Jim, I dont know, it may have something to do with them carrying the Tech Basketball game tonight, but I think they need to get their act together so that we can watch HD

Call 745-2345 and complain. Let's flood the switch board.

They said the engineers were off on weekends.

Well call one and get them in to fix it!!

Jim, I called them and was told the same thing you were, that engineers dont work on weekends and she didnt know what the problem was unless CBS wasnt sending them the feed. I told her that was BS and someone needed to fix it.

Called again and she said that it was only her and one other person and she didnt know how to get a hold of an engineer, I asked what would happen if her station completely went off the air, what would she do? She said that she could call her News Director....I told her to do it....doubt she will

I called in again too, got nowhere.

The news director is in the phone book.

We HAVE HD on KLBK!!

It only took half of the game.

awesome

Did CBS loose the toss for who gets HD equipment today - the LSU Tennessee game is in SD here. The TitanTVlisting for DFW shows it in HD there.

I'm in central TX (Georgetown) and am a Suddenlink customer too. The broadcast here for LSU-Tenn was in HD for the entire game. I imagine it was the local affiliate that had problems. Glad you all called to get it fixed.

I think Suddenlink is quite up to speed with it's HD setup. I was flipping back and forth between TNT-HD and the Big 12 title game. The Bourne Supremacy had loads of macroblocking, and the game was plagued with stuttering. But seeing a good Sooner win made me not mind too much.

I spoke with the KAMC/KLBK station manager a few days ago and he told me that they are currently installing new equipment on their tower with a target date of Feb 1st for full power HD on both stations.

At the rate they keep pushing back that date I'm expecting them to go full power sometime mid July.

How's the HD up there in the lbb? Still suddenlink and still moto 6412 boxes w/passport?

I haven't even priced Suddenlink or looked at what they have for a HD DVR, but just now I looked and they don't appear to have anything useful on their website. Any idea what Suddenlink runs for a HD DVR and a HD receiver (two HD TV's, only one needs a DVR unless the price diff is small, then I'd do DVRs on both)? The rest of the TVs can all be good 'ole analog far as I'm concerned.
Mark, I'm jumping in here late so you may already have a solution. I have D* with both the 622 and 722 receivers and both are using LAN, no phone line is needed for these and never was. If not hooked up to where they can "phone home" you'll be billed an extra fee but if you hook to your network then there is no fee and you can order PPV from your remote. These two units are also Powerline Network compatible so you just can plug straight to the wall if you have a powerline adapter setup in your house. I have been with D* since (gagg) 1996, they do currently have a ton of HD content.
Later, Ken

How's the HD up there in the lbb? Still suddenlink and still moto 6412 boxes w/passport?

The newest DVR they are using is the Pace TDC770d Series. I'm not really a fan of the guide. The keyword search is gone. You can now only search by title name. Now that CFB is over I've gone back to OTA, so I never bothered with really messing with any sort of SATA/Firewire stuff.

Aww bummer. I loved the passport software. Seems like everyone is going away from it now :(

Can you get cable cards through them yet?

Apologies if this has been answered before, but does anyone have a link to over-the-air digital broadcasts in Lubbock, by station and channel? For example, KAMC is supposedly having a digital channel at 28.1, but I cannot receive it over the air. I do not subscribe to either cable or satellite. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

http://radiostationworld.com/Locations/United_States_of_America/Texas/tv_information.asp?m=lub

KCBD-DT NBC 11.1(1080i) 11.2(480p)Freq. Chan. 9 15kW
KLBK-DT CBS 13.1(1080i) Freq. Chan. 40 0.96Kw
KAMC-DT ABC 28.1(720) Freq. Chan. 27 0.98kW
KJTV-DT FOX 34.1(720p) 34.2(480p wide) Freq. Chan. 35 323kW
KTXT-DT PBS 5.1(480p) 5.3(1080i) Freq.Chan. 39 890kW
KPTB-DT GLC 16.1(480p) Freq. Chan. 25 6kW

Both 28.1 and 13.1 are very weak (<1kW) so sometimes reception is difficult (See post #760). I barely pull both of them in with a CM4228 @ 28th and Chicago, everything else is solid 24/7. Many others have difficulty with one or the other or both.

and 34.1, 34.2 - FOX

Thanks!

It wasn't until yesterday, about a month and a half after getting my HDTV, that I realized Suddenlink provides all the local HD feeds with their most basic cable package. I had to do a full channel scan that took about 20 minutes, but sure enough they're there at 94.1, 94.2, 108.11, 111.4, and 113.1. I've been using an antenna up until now so I was without the CBS and ABC HD channels and was waiting until February for them to get their setup up and running. No more waiting I guess!

Unfortunately I have 5 ATSC tuners and no QAM in the bunch, so I'll have to wait for the upgrade to be completed to see HD on KAMC.

Does anyone know of a solid date, not just february, for abc and cbs to get their broadcast HD up and running?

Does anyone know of a solid date, not just february, for abc and cbs to get their broadcast HD up and running?I don't think there will ever be a solid date. It's sort of been a "it'll be done when it's done" process from the beginning. I don't even believe a February date is realistic.

On Saturday I noticed a man basket hanging off one of the guy wires on the KLBK transmitter tower.

Upgrades in progress?

I don't think there will ever be a solid date. It's sort of been a "it'll be done when it's done" process from the beginning. I don't even believe a February date is realistic.

I agree with the "it'll be done when it's done" statement based on my conversations with the station manager. Trust me, he wants it finished more that any of us do, but they are going through some pretty extensive equipment upgrades. They are installing a huge new transmitter on their tower. I'm sure all of the windy days we've had lately have not helped with that process.

I just really hope that they get it done before the Lost season premiere on the 31st.....

My fly in the wall says they have most everything done.

A little bit more wiring to do, and LP&L needs to run a new extension cord to the transmitter (one megawatt is more than 0.98 kiloWatts).

Estimate is about 2 weeks, they might just make it by January 31.

That would make my whole month a great one.

haha....Lost is the show I want in HD...hope they have it up by the 31st!

one other question:

I recently moved near 50th and quaker....and now 13 is much more difficult to pull in. Once they finish everything up, will it be easier to pull both 13 and 28 in with my rabbit ears? Or is it about time to get myself a stronger antenna...

13.1 and 28.1 should be going full power around the first of February, each will be at 1 MegaWatt.

Step out in the yard and get a sunburn in February.

I hope it does not create any multi-path problems.

Anybody have any idea what Ramar is planning this year for their sister stations to Fox 34?

Thanks!

Anybody have any idea what Ramar is planning this year for their sister stations to Fox 34?

Thanks!

I have no idea, but I wish they'd change their HD broadcast from 720P to 1080i. :D

The only thing I've heard is that they will flash cut from analog to digital on February 17 2009.

That is for Ch 14 and Ch 22.

FCC final alltoment says Ch 22 is moving to ch 43.

They do not have any other channel allocations so they can't simulcast analog and digital.

Hey all, been following this thread for a while and thought I'd chime in with a question. I was wondering if anybody else out there has been having some issues getting 11.1 over the air recently? I've noticed that for me (I live off of 66th and Slide) in the past week or two there has been a noticable reduction in their signal. Any ideas?

Hey all, been following this thread for a while and thought I'd chime in with a question. I was wondering if anybody else out there has been having some issues getting 11.1 over the air recently? I've noticed that for me (I live off of 66th and Slide) in the past week or two there has been a noticable reduction in their signal. Any ideas?

I live in Levelland and haven't noticed any difficulties.

Hey all, been following this thread for a while and thought I'd chime in with a question. I was wondering if anybody else out there has been having some issues getting 11.1 over the air recently? I've noticed that for me (I live off of 66th and Slide) in the past week or two there has been a noticable reduction in their signal. Any ideas?


Signal strength unchanged at 28th and Chicago - only problem with 11.1 is an occasional 1-2 second drop-out.
Using Radio Shack U75-R in attic with Winegard HDP-269 pre-amp.

Thanks for the responses to my previous question. Wanted to point out that as of last night I'm getting a strong signal on 28.1. So far KAMC is only coming in SD (although digital), however hopefully it's just a matter of time before they start broadcasting HD.

I checked this morning and it seemed like the same weak signal.

I don't have a terribly strong signal, however before last night I wasn't able to see 28.1 at all. The fact that I'm picking it up now, without dropouts, makes me believe the signal is at least somewhat better.

Before I put the Winegard HDP-269 pre-amp on my RS U75-R I could only get KAMC-DT during dust storms.

