Im hearing that Dish Network will add WCTI-HD and WFXI-HD around Feb 24th.


Ken, Have you heard any news about WCTI-HD on Directv? I thought a new deal had been reached 2 weeks ago, but still nothing.

I misread that first part as DirecTV. I was about to be pissed. I did get excited last night as they removed the regular WCTI off the guide. I tuned to 12, but still SD. :(

Is WFXI the exact same broadcast as WYDO? I know they're broadcast from different locations. I'm having problems with WYDO through DirecTV that I never had with WFXI over the air. It's not my signal strength either, cause every transponder on that satellite is 93-95%

Quick question, is WCTI's production department perpetually hiring PT tape operators/PAs? Every time I check the job listings on wcti12.com that job is posted. I'd send a resume if I had one :D

Any Directv subscribers with HD locals notice anything funny with the picture on WYDO? The picture is very jumpy, almost like slow motion. It's like every other frame is not coming through. The sound seems to be normal, though. I didn't notice it on Judge Judy this afternoon, but did notice it when House was on tonight. WITN and WNCT look great.

I have had this same problem with WRAY (Fox 50.1) using my OTA antenna in the evenings (6PM to 8PM). I just bought a DirecTV H20 receiver and I don't have the problem any more when using the OTA antenna through it. I can switch the antenna back to the TV tuner directly and the problem comes back.

I've haven't watched much WYDO on DirecTV yet, but I'll let you know if I notice it.

I have had this same problem with WRAY (Fox 50.1) using my OTA antenna in the evenings (6PM to 8PM). I just bought a DirecTV H20 receiver and I don't have the problem any more when using the OTA antenna through it. I can switch the antenna back to the TV tuner directly and the problem comes back.

I've haven't watched much WYDO on DirecTV yet, but I'll let you know if I notice it.

Interesting. That seems to be the opposite problem I'm having. With my little clip-on-dish antenna, I could get WFXI, but not WYDO. WFXI looked fantastic when I had good signal strength; I never saw anything like I've seen with WYDO over satellite.

yep .i meant switch

I cant believe that it is taking so long for Directv to add the WCTI-HD feed back to Directv. Ken said a deal was reached early last week, but still no HD feed on Directv.

Im glad I can get WCTI over the air in HD.

I came on here looking for an answer and it was waiting for me. Thanks Jamie. Sure did suck watching my DVR'd Lost in SD last night.

SHOUT OUT TO WCTI, get it FIXED!!

I have had this same problem with WRAY (Fox 50.1) using my OTA antenna in the evenings (6PM to 8PM). I just bought a DirecTV H20 receiver and I don't have the problem any more when using the OTA antenna through it. I can switch the antenna back to the TV tuner directly and the problem comes back.

I've haven't watched much WYDO on DirecTV yet, but I'll let you know if I notice it.

Yes. WYDO-HD on DirecTV was choppy watching the first 5 hours of 24. The only thing though, the football games this past weekend looked fine. Weird

Directv starts transition of local channels off of 72.5 satellite.

Directv is moving locals off the 72.5 satellite to the new 99/103 satellites.
Customers will have to have there old recievers swapped for free to the new MPEG 4 system.

Customers with a SD DVR will be changed to the new R22 DVR.
Customer with a SD reciever (non dvr) will get a new HD reciever H20 or above.

Directv has several cities currently listed for the transition, more to come.
Our market is currently not listed.

Directv is now simulcasting our locals on the 99 satellite.
You may be able to call and when the operator answers ask for the FREE 72 local swap.


www.directv.com/localswap

I wish we had a weather man still left around here who was half as comical as this one was from Wilmington. He retired on New Years Eve. These clips are a riot! Sometimes it's good not to see such seriousness on the news.:)

http://www.wect.com/global/Category.asp?C=151146&clipId=&topVideoCatNo=137668&topVideoCatNoB=155641&topVideoCatNoC=137669&topVideoCatNoD=145922&topVideoCatNoE=155644&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3295441

Directv starts transition of local channels off of 72.5 satellite.

