Hmmmmmm.

I guess I need to talk to Armstrong. No ABC or FOX in HD?

What about the CW?

If those aren't available in HD or won't be added anytime soon - will Dish Network have all of the major networks (FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CW) in HD?

I get from reading back that Direct TV doesn't offer the locals in HD so it is whatever you can get OTA, correct?

DISH has all 4 major networks in HD. I'm not sure if the CW network here is even broadcasting in HD as I can't get it OTA.

There are rumors that D* is going to get the networks, but so far, no official word.

CW has been broadcasting in HD for quite some time now (I watch smallville). I would almost bet you could pickup ABC and FOX with a small antenna (maybe even set top) from Proctorville. CW is the hardest OTA for me to get (I live in Ashland). Good luck!

CW has been broadcasting in HD for quite some time now (I watch smallville)........ CW is the hardest OTA for me to get (I live in Ashland).

Thanks for the info. But if you have trouble in Ashland, then there is no way I am getting it in Teays Valley.

i thought i read on here a while back that they (WQCW) had a tower in charleston? i know when i first setup my antenna (about 3 years ago) i had to turn it towards portsmouth, oh to get the cw. i started picking them up about a year ago pointed in the same direction i use for all the other locals (towards charleston).

WQCW has been planning for a while to move their transmitter to WOWK's tower which should make it possible for people in the center of the market to actually pick it up. They wanted to do it by February 17th but that certainly didn't happen. It looks like the move has been approved but I don't know when we can expect to see it. Probably no sooner than June 12th.

that would be sweet! i have rarely had any issues picking-up wowk. i assume i would have the same luck with wqcw if/when they move. i read a couple of old articles that indicated they were not allowed to broadcast at full power from portsmouth as their signal was interfering with several other stations in oh and va.

So I talked to Armstrong and they definitely don't carry FOX, ABC, or CW in HD.

So I am going to cut the cable & try satellite for the first time ever.

I have assumed to this point I will be going Dish Network over DirectTV, but if anyone can persuade me otherwise I'd like to hear it.

(main reasons: Dish has more HD channels, Dish carries all 4 major networks in HD, and perceived advantages of NFL Sunday Ticket aren't worth trading # of HDs and locals in HD)

Looks like Dish has a cool DVR that will allow me to record up to 4 HD channels (2 sat and 2 OTA) at once. Not sure if DirecTV can equal that?

Anybody with Dish in this market can give me some pointers on getting all this set up? I am leery of just leaving everything up to Dish's people. I want to know if there are any inside secrets about getting this set up or packages to buy that are most economical or what's the best equipment set up. Any of you guys suggestions or experiences are welcome. Or any references on a authorized installer would be appreciated.

Obviously I want to have at least the one DVR that can record 4 HDs at once. How many other receivers will I need? I have 2 HD TVs and 2 SD TVs.

I am coming from cable and the DTV transition was not an issue - is that still the case with my remaining SD TVs on Dish?

What else will I need?

How much does all this cost? I read somewhere about free installation for new customers - but do I still need to buy all the receivers and dish and stuff, or is that included in "Installation"?

I don't know what is happening currently with WQCW but I can no longer pick them up and I live 15 miles from Portsmouth. I do believe they did begin broadcasting from Huntington/Charleston area some time ago because as "andy4theheard" said, I begin getting them without turning my antenna. Now I can get them but I have to turn the antenna more southerly from WSAZ, WCHS, and even WOWK. Anyone know if they are powering up in a new location but just haven't went full power? Could it be that i've began picking up the Portsmouth tower again and the new Huntington tower isn't ready? Didn't think about that until just now, LOL. So I could tell if I swing my antenna totally around to check.

i'm not sure about the towers. as of 8pm 6/1/09 here are my stations and strengths:

wsaz-100%
wchs-43%
wvah-66%
wowk-51%
wkas-100%
wqcw-39%

as previously stated, when i first setup my antenna (CM 4228) in my atic i had to turn it towards portsmouth, OH to get wqcw. now i am pulling it in pointed towards the WV towers.

I noticed WSAZ started using a full 16:9 HD crawl today to give weather warnings. This will be a huge improvement since they used to have to switch to SD whenever they had to give advisories. I remember several months ago they were preparing the studios to do HD news in the near future. I wonder if they're finally getting equipment for that.

^^^^

That's good to hear, that was so annoying for WSAZ to switch to SD during a broadcast, especially during the winter months with all the weather and school closing alerts. Wonder when they will be able to broadcast Wheel and Jeopardy in HD.

So I talked to Armstrong and they definitely don't carry FOX, ABC, or CW in HD.

So I am going to cut the cable & try satellite for the first time ever.

I have assumed to this point I will be going Dish Network over DirectTV, but if anyone can persuade me otherwise I'd like to hear it.

(main reasons: Dish has more HD channels, Dish carries all 4 major networks in HD, and perceived advantages of NFL Sunday Ticket aren't worth trading # of HDs and locals in HD)

Looks like Dish has a cool DVR that will allow me to record up to 4 HD channels (2 sat and 2 OTA) at once. Not sure if DirecTV can equal that?

Anybody with Dish in this market can give me some pointers on getting all this set up? I am leery of just leaving everything up to Dish's people. I want to know if there are any inside secrets about getting this set up or packages to buy that are most economical or what's the best equipment set up. Any of you guys suggestions or experiences are welcome. Or any references on a authorized installer would be appreciated.

Obviously I want to have at least the one DVR that can record 4 HDs at once. How many other receivers will I need? I have 2 HD TVs and 2 SD TVs.

I am coming from cable and the DTV transition was not an issue - is that still the case with my remaining SD TVs on Dish?

What else will I need?

How much does all this cost? I read somewhere about free installation for new customers - but do I still need to buy all the receivers and dish and stuff, or is that included in "Installation"?

The HD DVR I have will record two satellite and one OTA at the same time. That box will feed SD to a single coax that is generally strong enough to handle multiple TVs. There are two remotes--one IR and the other operable from other rooms in the house. Each can control its own output. The box will not feed two HD sets so you will need two HD receivers and I believe all Dish's HD boxes are DVR's--might want to check on this as its not something I need. In order to get locals in HD, you will need their newest dish that will get everything or a two dish set. I have the two dish set and it works very well. However, a single physical dish would be better.
The packages you order are entirely dependent on what you want/need in programming. As a first time user, you should get some good incentive deals--especially now. Don't expect the installer to be on time or even show up when scheduled. They aren't very good at this aspect of customer service. However, they have always done a good job for me in the end.
Good luck and let us know your experience.

What may seem a weird question from an out-of-market person, but by any chance is WSAZ still running some sort of nightlight on RF Ch 3 ? On May 26, via Es, I saw a DTV psa on Ch 3 with WV superimposed on it. Today, after hearing KDKA's audio on 59.740 MHz, there again was the bilingual DTV psa on 65.760 MHz. TIA from San Antonio, TX.

What may seem a weird question from an out-of-market person, but by any chance is WSAZ still running some sort of nightlight on RF Ch 3 ? On May 26, via Es, I saw a DTV psa on Ch 3 with WV superimposed on it. Today, after hearing KDKA's audio on 59.740 MHz, there again was the bilingual DTV psa on 65.760 MHz. TIA from San Antonio, TX.

Yes, WSAZ is still running analogue nightlight on 3. I had expected it to only run a few weeks after they shut down regular programming on February 16, but it looks like they're going to run it all the way to the new transition date. Very interesting that you're picking it up, especially considering how problematic OTA reception is for people in the market.

Many thanks for that info! WSAZ-3 has been frequently seen down here over the past 45+ years http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/WSAZ-3.txt - a Jul 30, 1980 shot of them http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/801018.jpg from a 9" b&w set. (From a wider photo collection at http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/tvdximg.htm.)

What is the deal with wqcw and wpby signals. I had heard pby was lost its tower and is broadcasting at a low level and qcw was moving to the old wowk tower. I did a search on tvfool and antennaweb and they both say I should get these channels easily. What is the status of these stations?

What may seem a weird question from an out-of-market person, but by any chance is WSAZ still running some sort of nightlight on RF Ch 3 ? On May 26, via Es, I saw a DTV psa on Ch 3 with WV superimposed on it. Today, after hearing KDKA's audio on 59.740 MHz, there again was the bilingual DTV psa on 65.760 MHz. TIA from San Antonio, TX.

Back around 40 years ago (late 1960's) when I was home from college during the summer that was during a peak in the sunspot cycle, I recall that most days I was getting TX stations on channels 2 and 3 (as I recall one was in Houston and the other San Antonio). The one on channel 3 frequently interfered with reception of WSAZ (perhaps 80 miles southwest of my where my parents lived) but after WSAZ's 1 am (eastern time) signoff (back in those day the Tonight Show run from 11:30 until 1am) the TX station came through fairly clear. I guess the TX to/from WV RF path works out to be very good for 'skip' reception under the right conditions.

KPRC-2 Houston; prob KBTX-3 Bryan or KIII-3 Corpus Christi. San Antonio WOAI-4 and KENS-5. The Es prop mode that you were getting really isn't too much affected by the Solar Cycles. I caught some of the nightlight stations today running DTV psa (WJBK-2, Detroit; WKYC-3 Cleveland) and some others (WBTV 3 Charlotte; WWMT 3 Kalamazoo). Our VHF 2,4,5, and 9 analogs go off at midnight - 12 did this morning (their DT there). KCWX-2 (only on since Aug 2000) becomes a DT-5 in July - 50 mi at 20-kw.

Have other Directv customers been having lots of breakups (video) and dropouts (audio) on the WSAZ feed. I certainly hope when Directv brings up the local HDs later this year for the Charleston/Huntington stations they get a stable feed.

^^

I have Suddenlink HD, and I have been having audio and video breakups on WSAZ as well.

Ron dont get your hopes up in regard to D having the HD locals up later this year. they have dropped the ball on a number of commitments and things dont look to change.

I have noticed WSAZ audio/video breakups on DirecTV as well. However if Suddenlink customers are seeing it, it may be related to the multiple lightning hits they took a couple of weeks ago. I don't think they are back to 100% yet. I noticed this morning they still don't have the temperature displayed on their graphics during the news.

i got my first glimps of wsaz's new technology (not sure what it is called) that allows them to display scrolling messages in HD without lowering resolution today watching golf.

Anyone in the area having any luck getting WOWK of an antenna??? Haven t been able to get it in about 3 or 4 months and Im missing the Radar on 13.2.

Anyone in the area having any luck getting WOWK of an antenna??? Haven t been able to get it in about 3 or 4 months and Im missing the Radar on 13.2.

Channel 13(WOWK) is now VHF(for several months now). If your antenna can pick up VHF, then do a rescan of your channels.

My antenna is the Channel Master 4228 UHF, however, it will pick up the high end VHF(WOWK)

This link explains: http://wowktv.com/digitaltv.cfm?view=faq

My indoor antenna is UHF and VHF. In Nitro,doesnt pick up the channel anymore, but its saved on my DVR, just ZERO signal. I can re-scan the channels and not save them and when I do re-scan it doesnt find them anymore.