^Interesting. I've only been in Lubbock for a couple of months, so this is the first time I've ever seen a dust storm. Wondering if that is why KAMC was suddenly coming in, I was hopeful that the station had finally switched to full power.

I am getting KAMC-DT about 72 on my VIP622 and KLBK-DT about 67.

I don't think they're full power, because they should be 100 at 1 megawatt each.

KAMC-DT is usually mid 60's and KLBK-DT upper 60's.

My fly in the wall says they have most everything done.

A little bit more wiring to do, and LP&L needs to run a new extension cord to the transmitter (one megawatt is more than 0.98 kiloWatts).

Estimate is about 2 weeks, they might just make it by January 31.

Any updates at all on their progress?

Has anyone else been having problems with drop-outs and signal strength on channels 5.1 and 5.3 for the last few days? Normally, these are my strongest digital channels.

I live at University and South Loop 289.

Is the problem the high winds and very cold temperatures?

Or, has the full signal switch on for 13.1 and 28.1 occurred and is now causing multi path problems, Remember, I live about 1/2 mile from the 13.1 and 28.1 tower.

Thanks in advance.

Tom

13.1 and 28.1 still at low power.

I also experience occasional dropouts on 5.3. I have assumed it is because I'm picking it up off the side of my RS U75-R from 2.5 miles away.


Hoping for HD on 28.1 tomorrow!!!

13.1 and 28.1 still at low power.

I also experience occasional dropouts on 5.3. I have assumed it is because I'm picking it up off the side of my RS U75-R from 2.5 miles away.


Hoping for HD on 28.1 tomorrow!!!

I live in Levelland. I tested 28.1 and 13.1 last night and was able to receive them for the first time ever. I get about a 50% signal strength on the TiVo HD meter, but they come in fine. The picture actually looks WORSE than the analog stations, though. I'm guessing they are doing some funky conversions in the digital transmission. But, at least I'm getting the signal now.

The picture actually looks WORSE than the analog stations, though.Yeah, it's pretty awful. Never ceases to amaze me how much worse it looks than the analog channel.

I'm super excited about KAMC and KLBK going full strength. I'll finally be able to unplug my preamp. And no more slide shows when the trees in my yard start thrashing about in a wind storm.

Now for some more strange things going on, 11.1 appeared for me tonight on 9.2. I was getting identical HD signals on both stations, I wonder what is up with that?

KMAC is still coming in strong for me, looks terrible, but it is at least coming in at all.

I still see no change in signal strength for either KLBK-DT or KAMC-DT at 28th and Chicago. No HD on KAMC-DT, either.

Sounds like KCBD has PSID computer problems

Well, I may have spoken too soon. I lost my 28-1 and 13-1 signals here in Levelland.

Still signal strength in the mid 60's on 28-01 - NO HD.

I really don't expect anything this weekend, maybe Monday, Tuesday, ...

Yeah I lost both 28.1 and 13.1 as well. Hopefully something changes soon!

Last step is waiting for fiber from control area to transmitter room.

Should be up sometime this week.

Well 13-1 and 28-1 are full power now, but the PSIP computer at 28.1 is not working yet, so I can not get it on either my Dish ViP622 or ViP211. My Hitachi 57F59 does tune it , but didn't find 13.1.

I guess they'll get the bugs out over the next few weeks.

UPDATE:
Plugged my Accurian up to the HDTV and it finds 28.1 on 27.1. The Hitachi found 28.1 at 27.3, Manual tuning of ch 27 on dish Vip 622 and 211 shows 100% signal strength, but neither will lock.

When I flip to 28.1, I get picture for about 1 second before I get a "no signal" message on my set. I saw The View in HD for that one second though, so KAMC in HD is out there!

EDIT: Rescanned and found a steady picture on 27.3. Hooray!

We had Good Morning America in HD this morning.

I exchanged emails with Chuck Spaugh today, who confirmed that the PSIP for KAMC's digital signal is still a work in progress.

Watching some dumb show on ABC HD right now.

I am not able to get my Dish VIP211 to work with this channel, but my Hitachi tunes into it just fine, didn't even have to do a rescan.

Anyone know why the TV picks it up but not the Dish box ?

Last night my Hitachi was only seeing red and blue on 27.3, but later the SD programs were normal.

My Accurian has no problem with KAMC-DT, but can't get KLBK-DT. VIP211 and 622 can't see KAMC-DT but KLBK -DT is fine.

When I try to do a manual add of 27.1 to my 211 or 622 it shows 100% signal strength, but will not lock - it stays red.

Watching the re-run of Lost in all of its HD glory....boy is it nice to finally have 28(.....27-3) up and running :D

Jim, I'm also a Dish subscriber, so I'm experiencing the same frustration w/ KAMC. I'll be glad when they get this sorted out.

On the other hand, it's cool having CBS's programming in HD, although I was disappointed that Survivor is broadcast in SD.

Sorry if this is a bad question, however with ABC's addition that means that 5.1-3, 11.1-2, 13.1, 28.1 and 34.1-2 are all of the current HD stations that we get over the air? Those are the ones I can pick up strongly, not sure if I should also be seeing the CW in HD yet.

Channels 14 and 22 have not switched over to digital yet. They have applied for the desginations with FCC, but it may be as late as February 17, 2009 before they make the switch.

Of course, we hope for Hi-Def, but the only requirement under law is to go digital, as in standard def digital (480p).

was about to try to rescan my dish vip 622 this morning when low and behold good morning america on 28-1 was goin strong in hd nice to finally have it was tired of watching sun nba games in sd

On the other hand, it's cool having CBS's programming in HD, although I was disappointed that Survivor is broadcast in SD.

Unfortunately, every reality show that I've ever seen was in SD. One reason the networks love reality tv is the fact that it's so cheap to make. Making it in HD would defeat that purpose. You do get a clearer picture with the digital channel! :) I wouldn't expect to see HD reality tv for a long while.

Sorry if this is a bad question, however with ABC's addition that means that 5.1-3, 11.1-2, 13.1, 28.1 and 34.1-2 are all of the current HD stations that we get over the air? Those are the ones I can pick up strongly, not sure if I should also be seeing the CW in HD yet.

There is also a religious channel satellited locally out of Midland that broadcasts on 16.1, but they come and go - probably cheap equipment.

I too have been enjoying HD on 28.1 with my Dish 622 and 211 since yesterday, looks like 28.1 got their PSIP computer workin'.

Would have been even more enjoyable if my two grandsons (ages 2 and 5) hadn't got up early this morning and gone around the house washing windows. Of course grandpa's TV looks like watching out a window, so they sprayed Tilex on the screen and it got between the fresnel and lenticular lenses and made several large dark blobs along the bottom of the picture.

After 3 hours of disassembly and careful cleaning with water and clean cotton cloths, my Hitachi 57F59 is back in operation, not too much worse for the ware (I actually cleaned the lenses while I had the screen off).

After 15 months in the west Texas dust it may actually have a better picture due to the cleaning.

Full Power Lubbock TV on 2/17/2009 (from RabbitEars.info)

#148 Lubbock, Texas
KTXT PBS 05 39 39 469.' 890. kW DA 20080201BGX
KCBD NBC 11 09 11 20080219BFL Will flash-cut on 02/17/09.
KLBK CBS 13 40 40 720.' 1000 kW ND 20080213AFX
KPTB GLC 16 25 16 20080219BJP Will flash-cut on 02/17/09.
KLCW CW+ 22 -- 43 747.' 77.1 kW ND 20080214AAW Will silence TV-22 and activate DT-43 02/17/09.
KAMC ABC 28 27 27 720.' 1000 kW ND 20080214AAM
KJTV FOX 34 35 35 898.' 1000 kW ND 20080211ABO

Hows the Lubbock HDTV scene? Is Suddenlink still the cable provider?

Suddenlink is still the major cable provider, however NTS has a fiber system in the south western part of town.

All 5 major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS) are now broadcasting full power and digital with HD from time to time.

NTS has a fiber internet service? or you mean TV as well?

NTS has a fiber internet service? or you mean TV as well?

Both in an area generally south of the loop west of I-27 out to Wolfforth - there is a coverage map on their website (NTS-online.net under services).

It's called Fiber to the User (FTTU).

I've noticed Suddenlink has taken away the music channels that they were sending out in clear QAM. I never really watched/listened to them, but it's still crappy none the less. All that remains in the clear are the locals that are at full power OTA anyway.

I've noticed Suddenlink has taken away the music channels that they were sending out in clear QAM. I never really watched/listened to them, but it's still crappy none the less. All that remains in the clear are the locals that are at full power OTA anyway.

