMC) etc is a no go. My zip is 38672.

I am giving up trying to tune QAM for locals on my HTPC. Going over the air.

Any advice on a good antenna I can put in the attic? I get all the UHF pretty well with my homemade cat whiskers. However the VHF stuff , (WMC) etc is a no go. My zip is 38672.

We have been recommending the CM3016 from Channel Master. It also goes by CM5646, which is the same antenna. They are available on the Solidsignal.com website for around $39.00 plus shipping. They work very well and should perform adequately for you in the attic. Obviously if you can put it outside the performance will be better.

Hope this helps
David
WMC

I have been in contact with Comcast about the issue and you are not alone in this. They recently did some updating of equipment that has caused the problem. If you are not able to currently get any LOCAL channels on the QAM layer, please post your model number of the set you are using. They seem to think it is only bad on older tuners and that newer sets do not have the problem. We noticed here at the station on two devices. One was a cheap Polaroid TV and the other was a new Media Center PC using a Hauppauge tuner card.

If you could post or message me your model number that may help in resolving the issue. They claim to have not received any calls from viewers complaining of this. Though I did call their Director of Engineering to let him know we had the problem on two different devices. Thanks for any help you can give.
We have a 22" Insignia with a QAM tuner and we only get 3, 10, 24, and 30 in HD. Not to mention the amount of other HD channels we get has drastically decreased.

We have been recommending the CM3016 from Channel Master. It also goes by CM5646, which is the same antenna. They are available on the Solidsignal.com website for around $39.00 plus shipping. They work very well and should perform adequately for you in the attic. Obviously if you can put it outside the performance will be better.

Hope this helps
David
WMC
Thanks EngDave. I read that on your site wmctv.com. Just looking for a little feedback from users.

Also solid signal.com recommended a different type after giving them my situation and conditions. In the attic and 17 miles from the antenna. (38672)

I'll take your response as enough info for me to buy your suggestion.

It looks like I lost channel 5 last night over QAM. Great just in time for Thursdays prime time line up. :(:( Does anybody know if it was remapped?

I can't wait to get an antenna. I just hope I actually am able to tune in 5. Why oh why does that station have to be so hard to get???

I'm a local Memphian and have been a channel 5 favorite for life. NBC programming, Joe Birch (family, friend), Dave Brown is the man! Lance Russel, Jack Eaton, Ursula Madden. The fine engineering staff that bring us THE BEST image quality in town, while the others play catch up.

I even use to attend Wrasslin in studio back in the 80's! I was 5-10 years old BTW. I just feel like I am having to jump through hoops to get it tuned in. Its always just out of grasp. Be it QAM or VHF.

Sorry for the rant. Just really frustrating because I cancelled my Directv as of Oct. 1 and I still don't have a solid handle on my programming. Switched to an HTPC with two AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Volar Max MTVHBVMXR tuners by the way.

UPDATE:
My Insgnia Branded LCD TV, and Olevia TV tunes the WMC QAM just fine. It appears its my AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Volar Max tuners on my HTPC. I will attempt another

I just hope I actually am able to tune in 5. Why oh why does that station have to be so hard to get???

Channel 5 is operating on their old VHF-lo frequency assignment witch has pros and cons for digital applications. Being on a low freq means more "metal in the air" for a good signal. Once you get that antenna up and pointed, you should be very happy with the results.

Kevin

To keep it short I have a DB2 UHF antenna in my attic I used exclusivity which worked fine until 5 and 13 moved to their old analog frequencies. I still pick up 13 OK but not 5.

I bought a CS-600 VHF antenna and used a CM-0549 UVSJ to filter and combine them. I know there is a slight insertion loss but my UHF reception has noticeably suffered and my VHF reception is not as good as I would have thought with a fairly large antenna.

I use a HDHomerun tuner with a HTPC box for recordings so I used their supplied software on my netbook to watch the signal strength/quality while I fiddled with things. I get near-100 to 100% signal strength for channel 5 but only 50-60% signal quality so I get significant dropouts.

I'm guessing having me up there with the antennas helped the reception in some way because I couldn't get a bad signal no matter what orientation I put the antennas in other than my channel 5 reception sucks when the UHF antenna gets too close to the VHF antenna. Only vertical separation seemed to help but I've now got the VHF antenna sitting on the attic floor and the UHF antenna toughing the apex of the roof so I can't really separate them any further.

Why does the reception improve when I'm near the antennas? Do I actually help reception? Block multipath signals? Act as a ground?

Any hints would be appreciated.

Richard

I did a rescan of QAM channels in Bartlett and the only ones we are getting in HD are the locals, with WMC missing, both the analog 5 and 5-1, 2, 3. Teh locals in HD are the actual channel assignments, 3-1, 10-1, etc. The copies on them later in the channel list are only digital.

Just an fyi...I am about to move down to the South Florida area within the next month or so. I hope the locals down there are better overall than the ones up here.

@mx6bfast
Moving huh? Well we are sure going to miss you around here. I'm sure we will still be seeing you here on AVS, just probably not as often in this Memphis thread.

Heads up DirecTV folks!

Program guide error!

The D* Guide is reading Tonight WMC is showing 7:00pm (To Be Announced), 8:00pm "Chuck" and 9:00pm "Chase".

I called WMC the correct info is the normal 7pm "Chuck", 8pm "The Event", 9pm "Chase"

I noticed Comcast guide had the same info, must be incorrect from the network.

Thanks! The Event is the only new shows I watch this season. And the only one on NBC.

Recently I've noticed I am seeing ghosting effects from our HR20 to our Mitsu 42" 1080i RPTV. It's not analog type ghosting where the image follows, but where I can see outlined images of whatever is on the screen that goes out about an inch from the image, and there are multiple outlines in the ghosting area. It's almost like there are echos on the screen.

I've checked both HD and SD, even OTA, and I'm seeing it on all channels. I have all my component connections going into our a/v receiver, and then one cable going to the tv. I tried swapping component cables to the av, still same thing. I plugged the cable going directly to the tv and still seeing it. We have another HD DVR in the room and checked that DVR and again still seeing it.

Does anyone have any ideas? The only difference recently is we removed the Wii from beside the tv. Other than that nothing else. I went into the fine menu and converged red and blue just to see if it made any changes and it didn't. And no, the Wii cannot go back, it is now in Florida. :)

Channel 5 is operating on their old VHF-lo frequency assignment witch has pros and cons for digital applications. Being on a low freq means more "metal in the air" for a good signal. Once you get that antenna up and pointed, you should be very happy with the results.

Kevin

We have been recommending the CM3016 from Channel Master. It also goes by CM5646, which is the same antenna. They are available on the Solidsignal.com website for around $39.00 plus shipping. They work very well and should perform adequately for you in the attic. Obviously if you can put it outside the performance will be better.

Hope this helps
David
WMC

Thanks everyone. I got the channel master. Pings full scale on all local channels! Have it sitting on boxes in the attic with about 12 feet quad shield rg6 into a splitter. From there into a pair of Volar max tv tuners and Media center 7. The weird thing now is, channel 30 shows full strength however MC says channel unavailable.

Whats the latest Comcast HD DVR?
I have the 8300HD from 2-3 years ago. Is there an updated one?

I just got mine about a month ago, same 8300HD

I just fired my 8300HD that I had for 6 years. I refused to exchange for the one with a larger drive when those came out because they were quite a bit slower than the one I had.

It did the job.

I now use a Tivo Premiere with a Cable Card.
I am considering a Moxie with 2 Mates after the first of the year for my living room and the mates for TVs in my Kitchen and Office.

If the Mates work well I may add a 3rd and then I would not be renting any equipment from Comcast and would have HD and my full line up on all TVs.

Anyone having an issue with the DTV HD locals tonight? All the local HD stations are breaking up tonight. Bripping, audio & picture dropouts/freezes, etc. I thought it was my signal levels, but they look normal. My one SD receiver seems unaffected.

Well, it seemed to solve itself somewhere around 9:30.

Anyone having an issue with the DTV HD locals tonight? All the local HD stations are breaking up tonight. Bripping, audio & picture dropouts/freezes, etc. I thought it was my signal levels, but they look normal. My one SD receiver seems unaffected.

yeah, mine were acting funky too. I was getting ready to watch Chuck last night and noticed the breakup during wheel of fortune. It was a D* issue cause I switched to the OTA channel and it was fine.

yeah, mine were acting funky too. I was getting ready to watch Chuck last night and noticed the breakup during wheel of fortune. It was a D* issue cause I switched to the OTA channel and it was fine.

I re-enabled SD duplicates on my receiver since I don't have OTA setup on my main TV. Took some getting used to - I barely ever watch anything on the SD receiver anymore. I guess I've gotten spoiled.

I've noticed the same kind of audio/video 'bripping' on WLMT HD (but only really on HD broadcasts) for some time on DTV. Does anyone know if this is a WLMT or DTV issue?

I have an HR20 upstairs in my office and use it to duplicate my living room HR24 recordings OTA. So I just stopped the HR24 and chose the HR20 recording off the list. This multiroom feature is awesome

I re-enabled SD duplicates on my receiver since I don't have OTA setup on my main TV. Took some getting used to - I barely ever watch anything on the SD receiver anymore. I guess I've gotten spoiled.