Directv is moving locals off the 72.5 satellite to the new 99/103 satellites.
Customers will have to have there old recievers swapped for free to the new MPEG 4 system.

Customers with a SD DVR will be changed to the new R22 DVR.
Customer with a SD reciever (non dvr) will get a new HD reciever H20 or above.

Directv has several cities currently listed for the transition, more to come.
Our market is currently not listed.

Directv is now simulcasting our locals on the 99 satellite.
You may be able to call and when the operator answers ask for the FREE 72 local swap.They have already contacted me about the changeover. Supposed to get new dish and receivers Feb. 5th.

Ken
Any news on WCTI in HD on Directv, its been a few weeks and still nothing.

Digital tv transition delayed 4 months.
Senate passed a bill that delays the transition until June.

Digital tv transition delayed 4 months.
Senate passed a bill that delays the transition until June.

Boo, US Senators. :( It looks like the bill allows stations to go ahead and switch to digital only if they choose. I wonder what the odds of that happening around here are.

Now if DirecTV would get off their lazy a@#es and turn on WCTI in HD, I will be fine.

Yeah. If you think it was going to be anarchy with all of the stations switching at once wait until you still what happens when they switch randomly.

It isn't official yet. The House has to vote, the bills have to be reconciled and the President has to sign it before the date is official.

I called DirecTV on the way home and they told me there is no agreement with WCTI yet, otherwise they would already be broadcasting it in HD. Not sure I really believe her, as she was just a regular CSR. I wasn't really sure who to ask for.


edit: I don't know why I am letting this bother me so much.... maybe I'm just so bored at work. Anyways I e-mailed some PR guy at D* about it and he said the HD signal should be up by Friday. I'll believe it when I see it.

Republicans defeated the house bill to delay digital tv transition! Hooray!!! Hope they don't bring it up again, but it probalby will be next week.

Anyone notice the video on Fox 14 on DirecTV HD. The only way I know how to describe it is choppy. It looks as if it isn't running at 30 FPS.

And BTW, I am glad they decided to keep the Feb. 17 date.

Anyone notice the video on Fox 14 on DirecTV HD. The only way I know how to describe it is choppy. It looks as if it isn't running at 30 FPS.

And BTW, I am glad they decided to keep the Feb. 17 date.

Yep, I think you're the third person in about a week that has posted about this.

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like we are living in the dark ages in Eastern NC? I mean come on....

I have read the last 3 pages of people complaining about the lack of HD channels on Suddenlink, the bad PQ from local stations, etc. I am still not over FOX 8/14 screwing up the Super Bowl last year, I am still very aggrevated about that.

I have been with DirecTV since 2003. I dropped Sudden Link, Cox at the time, after about 2 months of service. Now that I have DirecTV the crap that goes on with the local channels still effects me.

I really only watch the local stations for football and a select few shows like House, American Idol, etc. However I am a huge football freak and my Sunday's consist of football, football, and more football.

For the past 3 seasons I was always able to watch football games in HD on NFL Sunday Ticket Superfan. I was able to get the games on Sunday Ticket even if they were being broadcasted locally because DTV didn't offer HD locals then.

Now that they are offering HD Locals, I am so worried that I will have to be subdued to watching piss poor quality on the local FOX station. And god forbid they run a crawl on WNCT or WITN, the picture goes to SD and never switches back....

That happened to me twice when watching Sunday night football this past season. One second I am watching the Cowboys win a huge game against the Giants, the next second I am looking at tonight's lottery numbers and they switch the game off right as it is over and I don't see the interview with Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, and Jason Witten.... I am still P.O.'d about that! And one more thing, WITN via QAM, OTA, and DTV has audio fades. 1 second the audio is way up and the next second it goes down considerably. And the PQ on the SD version of ABC is HORRIBLE. I can't even watch college football on that channel it is so bad. 10 years ago it was fine. But the point is, the picture now looks the exact same as it did 10 years ago. Grainy, blurry, snowey, etc.

I am sorry for ranting, I am just hopeing someone here feels the same as I do.... like we are living in the dark ages and no one has enough money, knowledge or will power to get us up to date. All I keep hearing about is atmospheric interference, contracts, negotiations, blah blah blah!