Hmm, OK I guess they're still there. I don't know why, but I couldn't tune them in for a while. Anyway, a more important topic is KAMC seems to be off on Suddenlink's feed. Anyone else experiencing this? I've added an extra splitter to my incoming coax, so I'm hoping that isn't what caused it.

If adding a splitter drops signal strength below the threshold, the channel will disappear.

Has anyone else noticed KLBK-DT (13.1) audio popping for the last 2-3 days.

Friday during the NCAA Basketball tourney it was popping every 90 seconds or so, same last night.

Now during, 60 Minutes, it's popping every 15-20 seconds.

I have use three seperate OTA ATSC tuners, a Dish 622, a Dish 211 and an Accurian 6000.

All three have similar audio popping.

I have called the station each night, and they transfer me to the control room, so maybe they'll fix it eventually.

yes, very annoying.

Might let them know, so that I'm not the only one pestering them. 745-2345

Are the local channels available in HD on dish network? If not does anyone know when they will be?

No, they are not, but on the map where HD locals were shown, Lubbock was one of the points and is supposed to be up before the end of 2008. Don't bet the baby's diapers on it.

I'm still noticing an issue with the sound on kcbd's hd signal. It's been ongoing for a few months now. Anyone know of a fix for the problem. It sounds like I'm listening through wax paper.

I'm still noticing an issue with the sound on kcbd's hd signal. It's been ongoing for a few months now. Anyone know of a fix for the problem. It sounds like I'm listening through wax paper.

I haven't noticed that. is it all programs? Anyone else noticing that?

Agreed. The center channel (at the very least) is jacked. Very tinny sounding. I notice they got rid of the annoying white/gray line at the very top of the picture, though. It looks like it's a frame ahead of the rest of the video as you can see the very top line change sooner when they cut to a new scene.

Is it better this morning i heard the made a change

Well, they did make a change. All of what should be the center channel audio is coming out of the back left speaker! True, it doesn't have the tinny effect anymore, but everyone on NBC is talking directly into my left ear.

Well, they did make a change. All of what should be the center channel audio is coming out of the back left speaker! True, it doesn't have the tinny effect anymore, but everyone on NBC is talking directly into my left ear.

This was done intentionally.

It's like having them right there on the couch with you!

:D

Seems like several times lately when watching SD 11 whenever they come back from commercial the aspect ratio changes. Also when watching several shows the text listing upcoming shows goes off my 4:3 screen. Seems to be a work in progress.

I never watch SD 11, only 11-1 Digital.

I have noticed that KCBD-DT (11-1) now has the capability to add a crawl and storm warning bugs to the HD digital screen without dropping to 480p.

11-1 is having problems this am - transmitter went down last night - they're working on it.

Now that the major network Lubbock channels are broadcasting full power HD signals is anyone on the lake at Ransom Canyon able to pick them UP??

Anyone else experiencing choppy audio on 28-01?

Sounds like they got it fixed.

What's everyone's opinion of Suddenlink's HD offereings? I can receive the Clear QAM locals and they appear to be comparable to the OTA signals. Are the other HD feeds as good?

I also came across a press release about Suddenlink increasing their HDTV capabilities:

West Texas Fiber Ring Completed (http://suddenlinkfyi.com/2008/05/15/west-texas-fiber-ring-completed/)

Other than the channels mentioned, has anyone heard if Suddenlink will be pushing more HD our direction?

What's everyone's opinion of Suddenlink's HD offereings? I can receive the Clear QAM locals and they appear to be comparable to the OTA signals. Are the other HD feeds as good?

I also came across a press release about Suddenlink increasing their HDTV capabilities:

West Texas Fiber Ring Completed (http://suddenlinkfyi.com/2008/05/15/west-texas-fiber-ring-completed/)

Other than the channels mentioned, has anyone heard if Suddenlink will be pushing more HD our direction?

As of yesterday they had added three more: FX HD, Travel Channel HD, and Scifi HD

I'm actually pretty excited about the VOD. I talked to a rep yesterday and was told to expect it at the end of next month.

howdy,

I recently purchased a computer and live on TTU's campus and I would like to get a TV tuner card. I want to know does the local cable provider give us QAM signals before purchasing it.

I'm either going to get a TV tuner card with two analog tuners
or one with a QAM tuner and an analog tuner.

Can anyone can help me select which card I should get?

Thanks

... I want to know does the local cable provider give us QAM signals before purchasing it...

Suddenlink does send out the local HD stations in clear QAM. I use my Avermedia M780(aka the Combo PCIE) with the beta drivers to tune them in with Vista Media Center and it works perfectly!

Anyone else experiencing choppy audio on 28-01?

I cannot pick up 28.1 at all after the EXCEL power outage and storms a few days ago. (I do get 28 analog) Is anyone else having this problem?

When the power came on, I initially had the same problem (choppy audio), but the last few days, NOTHING.

I live only 1/2 mile from the transmitter, and 13.1 is excellent.

Has the signal been reduced to repair?

Thanks to anyone who can respond.

Tom

Suddenlink does send out the local HD stations in clear QAM. I use my Avermedia M780(aka the Combo PCIE) with the beta drivers to tune them in with Vista Media Center and it works perfectly!

thanks, I noticed the Avermedia unit is the most popular on newegg so that's the one I bought though I got it cheaper from buy.com

I think I may have pitched this in the thread before, but ISF calibrator Chad B is planning a big southern tour and plans to hit Texas. I already told him I am interested. Maybe if we get a few other Lubbock people interested he will come this way. His website is hdtvbychadb.com (http://www.hdtvbychadb.com).

Chad B is a highly recommended calibrator, so this would be a great opportunity to get the most out of those HDTVs. Compared to other calibrators, his prices are very reasonable.

Is anyone able to tune into the PBS HD station through cable? I have the cable going directly into my TV and since it has a QAM tuner I've been able to get all the HD locals without a cable box. That is until about Friday, when I could no longer pull in KTXT. I just wanted to eliminate the possibility that Suddenlink is at fault here before I try doing some rewiring.

Well, it took me a week to realize it, but Suddenlink must have changed the channel assignments, because PBS is now on a different QAM channel. A rescan found it.

They will do that with unencrypted QAM from time to time and don't tell anyone, because you "should be renting one of their boxes", in their view.

Anyone hear about kcbd going HD in studio for the news? I thought the station mentioned during the 100 year stuff, but I didn't catch a date.

I have been thinking about which station would be the first in Lubbock to originate HD, and KCBD is my first guess, but I have not heard anything.

I emailed Dan Jackson, VP and Gen. Mgr. of KCBD-DT and he said they do have plans to originate local HD, "but probably not for a few years."

So we will probably be looking at 2011 or 2012 for such around here.

I am in the process of switching over to HD Dishnetwork and purchasing a Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U. I have read through the threads and have found some great information in the posts. I live in Wellman (40-45 miles from the stations in Lubbock). What is the possibility of me being able to receive the Lubbock digital channels? I have a Radio Shack 60 mile range antenna that I was able to receive analog signal with.

The first thing to do for sure is to try the RS antenna.

Only KCBD will be VHF currently ch9, moving up to 11 in Feb 2009.

All the rest will be UHF.

Look up your exact address on both www.antennaweb.org and www.TVFool.com.

I had to use coordinates on TVFool to site Wellman, but all the majors (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and PBS) seem to be reachable.

If your RS antenna is too weak, Id first try a Channel Master 4228, which is plausable on VHF and excellent on UHF. I have one here in town that I used before 13 (ch39) and 28 (ch27) went full power. You may need a pre-amp to pull in KCBD-DT which will be weak because the antenna is only about 5dB on channels 9 and 11.

If you want to really do it right, get a channel 11 tuned yagi (or a VHF high band antenna) for VHF and an Antennas Direct 91XG and stack them using a CM7777 pre-amp to join them together.

Maybe sometime next year Dish will have Lubbock locals in HD.

Is anyone else experiencing a weaker KAMC lately. No matter where I point my antenna, I can't get above 62 signal strength, despite every other channel being 92-98. I've been outside adjusting my antenna all morning, but no luck. I swear KAMC was in the 90s when they went full strength. It can't be the trees, because all the other digital channels are rocking full signals as we speak. Trying to watch The Open Championship and getting a bit peeved. :mad:

Is anyone else experiencing a weaker KAMC lately. No matter where I point my antenna, I can't get above 62 signal strength, despite every other channel being 92-98. I've been outside adjusting my antenna all morning, but no luck. I swear KAMC was in the 90s when they went full strength. It can't be the trees, because all the other digital channels are rocking full signals as we speak. Trying to watch The Open Championship and getting a bit peeved. :mad:

I have been experiencing signal strength issue with KAMC 28 for about three weeks. I live about three blocks from the transmitter, and previously had a very strong signal (in the high 90s, both before and after the transition to full power).