I've noticed the same kind of audio/video 'bripping' on WLMT HD (but only really on HD broadcasts) for some time on DTV. Does anyone know if this is a WLMT or DTV issue?
I always used the OTA channels and never saw the bripping issues that would usually happen on WHBQ and WLMT. It is a D* issue.

My Explorer 8300's hard drive died a month or two ago, and the replacement is a newer model that has been a piece of junk almost from the get-go. Playback of recorded HD content is very choppy, particularly audio. In some cases, audio goes away entirely. Pausing and resuming tends to bring it back, although it sometimes comes back choppy. It seems to be related to the box itself. Anybody else run across this behavior? If replacing the box will help, I'll do it. If it's a fault with the box's firmware, I'm probably heading to Uverse.

I've been lurking here for a year and a half when I bought my WS-48515 : 48" CRT
I have the 8300 HD DVR & a Cablecard for backup or when 2 things are recording

I was glad we got Smallville in HD again on WLMT... hopefully they get 5.1 working soon....
I noticed PQ didn't fair too well during the intro and in the high action scenes with lots of motion but overall it wasn't the worst I've seen.


I was searching for something on my TV in Google and found my own post. This was my first post on here actually. 5 years later I still have the TV and a much older 60' in my living room that both are set to be updated.

I just fired the 8300hd and went with a Tivo Premiere and an m-card for the Mits.

They 60 is set to be retired soon and replaced with a Mits. 73" DLP. It will get a Moxi DVR w/M-card. The Moxi will drive 2 other TV in my home via 2 Moxi Mate boxes. 1 of those TVs is OTA only via a DTV box. The other is just analog cable which seems to be getting a channel taken away every time i turn the TV on. I wish I could get the TV for Christmas but I have to think of other people first.

The new set up will mean the only hardware i will be paying Comcast for it 2 M-Cards. :)

Anyone check the PQ lately on Comcast? With a Tivo HD I get massive blocking and audio drop outs. Checked my connection seems fine but think Comcast is low balling bandwidth for the HD channels. At the moment I can not get HD channel 13 anyone have suggestions I would love to get this resolved.

I live in Hernando and OTA is pretty much out of the question so I really do not have any options without loosing my Tivo with cable card. Anyone point me to Comcast policy regarding HD locals or am I SOL.

Rthoreau

Anyone seeing WWTW-DT 34 on the air? If so, what's on it?

- Trip

Anyone seeing WWTW-DT 34 on the air? If so, what's on it?

- Trip

Religious much the same fair as WTWV 23-1. Not a simulcast though.

I'm also getting W50EA-D with 3 SD religious channels and 2 audio only stations.
and I see a signal on 33 which is WFBI-LD 33 but it's too low to decode for me.
I have the same issue with W46EF-D 46.
I am able to get WPGF-LD 17 which comes out of the same antenna as the previous 2.


Here is a current list of OTA signals with the actual RF Channel.

WMC-TV 05 34.5 kW 308. m
WHBQ-TV 13 95. kW 308. m
WPGF-LD 17 15. kW 0. m (182. m) (WTWV tower)
WTWV 23 1000. kW 261. m
WPTY-TV 25 1000. kW 340. m
WREG-TV 28 906. kW 313. m
WKNO 29 835. kW 320.2m
WLMT 31 871. kW 340. m
WFBI-LD 33 15. kW 0. m (181. m) (WTWV tower)
WWTW 34 20. kW 239. m (from the WIVG-FM tower at Arkabutla)
WBUY-TV 41 500. kW 122. m (tower is between Collierville & Byhalia)
(pndng app for the WPTY/WLMT tower at 1000kw)
W46EF-D 46 15. kW 0. m (181. m) (WTWV tower)
KVTJ-DT 48 780. kW 297. m (tower is between Trumann & Marked Tree)
W50EA-D 50 15. kW 0. m (344. m) (from the WPTY/WLMT tower)
WPXX-TV 51 1000. kW 298. m

Does anyone have a list of channels and their number from Comcast if one was to simply connect the cable to the back of their TV? They differ than the channel numbers on a cable box.

So what's this I hear about WMC-TV may not be available on DirecTV after Dec 31??? That will royally suck if that happens.

you should still be able to get WMC-TV over the air if you have an OTA capable receiver or the AM-21 add on

you should still be able to get WMC-TV over the air if you have an OTA capable receiver or the AM-21 add on

We do have a DTV tuner box, but we wouldn't have been able to record programming on our DVR.

But no matter, Raycom came to an agreement through 2014. I'm sure the advertisers and potential lost advertisement viewing helped that along. :D

Now I just read that DirecTV rejected Raycom's offer. Great.

The HR20 series D* DVR's have OTA capability built in and you can record to the DVR. You can do the same with the AM21 add on tuner for the other DVR's. They will integrate the OTA info right in to the D* guide and allow you to record.

Might be worth looking into.

Did anyone notice problems with FOX13 last night during "Bones"? I was watching via DirecTV's sat feed. It seemed like there was a commercial break where the screen went black for like 20-30 seconds & then came back to the show like normal. Later the screen went black for a couple seconds during a scene where Booth was interviewing an old sniper pal of his.
Wondering if it was just me, DirecTV, or channel 13?

Does ABC 24 broadcast in 5.1?
Whenever I switch to ABC it goes into Dobly Pro-Logic surround, even though the D*TV info states it is Dolby Digital. This does not happen on other networks and they show up as Dobly D on my receiver.

It was Fox 13. A power supply in a switcher that feeds the SD distribution went out, and that killed the local breaks as well as the SD feed to the cable and satellite systems. The one that happened in the middle of the show was probably someone patching around the failed switcher.

Can someone explain the new free(mandatory) basic cable boxes that Comcast are giving out? It seem as if they are doing away with analog cable and that these boxes are now becoming a requirement even if you have a digital tv. Is this a new way of exploiting more control over us and eventually charging more money?

Is WPTY getting ready for an HD newscasts? With the way some of the news shots have looked lately, I would say so.

Can someone explain the new free(mandatory) basic cable boxes that Comcast are giving out? It seem as if they are doing away with analog cable and that these boxes are now becoming a requirement even if you have a digital tv. Is this a new way of exploiting more control over us and eventually charging more money?

I believe it's actually a way of freeing up massive amounts of bandwidth for better use. They can get MANY SD digital channels in the same space as a single analog channel, or 2-3 HD channels. Once complete, they'll have the room to catch up with satellite and U-verse on HD channels (I think they call it "World of More".)

You need the digital adapter because most channels will be encrypted (or a Cablecard, if your TV supports one.)

Come now, no need to argue; why can't it be both? :)

- Trip

I believe it's actually a way of freeing up massive amounts of bandwidth for better use. They can get MANY SD digital channels in the same space as a single analog channel, or 2-3 HD channels. Once complete, they'll have the room to catch up with satellite and U-verse on HD channels (I think they call it "World of More".)

You need the digital adapter because most channels will be encrypted (or a Cablecard, if your TV supports one.)

I've done alot of reading since I first posted and I see that this conversion started years ago in some places. Memphis is just getting its turn. My problem with this is the encrypting needs for basic cable. Those of us with digital tvs and QAM tv tuners for our PCs are screwed. They can convert to digital and offer these DTA boxes for folks still stuck in old school land but basic cable should be free flowing and unencrypted.

I can see why they want to encrypt, since they sell the "basic" cable in tiers and need to turn the tiers on and off; my biggest beef is that I'll have to jump through hoops, with splitters and A/B switches, or rent another box from Comcast to keep watching HD versions of LOCAL channels. The DTA's don't pass HD. Since I'd have to rent TWO more HD boxes to do what I do now, that puts them on par or even more expensive than Directv and Uverse, so I'm trying to decide whether to switch. The buggy, crappy DVR's that have been aggravating me for a long time may be the deciding factor.

I can see why they want to encrypt, since they sell the "basic" cable in tiers and need to turn the tiers on and off; my biggest beef is that I'll have to jump through hoops, with splitters and A/B switches, or rent another box from Comcast to keep watching HD versions of LOCAL channels. The DTA's don't pass HD. Since I'd have to rent TWO more HD boxes to do what I do now, that puts them on par or even more expensive than Directv and Uverse, so I'm trying to decide whether to switch. The buggy, crappy DVR's that have been aggravating me for a long time may be the deciding factor.


See, who wants to deal with that A-B box mess. That means you gotta get up to change what you wanna watch. Between that and the DTA actually downgrading the signal, we are being put back to the 70's. Next they are gonna wanna bring back the slider cable box.

we are being put back to the 70's. Next they are gonna wanna bring back the slider cable box.


They sure don't want anyone trying to do anything modern. Locally Comcast is charging $50.00 and requiring a truck roll for cable card installs.

Just went through it when I got a Tivo at Christmas. Now dreading it once again since I am about to build a new PC and go with either the Ceton card or the HD Homerun Prime when it comes out. I'll use media extenders for TV in each room. Think Comcast will have a clue locally that you can put an M-Card in a PC. I doubt it.

They sure don't want anyone trying to do anything modern. Locally Comcast is charging $50.00 and requiring a truck roll for cable card installs.

Just went through it when I got a Tivo at Christmas. Now dreading it once again since I am about to build a new PC and go with either the Ceton card or the HD Homerun Prime when it comes out. I'll use media extenders for TV in each room. Think Comcast will have a clue locally that you can put an M-Card in a PC. I doubt it.