How sad is this.... I have contemplated many times moving away from this area just to be somewhere a little more modern. I intentionally applied for several jobs in different locations in an attempt to just get out of here...

Like 1 person said a couple pages back, because the average salary in this area may be a little lower then other places, that doesn't mean the quality of service should suffer. Thanks for listening.

I feel your pain. I hate how Fox looks choppy and craptacular and man was I pissed last night when I found out Lost was not being shown so the Carolina/FS basketball game could be shown. I could give a rats a$$ about basketball, but the funny thing was that the ABC station in Durham was showing Lost. What kind of logic is that? Oh and why are there no HD newscasts? Why does the crawl cause the conversion to SD? It's kinda crazy to me. I understand new technology costs money, but damn can we please move into the 21st century?

I am so glad someone agree's with me. That is exactly how I feel. Yea, it is 2009 right??? I never even thought about the fact that we didn't even have HD news casts.

I never even thought about the fact that we didn't even have HD news casts.

Neither does a market the size of Greensboro.

And one more thing, WITN via QAM, OTA, and DTV has audio fades. 1 second the audio is way up and the next second it goes down considerably.It sounds like a overactive compressor. The slightest gain kicks the expander down to nothing and the release time is WAY too long.

Does anyone else have this problem with WITN-DT or is it just me?

Those of you with Directv can call and get your free upgrade to get transitioned to the single dish.

Locals are now simulcast on the new D11 HD satellite. Directv is upgrading markets that use the 2nd dish free of charge.
If you have a standard reciever youll be changed over to a mpeg 4 HD reciever. H20 or above.
If you have a dvr you will be changed to the R22 MPEG4 SD DVR free.

Call 888-763-7772 mentioned free 72 local swap.

I just called for my friend and they set up the exchange.

I'm about ready to take the plunge and swap Suddenlink cable for D*, but would like to keep my HSI with them (always had great service for several years).

My question for those in Rocky Mount, Greenville, Washington, etc, is can you use Suddenlink HSI and either Directtv or Dish on the same coax line?

My living room has a large "built-in" above the fireplace, and 95% of my electronics are up there, it's HUGE. There is only a single coax going up to it, and putting in another would be a massive pain and/or expense, due to fireplace removal and such.

The reason I need both on one line is that my modem/router is up there also, and needs to stay (for reasons I won't get into due to length).

So, I can easily have D* installed, run a line under the house, and split into the one that leads up to my built-in, and that's the only spot I want a D* receiver. Then I would split them back out to receiver and modem.

From some quick searching, I see with proper equipment (and knowing what frequencies/bandwidths are being used) that this can be done. I want to know if any of you are currently doing this today. I would like some direction on whether to proceed or forget it as a pipe dream.

I'm not interested in switching to DSL, nor running new/extra coax lines, so if this is a dead-end, I may be stuck with Suddenlink's 2005 HD lineup. :(

Thanks for any and all of your lessons learned you'll share.

I am fairly sure that DTV will have to be brought into your house on a separate coax. Some more knowledgable members over at DBSTalk.com could probably answer that question for you. But I also have SL HSI and DTV, They are indeed brought in on separate lines.

You could always call an electrician before hand and have him run the cables, etc for you. Would you be using a DVR from DirecTV? If so you may require 2 lines coming into your house from the DirecTV satellite. Unless they are distrubuting SWM's in this area now.

Good luck. If you do make the switch, I believe you will be happy. I don't think you should let a little cable run stand in your way.

__________

On a side note, one more thing for me to complain about. WITN "blacked out" for about a minute and a half at the end of "The Office" last night. Thanks again WITN.:eek:

On a side note, one more thing for me to complain about. WITN "blacked out" for about a minute and a half at the end of "The Office" last night. Thanks again WITN.:eek:

Yeah, thanks a hell of a lot for that, even though it was a re-run. How much you wanna bet they screw up the Super Bowl too.

In other news, WCTI is finally in HD on DirecTV this morning. :cool:

Its great to see WCTI-HD finally on Directv. Now the folks that have trouble getting it OTA can get it.