Two of my HDTVs now pick it up very weakly, and my third HDTV, which I watch most often, will not pick up digital channel 28.1 at all. (I do get analog 28, however).

I have talked with engineers at KAMC, and they do not acknowledge that anything has occurred to change the signal.

By the way, 13.1 (on the same tower, different frequency) comes in strong and perfectly.

I have tried everything imaginable, and no luck at all (I am not an AV dummy; to the contrary I am a non pro expert on all things AV).

I am stymied on this problem.

Just got back into town. 28-01 still at 100 signal strength on my Dish ViP211.

Just got back into town. 28-01 still at 100 signal strength on my Dish ViP211.

This is an issue, apparently, for the OTA antenna users. Cable and satellite users are not affected.

Any suggestions or new ideas will be appreciated.

My signal is OTA with RS U75-R in the attic with a Winegard HDP-269 pre-amp.

I get all OTA digital channels and the subchannels with signal strength above 97 except 016-01 which is about 75 On my Vip 622.

I also have an Accurian 6000 receiver and it gets all the locals at about 90% signal quality except for 5-1 which is 85% and 16 which is 48% and does not lock. The accurian is attached to my CM 4228 pointed at KLBK/KAMC about 6.5 miles se of my location at the corner of 28th and Chicago.

I checked KAMC last night out of curiosity, and it was 98 signal strength. Nothing has changed in my neighborhood, so there was definitely something going on the other day.

TLWTWU, how is your KAMC signal strength?

I checked KAMC last night out of curiosity, and it was 98 signal strength. Nothing has changed in my neighborhood, so there was definitely something going on the other day.

TLWTWU, how is your KAMC signal strength?

Miracle of Miracles? As of Tuesday night, KAMC 28.1 suddenly started to come in strong as it had been in the past, on all three HDTVs. My signal meters all read in the high 90's, whereas before on two sets the signal was very weak (50-60) and would not lock, and on my main HDTV, it is now strong, and previously would not tune in manually, automatically or store the channel at all.

I did have to store the channel as 27.1, but the virtual channel number is still 28.1.

Clearly, something was going on with that signal for 3-4 weeks; either KAMC had an engineering problem and it took them a while to recognize it, or there was something blocking that frequency between my house and the tower, 3 blocks away.

This happened once before in 13.1, and it took them months to fix it.

I am now a happy camper. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice Jim. I am able to get 13,28, and 34 all at 100 percent with my RS and a Winegard pre-amp. Will KCBD continue to have an output of 5db or will the output be increased? I get a signal of 35-70 depending on the time of day. My picture comes and goes. I am really enjoying the digital channels over antenna.

I'm not sure why the digital is only 15kW while the analog was 316kW, but the FCC database seems to show they have similar coverage area.

You have a good pre-amp and a fair antenna. I'm not sure how much $$ you want to invest to receive KCBD, but I'd next recommend moving up to a Winegard HD series or Channel Master 3600 series antenna.

You might also investigate getting a VHF-high antenna to augment the UHF capabilities of your current antenna. Which Winegard Pre-amp do you have, does it have seperate UHF and VHF inputs?

The least expensive solution is a combo antenna that can get the stations you need, next is add the pre-amp. Third is to go to discrete UHF and VHF antennas for optimim performance on each band and fourth, you add the pre-amp to this setup.

Is anybody else sick of KCBD's stupid weather map overlay? This annoying piece of screen garbage is thrown up at the first sign of a drop of rain. I can't count the number of times I've seen that map up and it not showing a single blip of menacing green cloud. Someone needs to call John Robison and the weather team at the station and tell them to lay off the alarm button just because someone spotted a wisp of cloud in the sky over New Mexico. Can people in that top left corner of the map even pull in this channel?

Looks like you Lubbockites are gettin U-Verse...

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/08/atandt-launches-u-verse-services-in-lubbock-texas/

Lubbockites just got 3 new digital channels.

KLCW-DT 22.1 - CW
KMYL-DT 22.2 - MyLubbockTV
KXTQ-DT 22.3 - Telemundo

All are 480p currently but I've heard at least one will be HD "in the next week or two".

Latest word:

720p for CW, 720P for My Lubbock and 480 for Telemundo.

I hope they don't really bit starve the 720p channels.

Any word if these are going to be in clear QAM on Suddenlink? I'd like to get everything going through Media Center if possible.

Latest word:

720p for CW, 720P for My Lubbock and 480 for Telemundo.

I hope they don't really bit starve the 720p channels.

Dual HD is by definition bit-starved. Ask Lexington, KY what they think of WKYT-DT with its two 720p feeds and a 480i.

- Trip

The MyLubbock channel was showing up as 14-1 last night, instead of 22-2 as before. What does this mean for the bitrate? Also, the CW doesn't seem to be actually broadcasting in hidef. It's just a 480i 4:3 analog signal put into a 720p stream.

They are all still on the same RF channel (43) they just adjusted the PSIP to reflect the original NTSC channel designalion.

22-1 and 14-1 seem to be waiting to get the HD input setup. It looks like they are really already 720p with SD material - looks better than the analog.

I rescanned my box , I am using a Large outdoor roof top antenna, I live 1 Mile East of Montford Prison on Slaton Highway.
The reception on these 2 channels 14.1 and 22.1 are exteremly weak and choppy topping out in signal strength at 15 . I think they need to boost the signal strength. All other networks are clear as a bell , topping out at 90. I even picked Amarillo 4.1 and 4.2 for a short time, but may have been a fluke.

I believe 14.1, 22.1 and 46.1 are all broadcasting from the KJTV tower on south University at channel 43, so they about 4 miles from you.

I also get them with an unamplified 4228 at about 95.

Have you tried swinging the antenna a little more south and west?

You might be getting it off the side of the antenna.

I'm about 6 miles away, over on the west loop near LCU, and I get them all at 100 with a Radio Shack U-75R and a winegard HDP-269 pre-amp in the attic.

I tried the DTV again on the 13th of october and the signal is now around 55 on 14.1 and 22.1 , But on 22.1 the audio is so low I can barely hear it even with the Volume turned all the way up.
One would think they have a meter to adujust all this to the same levels.

Any idea when they might send the guide data to Tribune so Directv could add the programing to the guide?

The problem of bitstarvation on over the air HD streams exists when the station uses single pass non stat muxed equipment like the popular Harris VX system. Channel 43 uses stat mux and mulitpass with available bitrates to 12 MB per HD channel. This system enhances the picture quality and average of 10 percent per channel (HD or SD) allowing for the sum of 2 HD 720P streams and 1 480I stream. The result is much better pictures than a normal HD plus HD using the other system. In the other system no more than about 8MB can be allowed to either HD channel. Also proper preprocessing eliminates other artifacts like high frequency noise that requires additional processing.

I tried the DTV again on the 13th of october and the signal is now around 55 on 14.1 and 22.1 , But on 22.1 the audio is so low I can barely hear it even with the Volume turned all the way up.
One would think they have a meter to adujust all this to the same levels.
Channel 43 in Lubbock uses the same antenna that Fox uses, the same as KLBL and KAMC use the same digital antenna. One of the issues with channel 43 is the existence of CH 44 from a down town tower. It sounds like your antenna is optimized for KTXT reception because of the Amarillo reception you mentioned. I believe your problem is the reception of 44 and amplifier overdrive is interfering with channel 43.

I believe you may actually need a smaller antenna with little or no amplifier (depending on the number of sets feed from the master antenna system.) 7 of the 13 available digital streams in Lubbock broadcast from University between the loop and 98th street. 3 from the Tech Campus 2 from northeast of the South loop and 27 while the last from the north side of town.

Using a shorter antenna allows for a wider reception angle that you require. From your location off of 84 on the southeast side of town you need better than45 degrees of reception angle to receive all the channels in the UHF and a single VHF antenna for channel 11. Digital signals receivers use active receive filters that compensate for miss aligned antennas but there is a limit to how much they can handle. Signal strength is not the problem it was in the old analog days a properly received digital signal will work perfectly with 100 times less signal strength than analog signals. In fact in Lubbock poor amplifiers can create more problems than the help. If the wrong amplifier is used it will overdrive due to massive amount of power being radiated in southwest Lubbock.

Any idea when they might send the guide data to Tribune so Directv could add the programing to the guide?
All of the guide info comes for multiple providers (Tribune, Titan TV, TV FAQ and so on); depending on the station and the service used it can take up to a month or more to populate through the guide delivery systems.