Yeah, the guy that came to install my cablecard was very skeptical about my ceton card working, but it went smoothly.

Also starting sometime this year comcast is supposed to start letting you pick up the cable card yourself, rather than pay for the truck roll.

Now if I can get comcast to finally fix the signal issues I get every night I would be happy. (I was having this issue even before the ceton and was hoping it was my dvr). Whats the point of having cable if I have to download torrents and use hulu to watch my favorite TV shows.

Yeah, the guy that came to install my cablecard was very skeptical about my ceton card working, but it went smoothly.

Also starting sometime this year comcast is supposed to start letting you pick up the cable card yourself, rather than pay for the truck roll.

Now if I can get comcast to finally fix the signal issues I get every night I would be happy. (I was having this issue even before the ceton and was hoping it was my dvr). Whats the point of having cable if I have to download torrents and use hulu to watch my favorite TV shows.

I feel you after a simple call to Comcast Sunday the CSR removed my card completely from my account. Support calls Sunday night when I discovered it were of no help as the people answering didn't even speak english. 2 of 3 didn't know what i was saying when i said Cable Card, M-Card, Multi-Stream Card, and Card for my Tivo. 1 of them hung up on me, one transferred be back to the main queue, and the 3rd couldn't put it back in. Finally Monday I got someone to transfer me to Memphis and a guy in the telephone support area got someone to show him how to enter it. (He doesn't even do TV support). At least it got fixed finally.



What's your set up kirkla79? Do you have any media extenders running?

Going to get an order in for a Ceton in a few weeks since I don't think I can waiting for the HDHome Prime to come out. The back order wait for a Ceton is already going to be painful enough.

I feel you after a simple call to Comcast Sunday the CSR removed my card completely from my account. Support calls Sunday night when I discovered it were of no help as the people answering didn't even speak english. 2 of 3 didn't know what i was saying when i said Cable Card, M-Card, Multi-Stream Card, and Card for my Tivo. 1 of them hung up on me, one transferred be back to the main queue, and the 3rd couldn't put it back in. Finally Monday I got someone to transfer me to Memphis and a guy in the telephone support area got someone to show him how to enter it. (He doesn't even do TV support). At least it got fixed finally.



What's your set up kirkla79? Do you have any media extenders running?

Going to get an order in for a Ceton in a few weeks since I don't think I can waiting for the HDHome Prime to come out. The back order wait for a Ceton is already going to be painful enough.

I have two 360's. I have no issues with them even though I stream using wireless. With the ceton beta firmware you can bridge to other pcs non-copy protected shows. Don't know how well it works since my htpc is my only windows machine.

My issues with comcast keep getting worse. They keep saying they are moving it further up the food chain but I have yet to hear anything else from them and now my signal issues are starting earlier in the day.

I wish there was another option for cablecard in memphis other than comcast.

Looks like Comcast is preparing to add a couple SD channels and many HD channels. Also see possible 2 3D channels. They appeared in the list on TIVO last week but the channels are not live yet.

Also I have ordered my new PC and have the HD Homerun Dual waiting for it. If my experience goes well with it I will probably order the Ceton card.

I've played around with the dual some using my laptop and it seems to work fairly well.

I have my 3 Linksys extenders and an Xbox 360 plugged into the network in standby mode also.

Glad to hear that Memphis will be getting more HD channels. We seem to be one of the least HD systems in a city our size.

Comcast will also be updating the guide. I got a notice in the mail last week informing me that the new guide will be coming on line soon.

someone asked for a list of Comcast QAM channels a while back.. here is what i get

qam256 63-4 2 NC3A
qam256 63-12 3 WREG
qam256 99-4 3.2 Weather3
qam256 80-2 4 WMC_W
qam256 63-9 5 WMC
qam256 65-3 6 CSS
qam256 63-10 7 WPTY
qam256 79-5 8 HSN
qam256 63-8 9 WLMT
qam256 63-7 10 WKNO
qam256 63-5 11 WBUY
qam256 63-11 12 WPXX
qam256 63-6 13 WHBQ
qam256 63-2 14 WTWV
qam256 79-4 15 CSPAN
qam256 79-6 16 QVC
qam256 98-5 17 PEG1
qam256 75-7 18 LIBRY
qam256 98-6 19 PEG2
qam256 63-1 23 ESPN
qam256 63-3 24 ESPN2
qam256 76-12 28 WGN
qam256 65-6 30 local
qam256 81-6 30.2 RETRO
qam256 68-1 32 AMC
qam256 68-11 35 USA
qam256 68-3 36 Toon
qam256 68-8 37 NICK
qam256 68-4 38 IFC
qam256 68-10 41 TLC
qam256 76-8 45 Life
qam256 75-2 48 HLN
qam256 66-1 50 CNBC
qam256 76-4 51 FX
qam256 76-6 54 HGTV
qam256 75-10 55 TWC
qam256 68-12 56 VH1
qam256 68-7 60 MTV
qam256 68-9 62 SYFY
qam256 75-3 64 FOXN
qam256 68-6 68 Disney
qam256 76-2 69 FOOD
qam256 76-5 71 History
qam256 66-4 81 MSNBC
qam256 79-9 84 CSPN2
qam256 66-2 87 INSP
qam256 65-5 89 ShopNBC
qam256 65-11 101 RADAR
qam256 75-5 151 EWTN
qam256 66-12 205 Investigation
qam256 75-4 237 Lifetime
qam256 99-3 803 WREG 3 HD
qam256 80-4 805 WMC 5 HD
qam256 81-4 807 WPTYDT
qam256 20-9 808 WPXXDT
qam256 81-8 809 WLMTDT
qam256 99-1 810 WKNO HD
qam256 80-1 813 WHBQ 13 HD
qam256 92-1 829 SPIKEHD
qam256 92-2 840 LIFEHD
qam256 91-1 844 HDT
qam256 120-2 845 FoodHD
qam256 90-1 855 ESPNHD
qam256 90-2 856 ESPN2HD
qam256 92-3 859 NIKHD
qam256 91-3 860 HSTRYHD
qam256 80-3 905 THIS-TV
qam256 98-8 907 KATV ABC Little Rock
qam256 99-2 910 WKNO-2
qam256 65-14 911 RTV
qam256 98-9 917 CC17
qam256 66-5 919 WREG3
qam256 98-10 940 PUAC017
qam256 98-11 948 KVTJ

Dang that's a lot, I never got that many in Bartlett.

It's a pretty lengthy list but it wasn't always that many. It's obvious they are getting ready to kill off the Analog channels completely and go the way of DTA's Channel 77 is a instructional video on loop that shows how to connect a DTA to your TV.


I think Comcast sort of has 2 head ends in the city but I may be wrong. I seem to be getting some West Memphis only channels via QAM.

So I have now secured a Ceton InfiniTV 4 for use in my HTPC and with extenders throughout my home. I guess I will be setting up another Comcast visit next week for another cablecard. I will happily be giving them some boxes back on that visit also.

I will have 6 tuners total with 2 having only access to the clear QAM channels. When this is over I may even fire my TIVO box ;)

someone asked for a list of Comcast QAM channels a while back.. here is what i get

Thanks

Anyone know 2 things from Comcast:

1. I have an 8300HD DVR SA Cable box, is that the same one they are still supplying to customers? For the last year or two I have been having issues connecting an extended hard drive to it using ESata. It either won't format or if it does it never seems to work (it'll say it recorded things and then why I try to play it it won't be available.

2. What type of normal HD box are they supplying to customers in the area? I'm hoping it has HDMI connections?

Anyone know 2 things from Comcast:

1. I have an 8300HD DVR SA Cable box, is that the same one they are still supplying to customers? For the last year or two I have been having issues connecting an extended hard drive to it using ESata. It either won't format or if it does it never seems to work (it'll say it recorded things and then why I try to play it it won't be available.

2. What type of normal HD box are they supplying to customers in the area? I'm hoping it has HDMI connections?

Comcast in Memphis is still issuing the 8300HD DVR. I've been trying to get info on when they may start using the Motorola but just get the corporate runaround.