My indoor antenna is UHF and VHF. In Nitro,doesnt pick up the channel anymore, but its saved on my DVR, just ZERO signal. I can re-scan the channels and not save them and when I do re-scan it doesnt find them anymore.

I remember somewhere seeing that a person should delete all the local channels, and then do a rescan. Not sure about this. Otherwise, I am at a loss as to why you can't pick it up. Maybe someone else on here will contribute some knowledge. Of course, an outdoor antenna would do better, but if you had been picking it up before........???

I remember somewhere seeing that a person should delete all the local channels, and then do a rescan. Not sure about this. Otherwise, I am at a loss as to why you can't pick it up. Maybe someone else on here will contribute some knowledge. Of course, an outdoor antenna would do better, but if you had been picking it up before........???

Yea, I deleted the, from my receiver and still nothing....not a "big" deal, Dish carries all the locals in HD, just liked the radar map on 13.2.

On June 30th Time Warner Cable in Ashland added 15 HD channels to its programming lineup...

^^^^^

Wow....wish Suddenlink in Charleston would add some new channels. What channels were added if you don't mind, and how many did you have previously?

Directv press release out today - Charleston/Huntington HD locals coming in September. Press release is HERE (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=2146790#post2146790) and the associated dates are HERE (http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P6030044).

In Ashland they just added HD versions of Bravo, Discovery Channel, NatGeo, ABC Family, Disney, USA, Sci-Fi, Speed, Outdoor Channel, ESPN News, Golf Channel, CNN, Fox News, CNBC and the History Channel.

We already had HBO East, Cinemax HD East, Showtime East, Starz HD East, Smithsonian Channel HD, MGM HD, RFD HD, Universal HD, MAV HD, WSAZ HD, WCHS HD, WVAH HD, WOWK HD, HD Theater, TNT HD, ESPN-HD, ESPN2 HD, A&E HD, FX HD, and TBS HD. (And KET's HD Channel).

HGTV HD is listed as coming soon. We recently lost the two HD channels owned by Mark Cuban because of a contract dispute.

DIRECTV to Offer HD Local Channels in 133 Markets
Roll Out of Seven New HD Markets to Begin Later This Summer; More Than 91 Percent of U.S. TV Homes Will have Access to Local HD Channels from DIRECTV

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jul 01, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's No. 1 satellite television service, continues to strengthen its HD presence with the addition of seven new HD local channel markets, providing local HD broadcast channels in 133 cities, representing more than 91 percent of U.S. TV households.

DIRECTV will begin the roll-out of the new HD local markets later this summer. The new markets include: Charleston-Huntington, W. Va.; Columbia, S.C.; Huntsville-Decatur, Ala.; Jackson, Miss.; Lexington, Ky.; Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va.; and Shreveport, La. For more launch details visit www.directv.com/hdlocals.

"Offering our customers the most compelling HD programming lineup available continues to be a top priority for us," said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV, Inc. "We understand the importance local programming in HD plays in the overall television viewing experience for our customers and we will continue to extend our HD leadership with more national and local HD channels next year."

DIRECTV will deliver HD programming from the primary broadcast networks - ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC - where available and authorized, to customers who subscribe to any CHOICE(R) programming package that offers local channels. DIRECTV HD customers will continue to pay only a $10 access fee, allowing them to receive DIRECTV's premier HD technology and all channels broadcast in HD that are tied to their particular base programming package.

Customers should visit directv.com to learn more about the full complement of DIRECTV's HD programming lineup including existing channels, new channels, details on equipment required for the new DIRECTV HD services and updates on when the new markets will launch.

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DIRECTV, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTV), the nation's No. 1 satellite television service, presents the finest television experience available to more than 18 million customers in the United States and is leading the HD revolution with more than 130 HD channels - more quality HD channels than any other television provider. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy access to over 265 channels of 100% digital picture and sound, exclusive programming, industry-leading customer satisfaction (which has surpassed all national cable companies for nine years running) and superior technologies that include advanced DVR and HD-DVR services and the most state-of-the-art interactive sports packages available anywhere. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit www.directv.com.

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On June 30th Time Warner Cable in Ashland added 15 HD channels to its programming lineup...

too bad they didn't add any to their clear qam. still only getting the locals :(

Wonder if they will carry all of them or just a selection. Took dish a week or so before it got CBS.

^^^^

They should have at least ABC, FOX and NBC at launch as they are covered by blanket national agreements. I have emails from Bray Cary that WOWK was ready to go when DirecTV was, so there is always hope.

DIRECTV will begin the roll-out of the new HD local markets later this summer. The new markets include: Charleston-Huntington, W. Va.;

Okay, that's it! Time to ditch Suddenlink. Signed up for install just a bit ago...2 HD DVRs, 1 standard.

By the way...in case y'all are not aware, there is a discount if you are a AAA member. $10 off for the first 24 months if you are a new customer (this is on top of current promotions!) or a $50 credit once a year for two consecutive years if you are a current/recent customer.

http://www.aaacentral.com/discounts/retail/partner/directv/index.jsp

I hope this goes well. :D

Some of us have waited a long time for the locals via Direct TV. Best news I've heard. So long Suddenlink.

How is it possible that Verizon doesn't offer DSL in the Scott Depot area? I just plugged my address in and it's not available. I'm dying to get away from Suddenlink, but I need a home phone and it will be a big hassle and expense to have DirecTV for TV and then Suddenlink for Internet and phone.

Are there any other high speed Internet options for the Teays Valley area?

How is it possible that Verizon doesn't offer DSL in the Scott Depot area? I just plugged my address in and it's not available. I'm dying to get away from Suddenlink, but I need a home phone and it will be a big hassle and expense to have DirecTV for TV and then Suddenlink for Internet and phone.

Are there any other high speed Internet options for the Teays Valley area?

call suddenlink and see if they offer cable internet only without any additional $. i have had DTV and Time Warner for internet for the last year. TW did not charge me anything additional for not having cable tv.

call suddenlink and see if they offer cable internet only without any additional $. i have had DTV and Time Warner for internet for the last year. TW did not charge me anything additional for not having cable tv.

It's $44.99 before taxes for Suddenlink's 6MB Internet service and then I think they told me it would be around $40 for the phone service. I currently have these and cable through them. So if I dropped just the cable my bill would only drop about $40 per month...and then I'd be adding DirecTV.

How is it possible that Verizon doesn't offer DSL in the Scott Depot area? I just plugged my address in and it's not available.

Call Verizon. The online checker has been wrong recently as Verizon has been upgrading its RT's. I just got DSL back in March when they upgraded the RT near Prestige Park. They have been on a push recently to get all RT's upgraded.

Good luck!

Last Year I was able to get suddenlink internet for $30 without any other services...it took some talking too, supervisors and multiple calls, but eventually got it.

Call Verizon. The online checker has been wrong recently as Verizon has been upgrading its RT's. I just got DSL back in March when they upgraded the RT near Prestige Park. They have been on a push recently to get all RT's upgraded.

Good luck!

Probably not such a push now :o

I'm dying to get away from Suddenlink, but I need a home phone and it will be a big hassle and expense to have DirecTV for TV and then Suddenlink for Internet and phone.

I have Suddenlink for internet, Dish for tv and Vonage for phone. I don't think it's a hassle at all. Also, it's actually cheaper. Suddenlink's VoIP phone service is WAY overpriced. Vonage offers the same thing, but with a few more features, for only $25 a month.They were really the first major VoIP provider so they're very reliable, and they haven't raised their rates a single time since they've been in business. My bills are set to autopay so I've never found it inconvenient that those three things are on separate bills.

Update from my previous post about getting Dish Network


I got dish installed and now have my OTA antenna installed. With the 722k receiver I can record up to 4 HD programs at once (2 OTA and 2 Dish). Thursday night primetime TV just got a lot better.

Channel quality is good, as good as Comcast in Houston was at least. Lots of HDs which is what I wanted. No E! or AMC in HD yet, but I did get some others I didn't have before.

OTA is working, probably need to tweak it some. WSAZ comes in 100%. PBS. FOX, and CBS are all there. No ABC though? :( Good thing I've got the locals on Dish as well...Anybody else have this issue or is ABC just weak in my area (Proctorville, OH)?

Also, my antenna is just inside the house, so I could possibly improve the reception by moving it to the attic. I need to study up on diplexing my signal and figure out where to hook up my coax cable that the Dish installer put in.

Does anyone know if the CW has powered up their Charleston antenna?

Update from my previous post about getting Dish Network


I got dish installed and now have my OTA antenna installed. With the 722k receiver I can record up to 4 HD programs at once (2 OTA and 2 Dish). Thursday night primetime TV just got a lot better.

Channel quality is good, as good as Comcast in Houston was at least. Lots of HDs which is what I wanted. No E! or AMC in HD yet, but I did get some others I didn't have before.

OTA is working, probably need to tweak it some. WSAZ comes in 100%. PBS. FOX, and CBS are all there. No ABC though? :( Good thing I've got the locals on Dish as well...Anybody else have this issue or is ABC just weak in my area (Proctorville, OH)?

Also, my antenna is just inside the house, so I could possibly improve the reception by moving it to the attic. I need to study up on diplexing my signal and figure out where to hook up my coax cable that the Dish installer put in.

4? Really? I also have the 722 and I'm pretty sure that you can record 2 fom the Sat and only 1 from OTA. I may be wrong. Have you tried it and successfully recorded 2 OTA at the same time? If so, that's cool.

Probably not such a push now :o

That deal has a ways to go. Hope it all works out for you.

But yesterday when availability was brought up, I checked my parents # and sure enough DSL is now available. It was not 2 months ago. They get installed Friday. Once D* gets the locals in HD up, they will save $99/mo by dumping Suddenlink.

Call Verizon. The online checker has been wrong recently as Verizon has been upgrading its RT's. I just got DSL back in March when they upgraded the RT near Prestige Park. They have been on a push recently to get all RT's upgraded.

Good luck!

Well, I tried calling and it's still not available where I live in Teays Valley, near the Foodland and Dairy Queen.

OTA is working, probably need to tweak it some. WSAZ comes in 100%. PBS. FOX, and CBS are all there. No ABC though? :( Good thing I've got the locals on Dish as well...Anybody else have this issue or is ABC just weak in my area (Proctorville, OH)?

Yeah, getting WCHS (ABC) from Proctorville with just a small indoor antenna will be difficult. Their tower is in the same location as WVAH (FOX) though. So aim your antenna to get the strongest FOX signal you can get and that will be your best shot at picking up ABC.

Does anyone know if the CW has powered up their Charleston antenna?

Doesn't look like it. They had planned on doing it as soon as possible after the analogue shutoff, but I haven't seen any sign that they're actually moving forward with construction.

And on another unfortunate note: WSAZ has decided NOT to go through with their plans to increase signal strength. They claim it would be too expensive to modify the current tower to handle the new transmitter. So what we're getting now is what we're going to stuck with.