Dish and Direct HD receivers read the Transport stream ID numbers and provide guide info based on that. The TSID is inserted at the station. New stations like CH 43 in Lubbock have recently designated TSID’S they will take longer to get in the system.

Lubbockites just got 3 new digital channels.

KLCW-DT 22.1 - CW
KMYL-DT 22.2 - MyLubbockTV
KXTQ-DT 22.3 - Telemundo

All are 480p currently but I've heard at least one will be HD "in the next week or two".

Latest word:

720p for CW, 720P for My Lubbock and 480 for Telemundo.

I hope they don't really bit starve the 720p channels.
All three are analog with up converted 720 on KMYL and KLCW at this time, however soon they will be full digital 720P for KLCW and KMYL and 480i for KXTQ.

Buy definition all HD on ATSC is bit starved. Using 15 megabits or less to broadcast a 1.5 gigabit signal to me looks like bit starvation.

The issue is the compromises made and the technology used. I have seen 15 megabit streams look worst than a 12 megabit stream. It is what artifact are seen, the worst artifacts to me is microblocking and Judder not resolution. Microblocking is the inability of a compression device to track high speed motion and Judder is the inability of a compression device to create smooth motion.

Since you seem to have an inside look at them, any timeline for Full digital HD @720p on KMYL-DT and KLCW-DT?

Just read that you guys will be getting Discovery HD, TLC HD, and AP HD
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/17/suddenlink-sneaks-in-a-new-trio-at-lubbock-texas/

GO TECH!

Since you seem to have an inside look at them, any timeline for Full digital HD @720p on KMYL-DT and KLCW-DT?
a few weeks yet

Well I see Dish has added Guide Data for 14-1, 22-1 and 46-1, except they have the same programming for all three (CW Network - 22-1).

The problem with the guide data is complicated especially when dealing with Dish Network and Directv. The way the channels are being configured is new to almost everyone involved in digital tv including the companies which provide the guide data. They are still trying to figure out the best way to handle the individual channels.

Anybody have any late word when KLCW-DT will be able to pass HD through from the network, not just up-convert SD?

Hopefully by the end of the month.

Did anybody happen to record Thursday's Smallville, preferably on their TiVo?

I was out of town and my ViP211 burped and went into standby mode so my Series 2 SA TiVo recorded an hour of the bouncing Dish Logo.

CW finally added Abyss to their website so it could be viewed last night.

ON KTXT-DT 5.3:

"The PBS HD Channel has moved from Channel 5.3 to Channel 5.1. KTXT-TV programming on Channel 5.1 moved to Channel 5.2.

On December 11 KTXT-TV will cease the pass-through feed of PBS HD Channel and begin broadcasting its schedule in HD on Channel 5.1."

I'm not quite sure what the second paragraph means, except that 5.1 and 5.2 will be broadcasting the same material on December 11, but 5.1 will be HD and 5.2 will be SD.

That seems like a waste of a subchannel, why not just have the HD channel and let those with SD DTV converters, etc. watch teh HD channel in SD?

Perhaps I'm not seeing something.

Anybody from KTXT-DT out there?

My interpretation is that local PBS channel KTXT would no longer subscribe to or pass through the national PBS HD channel content at all.

That would be a shame, as I frequently enjoy the programming on PBS HD, which as you know differs from the local KTXT schedule most of the day.

That means less choice, which is disappointing.

As long as they continue broadcasting Nova, I'll be ok. :)

My interpretation is that local PBS channel KTXT would no longer subscribe to or pass through the national PBS HD channel content at all.

That would be a shame, as I frequently enjoy the programming on PBS HD, which as you know differs from the local KTXT schedule most of the day.

That means less choice, which is disappointing.

The 24/7 PBS-HD feed is going to be discontinued as of 02/17/09, and PBS is encouraging stations to switch away from using it sooner rather than later.

I can only imagine that KTXT will find a replacement for the SD simulcast on 5-2 at some point in the future. There are plenty of options for things to put on it.

- Trip

Looks like KLCW-DT and KMYL-DT are zooming SD content to nearly fill 16X9 screen (narrow black bars on left and right). Sean Connery movie on 22-1 does not appear to be HD but zoomed SD. At least they aren't stretching it.

Hopefully HD will follow soon.

Hi All-
My Dad is a SD Dish Subscriber in Lubbock and has finally gotten the HD Bug. I am trying to help him upgrade long distance from Florida. I understand Locals are not available in HD from Dish. Reading various Dish Forums there is some talk about "Eastern Arc" dishes and new mpeg4 receivers becoming available Spring 2009. My questions are:
Does any of this have anything to do with the Dish HD situation in the Lubbock Area?
Should he wait a couple of months to upgrade the Dish system to save having to do it twice ?

TIA
Dale - Coronado Class of 67

Lubbock HD locals were alluded to about a year ago when Dish network displayed a map of future HD locals, but no one has any idea whether they will be on the so-called Eastern Arc or on the new 129 satellite. My guess would be the 129 satellite hopefully by the middle of next summer.

The current install would be a dish 1000.2 with a HD receiver, most likely a ViP722 for multiple TV's or a ViP612 if it is for only 1 TV. Both are MPEG-4 receivers.

Local HD is pretty easy to receive if you are anywhere near Lubbock with a small UHF/VHF antenna.

Hello all,
Newbie and first time post. I live in Crosbyton,79322, have D* w/two vip 622s. I have rooftop antenna and able to get all local HD ota channels inlcuding the three new ones, 14-1,22-1 and 46-1. I currently only have the antenna feed directly to the main vip in living room. However, I would like to be able to receive all loca HD ota channels to 5 additional tvs. My question is what equipment do I need? What amp and/or splitter would be appropriate? It is a two story house so some of the cable runs would long. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.:)

All you need is a RF Splitter for your antenna. You should not need an amplifier. In most cases an amplifier will overload the input to your receiver.

Minor issues with HD on KLCW and KMYL. You should be seeing HD on both now.

You are about 45 miles from the transmitters.

I would use a Channel Master 7777 pre-amp and a high quality 6 way splitter. This should give you enough signal at each TV.

I did a Google search and the 6 way splitters run $12 to $25.

For those in Ransom Canyon having trouble receiving digital broadcasts from Lubbock stations, you might take a look at a passive repeater as described at this site;

http://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/passive.html

Minor issues with HD on KLCW and KMYL. You should be seeing HD on both now.

I checked out these two stations last night and you're right about there being issues; they're not so minor, though. Major breakups in the picture for both and a horrible screeching noise on KLCW. I could tell they were meant to be 16:9 720p, though.

They are still working of fixing these issues.

This may be of interest for off air viewers near Lubbock and looking to see VHF DTV performance.

For viewers in S.E. NM. KOBR and KBIM, will be conducting a coordinated engineering test of both stations transmission and antenna systems.

Starting sometime after midnight Dec. 3rd and finishing before 6am Dec.3rd. This test will use both stations post DTV transition RF channels, 8 & 10. During the test both stations low power DTV transmitters will be shut down, ch.38 (8) & ch.41 (10). A test pattern or SD programming will be passed; HD equipment is not yet in place for this DTV test.

Both stations will be conducting reception reports from cable companies within the viewing area of their VHF DTV signals. We would appreciate any reports from off air viewers who would be up at this time. Please pass this on if you know of anyone interested. Any performance reports of digital VHF reception is of great interest.

Marcus Damberger
KBIM

I have a Tivo Series 3 and I'm looking at getting cablecards through Suddenlink. Does anyone have any experience dealing with Suddenlink and CableCards in Lubbock?

Aspect ratio on 22-1 is off - Picture width is OK but it is not tall enough leaving black bars at top and bottom of 16X9 screen.

Looks like 14-1 is similar. Commercials and local origination are 16X9 not 4X3. Also has some breakup anlong the bottom.

Looks like the 4X3 picture is stretched to fit 16X9 window.

All three sub channels on 43 are now 480i, with 14-1 being wide screen like 34-2 and 22-1 and 46-1 both 4:3.

Hope they get their encoder problems worked out soon.

I noticed the same thing as Jim5506 last night. I'm still looking forward to the CW in 720p. Maybe wbcast34 can weigh in here as to the problems and possible fix times?

bad encoder

How soon to fix?

Does anyone have a list of the HD channels and their channel numbers available from Suddenlink if you don't have a box? I have a friend who is on Suddenlink but doesn't have a box so I did the channel scan on his tv. It found a bunch of channels that were blank and we gave up doing the channel up and down to find the ones that were actually working.