Now maybe they will eventually add UNC-HD.

Dont forget Directv subs call directv and ask to get your free dish upgrade to transition off the 72.5 dish and get the new MPEG 4 recievers.

STANDARD RECV. WILL SWITCH TO A HD RECV.
STANDARD DVR WILL SWITCH TO R22 SDTV DVR
ALL DISHES WILL SWITCH TO NEW SLIM LINE KA KU DISH AND 2ND LOCAL DISH IS REMOVED.

ASK FOR "FREE 72 LOCAL SWAP"

Those of you with Directv can call and get your free upgrade to get transitioned to the single dish.

Locals are now simulcast on the new D11 HD satellite. Directv is upgrading markets that use the 2nd dish free of charge.
If you have a standard reciever youll be changed over to a mpeg 4 HD reciever. H20 or above.
If you have a dvr you will be changed to the R22 MPEG4 SD DVR free.

Call 888-763-7772 mentioned free 72 local swap.

I just called for my friend and they set up the exchange.

Do you have to upgrade to the HD service too? That's like $10 more a month.

No you dont have to upgrade to a HD access package, unless you want HD service.

You will get away from having 2 dishes and you will have the most up to date equipment. Plus Mpeg 4 locals will be sharper than the current MPEG 2 locals.

I just ordered mine. They were trying like the dickens to get me to upgrade to HD or a DVR but I told them I might get it later. I'm just hopeing it helps the picture quality of my 42" DLP.

Its great to see WCTI-HD finally on Directv. Now the folks that have trouble getting it OTA can get it.

Now maybe they will eventually add UNC-HD.

Dont forget Directv subs call directv and ask to get your free dish upgrade to transition off the 72.5 dish and get the new MPEG 4 recievers.

STANDARD RECV. WILL SWITCH TO A HD RECV.
STANDARD DVR WILL SWITCH TO R22 SDTV DVR
ALL DISHES WILL SWITCH TO NEW SLIM LINE KA KU DISH AND 2ND LOCAL DISH IS REMOVED.

ASK FOR "FREE 72 LOCAL SWAP"

Amen to that. DIRECTV actually let me know via Twitter that WCTI was finally in HD since I was talking junk about them. Twitter is a very powerful tool for those who don't know. I manage my company's Social Media Customer Outreach and we use Twitter on a delay basis to find and search for complaints. I also use it as a consumer and it's amazing what type of answers you can get directly from companies. I highly recommend it to all.

I feel your pain. I hate how Fox looks choppy and craptacular and man was I pissed last night when I found out Lost was not being shown so the Carolina/FS basketball game could be shown. I could give a rats a$$ about basketball, but the funny thing was that the ABC station in Durham was showing Lost. What kind of logic is that? Oh and why are there no HD newscasts? Why does the crawl cause the conversion to SD? It's kinda crazy to me. I understand new technology costs money, but damn can we please move into the 21st century?

Blame that one on Raycom. Raycom partners with a local affiliate in each DMA and unfortunately in the Greenville/New Bern/Washington area it's WCTI(ABC). In the RDU DMA it's WRAL (CBS) so therefore they got to watch Lost at it's regular timeframe. Raycom sucks a fat one. At least they finally broadcast games in HD now, although it still looks half-a$$ed and the commentators are horrendous.

I took a break from the boards after a mod who didn't agree with my opinions in another topic which was on the DTV switch possibly being delayed, removed my posts. They can do that, it's their board, but I don't have to waste time helping build it up either. It's good to drop in again though! :) I'm glad like others here that it is going to be on time.

I've read a lot of comments toward the negative on our locals. One thing people seem to automatically assume is that because an entity owns a TV station that they have tons of money to spend on all the bells and whistles to make it perfect. If they did, obviously it would have every latest thing that is possible. I've been waiting for Dolby digital on WCTI and WITN forever, but it does no good to keep saying it... I know that if the engineers could get it, they would. I bet they want it too. The stations want HD storm crawls, and I'm sure would love to have HD news, but they only can get what is possible with the funding they receive. The FCC says it must be aired, and on the primary channels. The Raleigh channels get a ton of monies from advertising, and can much quickly afford the things much smaller markets can't in the beginning. The technology is changing so fast.