QUOTE]Originally Posted by Scioto-guy
Does anyone know if the CW has powered up their Charleston antenna?[/QUOTE]

I called qcw about two weeks ago and they told me that the new tower would be up in about 3 to 6 months

I am recording 2 OTA and 2 Sat HD shows right now. Try it, it should work if you have the 722k receiver.

tony,

I was reading about this on line this morning. The newer 722k receivers like the one I got didn't come with a built in OTA tuner, I had to buy one and the Dish installer installed it for me (it was $40 IIRC).

This new OTA module has 2 tuners in it as opposed to the older 722 receiver that only had the one built in OTA tuner. So if you have the 722k with the optional OTA module installed like mine, you can record up to 4 HDs at once (2 Sat and 2 OTA), with the older 722 you can record 3 HDs at once (2 sat and 1 OTA). I don't think I'll run into too many nights where I'll use all 4, maybe Thursdays when primetime shows are on all the networks and theres a good College football game (fall) or basketball (spring) on ESPN or something.

I need to rescan tonight to see if I can get ABC - I get fox just fine....:confused:

Yeah, getting WCHS (ABC) from Proctorville with just a small indoor antenna will be difficult. Their tower is in the same location as WVAH (FOX) though.

Actually it is the same tower. But for some reason that defies logic, WVAH DT-19, which is a lower frequency is at the top of the tower and WCHS which is at DT-41 is lower on the tower. As a result, WCHS does not have the range that WVAH does.

Is WPBY now broadcasting OTA on 34-1,34-2, 34-3?

I had been picking it up on 33-1, etc., but haven't been able to pick it up in some time.

Can't get channels 7 or 9 in Wash, D.C.

tony,

I was reading about this on line this morning. The newer 722k receivers like the one I got didn't come with a built in OTA tuner, I had to buy one and the Dish installer installed it for me (it was $40 IIRC).

This new OTA module has 2 tuners in it as opposed to the older 722 receiver that only had the one built in OTA tuner. So if you have the 722k with the optional OTA module installed like mine, you can record up to 4 HDs at once (2 Sat and 2 OTA), with the older 722 you can record 3 HDs at once (2 sat and 1 OTA). I don't think I'll run into too many nights where I'll use all 4, maybe Thursdays when primetime shows are on all the networks and theres a good College football game (fall) or basketball (spring) on ESPN or something.

I need to rescan tonight to see if I can get ABC - I get fox just fine....:confused:

Cool, thanks for the info. I have the original 722. I didn't know they had a newer one with the OTA option on it. That makes sense then. Thanks.

Is WPBY now broadcasting OTA on 34-1,34-2, 34-3?

I had been picking it up on 33-1, etc., but haven't been able to pick it up in some time.

To answer my own question, I got the following email explanation from Jack Wells at WV Pub Broadcasting:

We have been and continue to broadcast digital on ch 34. It has an ID of
33-1,33-2,33-3 due to the FCC mandating that we id the digital with our old analog number. We are currently at reduced coverage do to a problem with our Broadcast antenna at Barkers ridge. In the interim, while we effect repairs to our antenna, we are broadcasting from WOWK's tower at reduced coverage. If you point your antenna towards WOWK's tower you might be able to receive 34. If not we should be back to normal in a few months.

I'm moving to webbville ky and wondering what i would pick up on digital, tv fool lists a few and neighbors told me they received the analog signal from huntington charleston can anyone give any info

Looks like September 9th is our go live date for HD Locals from D*.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=161360

There was a link in that thread from a directv.com page that had the dates, but now it is gone and only the link with the months remains. We will know how accurate the list is on July 29th and August 12th.

Awesome if true...the NFL starts up on the 10th! :D

I'm moving to webbville ky and wondering what i would pick up on digital, tv fool lists a few and neighbors told me they received the analog signal from huntington charleston can anyone give any info

it depends on your LOS (line of site) and equipment. i live in ashland and get wsaz (nbc), wowk (cbs), wvah (fox), wchs (abc), wkas (ky pbs), and wqcw (CW). i have a CM 4228 in my attic with an amp. there is a hill directly by my house that has trees that i am pointing to so my signals range from 50 to 80 for cbs, fox, abc, and cw. if you are up high (elevation) you should be able to pull them in.

For us DirecTV subscribers....

I believe I have read that our local stations' carriage, except WOWK, are covered under corporate contracts with DirecTV.

I wonder what the odds of us getting WOWK and a PBS stations are come September?

Didn't PBS sign some kind of national contract with DirecTV or did I dream that?

Looks like September 9th is our go live date for HD Locals from D*.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=161360

There was a link in that thread from a directv.com page that had the dates, but now it is gone and only the link with the months remains. We will know how accurate the list is on July 29th and August 12th.

Here is another site reporting the Sept. 9th date:
http://www.hd-report.com/2009/07/04/directv-to-launch-seven-new-local-hd-markets/

I e-mailed WPBY and asked if DirecTV was going to carry them in September and their response was:

from: <audienceservices@wvpubcast.org>
date Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:07 AM
subject Re: DirecTV
mailed-by wvpubcast.org

That's something you will have to ask DirectTV.

I e-mailed WPBY and asked if DirecTV was going to carry them in September and their response was:

from: <audienceservices@wvpubcast.org>
date Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:07 AM
subject Re: DirecTV
mailed-by wvpubcast.org

That's something you will have to ask DirectTV.

That is bada$$.

anybody know/heard if wqcw will be included with the HD locals in DTV in sept?

Probably not unless they either a) increase power to get their OTA signal to Teays Valley (I can see the LRF tower from my neighborhood, so if I can't get signal, neither can they and right now I can't get signal) or b) be willing to pay for a fiber feed to the LRF.

In case you missed it the Roanoke VA DMA got their locals in HD via DirecTV today (as had been noted on the same list that has us for down Sept 9).

Roanoke got all 4 majors nets, CW and PBS.

Yes, I noticed. And we are scheduled for locals 1 day before the NFL season begins. :)

I hope by being later down the road than some DMA's, we will get better encoding equipment and not have any issues.

I know this is off topic, but I was wondering if anyone near the Charleston/Huntington area has a garage with that epoxy floor applied. I am looking for someone to apply the epoxy floor and install cabinets and other items to organize my garage. So, if you know of anyone with a sweet garage ask them who did it for them and let me know.

Sorry, for this off-topic post, but I didn't know of a better way to reach people locally.

I know this is off topic, but I was wondering if anyone near the Charleston/Huntington area has a garage with that epoxy floor applied. I am looking for someone to apply the epoxy floor and install cabinets and other items to organize my garage. So, if you know of anyone with a sweet garage ask them who did it for them and let me know.

Sorry, for this off-topic post, but I didn't know of a better way to reach people locally.

not sure about the installers, but all you need to do is add an HDTV to the garage and your post is back on topic :)

Its August 17, and no one has posted in awhile, so I thought I would give a kick start.

Only one thing to say... I know this is common knowledge by now, but glad to see it right around the corner. HD locals on DirecTV on Sept 9th!!! Getting closer.

And that all I have to say about that....

Does Suddenlink have anything new coming out anytime soon?

HD locals on DirecTV on Sept 9th!!! Getting closer.

And that all I have to say about that....

And so far, the leaked date looks good. Roanoke got them on the 29th and Shreveport on the 12th per the leak, so the 9th looks good. Three weeks from Wednesday.:D

All I have to say is Giddy up!

Cant believe its taken DTV this long to get local HDs.

It will be interesting to see which locals they bring up in HD on Sept. 9th. In most markets they now offer the 4 major commercial broadcast networks NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox. In some, but certainly not all, markets they also offer CW and in a very few markets also PBS or a local independent station. My guess is just the 4 majors for the Charleston/Huntington DMA.

Hi Guys,

I just moved from from California and now attending University of Charleston. I picked up a KWorld SA290-Q DVI edition to attach to my Samsung 22" LCD. Plugging everything in, I pick up CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, and a couple other scraggling channels. However, plugging in an old Daewoo television set to see if it gets more channels, but it gets a multitude of other channels including CNN, USA, ESPN, Discovery, History, etc. Now I'm utterly stumped. I've tried contacting the manufacturer to no avail (based in Taiwan) and am thinking of returning the product to Newegg.

I've fiddled around with the autotune settings (STD/IRC/HRC) and noticed they all find the same channels, but still none of the fun channels (ESPN, Discovery, USA, etc.)

So the question is, I know that my room gets those channels, but is my ATSC tuner broken as these are only QAM channels?

Any help will be great, thanks!

Actually, now I have suspicion that the cable company is broadcasting ESPN, Discovery, and all those channels via the old NTSC since it was only NTSC OTA that was mandated to cease, and not cable companies.

Can anyone confirm this before I return the SA290 for a doubled priced AVerMedia TVBox 11 w/ ATSC/QAM/NTSC Tuner?

I assume Suddenlink is the cable company for UC. You might try calling them.

Suddenlink has added espn360.com to all of their High Speed Internet customers. Now if we could just get them to add the nfl network and more HD we could be in business.

Suddenlink doesn't have the NFL Network in HD or they don't have it at all?? In either case I knew there was a good reason I've stuck with DirecTV. :)

^^^
Suddenlink doesn't have the NFL Network at all.

Suddenlink has added espn360.com to all of their High Speed Internet customers. Now if we could just get them to add the nfl network and more HD we could be in business.

Thanks for info. on espn360.com,i didn't know they had added it.

For an update on Suddenlink obtaining the NFL Network, check it out here http://suddenlinkfyi.com/2009/08/22/nfl-network-update/

Suddenlink Help when will more HD channels be added to the Charleston system and will Discovery HD be among them?

As of Sept. 9th (if Direct TV comes through on its promise) there will be no reason whatsoever to keep Suddenlink. That is the day I pull the plug on Suddenlink. I have suffered for years with this crappie service and company. The only thing they had they with any value were the locals in HD. I could never satisfactorily get the locals OTA. As I type this, the lower channels are fuzzy and the sound is tinny. So goodbye Suddenlink and good riddence. :)

I'm so tired of waiting for my locals in HD. Lady at Directv also told me Sept 9th, but i'm def not holding my breath. I live in Portsmouth, Ohio and I used to receive NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox East in HD. which was outstanding. Since i moved and set up new service i was denied NBC and CBS. So i sit and watch Sunday night preseason football on my 52" HDTV in SD :(

I really can't beleive they are that far behind. oh wait I can, because it's West Virginia and half the idiots live in the coal mines. lol no offense to you guys in WV just saying. I enjoyed living in Columbus, all my buckeyes games were in HD. I just hope they hurry up so I don't have to go watch the games elsewhere.

Anyone heard any updates? I'm kinda curious also to watch channel they will be offered on.

I'm so tired of waiting for my locals in HD. Lady at Directv also told me Sept 9th, but i'm def not holding my breath. I live in Portsmouth, Ohio and I used to receive NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox East in HD. which was outstanding. Since i moved and set up new service i was denied NBC and CBS. So i sit and watch Sunday night preseason football on my 52" HDTV in SD :(

I really can't beleive they are that far behind. oh wait I can, because it's West Virginia and half the idiots live in the coal mines. lol no offense to you guys in WV just saying. I enjoyed living in Columbus, all my buckeyes games were in HD. I just hope they hurry up so I don't have to go watch the games elsewhere.