The channels have been listed in this thread, here is what I found from Feb of 2007, they may have changed since.

94.1 CBS HD
108.11 NBC HD
111.4 PBS HD
113.1 FOX HD

At the time KAMC-DT was not HD. It should be in the same vicinity.

The channels have been listed in this thread, here is what I found from Feb of 2007, they may have changed since.

94.1 CBS HD
108.11 NBC HD
111.4 PBS HD
113.1 FOX HD

At the time KAMC-DT was not HD. It should be in the same vicinity.

Thanks.

Looks like budget cuts have hit KTXT-DT.

5.3 is gone, 5.2 is a slate telling you that KTXT programming is now on 5.1 in HD, and 5.1 is broadcasting 1080i upconverted SD.

CRAP.

The 24/7 PBS-HD feed goes away on 02/17/09, so PBS stations basically have to start acting like the commercial stations, HD when available, upconvert otherwise. They have no choice.

I'd imagine that after some period of time, 5-2 and 5-3 will start other programming.

- Trip

Well this am 3 of my 4 ATSC tuners will not lock on 14-1, 22-1 and 46-1.

Only the built in tuner on my Hitachi 57F59 will show a picture.

My Dish ViP622, ViP211 and my Accurian 6000 will not lock on them.

Anyone else experiencing this?

11:11am - signal just locked on all 4 tuners. Must have been tweaking their encoder or something.

I hope they get their HD encoder fixed soon now that KTXT has dropped the 24/7 PBS hd feed.

TitanTV has been down all morning too. It's going to be one of those days.

any word on the next hd channels that suddenlink will add? Maybe mytv and cw?

FYI Tried out Suddenlink HD OnDemand. Watched The Strangers. I was mostly curious of how the quality is and it is now where near blu ray. I figured it wouldn't be but again I was curious. I would suggest that you stick to watchin blu ray if you have the means. I have been forced to recently switch back to Suddenlink from Direct tv HD. The HD channels are very nice on both no complaints. My parents still have Direct tv and I am sure I will get to watch an HD movie on Direct tv OnDemand. I am also curious to hear from any of you that have ATT Uverse here in lubbock and how it is so far.

It appeared to me that last night while Smallville was SD on 22-1 (black border on all four sides), the programming on 14-1 was HD (filled my 16X9 screen with very good picture quality).

Did anyone else notice?

Early last week I began losing the digital on 11, and signal strength is jumping around all over the place. I have never had any trouble with 11 before and am wondering if anyone knows if they are working on something in their system. I am in the 50th and University area and usually have great signal for everything.

I have also experienced problems with 11.1 and 11.2 recently, with a weaker signal and digital break-up. I have altered the antenna several times, but the problem remains. I have never had a problem with 11.1 before.

I am located at University and the South Loop.

Thanks for any answers.

No problems with 11.1 or 11.2 here. Signal 100% with CM 4228.

It appeared to me that last night while Smallville was SD on 22-1 (black border on all four sides), the programming on 14-1 was HD (filled my 16X9 screen with very good picture quality).

Did anyone else notice?

Both 14.1 and 22.1 are now broadcasting in 720p, 16x9 format.

Now if we could get some HD content as broadcast by the CW network on some of their prime time series shows.

Both were 720p a month ago but no HD material passed through.

They had the encoder fail and installed a new one.

Hope they get the aspect ratios set up right this time.

Just changed to a new house and tried open air DTV channels with a pair of rabbit ears and picked up a channel called "THIS" on 11.02 I don't remember seeing when hooked up to suddenlink. Anyone have info on this channel? Can't find anything about this channel surfing the web.

Waiting to get AT&T u-verse installed.

Weather Plus stopped broadcasting at midnight 12/31/2008 (since NBC bought The Weather Channel), so 11.2 had to pick up something to fill the void.

I saw this earlier today, showing an old SD movie.

Looks like it is an ad supported movie network from MGM:

http://mgm.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=559

Would be better for KCBD to drop the subchannel and put all their pixels into 11.1.

Wikipedia also has a good article on this TV network.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_TV

Is this just my imagination?

It seems to me that since 5.1 KTXT went HD, the picture quality is not as excellent as it was on the PBS HD Channel 5.3. Both claim to be broadcasting at 1080i, but I have noticed that the same programming and same PBS previews do not appear to be of equal quality.

Anyone else notice this?

It may be 1080i, but much of it is up-converted SD CRAP!

Well, the national PBS-HD feed is gone, it ended around 12/21. So most of the schedule is upconverted now, just like the network stations.

- Trip

The nightly news on PBS used to be true high def along with many other programs. Now it's just upconverted SD with the aspect ratio totally thrown out of whack. Does anyone know if they plan to get everything straightened out and broadcast in HD again or is this just going to be the SOP with PBS? I know the Austin PBS station seems to be in the same boat, so I don't have much hope.

Update: I was told that Thursday the 8th will mark the return of hi def to KTXT. Good news!

Last night I saw true HD in 720p on the My Network affiliate channel 14.1 for the first time.

However the CW Network, which actually broadcasts more HD content, is not passing the true HD signal through to the 22.1 720p channel.

I think I now understand the problem: The CW only broadcasts in 1080i, as do all companies owned by CBS.

The Networks
The vast majority of networks are broadcasting in 1080i. Our friends over at the AVS Forum have a running list of all the major networks and cable/satellite channels and their broadcast choices and as of this fall, only 22 of the listed 87 (not including PPV) have chosen 720p. A closer look reveals that of those 22, eight are owned by ABC parent Disney and nine by Fox parent company News Corp. That’s 77 percent of the channels broadcasting in 720p owned by two companies.

Here’s a look at the major broadcast networks and their choices:

ABC – 720p
CBS – 1080i
Fox – 720p
NBC – 1080i
The CW – 1080i
My Network TV – 720p
PBS – 1080i

This is an excerpt from a comprehensive article on the AVS Forums site, well worth reading:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1104613

Since Fox channel 34.1 owns and broadcasts all their stations in either 720p or 480i (CW 22.1, Fox 34.1, MyNetork 14.1, Telemundo 46.1 etc.....) they do not have the current capability of broadcasting the CW passthrough HD at 1080i without an equipment upgrade.

What a bummer.

Maybe this technological limitation will change someday when broadcast companies and the ATSC choose new standards such as 1080p, or even higher.

Just FYI.

They have not replaced the encoder that went down several weeks ago. It should be replaced soon and then both 14.1 and 22.1 can be broadcast in HD.

"We hope to have CW in HD any day." - Brad Moran

KTXT Channel 5.1 (PBS) hasbeen unavailable for several days. According to the website...

Outreach
KTXT-TV’s digital transmitter is down pending the delivery of repair parts but the analog signal is still available. KTXT-TV apologizes for any inconvenience to our viewers. If you have any questions please call 742-2209 or e-mail Pat Cates at pat.cates@ttu.edu.

I tried to find their website, but google cameup with PBS stuff.

What is the URL?

It is a relatively new website:

http://www.ktxt.org/

As of yesterday KTXT is back in HD for the programs that are meant to be in HD.

I noticed Smallville was HD last night, except when they forgot to flip the switch coming back out of commercial near the end.

As of yesterday KTXT is back in HD for the programs that are meant to be in HD.

From the KTXT website today:

The HD transmitter is now operating at low power and we hope to be back to full power this week. If you are unable to receive our signal please try rescanning your channels. Please call 742-2209 M-F, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, if you have any questions

Looks like Smallville is SD again tonight.

Can anyone confirm if KPTB/16 ended analog OTA broadcasts on 1/27, as was scheduled?

Thank you,

I currently have neither NTSC 16 nor ATSC 25-1, but 25-1 being down is not abnormal.

Looks like Smallville is SD again tonight.

My Samsung shows 22.1 broadcasting in 4:3 at 480i,
while 14.1 is broadcasting in 16:9 720p.

So, go figure.

Today I did a re-scan of channels on my TV, and I found that Suddenlink now has KLBK (CBS) in HD via clear QAM.

Here are the local HD channels as I see them:
108-11 - KCBD (NBC)
108-4 - KTXT (PBS)
113-2 - KLBK (CBS)
113-1 - KJTV (FOX)

I've compiled a list of all the digital clear QAM channels via Suddenlink here in Lubbock, but I can't post the URL until I have 3 posts. :-/

Until I have URL privileges, here's my spreadsheet:

spreadsheets DOT google DOT com SLASH ccc?key=pC31EUl7RgabVrUM0rJGxSg

Until I have URL privileges, here's my spreadsheet:

spreadsheets DOT google DOT com SLASH ccc?key=pC31EUl7RgabVrUM0rJGxSg


Thank you so much for that! I've been looking for it for a couple of months.