The non-DVR box will probably be the 4250HD which does have HDMI out.

someone asked for a list of Comcast QAM channels a while back.. here is what i get

qam256 63-4 2 NC3A
qam256 63-12 3 WREG
qam256 99-4 3.2 Weather3
qam256 80-2 4 WMC_W
qam256 63-9 5 WMC
qam256 65-3 6 CSS
qam256 63-10 7 WPTY
qam256 79-5 8 HSN
qam256 63-8 9 WLMT
qam256 63-7 10 WKNO
qam256 63-5 11 WBUY
qam256 63-11 12 WPXX
qam256 63-6 13 WHBQ
qam256 63-2 14 WTWV
qam256 79-4 15 CSPAN
qam256 79-6 16 QVC
qam256 98-5 17 PEG1
qam256 75-7 18 LIBRY
qam256 98-6 19 PEG2
qam256 63-1 23 ESPN
qam256 63-3 24 ESPN2
qam256 76-12 28 WGN
qam256 65-6 30 local
qam256 81-6 30.2 RETRO
qam256 68-1 32 AMC
qam256 68-11 35 USA
qam256 68-3 36 Toon
qam256 68-8 37 NICK
qam256 68-4 38 IFC
qam256 68-10 41 TLC
qam256 76-8 45 Life
qam256 75-2 48 HLN
qam256 66-1 50 CNBC
qam256 76-4 51 FX
qam256 76-6 54 HGTV
qam256 75-10 55 TWC
qam256 68-12 56 VH1
qam256 68-7 60 MTV
qam256 68-9 62 SYFY
qam256 75-3 64 FOXN
qam256 68-6 68 Disney
qam256 76-2 69 FOOD
qam256 76-5 71 History
qam256 66-4 81 MSNBC
qam256 79-9 84 CSPN2
qam256 66-2 87 INSP
qam256 65-5 89 ShopNBC
qam256 65-11 101 RADAR
qam256 75-5 151 EWTN
qam256 66-12 205 Investigation
qam256 75-4 237 Lifetime
qam256 99-3 803 WREG 3 HD
qam256 80-4 805 WMC 5 HD
qam256 81-4 807 WPTYDT
qam256 20-9 808 WPXXDT
qam256 81-8 809 WLMTDT
qam256 99-1 810 WKNO HD
qam256 80-1 813 WHBQ 13 HD
qam256 92-1 829 SPIKEHD
qam256 92-2 840 LIFEHD
qam256 91-1 844 HDT
qam256 120-2 845 FoodHD
qam256 90-1 855 ESPNHD
qam256 90-2 856 ESPN2HD
qam256 92-3 859 NIKHD
qam256 91-3 860 HSTRYHD
qam256 80-3 905 THIS-TV
qam256 98-8 907 KATV ABC Little Rock
qam256 99-2 910 WKNO-2
qam256 65-14 911 RTV
qam256 98-9 917 CC17
qam256 66-5 919 WREG3
qam256 98-10 940 PUAC017
qam256 98-11 948 KVTJ

we had some like that in Ca. a while back. they slowly scrambled them.
you might also double check. there were a few channels (4) they also used for
on demand and you might see some pay-perview movies/sports some one else is watching.
it is best to check for that when Friday, Sat or Sunday evening or night.
eventually that went away too....and they cut the watchable channels down to less than over the air.

Anybody know why WREG 3.1 stops high definition broadcasts after their late news? Both the Letterman and Ferguson shows aren't in HD

Local tape delay for extended newscast. Apparently they still can't record in HD. All will be fine when flood coverage stops.

RUMOR

A company is buying a lot of the dark fiber in the area. Anyone else have any details ?

We can only wish for Fiber to the Home !!!!

I would just be glad if we got the advertised speed father south in Desoto county. Been thinking of going cable again but the fact we can't even get advertised speed makes me hold back. When ATT gets it act together I might want to switch as I hate paying a premium for dsl when I first signed on it was almost half the cost I pay now.

Just read a few article that Google might be purchasing Hulu, which makes a lot of sense as one could hope the put it in the cloud and would fit nicely with other options. This would be a good fit for Google TV, as the networks have not been very good at seeing the future.

WPTY 24 now shows delayed shows (This Week, Jimmy Kimmel) and syndicated shows (Extra, Two and a Half Men, SVU) in HD. Now if they could just get the news...

Is anyone using a Comcast CableCard in an LCD or LED TV?

Due to the digital transition, my mom will be getting a DTA (Digital Transfer Adapter) to work with her old TV. I'd like to get her a new TV and thought one with a cablecard slot would be best (not have 2 remotes or the extra box). However, after some reading it seems that she would not have a channel guide (she doesn't have internet either) if she has a cablecard. Is this correct?

It also seems that QAM tuners will no longer work in Memphis when this occurs thus the requirement for a cablecard or set-top box to decrypt channels. The DTA as I understand it will decrypt SD versions of the channels.

Her complex provides free basic/extended cable so she can't rent a HD set-top box from Comcast (she nor I has a comcast account) but according to a lady at comcast, she can get a DTA or cablecard for free.

RUMOR

A company is buying a lot of the dark fiber in the area. Anyone else have any details ?

We can only wish for Fiber to the Home !!!!

I'm told there is a LOT of fiber going into expansion to the road and interstate surveillance systems.
One would hope not....
st

Anyone knows what happened to WGN cable channel 28? I thought we was supposed to be gaining stuff with Xfinity.

I'm told there is a LOT of fiber going into expansion to the road and interstate surveillance systems.
One would hope not....
st

Had not considered that possibility.... Google traffic maps has got to get its info from someplace.

Anyone knows what happened to WGN cable channel 28? I thought we was supposed to be gaining stuff with Xfinity.

It is missing on my Tivo though is still listed and has guide infor. WGN is working fine on ch 28 via the cable card in my PC for Media Center.

The Tivo is gets what frequency maps to what channel via their program guide source and that maybe has not been updated yet.

The Cable Card in my PC downloads a mapping direct from Comcast. It also uses a different source for guide info.

How are you watching ch 28? analog cable, comcast box, tivo, etc???

Is anyone using a Comcast CableCard in an LCD or LED TV?

Due to the digital transition, my mom will be getting a DTA (Digital Transfer Adapter) to work with her old TV. I'd like to get her a new TV and thought one with a cablecard slot would be best (not have 2 remotes or the extra box). However, after some reading it seems that she would not have a channel guide (she doesn't have internet either) if she has a cablecard. Is this correct?

It also seems that QAM tuners will no longer work in Memphis when this occurs thus the requirement for a cablecard or set-top box to decrypt channels. The DTA as I understand it will decrypt SD versions of the channels.

Her complex provides free basic/extended cable so she can't rent a HD set-top box from Comcast (she nor I has a comcast account) but according to a lady at comcast, she can get a DTA or cablecard for free.

Comcast does not send all QAM channels encrypted. I receive almost the entire basic tier with a few HD channels in the clear. Comcast does not map these to the normal channel numbers however which can be frustrating. see the list I posted a while back. It will give you the clear QAM channels they are sending currently. I have previous experience with Cable Card in my TV but now use a Media Center PC with the Ceton Card and a Tivo (which also uses Cable Card).

Anyone know what's been going on with the CW-HD WLMT on DirecTV lately? The audio and video constantly gets jittery and cuts out, and has been doing it for weeks. No other stations have exhibited this behavior that I have seen.

It is missing on my Tivo though is still listed and has guide infor. WGN is working fine on ch 28 via the cable card in my PC for Media Center.

The Tivo is gets what frequency maps to what channel via their program guide source and that maybe has not been updated yet.

The Cable Card in my PC downloads a mapping direct from Comcast. It also uses a different source for guide info.

How are you watching ch 28? analog cable, comcast box, tivo, etc???

I'm watching it on comcast hd boxes. I have two and the channel doesn't show up on either.

I'm watching it on comcast hd boxes. I have two and the channel doesn't show up on either.

It seems WGN has been moved to channel 4. Wonder how that came about.

I would also like to know what's up with wlmt 30 HD feed on directv, mine has been jittery and freezing up for months?

I would also like to know what's up with wlmt 30 HD feed on directv, mine has been jittery and freezing up for months?

I have noticed it, too. However, it looks to be fixed as of this week. Lets hope it stays that way.

Is anyone else having problems with DirecTV SD locals in Memphis?

Is anyone else having problems with DirecTV SD locals in Memphis?


None here on my "old" TiVO

I called D*. Service call was today I had a bad multi switch. Knocked out most of my SD channels.

My mother got a notice from Comcast saying that you will soon need a box to watch any of the cable channels, 2-19 included. Has anyone else received this?

I'm assuming she currently has basic and has the cable directly connected to her TV.

Comcast is changing everything to digital and a box will be required to receive any channels. There is a DTA (Digital Transport Adapter) box that they will supply free. The downside is that all channels in analog will be downrezed to SD.

Comcast DTA (https://digitalnow.comcast.com/Contents/DTA_online_ver_2.pdf)

More Info (http://myxtender.com/comcast_dta.php)

I'm assuming she currently has basic and has the cable directly connected to her TV.

Comcast is changing everything to digital and a box will be required to receive any channels. There is a DTA (Digital Transport Adapter) box that they will supply free. The downside is that all channels in analog will be downrezed to SD.

Comcast DTA (https://digitalnow.comcast.com/Contents/DTA_online_ver_2.pdf)

More Info (http://myxtender.com/comcast_dta.php)

Odds are if you're only getting basic you're not watching HD anyways.

Odds are if you're only getting basic you're not watching HD anyways.

Not true. Currently there are HD channels being sent in the clear using QAM if you have basic cable. With the change over to digital whatever channels become the basic package will be SD quality when the DTA is used.

Not true. Currently there are HD channels being sent in the clear using QAM if you have basic cable. With the change over to digital whatever channels become the basic package will be SD quality when the DTA is used.

And if one lives in Memphis and one can get locals with an antenna pretty easily.

My mother got a notice from Comcast saying that you will soon need a box to watch any of the cable channels, 2-19 included. Has anyone else received this?
I'm getting these notices. From what I've been able to figure out: When Comcast switches over, you'll still be able to get 2-19 ("limited basic") without a DTA or STB. Also, you should be able to use QAM tuner to get HD versions of those channels. If you install their free DTA, you'll lose the HD but be able to get the expanded basic channels (SD only), though the signal will be fed to your TV via Channel 3 analog, which sucks.