Anyone heard any updates? I'm kinda curious also to watch channel they will be offered on.

There was a list of all the dates HD locals would be available this summer via DirecTV (including us on 9/9) and so far I believe those dates have all been correct. So it looks very promising.

Of course you know the definition of a Buckeye: A useless nut from Ohio. No offense - I'm just sayin' :)

LOL

I wasn't going to reply as us coal miners don't have compters or HDTV's.

Besides isn't watching OSU lose to anyone outside the Big 10 the same in SD? :P)

Yuh yuh yuh lol, i hear ya.

But at least i'm watching a real conference in HD. lol

LOL

I wasn't going to reply as us coal miners don't have compters or HDTV's.

Besides isn't watching OSU lose to anyone outside the Big 10 the same in SD? :P)

...but didn't Marshall finish 4-8 overall (3-5 in conference) last year? And didn't Ohio State finish 10-3 overall (7-1 in conference)? Just asking! ;)

I take offense to the derogatory comments about WV...here is a list of other areas that are just getting the locals in HD....

Charleston-Huntington W. VA Sep. 09
Columbia S.C. Sep. 09
Huntsville-Decatur AL Sep. 09
Jackson MS Oct. 09
Lexington KY Sep. 09
Roanoke-Lynchburg VA July 09
Shreveport LA Aug. 09
Bluefield-Beckley WV Sep. 09

So it isn't just coal miners in WV....btw....coal miners make pretty good money.

People take a joke. It was all in fun. People get too serious. Never did i say anything about coal miners not making money. gssshh

Suddenlink Help when will more HD channels be added to the Charleston system and will Discovery HD be among them?

They have not added anything here in 19 months and I am getting frustrated with them.

We no longer have anything on channel 40, G4 was moved to the digital family tier, they switched WE to the digital family tier with Lifetime Movie Channel, and last month we did get a new channel Fox Business Channel it is in the digital family tier. With channel 40 open I donn't know why they didn't just move The Weather Channel there and put the Fox Business Channel on 39 next to Fox News.

After the last addition in Feb. 2008 other areas got 4 more HD channels June through August then 3 more around November and then around June 2 more were added.

That first group was:
USA, SciFi (now SYFY), FX, and Travel (Chiller non HD was added)

The second group was:
Discovery, TLC, and Animal Planet

The third group was:
Bravo, and CNBC

Other areas have Universal HD as well.


We do not have our CW in HD either, I would like to finally see Smallville in HD since they moved it to Friday its probably the last season.

I probably would have been happy if they had just given us the first group as I watch USA a lot and SyFy probably the most.

Nothing being added in 19 months is rediculous. I would switch but a dish is really possible where I live. I have family in DC and they have Verizon, outside of regional sports and locals they have 69 non premium HD channels and 43 premium. I wish we had them here I would switch in a minute.

I have called multiple times over the past year and I always get the same answer well there isn't enough space and were are working to make more room. Thats a fine answer for 6 months to a year but 19 months that doesn't seam like your doing anything. They seem to advertise enough about how great suddenlink is, but in those past 19 months they have added 1 channel moved 1 channel to a digital tier from expanded basic and switched a channel on expanded basic with one from the digital tier.

My cable bill with the same services has gone from 82.56 to 93.45 in that time, $1.49 is the broadcast station surcharge which we still don't have CW in HD and the rest has gone up $9.40.

So for $10.89 (13.2% increase) more the only thing more that I am getting is The Fox Business Channel.

...but didn't Marshall finish 4-8 overall (3-5 in conference) last year? And didn't Ohio State finish 10-3 overall (7-1 in conference)? Just asking! ;)

Well, you could say it is because OSU got rid of a bad coach and Marshall got him.

Well, you could say it is because OSU got rid of a bad coach and Marshall got him.

Best wishes to Marshall for a better season this year! The program has historically been a good one -- you deserve it again.

I'm so tired of waiting for my locals in HD. Lady at Directv also told me Sept 9th, but i'm def not holding my breath. I live in Portsmouth, Ohio and I used to receive NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox East in HD. which was outstanding. Since i moved and set up new service i was denied NBC and CBS. So i sit and watch Sunday night preseason football on my 52" HDTV in SD :(

I really can't beleive they are that far behind. oh wait I can, because it's West Virginia and half the idiots live in the coal mines. lol no offense to you guys in WV just saying. I enjoyed living in Columbus, all my buckeyes games were in HD. I just hope they hurry up so I don't have to go watch the games elsewhere.

Anyone heard any updates? I'm kinda curious also to watch channel they will be offered on.

Luckily, I got special consideration for acceptance to Johns Hopkins University back in 2000 because I was one of those "Slow" ones from WV. I'm not a coal miner, but those miners, mine the coal that produces the electricity you use to watch your Buckeyes in HD. So, those "idiots" are the reason we get to sit back and enjoy our HD.

At the rate of about 4 or 5 new HD channels during each of the past two years, seems to me it would take Suddenlink about 25 more years to catch up with Dish or DirecTV. At my age, I don't think I can wait that long. As I said a few days ago on this forum, on Sept 9th my Suddenlink service will be disconnected--two locations--Charleston and Beckley. This Suddenlink scam of increasing rates, and trickling out "new" HD channels one at a time is what happens when a company is given an exclusive franchise and monopoly without strong regulatory oversight. Seems to me that the party is about over. How much money has Suddenlink sunk into phone service to the neglect of their basic core business? Give me break!

On another note, go WVU and Marshall!!! I will root for the Buckeyes over Michigan, but that's it. PS--why are folks from Ohio on this Charleston, WV HDTV Forum anyway? Don't they have TV stations in Ohio? I'm just saying...

Looks like Lexington KY will get HD locals via DirecTV tomorrow as scheduled. So it continues to look good for us for next week (fingers crossed). I believe this guy is a DirecTV employee and his info is reliable.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=164055

Luckily, I got special consideration for acceptance to Johns Hopkins University back in 2000 because I was one of those "Slow" ones from WV. I'm not a coal miner, but those miners, mine the coal that produces the electricity you use to watch your Buckeyes in HD. So, those "idiots" are the reason we get to sit back and enjoy our HD.

Wow really? Did you not see where I said that I was only kidding? But obviously John Hopkins hasn't taught you how to read yet, may want to look into head start. And when you say "slow" ones from WV, you said it not me. But facts are facts; West Virginia is def in the lower 10 for education. Hell the highest your state ranks in education is 30th, and that's Free Lunch Eligible %.

I'm not putting down coal miners, not one time did I say anything about the miners. I'm glad they are brave enough to go into the mines and do what they do for a living.

*And to loyalwvu, the reason us "folk" as you say are on WV's thread, is because I unfortunately receive my local channels from Huntington, WV. If I had a choice, I would much rather have my locals from Columbus.

Best wishes to Marshall for a better season this year! The program has historically been a good one -- you deserve it again.

Thank you.

I do have an OSU logo that is kind of funny. Well, maybe OSU fans don't think it is funny. Plus, I think it needs updating.:)

As I said a few days ago on this forum, on Sept 9th my Suddenlink service will be disconnected

PS--why are folks from Ohio on this Charleston, WV HDTV Forum anyway?

Same here for my parents. Verizon came through a couple months ago with DSL, so after 9/9, Bye-Bye Suddenlink for them.

They are stuck in our DMA.

Thank you.

I do have an OSU logo that is kind of funny. Well, maybe OSU fans don't think it is funny. Plus, I think it needs updating.:)

It is kinda funny, you know what is even better? How many championships has Marshall one in a "major" conference, hell, even better, how many BCS bowl have they been to? How many heismen winners have been from Marshall, how many National Championships? Hmmmm thats funny, i guess that big fat 0 should be for Marshall in all categories.

It's funny how people can say something about school just because they haven't won there bowl game, but at least we were there to experience it and have the the shot to play in it. You guys can barely play with yourselves let alone the schools. When was the last time you had a winning record?

I'm proud to be from Ohio and be alumnist of the great school of THE Ohio State Univerisity. GO BUCKS!

Actually, we have 2 Division I National Championships, have had 2 Heisman finalists in the past 10 years or so, and came within a clutch FG of beating OSU at OSU a few years ago. And based on the current BCS system, Marshall would have gone to a BCS bowl in 1999. Under the old system they got shut out.

Plus we have a movie.:)


On a less positive note, Satelliteracer over at DBS is indicating that we might not get our locals next week. :(

Actually, we have 2 Division I National Championships, have had 2 Heisman finalists in the past 10 years or so, and came within a clutch FG of beating OSU at OSU a few years ago. And based on the current BCS system, Marshall would have gone to a BCS bowl in 1999. Under the old system they got shut out.

Plus we have a movie.:)


On a less positive note, Satelliteracer over at DBS is indicating that we might not get our locals next week. :(

Division 1? You mean 1-AA, which of course is not the same high calibar college teams that we see today in the BCS. 2 Finalists? Wow, in my statement I said winners. Not 2nd and 3rd. Almost doesn't count, a Win is a Win and a Loss is a Loss, it doesn't go in on the records as almost winning. And should have gone and gone are two different things.

And by the way, the movie is about a tragic plane crash that took the lives of student athletes, not about how "Great" Marshall was at football. If that was the case, you wouldn't see Marshall making a movie any time soon.

Any more woulda shoulda couldas?

Wow really? Did you not see where I said that I was only kidding? But obviously John Hopkins hasn't taught you how to read yet, may want to look into head start. And when you say "slow" ones from WV, you said it not me. But facts are facts; West Virginia is def in the lower 10 for education. Hell the highest your state ranks in education is 30th, and that's Free Lunch Eligible %.

I'm not putting down coal miners, not one time did I say anything about the miners. I'm glad they are brave enough to go into the mines and do what they do for a living.

*And to loyalwvu, the reason us "folk" as you say are on WV's thread, is because I unfortunately receive my local channels from Huntington, WV. If I had a choice, I would much rather have my locals from Columbus.

One thing you have to realize about West Virginians is that WE can make jokes between ourselves, but are highly offended by "Others" doing it. Your last message appears that you weren't kidding. I hope I'm wrong.

I have enjoyed this thread, as we have many smart people that post and I've enjoyed you all, but will quietly drop as long as this person continues. Oh, and just so you know, the Originator of this thread is a Surgeon in WV. Yes, another one of those slow, uneducated surgeons.

Bad News!


Looks like we got bumped to the 23rd. :(

http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=2202442&postcount=32

Satelliteracer is as credible as they get.

This hurts so bad, and during football season nonetheless. First we get a Buckeye who thinks he's on a ESPN forum and now we get a 15 day push back from DirecTV. I suppose I will believe it when I see it. Another 15 days with Suddenlink--how painful! But hey, we have waited this long, I can and will wait another 15 days.

This hurts so bad, and during football season nonetheless. First we get a Buckeye who thinks he's on a ESPN forum and now we get a 15 day push back from DirecTV. I suppose I will believe it when I see it. Another 15 days with Suddenlink--how painful! But hey, we have waited this long, I can and will wait another 15 days.