About once a month I do a re-scan of channels, as Suddenlink is still adding local channels in HD. CBS just showed up in the last month.

About once a month I do a re-scan of channels, as Suddenlink is still adding local channels in HD. CBS just showed up in the last month.

That's odd. I've been getting HD CBS from Suddenlink since before they went full power OTA. I'm talking like last March if I remember correctly.

Maybe KLBK was just recently added as unencrypted. I don't have a cable box -- just receive the channels via clear QAM on my TV.

Same here. I don't have a cable box either, so all I can receive are the channels in clear QAM. I have no explanation, but I've been getting CBS in clear QAM since January '08. I bought my HDTV in November '07 and didn't realize that you could get clear QAM channels just by plugging the cable into the back of the TV for a few months. Once I figured that out in January all I could receive were the locals in HD, but since CBS and ABC weren't broadcasting HD OTA at full power it was a boon. I built a media center system in March (which is where I got that date from in my previous post) and still could only receive the locals. For a month or two now I've been able to get all those channels that you listed in your spreadsheet. I don't know if they were accessible before that, but I have removed a few cable splitters, which no douibt helped the signal strength.

Yes, KLBK-DT HD was on Suddenlink before they went OTA.

Being a satellite sub, with local OTA only for big 4 network HD, I was slightly disgruntled.

Hi i have a question is there a company that does professional calibration in Lubbock. I called one and there answer was that with their professional calibration people complain that it is to dark so they wont do it. My next question is it even worth paying to have my TV calibrated. I just bought the Panasonic Th-50pz80u.
Thanks Jason.

Calibration, maybe, professional, NO!

Look on AVSFORUM for certified calibrators.

Well I did a search and could not find any. Has anyone used any body particular in the lubbock are?

Look here for ISF trained calibrators:

http://www.imagingscience.com/isf-trained.cfm

I saw at least one in Lubbock.

Chad Billheimer was here a few months ago. He did a totally awesome job on my Sony KD-34XBR970 (HD tube set.) If you can get enough people interested in calibration in Lubbock, he may swing through on his next southern tour. I asked in the thread here before he came, but I ended up being the only person in Lubbock on his tour. His website is www.hdtvbychadb.com

There are a few good people in Dallas, but you would have to pay travel fees, which can be expensive.

That listing on the ISF site is out of date. When I called that place they had no idea what I was talking about. And I wouldn't let Best Buy Geek Squad touch my set with 50 foot pole.

Long story short, Lubbock is a wasteland for professional calibration.

KLCW-DT was HD tonight, but pixellation and macroblocking with audio dropouts.

KLCW-DT was HD tonight, but pixellation and macroblocking with audio dropouts.

My Samsung Info shows KLCW -DT (22) broadcasting in 720p, 16x9 Dolby Digital, like its sister stations Fox 34 and KMYL-14.

Lets hope for some prime time HD.

Suddenlink has encrypted several channels that were in clear QAM last week while also adding three others in the clear.

Those removed are:
ESPN, ESPN2, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, Discovery, TNT, CNN, Headline News, Disney, USA, History Channel, Fox Sports Southwest, Nickelodeon, Travel Channel

New channels in clear QAM:
WGN America, KLCW (standard def), This Network

There's also a duplication of the HD CBS station, KLBKDT, which seems odd, but maybe they're making room for when the HD KLCW gets its act together.

And now nearly all clear QAM are gone from Suddenlink, except the local stations and a few insignificant others. Kinda figured it was too good to last.

I guess my computer's tv tuner is much more useless now. I used to use it to record shows.

ABC (28), CBS (13) and PBS (5) are gone.

NBC (11) is still on the air analog and FOX is temporarily on channel 32.

I also get 4, 6, 14 (MyTV NEtwork), 24, 44, 46, 48, 51 and 69, most of which are Spanish language LP stations, Religious LP stations, or Shop at Home type LP stations.

So we still have 11-12 analog stations out there, but 3 of the big 5 are dark analog.

Buy yourself a digital ATSC card for your PC, there are several to be had for less than $50.

E-mailed all 4 major stations (ABC, CBS FOX and NBC) about contact with Dish Network re HD signal.

So far KLBK (and KAMC by association) and KJTV have stated there has been no contact with their station from Dish Network about carriage of their HD signal.

Unfortunately this confirmed my fears when I saw Lubbock had no spotbeam off the new 129 satellite. If Lubbock does get HD locals it will probably have to be on 110.


P.S. - Just got the same response from KCBD-DT - no contact with Dish re: carrying locals in HD.

Anyone know why KLBK is not HD OTA right now? I'd like to have the Masters in HD. Anyone have their phone number?

EDIT: Just switched. I guess someone was on a coffee break. =]

I've updated my Suddenlink Digital QAM spreadsheet:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pC31EUl7RgabVrUM0rJGxSg

The only channels left unencrypted seem to be the lowest tier. I've only put down the HD versions of the local channels that are offered.

I did notice these two new additions, but I doubt they'll last:
ESPN HD - 720-0
TNT HD - 733-0

ALL RIGHT!!

KJTV-DT got the HD FIXED for the NASCAR Race!!

From the color bar popping in and out it looked like they did not have the HD feed from FOX.

I've updated my Suddenlink Digital QAM spreadsheet:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pC31EUl7RgabVrUM0rJGxSg

The only channels left unencrypted seem to be the lowest tier. I've only put down the HD versions of the local channels that are offered.

I did notice these two new additions, but I doubt they'll last:
ESPN HD - 720-0
TNT HD - 733-0


Thanks for the update!

Has Suddenlink done away with all the QAM channels?

Highly unlikely, since QAM is their method of transmitting digital channels, however, they may have encrypted them so you cannot view them without a box from Suddenlink ($$$$$).

Has Suddenlink done away with all the QAM channels?

I'm with Suddenlink (http://www.suddenlink.com/about/executives/abel/). Typically, the only channels in the clear with a built-in QAM tuner are the local broadcast stations. Those should still be there. If you want to discuss further, please contact me at pete.abel@suddenlink.com.

I'm with Suddenlink (http://www.suddenlink.com/about/executives/abel/). Typically, the only channels in the clear with a built-in QAM tuner are the local broadcast stations. Those should still be there. If you want to discuss further, please contact me at pete.abel@suddenlink.com.

Pete, thanks for the help. I really appreicate the quick reply and the resolution.

Anybody else with a Dish Network HD receiver getting a yellow screen on KCBD-DT 11-1 right now (11:52pm)?

I have three (622, 211 and 211k) and all have yelluw screens on ch 11.

I called the station and they claim nothing is amiss in their PSIP stream.

If your Dishnetwork HD receiver is showing the yellow "Offair signal has been lost", please call KCBD at 761-4231 and report it to their engineering dept.

I.ve rebooted the 622 and the 211, still no KCBD-DT, but the tuner on my Hitachi 57F59 shows Conan with no apparent problem (On the same antenna system) and the Dish boxes show 100% signal but just the yellow screen.

Actually 11-1 and 11-2 both show 100% but have the yellow screen.

At first I thought they might be testing RF11, but when I checked RF9 shows 100% on digital, RF11 nothing.


UPDATE:

Well I deleted 11-1 and 11-2 from my 211 and rescanned. Now it sees KCBD-DT but it shows it on channel 9-1 and 9-2, so there evidently is something a bit quirky with KCBD-DT's PSIP.

Since the only Lubbock HD is over the air(OTA), something might of happened in the setup menus. My friend lost OTA hd channels and had to go in and reset his local channels menu. Somehow a storm had shut down his signal and when it came back the local channel menu reset to cable and not OTA( menu 6-8 on 622 ). Just a thought it might not be your problem.

Anyone else having trouble with KCBD since Friday the 12th ?

Did a rescan on my Dish receiver and the new channel stinks, can't get it to work for more than a minute before cutting out

Clint and Jim,

I'm having the same problem. Starting on Friday, KCBD and it's ultra-spare red-headed step child "This" (11.1 and 11.2) don't work; the screen goes yellow and says it has lost the signal. Every ten seconds or so I'll get a split second of programing, but then it goes yellow again. I've rescanned multiple times to no avail, but I don't think that's the problem; from the "Add Local Channels" menu, both are showing signal strength of 93-100 (I'll leave it there for two minutes and I get nothing lower than 93). In fact, I'm getting stronger signal strength on those two stations than any other local channel (except maybe PBS, which is consistently 100), all of which work fine. And everything worked perfectly before Friday. I figured it had to do with the whole "re-scan" digital conversion issue that took place the same day, although Jim seems to have had the problem a week before, and as I said, rescanning has done nothing. Anyway, I'm sure KCBD will say it's a Dish Network issue, while Dish will say it's a KCBD issue. Any thoughts? I haven't tried to re-boot my 722 yet, but Jim indicated that didn't work anyway.