It has been nice to watch the crawls and news in HD on NBC, and FOX, and ABC in 16x9 from Wilmington though... I hope one day soon we can here as well.

I just ordered mine. They were trying like the dickens to get me to upgrade to HD or a DVR but I told them I might get it later. I'm just hopeing it helps the picture quality of my 42" DLP.

One thing that will help your picture quality is the HDMI output that will be on the new HD box. It will be alot clearer than the S-Video, RF, and Composite outputs.

Thanks Jamie for the scoop on getting rid of 72.5 - I'll let my friends know that they can get that thing off their roof! I'll tell them now they have a place for mounting an OTA antenna. :)

Thats what Im doing today for a friend. She got HD installed yesterday, so Im taking the 72 dish of the mount mast and Im putting a small UHF antenna on that mast so she can get WITN 24x7 and WCTI-ENC-TV along with the UNC channels.

Any news on when Dish will bring the remaining Locals in HD on line? Thanks!!

Im hearing sometime around Feb. 24th.

What do you guys think of Turbo HD from Dish? I'm thinking seriously of bailing from Directv. They just announced another price hike of at least $3 and probably as much as $8. They are as bad as Time Warner now almost. They are getting too big for their own good. My bill will be approaching $80 at least!!!! If I could get an all HD pack for $50 or so dollars, that would be enough.

I don't need all these channels anyway.

Dish just hiked their prices effective today and didn't tell anyone.

As we reported here before in The Satellite Dish, Dish Network is raising most of its rates starting today. These new prices are now listed on the Dish Network website. To make things more interesting is that many Dish Network customers have not been notified of the price change and in fact their bills for February do not show the new pricing.

http://www.multichannel.com/blog/The_Satellite_Dish/10849-Dish_Drops_Adds_HD_Channels.php

Since I dont have either Dish or Directv, even with the price increases they both look good from a content versus price comparison with Suddenlink cable. My calculations show a savings of about $35/month by changing to Dish's Top 200, Silver HD and locals.

Dish just hiked their prices effective today and didn't tell anyone.

As we reported here before in The Satellite Dish, Dish Network is raising most of its rates starting today. These new prices are now listed on the Dish Network website. To make things more interesting is that many Dish Network customers have not been notified of the price change and in fact their bills for February do not show the new pricing.

http://www.multichannel.com/blog/The_Satellite_Dish/10849-Dish_Drops_Adds_HD_Channels.php

Holy crap. I sure don't want to deal with that. I guess I'll just hold on to what I've got.:(

Its a annual thing. For the last 4 or 5 yrs Directv and Dish have raised there prices. I remember when I 1st got Directv I paid $29.95 and it stayed that for years.
I think congress needs to step in and limit these increases.

Its a annual thing. For the last 4 or 5 yrs Directv and Dish have raised there prices. I remember when I 1st got Directv I paid $29.95 and it stayed that for years.
I think congress needs to step in and limit these increases.

Mine was $31.99 in the beginning. At the same time Time Warner was $48. Now the two are about equal in price.

Does anyone know if FOX WYDO is broadcasting 5.1 surround on the HD OTA?

Does anyone know if FOX WYDO is broadcasting 5.1 surround on the HD OTA?

I don't believe it is. WFXI is in Dolby 5.1 though. I think it has to do with the way they hooked up the splicer.

I took a break from the boards after a mod who didn't agree with my opinions in another topic which was on the DTV switch possibly being delayed, removed my posts. They can do that, it's their board, but I don't have to waste time helping build it up either. It's good to drop in again though! :) I'm glad like others here that it is going to be on time.