Well lets see, if you go back to my original post, you will see it was all about the HD local channels, I am not the one who brought it up about bashing each others school, someone started it, I finished it. If you are going to have a pissing match about sports, do know what your talking about.

I will be interested in hearing details about those who switch from Suddenlink to DirectTV when the HD locals are added. I'm on Suddenlink for HD cable and internet, and not ready to consider pulling the trigger for D*, so want to hear everyone's experience, costs, and service quality.

Bad News!


Looks like we got bumped to the 23rd. :(

http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=2202442&postcount=32

Satelliteracer is as credible as they get.

I exchanged messages with Satellitracer and he pointed out that the D* web site has only indicated Sept. 09 (meaning 2009), but some web sites (two of which I had seen) had incorrectly reported this as Sept. 9th. He indicated that Sept. 23th is not really a delay from the original plan.

Dish Network people!!! I've had my HD Locals for some time now and love them.

Dish Network people!!! I've had my HD Locals for some time now and love them.

Same here. I've been loving it for nearly a year now.

Yesterday, I said that I was going to leave this forum while that Buckeye dude remained here bashing our state. I slept on that and realized that's silly. This is a great forum with some great folks posting.

Sorry to hear about the DirecTV not providing Locals until the 23rd. But, we've been thinking they were coming for about 3 years now, so what's another 20 days?

Hey Tony, glad you're staying on board. I put my mother on Dish when the locals first came to Dish and again when they added local HD sometime ago. Picture is great. I just couldn't make myself switch from Directv to Dish--mainly because of the sport packages. Like Herdfan, I have Directv and Suddenlink and I want to drop Suddenlink soooooo badly. The explanation about 09 getting confused with Sep 23 makes sense and Satellitracer is always correct. We will wait it out and then drop the cable.

On another note, go WVU and Marshall!!! I will root for the Buckeyes over Michigan, but that's it. PS--why are folks from Ohio on this Charleston, WV HDTV Forum anyway? Don't they have TV stations in Ohio? I'm just saying...

...why someone from Ohio like me would be on this thread:

1. I try to pay attention to all markets serving any part of Ohio, and Huntington/Charleston certainly does that!

2. I have relatives who live in Charleston, as well as a wife who's a native Mountaineer!

Good or bad, strong or weak -- those ARE the reasons. :rolleyes: And yeah, we've got a couple or three TV stations in Ohio...:D (But you weren't talking about me, I know -- it's the other Ohio State fan who went off on a sports tangent here!)

Not looking good for HD locals via DirecTV tomorrow. Hopefully in a couple of weeks.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=164455

The thing I hate the most about the delay is not being able to watch USC crush the ohio state university Saturday.

Its on ESPN, not ABC.

So it is. The Richmond night race is on ABC instead.

Interesting:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=2209763#post2209763

I am going to give this a try tomorrow night during the NFL game.

Interesting:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=2209763#post2209763

I am going to give this a try tomorrow night during the NFL game.

This does work, and I have the WSAZ and WCHS digital feeds saved in my quicklist. Thing is though...while WCHS seems to be passing HD through this test feed, WSAZ is, from what I can tell, only passing an SD digital feed. I would assume this would change at the official launch, but it doesn't bode well for seeing the game in HD tonight.

WSAZ is, from what I can tell, only passing an SD digital feed.

That is what I thought as well as it had letterboxed sides, but flipping to 3-1 it had the same picture. I just wonder if something else is wrong over there.

We should be able to get CBS and FOX Saturday morning. CBS off the tennis and FOX off the baseball GOW.

Talked to master control at WSAZ. They had an equipment failure and are not able to broadcast in HD. He did not know when it would be fixed, but he did know it would not be tonight.:(

Talked to master control at WSAZ. They had an equipment failure and are not able to broadcast in HD. He did not know when it would be fixed, but he did know it would not be tonight.:(

i was just checking here to see what the deal was. that sucks...

oh well, the georgia tech game on espn is good (if you like tech). they already have an 80 yard TD option run, a fake FG Punt returned for TD, and just now ran a fake FG and scored...

Thanks for the info, I was like WTF??? Sucks that I dont get to see fatburger get sacked in HD tonight.

Thanks for the info, I was like WTF??? Sucks that I dont get to see fatburger get sacked in HD tonight.

WSAZ OTA is back up in HD

WSAZ OTA is back up in HD
Yes. At least we get the 2nd half

Yes it is. He was pretty confident it would not be fixed tonight.

Looks pretty good on the D* test feed.

Hey guys, sorry for going off and saying some stuff I said, anyways, back to what this forum is all about.

Tried the test feed and def works, hope they actually start showing the news in HD, and not in SD still. Def good news for some of the new shows coming out this season, I have Fox East and CBS East but ABC and NBC I was denied. So frustrating.

hope they actually start showing the news in HD, and not in SD still.

Seriously????

Have you seen some of our anchors? :eek: Please leave them in SD, or better yet send them to radio.

I don't see this conversion being made any time soon.

haha, well, i do agree with you herdfan, our news is pretty terrible. I love watching the news from Fox 5 East though, it's night and day difference. Even when I lived in Columbus, just everything about the news was so much better. WSAZ covers some of the dumbest things though, something so small they rush out and report it.

What's even worse is our newspaper here, Portsmouth Daily Times has turned into a joke as well.

haha, well, i do agree with you herdfan, our news is pretty terrible. I love watching the news from Fox 5 East though, it's night and day difference. Even when I lived in Columbus, just everything about the news was so much better. WSAZ covers some of the dumbest things though, something so small they rush out and report it.

What's even worse is our newspaper here, Portsmouth Daily Times has turned into a joke as well.

Come to Parkersburg and watch WTAP or read The Parkersburg News,they're pathetic.Even one of the former news anchors that's on ONN says that.Like watching all of Fox5 east's news programs,except the morning news.About all they have on the morning program is weather and traffic updates and the ticker blocking 1/3 of the screen.

There are now logos on the HD local test channels. In fact channel 13 HD went out a few minutes ago, but said it would be back. Instead of just the figure 13, the station shows as 13HD. I think we are getting close to HD Locals on D*.

I am not seeing this, at least not on 3.

On my QuickTune menu, for Channel 3 it shows: The peacock (in colors) then NBC HD. Underneath it is the number 3. This showed up yesterday after the software upgrade. For Channel 13, it shows the CBS "eye" and then a very large, light blue, HD. The number 13 is underneath. I haven't captured 8 or Fox, so I have no info on those channels.

anybody know if WQCW boosted their signal? i am now pulling in 30.1 CW at 50%. in the past i was lucky to pull it in with a low 30's signal...

Hey loyalwvu. How are you getting the test channel for Channel 13? I'm not able to find anything that uses CBS for there sports lol. I'm getting the test channel for WSAZ and channel 8.

nm, guess I was too late with the tennis channel broadcast on cbs :( I'm stuck watching the Bengals in SD. Not that it matters, they suck in SD and HD lol

There was a college game yesterday that would have gotten it for you was well, but I can't remember which one.

After Wednesday it won't matter.

Lets hope!

I got the channel 13 test channel the same way we got all the rest of them. I did the ScoreGuide thingy during the US Open Tennis matches, I think. If it wasn't the tennis, then it was CBS football. Then added the channel to my Quick Menu. I have been away the past two weekends, and haven't captured 8 or 11. Still trying.

I know most of you may not be interested, but this weekend, the pitiful little Oak Hill station, WOAK was added to the HD stations on Suddenlink in the Beckley area. Since a lot of the college football games are on ABC, not having any HD in the Beckley area for Saturdays was a real drag. WOAK always preempted the WCHS feed on Suddenlink for football and other sports. All the other networks had been HD in Beckley for a long time, but not ABC. I was able to watch both the Virginia Tech / Nebraska game and the WVU / Auburn game in HD this weekend. Since D* is suppose to add local HD for Beckley at the same time it adds Charleston/Huntington, I think this is a good sign. WOAY is getting with the program, and hopefully will be picked up by D* in HD when the locals are activated.

house not in hd tonight??

Wednesday is when the channels should take in effect. So as of tomorrow we should have HD. Some say around 6am the channels are available.

The local HD Channels on Directv have arrived. Time to celebrate!

WOOO HOOOOO, i was up at 6:30 this morning for some reason, flipped the tv on to check. Sure enough, thank god!

its about freakin time :)

Just got home, time for a Michelob Ultra......:D

Hooray, Their finally here as of yesterday!:D
I notice no follow-up reactions or comments about how they appear and sound by the faithful in here. They do fine for me, and is relative to about what I get with any DTV HD Channels, except WVAH FOX PQ is not as sharp as it is OTA and even softer with WPBY. The Sound on all the HD Stations is quite low and is about half the volume of the SD versions.
Anybody know whether WOWK (CBS) and WSAZ (NBC) ever sends out any 5.1 Audio Signals like WCHS and WVAH. I read somewhere something about the HD Locals are Spot Beamed, so are the DTV Satellite and Transponders located in the DTV Menu Signal Test? Thanks for any info.
The Celebration continues.:)

Anybody know whether WOWK (CBS) and WSAZ (NBC) ever sends out any 5.1 Audio Signals like WCHS and WVAH.

No. WOWK has never broadcast 5.1. WSAZ always used to until the beginning of the summer when they got the new equipment that lets them do HD graphics. They haven't broadcast anything in 5.1 since. I always thought they'd get it working again eventually but it's been almost 4 months now. It's probably worth bugging them about it.

As for WOWK, I suspect they're either too cheap to update their equipment or they just don't care.

No. WOWK has never broadcast 5.1. WSAZ always used to until the beginning of the summer when they got the new equipment that lets them do HD graphics. They haven't broadcast anything in 5.1 since. I always thought they'd get it working again eventually but it's been almost 4 months now. It's probably worth bugging them about it.

As for WOWK, I suspect they're either too cheap to update their equipment or they just don't care.

Thanks for the Information, as that is what I suspected, and ditto to what you indicated about bugging WSAZ for 5.1 Surround again, and the thing with WOWK not caring, as I've felt that most general TV watchers around the area don't care about 5.1 either, or even much less..... don't even have the foggiest what 5.1 is.;)

I am told that the 5.1 will happen soon. they want it back also.. had to complete some other things in order to rework the hd path.

Did anyone have video and audio problems last evening during the WVU/CU ballgame on Suddenlink HD? I had to watch in SD because of the problem.

It was fine on DirecTV so it must have be a SL issue.

perfect for Dish.

Does anyone know which 1PM Game we'll receive through WOWK (CBS) in our Market on Sunday? I'm hoping it's the Patriots and Ravens

Bengals - Browns I believe.

Bengals - Browns I believe.

That's correct.Here's a forum that post coverage maps weekly.
http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=general

Does anyone know which 1PM Game we'll receive through WOWK (CBS) in our Market on Sunday? I'm hoping it's the Patriots and Ravens

Bengals - Browns I believe.

It will ALWAYS be the Bengals or Browns! :mad:

That is why I sub to NFLST. Lived in this area for most of my 40+ years and those two teams plus the Steelers have been pushed down our throats since as long as I can remember.