HOWEVER: I read a two-month old article this morning that really clouds the picture. Apparently, Comcast's buying spree didn't stop with NBC. They bought the FCC itself, which has given approval to allowing all cable companies to encrypt ALL channels -- even the local stations. Which of course means you'll HAVE to have a DTA (for SD) or STB (for HD). (OK, I'm kidding about Comcast buying the FCC, but the rest is true.)

Update: New member, so can't post the link. But you'll find the article on the Multichannel News web site, dated 11-28-2011, written by John Eggerton, headlined: "NCTA to FCC: Let All-Digital MSOs Encrypt Basic Tier" Supposedly the decision hadn't been finalized, but the article says the FCC has been convinced that it's a good thing to do.

And if one lives in Memphis and one can get locals with an antenna pretty easily.

Agreed. Although there are some areas in Memphis that have issues getting all of the local channels.

However, depending on the age/knowledge of the user it isn't necessarily easy to switch inputs and select the desired channels. i.e. switch to antenna input for OTA and change channels on the TV or switch to whatever input the DTA box is connected to (not currently sure how it connects), select TV channel 3 and use a different remote to change channels on the DTA box.

Of course a universal remote would make this easier but with macros and IR only it could be a nightmare for impatient users.

Then there is the issue that all cable channels may be encrypted.

Agreed. Although there are some areas in Memphis that have issues getting all of the local channels.

However, depending on the age/knowledge of the user it isn't necessarily easy to switch inputs and select the desired channels. i.e. switch to antenna input for OTA and change channels on the TV or switch to whatever input the DTA box is connected to (not currently sure how it connects), select TV channel 3 and use a different remote to change channels on the DTA box.

Of course a universal remote would make this easier but with macros and IR only it could be a nightmare for impatient users.

Then there is the issue that all cable channels may be encrypted.

The point is if one only wants basic and one doesn't want to deal with a DTA box and one wants the locals in HD then just use an antenna.

I wish we could find out the go live date for the change over. Repeated calls to Comcast yield nothing. No one knows a damned thing in the call center. Your lucky if you even get someone inside the US these days.

The only date I got so far was a maybe 1/5/12 which we know didn't happen.

I think the projected date is now around Feb 1.

In early December, someone called and talked us through ordering the DTAs. Then a paper notice came with a "do-by" date of 12/27. I went online and ordered (again). Now another paper notice has arrived with a do-by of 1/24. (Comcast must have misplaced my first and second orders.

My mother got a notice from Comcast saying that you will soon need a box to watch any of the cable channels, 2-19 included. Has anyone else received this?
they did that a few years ago in California. every few months they cut 20 channels
to the point they even cut QAM channels too it even got to where there was less than
1/2 basic SD channels left.

And if one lives in Memphis and one can get locals with an antenna pretty easily.
BCF one question, just how many stations do you get with Memphis OTA including
the sub channels?

out here in California I am fortunate to tune in 82 stations.
of those 13 of those are radio stations. that is on a fixed antenna.
we have one station that transmits 20 station KAXT1 (http://www.kaxt1.com/). they even broadcast a TV guide
on their channel 1.1 for all the other stations.
still get home shopping network. hahhhaha

out here in California I am fortunate to tune in 82 stations.
of those 13 of those are radio stations. that is on a fixed antenna.
we have one station that transmits 20 station KAXT1 (http://www.kaxt1.com/). they even broadcast a TV guide
on their channel 1.1 for all the other stations.
still get home shopping network. hahhhaha
20? Can you make out anything on any of those stations?

BCF one question, just how many stations do you get with Memphis OTA including
the sub channels?



Load you address in Antennaweb.org

Will show you the stations, where they are referenced to your address and what type of antenna to use.

BCF one question, just how many stations do you get with Memphis OTA including the sub channels?

Considering I'm 115 miles away from the towers that would be zero 99.5% of the time. Though I did get them in about 3 nights ago pretty much all night after midnight until sunrise for whatever reason.

Load you address in Antennaweb.org

Will show you the stations, where they are referenced to your address and what type of antenna to use.

No use Tvfool.com. Antennaweb is not good at all.

20? Can you make out anything on any of those stations?
they look as good as any old SD TV use to be. the audio channels are single channel only
I think. but when watching some of the old original dragnet shows before Harry Morgan
it was not the best but still viewable. almost like what I saw back when they originally aired. laugh

and, yes I have put in tvfool and the address but it does not show how many sub-channels
each station has. that is why I ask about how many some one might get....total.

they look as good as any old SD TV use to be. the audio channels are single channel only
I think. but when watching some of the old original dragnet shows before Harry Morgan
it was not the best but still viewable. almost like what I saw back when they originally aired. laugh

and, yes I have put in tvfool and the address but it does not show how many sub-channels
each station has. that is why I ask about how many some one might get....total.
I'll try to remember what I got before we moved.

CBS: 3-1, -2
NBC: 5-1, -2, -3
PBS: 10-1, -2, -3
FOX: 13-1
ABC: 24-1
CW: 30-1, -2
MyNetwork: 50-1, -2, -3, -4

And a new channel 14-1 which I think had religious programming on it.

Here in Memphis I have just installed and activated the Comcast/xfinity DTAs on three televisions (the fourth already had an HDTV set-top). Comments:

I get all the 80 or so expanded basic stations, although a handful of extra channels now appear on channels 1xx and 9xx.

I can no longer get the QAM channels (i.e. HDTV or true SDTV). The DTA doesn't pass those signals through. Therefore, you will need to rig an X-Y switch of some kind.*

The quality is decent. It looks like SDTV, but filtered through 2-3 more passes of noise reduction. (Wolf Blizter looks a little "puffy" in the face). Clearly the effect of the digital-analog-digital conversions.

It was no problem getting the little xfinity remote to control the power and volume on the Samsung 23-24" HDTVs in the bedrooms.

TV will no longer do the trick of switching between stretch and zoom as appropriate (i.e. to fill the screen area). Have to do that manually with TV remote.

The DTA comes with an IR remote gizmo so you can hide the little box.

*Apparently the reason the DTAs can't pass a digital signal is that the Feds prohibit it.

just how many stations do you get with Memphis OTA including the sub channels?


I was passing through Memphis not too long ago. In the community of Germantown, a very short distance to the cluster of xmt antennas near the I-40 corridor, here's what I received on a modest Accurian portable using the small built-in unipole.

The numbers in parenthesis are the count of subchannels and the number after the virgule is the RF channel:

3/28 WREG [CBS] (3)
5/5 WMC-TV [NBC] (3)
10/29 WKNO-TV [PBS] (2)
13/13 WHBQ-TV [FOX] (1)
23/23 WTWV [REL] (2)
24/25 WPTY [ABC] (2)
30/31 WLMT [CW] (2)
40/41 WBUY [TBN] (5)
42/50 W50EA [REL] (3)
50/51 WPXX [ION] (3)

Even at that close proximity to all of the RF, the only LPTV that locked was W50EA. Being that nearby, neither of the VHFs (WMC-TV nor WHBQ-TV) presented any challenge whatsoever.

Thus I captured 26 different streams during my short spell on the east side of Memphis, still a far cry from the 84 I receive here in the Dallas area.

Here in Memphis I have just installed and activated the Comcast/xfinity DTAs on three televisions (the fourth already had an HDTV set-top). Comments:

I get all the 80 or so expanded basic stations, although a handful of extra channels now appear on channels 1xx and 9xx.

I can no longer get the QAM channels (i.e. HDTV or true SDTV). The DTA doesn't pass those signals through. Therefore, you will need to rig an X-Y switch of some kind.*

The quality is decent. It looks like SDTV, but filtered through 2-3 more passes of noise reduction. (Wolf Blizter looks a little "puffy" in the face). Clearly the effect of the digital-analog-digital conversions.

It was no problem getting the little xfinity remote to control the power and volume on the Samsung 23-24" HDTVs in the bedrooms.

TV will no longer do the trick of switching between stretch and zoom as appropriate (i.e. to fill the screen area). Have to do that manually with TV remote.

The DTA comes with an IR remote gizmo so you can hide the little box.

*Apparently the reason the DTAs can't pass a digital signal is that the Feds prohibit it.

So what channels do you lose using the DTA vs directly wired for QAM? In other words, QAM has SD channels and HD equivalents of the locals. Do you still get the locals in HD using QAM? Do you get the non local HD channels using QAM? What actually changes and why would one need to use an X-Y switch?

So what channels do you lose using the DTA vs directly wired for QAM? In other words, QAM has SD channels and HD equivalents of the locals. Do you still get the locals in HD using QAM? Do you get the non local HD channels using QAM? What actually changes and why would one need to use an X-Y switch?

The DTA would not give you the locals in HD. May be the "HD locals" but they will be in SD.

So what channels do you lose using the DTA vs directly wired for QAM? In other words, QAM has SD channels and HD equivalents of the locals. Do you still get the locals in HD using QAM? Do you get the non local HD channels using QAM? What actually changes and why would one need to use an X-Y switch?
You get all the locals including sub channels EXCEPT they are in "SD" -- analog, actually, because the digital is translated to analog channel 3 to feed your TV. Some channels will appear 4.3 pillarboxed. Some will appear 16:9 within 4:3 (black bands all four sides). Essentially, the DTA is a QAM tuner and decrypter. The problem is that the digital channel is then converted into analog (channel 3/4) and fed to your TV as if your TV was analog.