Well I was able to fix it by hooking up my U-75r instead of the existing antenna that was in the attic when we moved in a few months ago.

All of the wind and rain did bring one good thing. It blew around my antenna, I took it down made some adjustments and I have KCBD at 100 right now. My signal has been quite sporadic with signal at night and none about mid-morning. I will enjoy it while it lasts.

Hi Everyone!

Is anyone else having problems with the signal strength on KAMC 28? I receive my local channels OTA on my Directv receiver.

KCBD 11, KLBK 13 and KJTV 34 are all at 100%

KAMC lately has been around 65-70% and pixelating badly.

Ramar's 14 & 22 signal strength is 80-85%.

Thanks for any suggestions.

On Dish Network Receivers, It is recommended you delete at least the channels that changed and then re-scan - others are recommending deleting all channels then re-scanning.

Evidently Dish Network receivers do not drop stations that are not picked up on a re-scan, so you end up with 4 channel 11 channels, 2 each on ch9 and ch11. Delete the ones that do not show a channel name, they are on ch 9 which is now dead. The extra channel 11's confuse the tuner because it has two virtual channel 11.1's and two virtual 11.2's.

Anyone having MAJOR problems with KJTV-DT right now - picture is flashing on and off on all three of my Dish Network HD receivers.

Wow, a month of silence on this thread.

I recently, for the heck of it, did another rescan on my HDTV and got another Digital station. It's another Mexican station (KBZO-LD) 51.1 (10.1).
Has anyone else rescaned their HDTV/ Converter box lately?

FYI,
Everyone has told me that you cannot get HD channels on the lake in Ransom Canyon. It was true for SD.
Well I just took an old Dual Bow Tie indoor antenna, that I used to get local abc on an analog TV during a storm when my Dish signal was lost, and connected it to one of my DVR HD Dish receivers. Well to my surprise it pulled in 11-01,11-02,13-01,14-01,22-01,28-01,and 34-01 with signal strength from 67 on 11-01 to 90 on 28-01. I wonder if an outdoor antenna might be able to pull in all the stations?
Are there any OTA HD outdoor antenna installers still in Lubbock?

If you get 14.1 and 22.1 you should also be getting 46.1 since they are all on the same carrier (RF 43-1, 43-2 and 43-3).

All you are missing is 5.1 PBS on RF channel 39 and 51.1 on RF channel 10.

A small all channel antenna just above your roof top should get everything.

I do have 46.1. Those three at 43 are marginal. Today, with a heavy cloud cover their signal strength droped into the low 50s and the picture was unwatchable. The 4 major networks are still ok with 28 and 13 being the best. Any suggestion for an antenna installer??

Sorry, I did all my install myself. Parts from Radio Shack.

You might try one of the TV repair shops in the yellow pages or even the local Dish installers. they might do it or have a recommendation.

Have had great luck with TiVo Series 3 and TiVo HD in Lubbock on Suddenlink using CableCards. Also great internet service from Suddenlink. Only complaints are cost is pretty high and HD selection not near what the satellites are.

Now moving to Ransom Canyon.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what all my options are. I gather that Dish or DirecTV with OTA locals is the normal route folks are taking.

Suddenlink installer told me they do go out there, but everywhere else I look indicates I may have to go with satellite. My main satellite complaint would be that my TiVo's become useless.

What internet service providers are out there?

Thanks for any feedback.

Have had great luck with TiVo Series 3 and TiVo HD in Lubbock on Suddenlink using CableCards. Also great internet service from Suddenlink. Only complaints are cost is pretty high and HD selection not near what the satellites are.

Did you have any trouble getting Suddenlink to install the cablecards in your Tivo?

Did you have any trouble getting Suddenlink to install the cablecards in your Tivo?

Not at all. On the phone, they acted pretty clueless, but when the install guys came out they got it up and running quickly. Much more easily than when the Comcast folks in New England tried. I was actually pretty impressed.

With my TiVO HD, I've only needed one card to use both tuners, but with my Series 3, even though the cablecard supports two tuners, the box requires two separate cablecards.

Not at all. On the phone, they acted pretty clueless, but when the install guys came out they got it up and running quickly. Much more easily than when the Comcast folks in New England tried. I was actually pretty impressed.

With my TiVO HD, I've only needed one card to use both tuners, but with my Series 3, even though the cablecard supports two tuners, the box requires two separate cablecards.

Thanks!

Have had great luck with TiVo Series 3 and TiVo HD in Lubbock on Suddenlink using CableCards. Also great internet service from Suddenlink. Only complaints are cost is pretty high and HD selection not near what the satellites are.

Now moving to Ransom Canyon.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what all my options are. I gather that Dish or DirecTV with OTA locals is the normal route folks are taking.

Suddenlink installer told me they do go out there, but everywhere else I look indicates I may have to go with satellite. My main satellite complaint would be that my TiVo's become useless.

What internet service providers are out there?

Thanks for any feedback.

Of the 2 satellite services Dish is the only one to offer Lubbock locals and they are in SD only. Depending on where in Ransom Canyon you are going you might not be able to get an OTA signal. In the Canyon the signal gets bounced off the canyon walls and has caused ghosting. The new digital signals might be receivable. All my close neighbors have chosen Dish. The Dish HD DVRs are really great.

As for internet you have ERF wireless,
http://www.erfwireless.net/?zipcode=79366&section=pricing&x=56&y=14 ,

Wild Blue Satellite, http://www.wildblue.com/getWildblue/doServiceAvailabilitySearchAction.do

and Hughsnet Satellite, http://www.satellitefamily.com/plans.php .

I have ERF wireless. I have a grandfathered plan from The Door days. You cannot buy it anymore with 2meg/sec downloads and uploads for about $50 per month. Check with who you are buying from and see if they have an old plan you can assume.

Have had great luck with TiVo Series 3 and TiVo HD in Lubbock on Suddenlink using CableCards. Also great internet service from Suddenlink. Only complaints are cost is pretty high and HD selection not near what the satellites are.

Now moving to Ransom Canyon.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what all my options are. I gather that Dish or DirecTV with OTA locals is the normal route folks are taking.

Suddenlink installer told me they do go out there, but everywhere else I look indicates I may have to go with satellite. My main satellite complaint would be that my TiVo's become useless.

What internet service providers are out there?

Thanks for any feedback.

Hi! I am with Suddenlink. To find out if Suddenlink services are available in Ransom Canyon, you would need to call Suddenlink at 1-866-867-1451 and give them the address you will be moving to and they can see if it is in Suddenlink's serviceable area. Or, you can email the address to me and I would be happy to check for you tina-AT-suddenlink-DOT-com.

I just saw two locally produced commercials on KJTV-DT that appeared to be HD.

At the least they were 16X9 SD, but the picture was very sharp and clear, obviously sharper than the SD commercials they were interspersed within.

P.S. - KJTV tells me, yes, they do have the capability to produce and air HD commercials, not only on KJTV, but also on KLCW and KMYL.

They also have the capability to air syndicated programming in HD.

I don't think I've seen any of that.

Is anybody getting the correct Guide info for 014-01 KLCW on their Dish Network HD receiver?

Dish seems to think it's a software problem, but I think it's just that they have the wrong data linked to KLCW.

The Guide Data is correct on channel 7945, but 014-01 shows the same programming as 022-01.

Is anybody getting the correct Guide info for 014-01 KLCW on their Dish Network HD receiver?

Dish seems to think it's a software problem, but I think it's just that they have the wrong data linked to KLCW.

The Guide Data is correct on channel 7945, but 014-01 shows the same programming as 022-01.

I have your problem.

If you have Dish Network HD with an OTA antenna and 014-01 does not have the same Guide Information as 014-00 or 7945, email Tech@DishNetwork.com and include your Dish Network account number and your phone number (this is how they verify your account and programming).

Give them the following information for each receiver that has incorrect Guide Data for 014-01:

Describe the issue (wrong Guide data on 014-01 KMYL).

How long have you had this issue?

Please gather the following information from your receiver:

1. Press the Menu button on your remote control

• Select System Setup

• Select Installation

• Select System information

2. Please collect the following information:

• Model ID

• Software Version

• Receiver CA ID R00

• Smart Card CA ID S00 or S19