I get there is a fan base of those teams in the area, but you would think every one in a while we could get a good national matchup instead.

It will ALWAYS be the Bengals or Browns! :mad:

That is why I sub to NFLST. Lived in this area for most of my 40+ years and those two teams plus the Steelers have been pushed down our throats since as long as I can remember.

I get there is a fan base of those teams in the area, but you would think every one in a while we could get a good national matchup instead.

That's what i like about getting the DNS channels on Directv.You at least get to see other teams besides those 3 teams.

Are you DirecTV customers getting a lot of brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrips, stutters and momentary video loss on our Huntington/Charleston locals (WVAH seems to by far the worse).

I've switched some of my season passes from NY-DNS and I'm seeing this quite a bit. Multiple times in an hour on most shows. The SP's still on NY-DNS seem OK.

I am actually looking at going the other way. I am getting a lot of breakups on 390. I like 390 better because it is in 5.1, but the breakups are making me wonder if I need move my SP's to 13.

Survivor was almost unwatchable last night on 390. I am going to dual record Numb3rs tonight on both 390 and 13 and see what happens.

Let us know how they compare.

I am actually looking at going the other way. I am getting a lot of breakups on 390. I like 390 better because it is in 5.1, but the breakups are making me wonder if I need move my SP's to 13.

Survivor was almost unwatchable last night on 390. I am going to dual record Numb3rs tonight on both 390 and 13 and see what happens.

To give you a point of reference, I am not experiencing these pauses on Dish or broadcast.

Watched Numb3rs last night on 390 and there were no breakups. I will try and look at the 13 feed this weekend.

I did notice several of the Brrrrrrrip's on 11 watching the baseball game. They are not as bad as some I have seen on national channels, but still annoying.

WTF?

Why is 8 showing a movie instead of the Texas/Oklahoma game? :mad::mad:

WTF?

Why is 8 showing a movie instead of the Texas/Oklahoma game? :mad::mad:

Because the sports programming genuises there are too cheap to move the lame MU-WVU hour long coal commercial pregame show to the 11o'clock slot to allow the dual Heisman candidate/Nat'l Championship implications game to be aired. (Their program directors stink!) I guess they did not want to lose any infomercial money to slip the pregame show to 11AM. I wish they'd broadcast OTA 8.2 again to show what the official ABC Sports Map shows they are suppposed to broadcast gamewise. They pulled the same crap last year but showed a stinking couple distant unranked Big East teams game of the 'weak' matchup instead.

Also, You'd think the Governor could get the MU-WVU game broadcast in HD! Maybe they could use stimulus money and present it in "Robert C. Byrd High Definition" ;-)

Are you DirecTV customers getting a lot of brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrips, stutters and momentary video loss on our Huntington/Charleston locals (WVAH seems to by far the worse).

I've switched some of my season passes from NY-DNS and I'm seeing this quite a bit. Multiple times in an hour on most shows. The SP's still on NY-DNS seem OK.

I've had the same experiences with Directv on WVAH-HD since the Locals Turn On. Does not happen with SD or any other Local. This had been commented about in Directv Customer Forums with a few replies, but not much advice or explanations about any possible or the obvious "direct" causes or solutions, and just recently had this same effect, but only very briefly on ESPNHD , but not even nearly as bothersome as on FOX. Hope this does not become the norm. :eek:

Because the sports programming genuises there are too cheap to move the lame MU-WVU hour long coal commercial pregame show to the 11o'clock slot to allow the dual Heisman candidate/Nat'l Championship implications game to be aired. (Their program directors stink!) I guess they did not want to lose any infomercial money to slip the pregame show to 11AM. I wish they'd broadcast OTA 8.2 again to show what the official ABC Sports Map shows they are suppposed to broadcast gamewise. They pulled the same crap last year but showed a stinking couple distant unranked Big East teams game of the 'weak' matchup instead.

Also, You'd think the Governor could get the MU-WVU game broadcast in HD! Maybe they could use stimulus money and present it in "Robert C. Byrd High Definition" ;-)

"Robert C. Byrd High Definition"......Hahahaha.:D
HD is good.:cool:

"Too cheap and weak....oh my, but at least WCHS HD has 5.1 DD and WSAZ and WOWK won't provide it. Does any of these providers give their customers what is available, or even worse...their moneys worth?;):rolleyes:

"Too cheap and weak....oh my, but at least WCHS HD has 5.1 DD and WSAZ and WOWK won't provide it. Does any of these providers give their customers what is available, or even worse...their moneys worth?;):rolleyes:

Actually WSAZ did broadcast in 5.1 DD, but recently had an equipment failure, and for whatever reason has been unable to fix it....HD was out for a day or two as well.


Also, You'd think the Governor could get the MU-WVU game broadcast in HD! Maybe they could use stimulus money and present it in "Robert C. Byrd High Definition" ;-)

Funny....actually hate to ruin the joke, but for some reason none of the local channels can broadcast local content in HD yet, only network feeds. For example, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are available in HD, but aren't shown locally in HD.

Actually WSAZ did broadcast in 5.1 DD, but recently had an equipment failure, and for whatever reason has been unable to fix it....HD was out for a day or two as well.



Funny....actually hate to ruin the joke, but for some reason none of the local channels can broadcast local content in HD yet, only network feeds. For example, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are available in HD, but aren't shown locally in HD.

Maybe the reason was already mentioned in the joking. "cheap and weak":rolleyes:
But on another note, then Imagine how some of the Local TV Personalities would appear on Big Wide Screen HD?:)

I've had the same experiences with Directv on WVAH-HD since the Locals Turn On. Does not happen with SD or any other Local. This had been commented about in Directv Customer Forums with a few replies, but not much advice or explanations about any possible or the obvious "direct" causes or solutions, and just recently had this same effect, but only very briefly on ESPNHD , but not even nearly as bothersome as on FOX. Hope this does not become the norm. :eek:

Update on the Audio Brrrrrrrrrrrr:

Really terrible here today with DirecTV and the WVAH HD NFL Games today, as it just repeated several times within a minute. and now with even some audio loss rather than the Brrrrrrrs, and noticed some of the Brrrrrrrs problem is now appearing slightly on ESPNHD more frequently than it has before with ESPN, but not even nearly as often and length as on the Local Fox Station. All my DirecTV HD SAT signals are in the 80's and 90's, and again, this problem has not been noticed on any other DirecTV HD regular, premium or other Local HD Stations offerings and none of this does not occur with Fox OTA.:(
Wonder if one should contact DirecTV or the Local Station about this problem, as the DTV forums seemed to have no specific solutions?

Thanks again for any feedback.

The Brrrrrip is nothing new and not isolated to our local channels.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=152754&highlight=Brrrrrrip

The Brrrrrip is nothing new and not isolated to our local channels.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=152754&highlight=Brrrrrrip

Thanks herdfan for that Link, as you are absolutely correct, but the very long thread was closed last July, and unfortunately with no resolve, with only best suggestion given was to just report it to a CSR, who would then email info to their engineers and from there, then it appears to go into a Black Hole.:eek::(

noticed an issue with wchs last night with sound as well.

I had that problem (sound on WCHS) on regular cable last nite...

Anyone else having issues with WSAZ since Friday??

Video freezes for a second or less. Audio is OK. Is happening almost continuously.

DirecTV. All other locals OK.

Anyone else having issues with WSAZ since Friday??

Video freezes for a second or less. Audio is OK. Is happening almost continuously.

DirecTV. All other locals OK.

Yep, I've had this problem the last few days. If you pause and immediately restart, therefore running a few seconds behind live TV, it is much smoother.

Anyone else having issues with WSAZ since Friday??

Video freezes for a second or less. Audio is OK. Is happening almost continuously.

DirecTV. All other locals OK.

I just now watched WSAZ 3.1 over-the-air for a couple of minutes, and I didn't notice any problems.

Yep, I've had this problem the last few days. If you pause and immediately restart, therefore running a few seconds behind live TV, it is much smoother.
Do you have DirecTV?

Wow.. No posts in this thread in almost a month. You can tell HD has gone mainstream and all the local providers carry locals now.

Now we need to get Suddenlink to expand its HD lineup to include channels it has in other areas such as Discovery, USA and Universal.

Speaking of Suddenlink....I thought it was supposed to get the NFL network this season?

Now we need to get Suddenlink to expand its HD lineup to include channels it has in other areas such as Discovery, USA and Universal.

We currently only have 16 of the 39 national HD Channels Suddenlink offers.

We are suppose to get New HD channels in mid February, it was in the Daily Mail a couple of weeks ago in an article about faster internet, Suddenlink spokesman Michael Kelemen said Suddenlink also will add new high-definition television channels to the Suddenlink HD lineup in mid-February, including Discovery HD, Disney HD, TLC HD and FX HD..

After 2 years they better add more than those 4, like USA and SyFy and CW I would finally like to see Smallville in HD before its cancelled. I want Universal but I doubt we will get it, we used to have every HD Channel Suddenlink offered except Universal and they didn't add the previous additions.

We have:
PBS
ABC
CBS
FOX
NBC

A&E
ESPN
ESPN2
FOOD
HGTV
History
HDNet
HDNet Movies
HD Theater
Nat Geo
Paladia
TBS
TNT

Cinemax
HBO
Showtime
Starz


We will get at least these:

Discovery
Disney
FX
TLC

Suddenlink Offers in other areas but we don't have:

CW
MY Network TV (MYZ for us)

A Regional Sports Network (varies by location)

ABC Family
Animal Planet
Bravo
Cartoon Network
CMT
CNBC
CNN
Comedy Central
Lifetime
MGM HD
MTV
Nickelodeon
Spike
SyFy
Travel
Universal HD
USA
VH-1

They are adding Fox News HD and AMC HD by early January in some areas and by the end of January Outdoor HD to some areas.

Thanks for the info SGRSBSKIER. Have been wanting Discovery HD as long as it has existed. HD Theater used to be a wonderful channel until it went to mainly showing motor sports. Would love to hav USA and Universal for the Olympics and Syfy as well. Neither Dish or Direct TV is an option for me as a mountain blocks their signal so must use Suddenlink for HD service.

I forgot about the olympics. I would have said if we were to get more than those 4 channels, Bravo, CNBC, Universal HD, USA would have the best chance to be added, but I would have thought it would have been mentioned in the article as it would have made for a good announcement and could have persuaded more people to upgrade to their HD service.

Even though Bravo and CNBC have olympic coverage I would prefer something else as I wouldn't watch them pass the olympics.

Thanks for the info SGRSBSKIER! Hopefully we will get more than just the 4 channels listed in the article.

I finally got fed up with the lack of additional HD channels from Suddenlink. I will be ordering DirectTV soon. Can someone provide me with instructions on how to go about getting the best prices from DirectTV?

I have 4 HD TVs and I want 2 of the boxes to be DVRs. Anyone know roughly how much this will cost me a month?

Thanks for any input!!

In mid-February, Suddenlink is planning to add several HD channels to its current HD lineup in your area. The new HD channels should include Discovery HD, Disney HD, TLC HD and FX HD. More are expected later this year and/or next.