Supposedly, Channels 2-19 are going to remain unencrypted so you can still tune them with your QAM HDTV (no DTA). But I've read that the cable companies want permission to encrypt those channels, too. Once that happens, you will no longer be able to get anything with a bare TV. The cable company will then be able to charge you a fee for each TV in the house.

In th meantime, here is what I'm going to do with one of the TVs. I have a recent vintage VCR with an analog tuner and with component and HDMI outputs, but you could still do this with older model with composite outputs. I'm going to split the Comcast cable, feed one wire directly to RF on my HDTV. The other wire will go to the DTA which will feed the VCR, which will then feed the HDMI or whatever input on my HDTV. Thus, to watch all the expanded basic channels I'll watch the HDMI input, via the VCR+DTA. If I want full HD, I'll switch to the the RF input and tune QAM.

Boiling it down: The reason for this split cable + VCR nonsense is that DTAs only have RF-out and HDTVs generally have only ONE RF input, and if the DTA occupies that input (and blocks the digital streams), you are sunk. The VCR is used as a device to translate the DTA's RF output to something else your TV can accept - HDMI, Composite - so that you can still plug the cable into the TV's RF input and tune QAM.

Some clarifications:

1. Broadcast channels (2-13) come through in 4:3. Cable channels like CNN - if they are available in HD - come through as 16:9 panels within the 4:3 frame.

2. I don't know for certain whether QAM will still work after they complete the digital changeover - shutting off the analog signals and doing whatever reorg with the digital streams. Comcast literature seems to say that channels 2-20 (what is termed, "limited basic") will still be available via open QAM. So that's what I'm assuming. But the industry trend is to go even further: Encrypt everything.

re_nelson and MX6Bfast, thanks for your replies. so you get 84 stations in frisco Tx too,
that's great. there are some people who think you do not get any stations over the air
as was the local cable scare advertisements that you are going to loose your TV stations.
some people just do not know it is as good as cable or better in some cases since it is digital too.
enjoy.......

so you get 84 stations in frisco Tx too,
that's great.

And that's not atypical. The terrain here is very conducive to stellar OTA reception. Plus all of the stations are clustered within 4 miles of each other at an antenna farm locate on a rise, thus making virtually all of the market line of sight to the transmitters.

Houston and Oklahoma City are two nearby DMAs that share these traits for a near-ideal OTA experience.

I'm in Southaven on Comcast. My TiVo Premiere (cablecard) updated its program guide Saturday 1/28/12 and all the 8xx channels dropped their content from the guide. The content moved to 1xxx channels, e.g. 803 moved to 1003.

HOWEVER, when I tune to 1003 I get "Channel not available. Contact your cable provider for more information."

Comcast customer service is clueless. The only thing they could do is roll a technician on Wednesday 2/1/12.

I had them ping the cablecard to update it but that didn't help.

Any suggestions?

I'm in Southaven on Comcast. My TiVo Premiere (cablecard) updated its program guide Saturday 1/28/12 and all the 8xx channels dropped their content from the guide. The content moved to 1xxx channels, e.g. 803 moved to 1003.

HOWEVER, when I tune to 1003 I get "Channel not available. Contact your cable provider for more information."

Comcast customer service is clueless. The only thing they could do is roll a technician on Wednesday 2/1/12.

I had them ping the cablecard to update it but that didn't help.

Any suggestions?
Same issue, Fastoy. I'm in North Memphis and woke up Sunday 1/29 with a Tivo message stating all the 800's were moved into the 1000's. Thought maybe Tivo might be wrong, but checked the Comcast lineup online (which they finally updated after 2 years) and the new numbers are what is being advertised. Called Comcast, they pinged the cablecard, and then set me up with an appointment today 1/30. Of course the technician no-showed so I can't tell you what the solution is. Interestingly enough, if you manually go to the 800's the channels are still being broadcast there but of course there is no program information. I'm almost wondering if they promulgated the lineup change before actually rolling it out. It wouldn't be the first time Comcast did this. Haven't decided if I'm going to finally ditch cable altogether or not, but this is definitely annoying.

Same issue, Fastoy. I'm in North Memphis and woke up Sunday 1/29 with a Tivo message stating all the 800's were moved into the 1000's. Thought maybe Tivo might be wrong, but checked the Comcast lineup online (which they finally updated after 2 years) and the new numbers are what is being advertised. Called Comcast, they pinged the cablecard, and then set me up with an appointment today 1/30. Of course the technician no-showed so I can't tell you what the solution is. Interestingly enough, if you manually go to the 800's the channels are still being broadcast there but of course there is no program information. I'm almost wondering if they promulgated the lineup change before actually rolling it out. It wouldn't be the first time Comcast did this. Haven't decided if I'm going to finally ditch cable altogether or not, but this is definitely annoying.
Ironically I think my non-geek wife figured it out. Her theory is that Comcast had scheduled the move for the weekend of 01/28/12 and communicated this to the program guide vendors (both their own and whoever TiVo uses). Then Comcast blew the implementation!

I suspect that some day Comcast will throw the switch and all will be done. In the meantime we'll have to do TiVo manual recordings.

My daughter in Olive Branch has the same situation as me. She has TiVo and Comcast STBs. Both are performing the same. My co-worker in Collierville has the 8xxs and 1xxxs in their Comcast STB program guide and signals on both 8xxs and 1xxxs.

Another fine Comcast mess.

Ironically I think my non-geek wife figured it out. Her theory is that Comcast had scheduled the move for the weekend of 01/28/12 and communicated this to the program guide vendors (both their own and whoever TiVo uses). Then Comcast blew the implementation!

I suspect that some day Comcast will throw the switch and all will be done. In the meantime we'll have to do TiVo manual recordings.

My daughter in Olive Branch has the same situation as me. She has TiVo and Comcast STBs. Both are performing the same. My co-worker in Collierville has the 8xxs and 1xxxs in their Comcast STB program guide and signals on both 8xxs and 1xxxs.

Another fine Comcast mess.

I'm in the same boat here in Olive Branch. No simulcast of the 8XX's on the 1XXX's and my TiVo HD is recording a bunch of dead air. I have a coworker in Cordova who is getting the simulcast on both sets of channels so evidently the cutover worked for some of the Memphis market but not all. I spoke with a Comcast rep on Sunday night that said we should have gotten a notice of the lineup change via snail mail with a new lineup card. I didn't get any notice! Could it be that its working for the Memphis areas that have been through the digital conversion?

I'm in the same boat here in Olive Branch. No simulcast of the 8XX's on the 1XXX's and my TiVo HD is recording a bunch of dead air. I have a coworker in Cordova who is getting the simulcast on both sets of channels so evidently the cutover worked for some of the Memphis market but not all. I spoke with a Comcast rep on Sunday night that said we should have gotten a notice of the lineup change via snail mail with a new lineup card. I didn't get any notice! Could it be that its working for the Memphis areas that have been through the digital conversion?
Wonder if we could get TiVo to give us a zip code specific program guide with the channels back on the 8xxs?

Tivo guide info is provided by zap2it.com. Comcast has probably handed the new line up over to them and it was updated by them too soon. I recently reported that channel 18 was coming up as WMAV in Oxford for several weeks on both Tivo and Media Center and 24 hours later it was corrected. I would expect we will see the new channels locations light up soon. It's about time for it too. I am tired of getting the fewest HD channels of all the providers.

What channels are the Memphis sub channels on comcast? I looked at the online guide and don't see them. Before the new digital switchover and if you had the cable directly connected to the TV you could go to 3-1, etc. How do you get them now?

Tivo guide info is provided by zap2it.com. Comcast has probably handed the new line up over to them and it was updated by them too soon. I recently reported that channel 18 was coming up as WMAV in Oxford for several weeks on both Tivo and Media Center and 24 hours later it was corrected. I would expect we will see the new channels locations light up soon. It's about time for it too. I am tired of getting the fewest HD channels of all the providers.
I wondered about additional HD channels. I've been so preoccupied with the disconnect between the guide and the signals that I haven't looked at the channel lineup in the 1xxxs. Looks like there are lots more up there. They probably won't be in my package though!

This has been a long day for Comcast and TiVo. Overnight 01/31/12 my TiVo made the regular connection and ADDED back all the 7xx (I hadn't missed them) and 8xx channels. That seemed the right thing to do. But since they didn't DELETE the 1xxx channels my Season Passes didn't move back to the 8xxs. More in a second.

The Comcast rep. showed up on time this afternoon and didn't have a clue. He did text his supervisor and confirm that my "rate" was setup right. He wondered if Comcast had something set wrong on my account that was resulting in the 1xxxs not having a signal. All that was correct so there really wasn't anything he could do but tell me to wait until Comcast finished their rollout.

So then back to TiVo. Clearly they (in fact their program guide provider - Tribune) had realized that something odd was going on and added back to the program guide the channels they deleted over the weekend 01/28/12. However they left the new channels at 1xxx so the TiVo didn't refresh the Season Passes.