Across the company's largest cable systems -- which includes your area -- Suddenlink is deploying technology that will soon give it the capability for approx. 200 HD channels, part of a larger, in-progress investment plan of more than $300M.

And yes, I'm with Suddenlink (http://www.suddenlink.com/about/executives/abel/).

Thanks for the update Pabel. I look forward to getting new HD channels, and really like that the capability for approximately 200 channels is coming.

Great, I hope SyFy is in the list, but the down side, I guess our bill is going up.

My bill went up $4.00 effective this month.

I live in Barboursville and in June, the understand was they were moving their tower so the HD signal would hit the tri-state area. Does anyone know they have move it or if they are going to

In mid-February, Suddenlink is planning to add several HD channels to its current HD lineup in your area. The new HD channels should include Discovery HD, Disney HD, TLC HD and FX HD. More are expected later this year and/or next.

Across the company's largest cable systems -- which includes your area -- Suddenlink is deploying technology that will soon give it the capability for approx. 200 HD channels, part of a larger, in-progress investment plan of more than $300M.

And yes, I'm with Suddenlink (http://www.suddenlink.com/about/executives/abel/).
Too little too late. I dropped Suddenlink when D* pickup the local HD stations. Don't miss it and never will. Missed the $4.00 price increase too. I travel all over the East coast and Suddenlink must be pooriest excuse for a cable system that I see anywhere.

Today I lost 29.1 thru 29.4 and gained 55.1 thru 55.3. Did ion move and i lost the worship i think. I live in Huntington and get full signal on everything except 25 and 33

Charleston Suddenlink....Superbowl broadcast CBS channel 13 in 2.1 not 5.1 here. Anybody else?

Charleston Suddenlink....Superbowl broadcast CBS channel 13 in 2.1 not 5.1 here. Anybody else?

WOWK-CBS does not broadcast in 5.1.

Yeh.. Pretty much sucked... Any idea when the equipment gets upgraded?

The new HD channels are up on Suddenlink. I have wanted Discovery HD for a long time. It's a channel that needs to be HD, thanks Suddenlink!

Is WOWK HD not transmitting Network HD Programs any longer ?:eek:
I am not a regular Major Network Programming Viewer, so don't know how long that this may have been occurring, but tonight 2-24-10 the David Letterman and Craig Fergerson Shows are not in Wide Screen, Crystal Clear HD, which I have gotten spoiled watching HD for a few years from several sources. Off-Air and DirecTV are each seeing this same issue exclusive to WOWK, as other Local Stations are still providing the nice HD programming, and WSAZ HD Winter Olympics Looks amazing! So has anybody seen this WOWK issue? Sad enough that WOWK has never, and maybe just will not ever provide 5.1 Audio, but now not even provide Network HD Programming on their Digital Transmission either?:(

Thanks for any feedback.

I didn't watch late nite shows but CSI NY earlier in the evening was in HD. When WOWK runs their crawler messages they turn-off the HD transmission and sometimes forget to turn it back on after the crawler finishes. I've had to call the station and wake them up to turn HD back on. They are absolutely the worst station for HD in the valley and it is too bad that they have many of the top network shows because they are affiliated with CBS. Bill Galloway is the station engineer if you need a name.

Anyone else having problems (audio, USA particularly) with Suddenlink's HD on Demand?

Since we don't have USA or SyFy in HD I have been watching their original shows on Demand, so far SyFy has no problems, but since the shows added from 2 weeks ago the USA HD on Demand causes my Speakers to pop everytime I start it or when it ends and anytime I pause fast forward or rewind. Its so loud I think it might break the speakers it actually caused my reciever to turn itself off. The popping is very loud at low volumes to. The sound wasn't right either it was much lower than it used to be.

This was a problem (may still be) on the Discovery Channal section on 996 as well but I just Stopped using that, but I only think it did it when using a reciever the TV speakers were fine.

Kudos to WSAZ. I noticed this week that they are showing some of the syndicated shows in HD (Jeopardy for sure and my wife says Oprah as well).

WSAZ also finally got 5.1 working again yesterday after 9 months in stereo. How quickly they go from trailing behind to being the market leader for HD. Now I can go back to just hating on WOWK. ;)

From what I can tell, this is the forum closest to my Greenup County KY area. I just got my first HDTV (late to the party, I know) so 'yay', but it seems to be causing me some problems so 'boo'.
I am 26 miles from WSAZ, 26½ miles from WOWK, and 43 miles from WVAH (no WCHS?).
I am at an elevation of 700 feet.
I have an indoor TERK antennae which only gets me WSAZ and WKAS.
Is there a recommended OTA HD antennae that will do better by me?

I do have DirecTv on my SD sets (which are all Tivo'd), but it's sitting at $150 a month now and I can't bring myself to go any higher. I have considered getting rid of my premium channels to pay for the HD, and doing Amazon on Demand for movies, or calling cable and seeing what they can do for me on a bundle. But Armstrong Cable limits you to three TV's? Yikes.
It's all very confusing, especially since I am trying to cut costs as well as get at least local channel HD.

Just wondering what other folks in this region are doing. I do not really want a large antennae on top of my house, but if it could be on the back (which thankfully faces ESE) I would do it.
Thanks for any thoughts.

First thing is to go to tvfool.com. Use the "start maps" option to eventually drop the receive point marker over your location (you can zoom in and drag the pointer on the map.) Adjust the antenna height to what you think you will use, then click on the "make radar plot" button to get the results. Post the URL it says to use here and we can check out your situation in detail.

I can guarantee that you will need at least an attic installation if not an outdoor antenna.

Did anyone else thing WOWK looked terrible yesterday during the WVU game? Almost like they had compression cranked way up. I have DirecTV.

First thing is to go to tvfool.com. Use the "start maps" option to eventually drop the receive point marker over your location (you can zoom in and drag the pointer on the map.) Adjust the antenna height to what you think you will use, then click on the "make radar plot" button to get the results. Post the URL it says to use here and we can check out your situation in detail.
Thank you so much for the help.
Here is the resulting link. (http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3db7c8fb04f3f4f9)
I would be thrilled to be able to receive the green and yellow stations.

I can guarantee that you will need at least an attic installation if not an outdoor antenna.
I was afraid of that :(

Since WOWK is transmitting on ch. 13, you need a high-VHF/UHF antenna. Two models that should work are a Winegard HD7695P or an AntennaCraft HBU-33. Aim it at 91 degrees mounted at least 10 feet above ground (that's what you ran on your report - higher would be better). If you have problems with dropouts, then get a preamp to overcome cable loss. Good luck!

BTW, WCHS transmits from the same location as WVAH.

I have a DB-8 antenna. I lost Channel 3 but still get channel 8 and all the other Huntington stations. I put up another antenna and got channel 3 back. So here's the question, why did I loose 3?

Can anyone receive WQCW-17 (30-1)? Could someone tell me what's on 30-2?

- Trip

30.2 is the same as 30.1 except full screen.

I live in Barboursville and in June, the understand was they were moving their tower so the HD signal would hit the tri-state area. Does anyone know they have move it or if they are going to

Today, I was scanning a new HD tv and qcw was one of the channels that came up. Here in barboursville, I had great signal. The tower must be on. I got 30-1 and 30-2

Received a flyer from Suddenlink saying they will be adding 26 new HD channels in June. This includes the four they added in february. They also say that to receive channels above 22 customers will need a digital adapter if their sets do not have a QAM tuner. This will free up a lot of bandwidth since 8 SD or 2 HD channels can occupy the same space as 1 analog channel without compression. This seems to be the same approach that Comcast is taking, hopefully the picture quality will not suffer. The newe additions will satisfy a wide audience and include the following:
WQCW HD
Lifetime HD
CNN HD
CNBC HD
MSNBC HD
Fox News Channel HD
Travel Channel HD
USA HD
Cartoon Network HD
Nickelodeon HD
Animal Planet HD
CMT HD
VH1 HD
MTV HD
Spike HD
Syfy HD
Comedy Central HD
ABC Family HD
Bravo HD
AMC HD
Universal HD
MGM HD
I am looking forward to seeing these channels, thank you Suddenlink!

Rumor has it that WQCW may have moved to their new 1000 kW signal near Huntington. Can anyone confirm one way or another? Are people in Charleston getting it now?

- Trip

Rumor has it that WQCW may have moved to their new 1000 kW signal near Huntington. Can anyone confirm one way or another? Are people in Charleston getting it now?

- Trip

they have done something. I am now getting a 100% signal from WQCW. previously my best was 40-50%.

I am now also getting WQCW which I couldn't get before last weekend, but a side effect is that I can no longer get a signal lock from WCHS (which was previously 60-70% signal). All my other channels are fine. Is anyone experiencing this?

Thanks,
-Brad

Received a flyer from Suddenlink saying they will be adding 26 new HD channels in June. This includes the four they added in february. They also say that to receive channels above 22 customers will need a digital adapter if their sets do not have a QAM tuner. This will free up a lot of bandwidth since 8 SD or 2 HD channels can occupy the same space as 1 analog channel without compression. This seems to be the same approach that Comcast is taking, hopefully the picture quality will not suffer. I am looking forward to seeing these channels, thank you Suddenlink!


I am glad we finally got CW in HD but all the new episodes are over in about a month so I won't be watching it until the fall season but I finally get to watch new episodes of Smallville in HD.

I wish Disney XD was one of the channels though.

But getting converter boxes for the other TVs, 2 in bedrooms and 4 in other rooms and bedrooms that are rarely used. Thats going to cost a lot unless Suddenlink offers them for free. If not there better be boxes that we can buy. I dont want to spend $5 a month per tv (6 TV's for 1 year = $360 a year)

In Kingwood TX they are doing about the same thing: here is in excerpt: Customers who determine they need DigitaLinks can obtain them in one of several ways: by visiting imagine.suddenlink.com and entering a zip code and account number; by calling toll-free ; or by visiting the company’s local store during normal office hours.

The company will provide DigitaLink devices for all customer TV sets that require them. There is no up-front fee or monthly charge, and customers who do not wish to install these devices on their own can schedule professional installation through Suddenlink. Importantly, Suddenlink will instruct all Kingwood customers to not install these devices until April 27. http://www.kingwoodnow.com/kingwood_business/1156.html

Then there will be 3 phases for that area week after week neighborhood by neighborhood.

I wonder if it will be the same for us but its good to know that they will provide converters for free.

Found this:

The boxes will be free and they are doing it by areas so some will get it before others. In Cross Lanes I haven't recieved that flyer yet about the new HD channels and digital transition, and they say they will notify us multiple times before the transition happens.

Here is what our new channel lineup will look like:
https://imagine.suddenlink.com/Channel%20Lineups/Charleston%20Channel%20Lineup.jpg

They move most things around, but it looks like every channel that was under 100, there HD channel is now in the 200's with the same 2 digits (ESPN HD channel 226) but the locals are in the 100's (WSAZ NBC HD channel 104), The HD plus tier takes up the 200's where the locals would have gone (currently span channels 201-206).