I called TiVo and they walked me through a variety of steps trying to get the TiVo to rebuild the Season Passes without success. I had even gone into "My Channels" and unchecked the 1xxxs.

The only suggestion that TiVo support could give me was to one-by-one cancel my Season Passes and rebuild them back on the 8xxxs. I did that for one and that was successful.

Not looking forward to this.

This has been a long day for Comcast and TiVo. Overnight 01/31/12 my TiVo made the regular connection and ADDED back all the 7xx (I hadn't missed them) and 8xx channels. That seemed the right thing to do. But since they didn't DELETE the 1xxx channels my Season Passes didn't move back to the 8xxs. More in a second.

The Comcast rep. showed up on time this afternoon and didn't have a clue. He did text his supervisor and confirm that my "rate" was setup right. He wondered if Comcast had something set wrong on my account that was resulting in the 1xxxs not having a signal. All that was correct so there really wasn't anything he could do but tell me to wait until Comcast finished their rollout.

So then back to TiVo. Clearly they (in fact their program guide provider - Tribune) had realized that something odd was going on and added back to the program guide the channels they deleted over the weekend 01/28/12. However they left the new channels at 1xxx so the TiVo didn't refresh the Season Passes.

I called TiVo and they walked me through a variety of steps trying to get the TiVo to rebuild the Season Passes without success. I had even gone into "My Channels" and unchecked the 1xxxs.

The only suggestion that TiVo support could give me was to one-by-one cancel my Season Passes and rebuild them back on the 8xxxs. I did that for one and that was successful.

Not looking forward to this.

I got the TiVo update yesterday and it restored the guide info for my 7XX and 8XX channels as well. I also went into the channel config and unchecked all the 1XXX series channels. Although my season passes still showed they were going to use the 1XXX channels, they all appear to be recording ok on the 8XX series instead. So far so good!

I got the TiVo update yesterday and it restored the guide info for my 7XX and 8XX channels as well. I also went into the channel config and unchecked all the 1XXX series channels. Although my season passes still showed they were going to use the 1XXX channels, they all appear to be recording ok on the 8XX series instead. So far so good!
I'll look tomorrow to see if some of my Season Passes that are still at 1xxxs are good recordings. I wonder if in your case you have signal on both 8xx and 1xxx. Could you check 803 AND 1003 to see? Maybe Comcast has lit up the 1xxxs in your area.

I'll look tomorrow to see if some of my Season Passes that are still at 1xxxs are good recordings. I wonder if in your case you have signal on both 8xx and 1xxx. Could you check 803 AND 1003 to see? Maybe Comcast has lit up the 1xxxs in your area.
Bingo! I don't know whether this is intentional or by accident but I don't care.

My season pass was set for channel 1005 and showed as such in the "To Do" list. When it fired off tonight it actually began recording on 805. Now as it is recording it shows in the "To Do" list as 805. Future episodes still show in the "To Do" list as 1005.

I presume that the TiVo is looking through the channels and seeing that channel 805 is the same content as 1005 and just picking the first channel.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Bingo! I don't know whether this is intentional or by accident but I don't care.

My season pass was set for channel 1005 and showed as such in the "To Do" list. When it fired off tonight it actually began recording on 805. Now as it is recording it shows in the "To Do" list as 805. Future episodes still show in the "To Do" list as 1005.

I presume that the TiVo is looking through the channels and seeing that channel 805 is the same content as 1005 and just picking the first channel.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Thats the same behavior I saw with my season passes. I checked again this morning and the 1XXXs have not been lit up in my neighborhood in Olive Branch.

I'm a Comcast customer in Olive Branch, MS. I currently have the HD Xfinity Preferred XF Triple Play package. I currently only receive HD channels in the 800-900 series range but I believe I should also be getting the HD channels between 750-800 (see screenshot below). Is there anyone else in Olive Branch or Southaven that is getting the HD channels between 750-800?

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I'm a Comcast customer in Olive Branch, MS. I currently have the HD Xfinity Preferred XF Triple Play package. I currently only receive HD channels in the 800-900 series range but I believe I should also be getting the HD channels between 750-800 (see screenshot below). Is there anyone else in Olive Branch or Southaven that is getting the HD channels between 750-800?

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I live in Walls, just west of Horn Lake/Southaven. I'm not getting the channels either. They don't even show on my guide.

I hear we are getting new channels added but no word on when they will be available. Comcast is SO behind in the Memphis market.

I live in Southaven (south of Sam's) and don't have any signal on 750-800. They do show up on my TiVo's EPG.

I still don't have signal on any of the 1xxxs but after the trauma of last month I'm good with leaving well enough alone. However I'm sure that Comcast will complete their migration sooner or later.

Does anyone in the Memphis area have the DVR you can set remotely using DVR Manager? I believe it's Motorola. All I have seen are the Scientific Atlanta boxes which are not "eligible" for this service.

From Comcast/Xfinity website "DVR Manager is available in your area. However, we are unable to detect a compatible DVR in your household."

Of course, I can't get any useful info from Comcast.

Do DTA boxes have a program guide channel? How am I supposed to know what comes on what time on what channel?

Any cablecard PC tuner users in here? How is the experience?

Do DTA boxes have a program guide channel? How am I supposed to know what comes on what time on what channel?

How did you know when you just had the cable connected directly from the wall? I'm pretty sure if you want a guide then you'll need to get a regular STB.

How did you know when you just had the cable connected directly from the wall? I'm pretty sure if you want a guide then you'll need to get a regular STB.

There used to a scrolling guide on channel 3 I believe. It was between WREG and WMC.

Do DTA boxes have a program guide channel? How am I supposed to know what comes on what time on what channel?

Any cablecard PC tuner users in here? How is the experience?

Painless transition for the most part. I missed no recordings that I know of unlike with the Tivo where I missed several shows on various days where changes kept being made before signals appeared.

the two 3D channels are a hit. I just wish the xfinity 3d channel had more content and actually had guide listings more than 1 or 2 days a week.

Painless transition for the most part. I missed no recordings that I know of unlike with the Tivo where I missed several shows on various days where changes kept being made before signals appeared.

Do you share the tuners? Any success wirelessly? My understanding is that it doesn't work well that way.

Anyone successfully using an IR blaster with the Pace DTA box? I have been trying for a couple weeks now.

Do you share the tuners? Any success wirelessly? My understanding is that it doesn't work well that way.

all 4 tuners are on my Win7 64bit Media Center and are shared out to the extenders. I don't have any of them dedicated to another media center PC as I want recording and tuner sharing dynamic between all the extenders rather than loosing 1 for use only on a PC. I often have 4 shows recording at the same time.

I have 2 QAM tuners (an HDHomerun) they are not currently installed however. They did help in the case where 4 show record as they gave me 2 more tuners where I could watch The local channels in HD or SD. The basic SD channels and a few HD channels. It just takes a long time to set up the QAM tuners as they have to be done manually for each channel that is available in the clear over QAM.

My Bathroom TV is running wireless. Works fine for SD channels. Works ok for HD most of the time but you get a hiccup from time to time. HD works better over my 2.4 N+ network. Over-all it was more stable on a 5ghz A network. Which I still have running in my home. The DMA 2100's only do A on 5ghz.

sorry It took me time to get back and reply.

I have both TIVO Premiere boxes and a Comcast RNG200a DVR. On all units I'm getting pixellating on 1005 and 1013. It only seems to occur between 7pm and 10 pm. I've had Comcast out several times fine-tuning taps and connectors. I've got a strong signal that I lessen with attenuators. I've tried everything but cannot get rid of the problem. Both 1005 and 1013 reside on the 561 mhrz frequency. I'm beginning to believe that Comcast has a transmitting problem on that frequency. The db level and the SNR on that frequency is lower than any other. Anyone having a similar problem? Do most folks receive those 2 channels error free? Help!

Regarding my post of 3/14/2012, I finally got Comcast to look into a head-in problem with these 2 stations on the 561 frequency. They found there was an over subscription of bandwidth on this frequency. They adjusted the bandwidth and the pixelation went away. I've had 2 consecutive weeks of problem-free viewing on these stations.

Well, Comcast finally threw the switch in Collierville. Clear QAM 2-20 disappeared. There are a handful of clear channels coming through, most with only color bars.

I had to dig out the DTA and install it. Lots of channels now, but most are boxed severely. 16:9 inside 4:3 on 16:9 is painful.

Trying to figure out whether to buy a tuner and cablecard, try and talk Comcast into discounting an HD box, or going with uVerse.

Well, Comcast finally threw the switch in Collierville. Clear QAM 2-20 disappeared. There are a handful of clear channels coming through, most with only color bars.

I had to dig out the DTA and install it. Lots of channels now, but most are boxed severely. 16:9 inside 4:3 on 16:9 is painful.

Trying to figure out whether to buy a tuner and cablecard, try and talk Comcast into discounting an HD box, or going with uVerse.

A) did you re-scan?

B) Of course the DTA picture will be terrible it's analog output.

where my uncle lives in st. joe Mo. the HD box and channels are free on his service.
i don't know why comcast wants more and more.$$$...

I live in Southaven, MS just south of Sam's. I have a TiVo Premiere. Today my 803 and 810 started getting "Searching for signal on this cable channel..." Of course the 1xxx channels are still dead. After trying to talk to a Comcast rep. in the Phillipines, I hung up on her and started an online chat. At first he said it must be an in-house wiring problem then he went and read the notes on my area. He came back and said that the head end was being worked on and that channels would come and go until they were done?

Is anyone else in the Southaven/Olive Branch area seeing this problem? Did you get any better information from Comcast?

I live in Southaven, MS just south of Sam's. I have a TiVo Premiere. Today my 803 and 810 started getting "Searching for signal on this cable channel..." Of course the 1xxx channels are still dead. After trying to talk to a Comcast rep. in the Phillipines, I hung up on her and started an online chat. At first he said it must be an in-house wiring problem then he went and read the notes on my area. He came back and said that the head end was being worked on and that channels would come and go until they were done?

Is anyone else in the Southaven/Olive Branch area seeing this problem? Did you get any better information from Comcast?

I live in Walls, west of Southaven just off Goodman Rd. and I have been experiencing stuttering, macro blocking and channels just completely dropping out where I get the "This channel should be available shortly" message. I called Comcast and got their off-shore help and they just keep wanting to reset my box which doesn't do anything. I hope that once they get their work done this will go away.

I live in Southaven, MS just south of Sam's. I have a TiVo Premiere. Today my 803 and 810 started getting "Searching for signal on this cable channel..." Of course the 1xxx channels are still dead. After trying to talk to a Comcast rep. in the Phillipines, I hung up on her and started an online chat. At first he said it must be an in-house wiring problem then he went and read the notes on my area. He came back and said that the head end was being worked on and that channels would come and go until they were done?

Is anyone else in the Southaven/Olive Branch area seeing this problem? Did you get any better information from Comcast?
Now Comcast has decided that they will dispatch a technician. At least I have a chance to make $25.

I live in Southaven, MS just south of Sam's. I have a TiVo Premiere. Today my 803 and 810 started getting "Searching for signal on this cable channel..." Of course the 1xxx channels are still dead. After trying to talk to a Comcast rep. in the Phillipines, I hung up on her and started an online chat. At first he said it must be an in-house wiring problem then he went and read the notes on my area. He came back and said that the head end was being worked on and that channels would come and go until they were done?

Is anyone else in the Southaven/Olive Branch area seeing this problem? Did you get any better information from Comcast?

No signal for 803 or 810 on my TiVo Premiere here in Olive Branch for the past few days.

No signal for 803 or 810 on my TiVo Premiere here in Olive Branch for the past few days.

. . . but 803 & 810 are working fine on a Comcast HD box and a TiVo HD that I have in different rooms in the house. Its just the TiVo Premier with the problem. This may be one of those deals where you have to call in and have them pair the Cable Card over again. Of course thats assuming you can get a Comcast rep on the phone who actually knows how to do that.

Before the Comcast service guy showed up this morning I called Comcast and had them re-pair the CableCARD with no improvement. The telephone rep. seemed like he knew what he was doing.

The Comcast service guy came Saturday morning. He said that Comcast had recently moved channels 803 and 810 to frequency 117 to make room for more channels. 117 is problematic.

When he would put his box on the cable line and set it to frequency 117 it would beep a couple of times while showing "Locking" and then lock onto the signal. He said that this was indicative of a problem.

He mumbled "Makes me confused" in a heavy accent for a while then went outside to the pedestal.

After almost 2 hours he declared that there was a problem with the "X" node and he would have to open a maintenance ticket. He said they tell him to tell the customer that it will take 3-5 days to resolve a maintenance issue.

I wonder what the geographic coverage of the "X" node is?

As a side issue I mentioned that I have occasional artifacting on 805. He said that he lives on Clarington in Southaven (less than 2 miles from me) and has the same problem. He said that when his wife is watching 805 he has to switch it to 5. He said he has talked to Comcast Maintenance about this and they said there is a "kink" in the cable that connects the "X" node.

He said that the 1000s are supposed to light up in July.

Incidentally my daughter on College Rd in Olive Branch has same situation as 4UTVOLS. Comcast HD STB gets 803 and 810 but TiVo Elite doesn't. They haven't called Comcast.

Before the Comcast service guy showed up this morning I called Comcast and had them re-pair the CableCARD with no improvement. The telephone rep. seemed like he knew what he was doing.

The Comcast service guy came Saturday morning. He said that Comcast had recently moved channels 803 and 810 to frequency 117 to make room for more channels. 117 is problematic.

When he would put his box on the cable line and set it to frequency 117 it would beep a couple of times while showing "Locking" and then lock onto the signal. He said that this was indicative of a problem.

He mumbled "Makes me confused" in a heavy accent for a while then went outside to the pedestal.

After almost 2 hours he declared that there was a problem with the "X" node and he would have to open a maintenance ticket. He said they tell him to tell the customer that it will take 3-5 days to resolve a maintenance issue.

I wonder what the geographic coverage of the "X" node is?

As a side issue I mentioned that I have occasional artifacting on 805. He said that he lives on Clarington in Southaven (less than 2 miles from me) and has the same problem. He said that when his wife is watching 805 he has to switch it to 5. He said he has talked to Comcast Maintenance about this and they said there is a "kink" in the cable that connects the "X" node.

He said that the 1000s are supposed to light up in July.

Incidentally my daughter on College Rd in Olive Branch has same situation as 4UTVOLS. Comcast HD STB gets 803 and 810 but TiVo Elite doesn't. They haven't called Comcast.

Called customer service and had them do a cable card re-pair on my TiVo Premiere on Sat (4/21) and still no signal on channel 803/810. Just sent a tweet to @comcastcares with description of this issue and link to this thread. Lets see if that helps at all.

Called customer service and had them do a cable card re-pair on my TiVo Premiere on Sat (4/21) and still no signal on channel 803/810. Just sent a tweet to @comcastcares with description of this issue and link to this thread. Lets see if that helps at all.
Good idea. i hadn't thought of that.

My theory is that the newer CableCARDs don't tolerate the marginal conditions of "frequency 117" (what is that?). I asked the service rep. yesterday if he had another CableCARD that he could swap for me. He grumbled that his dispatcher hadn't told him he was dealing with a CableCARD customer.

I may take my current CableCARD to the Comcast store Monday and see if they'll swap it for me.

To validate my theory can you tell what series/rev. you have in your two TiVos since one works and one doesn't? Don't tear anything up to do that. Maybe you can tell something from TiVo Central / Settings and Messages / Account & System Info / CableCARD Decoder / CableCARD options (for installers) / CableCARD Menu and then somewhere. On Cisco CableCARD CA Screen I see that the Secure Micro Software Ver. is 3.14. I have no clue as to whether that is pertinent or not.

Good idea. i hadn't thought of that.

My theory is that the newer CableCARDs don't tolerate the marginal conditions of "frequency 117" (what is that?). I asked the service rep. yesterday if he had another CableCARD that he could swap for me. He grumbled that his dispatcher hadn't told him he was dealing with a CableCARD customer.

I may take my current CableCARD to the Comcast store Monday and see if they'll swap it for me.

To validate my theory can you tell what series/rev. you have in your two TiVos since one works and one doesn't? Don't tear anything up to do that. Maybe you can tell something from TiVo Central / Settings and Messages / Account & System Info / CableCARD Decoder / CableCARD options (for installers) / CableCARD Menu and then somewhere. On Cisco CableCARD CA Screen I see that the Secure Micro Software Ver. is 3.14. I have no clue as to whether that is pertinent or not.

Just checked and both of my TiVo's have Secure Micro Software Ver. is 3.14 on the Cable Card. I also confirmed that the TiVo HD still gets 803/810 ok and the TiVo Premiere still does not.

Just checked and both of my TiVo's have Secure Micro Software Ver. is 3.14 on the Cable Card. I also confirmed that the TiVo HD still gets 803/810 ok and the TiVo Premiere still does not.
So much for my theory. I'll have to ask my wife for her theory. She nailed the 1xxx problem a couple of months ago. Said that she thought Comcast had planned the moving the HD channels and just screwed up. Obviously she was right.

As 4UTVOLS suggested I tweeted to @comcastcares yesterday (4/22). @comcastmichael replied and asked me to send my account information to we_can_help@comcast.com. I did with a link to the AVS Forum thread.

Today (4/23) at noon I got a call from Derrick (901/259-xxxx) at Comcast in Memphis. He said that a tech had been assigned and was working on the problem at their head-end. He said to give it until in the morning (4/24). He said I could call him back directly for updates.

@4UTVOLS: I PM'd you his direct #.

As 4UTVOLS suggested I tweeted to @comcastcares yesterday (4/22). @comcastmichael replied and asked me to send my account information to we_can_help@comcast.com. I did with a link to the AVS Forum thread.

Today (4/23) at noon I got a call from Derrick (901/259-xxxx) at Comcast in Memphis. He said that a tech had been assigned and was working on the problem at their head-end. He said to give it until in the morning (4/24). He said I could call him back directly for updates.

@4UTVOLS: I PM'd you his direct #.

Just checked and 803 and 810 are back online on my TiVo Premiere.

Just checked and 803 and 810 are back online on my TiVo Premiere.
Me too and at my daughter's in Bel Mor Lakes. I'd like to think that my pitching a fit with Comcast got them looking at it but they'll never admit anything.

Tied for the worst customer service I've ever seen with AT&T Wireless.