Here's a quick break down:

1: VOD
2-22,97,99: Basic
23-78: Epanded Basic now requires digital tuner or free DigitaLink converter box from Suddenlink
100's: HD Broadcast
200's: All HD channels except Broadcast and Premium Movie
300's: Digital Family & Info Tier
400's: Only has DVR playback on 499
500's: Digital Sports Tier
600's: Digital Movie Tier, and HBO and Cinemax Premium with thier HD
700"s: Showtime Premium and Starz Premium with their HD (Encore is in 600's also part of movie teir)
800's: Par Per View
900's: Digital Music, TV caller ID

After this update we will have 48 HD Channels (6 are Local). They offer 55 national HD channels and we will have 42 of them.

With what wyllie1 said that each analog channel has the space for 8 SD channels or 2 HD channels we got rid of 54 analog and will have used 7 analog for the 54 SD channels (with enough for 2 more on those 7 channels, Chiller is available in some areas but still won't be on ours) and 11 analog for the 22 new HD channels. We still have the space of 36 analog channels. Up to 72 HD channels.

For National Channels:
There are 3 channels in Basic that have HD (WGN America, QVC, HSN).
There are 20 Expanded Basic channels that have HD. 6 of them don't have HD yet (SoapNet, INSP, GSN, MTV2, Oxygen, and TV Land).

So there are 62 channels we have that have HD Feeds that we don't get.
44 Non Premium, 1 Regional (FSN Pittsburgh) and 17 Premium.
There are 24 HD channels in our Basic and Expanded Basic packages.
There are 21 channels in the Digital Family and Info Tier, Sports Tier, and Movie Tier.
There are 17 channels that are Premium Movie channels that have HD.

There are 2 locals that could be HD: WLPX-ION (Apparentley Time Warner will have it around May 11 in Ashland and Ironton) and MyZ (probably will never happen as it is currently broadcasted by WSAZ on the same channel channel as NBC, 3)

(Side note: why doesn't Suddenlink carry the ION sub channels?)


There are 38 channels we don't get that have HD feeds 8 of them are premium.
There are also 7 Subscription Sports Packages in HD.


Making the Basic Package digital would free up 23 analog channels.


Suddenlink says their digital rollout will be complete by 2012 for their subscribers nationwide and cover 97% subscribers (missing about 37,000) and HD Capacity will average 90 HD Channels.

So after this update we will only get about 42 more by 2012. I hope they then leave off channels like QVC and HSN.

Thanks for the update SGRSBSKIER.

I was watching the PGA golf match on WOWK (CBS) HD on Sunday on Suddenlink channel 782. As more often than not, WOWK runs a crawler message this time about the flooding rains in KY and Ohio. This switch to crawler message action changes the transmission from HD to SD. After the crawler finishes, WOWK didn't switch the transmission back to HD (not unusual for them to leave in SD for an extended period of time), and then I see an SD picture with three white blobs on the left edge of the picture frame going from the bottom left to about the middle of the left edge. These white blobs remain stationary while the SD picture plays. I was concerned about burning my plasma screen with these three stationary white blobs, so I turned off the broadcast and emailed WOWK about my concern.

I am wondering if this phenomenon is only seen on Suddenlink, or do OTA and dish subscribers experience the same problem?

Saw the blobs last night on The Amazing Race on WOWKHD via DirecTV. They went away for a while, then came back with the crawl and stayed.

Does anyone know the technology that's being implemented in the DigitalLink converter boxes for channels 23 to 98? If it's unencrypted QAM then that would be great because I can still use my own tuners. If it's encrypted then that will eliminate the only reason I'm still subscribing to Suddenstink's service. The tuners in my DVR can tune unencrypted QAM signals but if I have to hook up the IR blaster to control external tuner boxes then those boxes are going to be hooked to a Dish. Why encrypt the digital signals, anyway? The NTSC signals they're using on those channels currently aren't encrypted.

Does anyone know the technology that's being implemented in the DigitalLink converter boxes for channels 23 to 98? If it's unencrypted QAM then that would be great because I can still use my own tuners. If it's encrypted then that will eliminate the only reason I'm still subscribing to Suddenstink's service. The tuners in my DVR can tune unencrypted QAM signals but if I have to hook up the IR blaster to control external tuner boxes then those boxes are going to be hooked to a Dish. Why encrypt the digital signals, anyway? The NTSC signals they're using on those channels currently aren't encrypted.

My understanding is that it will be unencrypted, and if you have a QAM tuner, then you will not need the new converter box.

Here is the link to info about the DigitaLinks:

https://imagine.suddenlink.com/Pages/WhatisaDTA.aspx

With the news of Dish maybe shutting off the dvr service, is a switch to suddenlink a good idea??

Personally, I am very happy with Suddenlink....so I think it is a good option. I couldn't live without my DVR.

With the news of Dish maybe shutting off the dvr service, is a switch to suddenlink a good idea??

Given that you already have satellite, why not look at DirecTV? Just yesterday they rolled out their Multi-room DVR. Watch something recorded in the living room in the bedroom.

Plus, if you have HD, going from DISH's selection to Suddenlink's would be hard.

Personally, I am very happy with Suddenlink....so I think it is a good option. I couldn't live without my DVR.

Suddenlinks DVR is kinda small, you can only record 20 hours of HD or 90 hours SD (160 GB), which for me is barely enough right now. I was gone for 8 days had the DVR empty and I had to record things in non HD about 4 hours because it wouldn't fit. It won't be enough space when we get all those new HD channels.

We have Explorer boxes from Scientific Atlanta (now Cisco). We currently have the 8300 series. Cisco now offers an 8600 series. The 8642HDC has the 160 GB Hard Drive with options of a 320 GB or 500 GB.

It would be nice if it was 750 GB as everything is moving to HD, it would give 93 hours of HD, I don't think I ever used the 90 hours of SD.

But with the current DVR only having space for 20 hours of HD, how can I ever record something like a marathon of a show on USA or SyFy in HD.

It would be nice if it was 750 GB as everything is moving to HD, it would give 93 hours of HD, I don't think I ever used the 90 hours of SD.

You would be surprised. 750G on DirecTV gives you about 160 hours of HD. I have 2 1.5G and 1 1.0G drive and they all stay on the full side of 50%. My 750 stayed at 90% until I copied it over to a 1.5G and it stays at about 60%.

It is nice like you mention to record marathons of stuff.

You would be surprised. 750G on DirecTV gives you about 160 hours of HD. I have 2 1.5G and 1 1.0G drive and they all stay on the full side of 50%. My 750 stayed at 90% until I copied it over to a 1.5G and it stays at about 60%.

It is nice like you mention to record marathons of stuff.

The 500 GB option for the 8642 HDC actually tells you it has enough space for only 62 hours of HD. It takes 8 GB per hour on these boxes.


Yeah SyFy runs those marathons durring the weekdays for 8 hours each day and I find a show every once in a while I want to see.

The 500 GB option for the 8642 HDC actually tells you it has enough space for only 62 hours of HD. It takes 8 GB per hour on these boxes.

Different compression schemes. DirecTV has gone to all MPEG-4 for HD. If you remove the reserved portion of the drive reserved by DirecTV of 140G, you end up using around 3.6G per hour.

According to a flyer I received yesturday it appears June 16 is the day of Suddenlink's transition to mosly digital cable. Looking forward to all the new channels and I hope they add Speed and the Outdoor Channel soon as they are now carrying them on a limited basis in other areas.

According to a flyer I received yesturday it appears June 16 is the day of Suddenlink's transition to mosly digital cable. Looking forward to all the new channels and I hope they add Speed and the Outdoor Channel soon as they are now carrying yhem on a limited basis in other areas.

Personally, I was slightly disappointed that ESPN News wasn't on the list of HD channels. That channel makes great use of the additional widescreen format, and has statistics, scores, and news down the sides of the screen.

According to a flyer I received yesturday it appears June 16 is the day of Suddenlink's transition to mosly digital cable. Looking forward to all the new channels and I hope they add Speed and the Outdoor Channel soon as they are now carrying them on a limited basis in other areas.



I have never gotten a fly or anything, but I went up to the Mall asking about a box with a bigger DVR and asked when I should pick up the converter boxes ( I have to call them because they can only give out so many and if you need more they have to check my signal strength) and when it would happen, they told me June 12 for my area.

I just got a flyer on 6/8 and it said we will get 23 new HD Channels, now the new lineup on imagine.suddenlink.com list 22 new ones I wonder what that other one is.


Just got my converter boxes and you are right the guy said that June 16 is when the changes are suppose to take place (assuming they get the boxes out to everyone that needs them).

Apparently the changes have already taken place in some areas, like Elkview.

Looking forward to the changes. I got the converter box for an older television...the power on my box doesn't turn off, is it supposed to be that way?

Looking forward to the changes. I got the converter box for an older television...the power on my box doesn't turn off, is it supposed to be that way?


Yeah it always stays on, I asked the guy. You can hide it and use the IR adapter so you don't have to see that bright light.

I wonder if the Recordings that I have already set up will actually record it after the switch, since some of the channels are suppose to change to a different number?

dailymail.com/News/201006140779

Unless I'm reading the above article wrong (couldn't actually post the link as a new user), it looks like we won't be getting updates tomorrow and probably not until after July. I found it curious that I never received any fliers or calls about the transition. Now they say they can't make the transition because enough people don't know about it...probably because they didn't inform them to begin with. Instead of calling me at least once a month to try and get me to sign up for phone service, despite being told every time I only have a cell and will never get their phone service, they could have used that time and manpower to inform people of this transition so it could happen on time.

I love how they turn them not making the transition and adding our new channels as scheduled into PR about how much money they are spending to make things better. Things will be better when we get a decent HD selection!

I'm so tired of this ~ Directv & Dish trump Suddenlink badly ~ why should we pay SO MUCH for SO LITTLE. And THEN they try to spin the upgrade delay into the customers fault for not knowing???? LOL

I called Suddenlink yesterday evening and was told that the [converter for old TVs] rollout for Charleston would be December, which contradicted the info in this morning's paper.

I called Suddenlink yesterday evening and was told that the [converter for old TVs] rollout for Charleston would be December, which contradicted the info in this morning's paper.

December? WTF?

I'm so tired of this ~ Directv & Dish trump Suddenlink badly ~ why should we pay SO MUCH for SO LITTLE.

I don't understand why so many of you who seem to care about HD stay with Suddenlink. I get that for a while they had HD Locals and Sat didn't.

I don't understand why so many of you who seem to care about HD stay with Suddenlink. I get that for a while they had HD Locals and Sat didn't.

Oh trust me I'm done! For the longest time I couldn't do SAT, but now I can! :-)

Suddenlink should pick a date for the transition, advertise it heavily and stick to it. To let old ladies who can't find their teeth in the morning and a school board who could not decide how to get out of a wet paper bag hold up the transition is absurd. Those of us who were ready are being denied by those who wallow in mediocrity! I doubt we will see any additional HD channels until September or October.

Too little too late, again. I refer to my post of several months ago. Glad I dropped Suddenlink. By the way, the Suddenlink truck is sitting on my street--reportedly, the internet is out. Glad I have DSL. Glad I don't have the Suddenlink phone service either.