I've read a lot of comments toward the negative on our locals. One thing people seem to automatically assume is that because an entity owns a TV station that they have tons of money to spend on all the bells and whistles to make it perfect. If they did, obviously it would have every latest thing that is possible. I've been waiting for Dolby digital on WCTI and WITN forever, but it does no good to keep saying it... I know that if the engineers could get it, they would. I bet they want it too. The stations want HD storm crawls, and I'm sure would love to have HD news, but they only can get what is possible with the funding they receive. The FCC says it must be aired, and on the primary channels. The Raleigh channels get a ton of monies from advertising, and can much quickly afford the things much smaller markets can't in the beginning. The technology is changing so fast.

It has been nice to watch the crawls and news in HD on NBC, and FOX, and ABC in 16x9 from Wilmington though... I hope one day soon we can here as well.
For what it's worth I gave-up on the glorious WITN getting DD 5.1. It's a good thing that the best shows are on Ch. 9. That brings me to every Saturday and or Sunday nights after the news when the CSI reruns are neither in 16 X 9 NOR on DD 5.1, either. I apologize if I'm late on this but an explanation will be appreciated.
Again thanks

There was lots of audio fade on the Super Bowl last night via WITN.

There was lots of audio fade on the Super Bowl last night via WITN.


Yes. I heard it too. I turned to 6.1 Wilmington and they were better, but during the halftime show, they had popping noises in the audio. They no longer are offering Dolby 5.1 either. Can't win for losing around here...:eek:

I feel your pain. I hate how Fox looks choppy and craptacular and man was I pissed last night when I found out Lost was not being shown so the Carolina/FS basketball game could be shown. I could give a rats a$$ about basketball, but the funny thing was that the ABC station in Durham was showing Lost. What kind of logic is that? Oh and why are there no HD newscasts? Why does the crawl cause the conversion to SD? It's kinda crazy to me. I understand new technology costs money, but damn can we please move into the 21st century?

This irked me too... not so much that the UNC game pre-empting Lost; WCTI probably has a contract to carry Raycom Sports ACC games, which is cool with me as I am a UNC fan... they aired the Lost episode at 1am which would have been fine since I just set my DVR to record it, but to my dismay this weekend when I went to watch it it was in standard-def! So I ended up hooking my laptop up to my tv so I could watch it in HD goodness from abc.com. Forget the DTV switchover, we really need a HDTV switchover!

I really hope stations like WCTI WITN are upgrading their equipment soon, it seems like all they can do is pass an HD feed on from the mother-network, otherwise if they have to use a recording like with Lost last week, it is in SD. It's also annoying when there is a new/weather alert ticker the picture has to switch to SD because their equipment can't handle transmitting that with the HD feed. Thank god Suddenlink broadcasts WRAL, they have their act together with the HD.

One thing that will help your picture quality is the HDMI output that will be on the new HD box. It will be alot clearer than the S-Video, RF, and Composite outputs.

Yeah, that's what I'm hopeing. They tried like the dickens to get me to upgrade to HD though. I'm glad I didn't now that I know they're raising their rates.

There was lots of audio fade on the Super Bowl last night via WITN.

17 sounded fine.

It was most evident during Bruce Springsteen's halftime concert.

Time Warner of Jacksonville apparently now is passing along the local HD's via QAM according to one poster in Wilmington's topic. They ceased Wilmington stations on that however it seems.

I am enjoying "ThisTV" so far. It has Western movies, and retro movies from the 80's. Right now, "Once Bitten" is showing. Some vampire movie. lol

Other shows like Mr. Ed, and Patty Duke, plus Mallard Mysteries are on it. Ripley's Believe it or not... Stagecoach movie tomorrow is listed plus several others similar. It's kind of like some of those channels in the Starz pack, only free to air, and with commercials.

Its a annual thing. For the last 4 or 5 yrs Directv and Dish have raised there prices. I remember when I 1st got Directv I paid $29.95 and it stayed that for years.
I think congress needs to step in and limit these increases.

Getting congress involved will just make it worse. Remember those satellite use taxes? The best thing we can do is cancel service if we don't like the price. If we do, we keep it.

Yes. I heard it too. I turned to 6.1 Wilmington and they were better, but during the halftime show, they had popping noises in the audio. They no longer are offering Dolby 5.1 either. Can't win for losing around here...:eek:

I thought that popping noise would be the last gasps of Bruce Springsteen's fame. He had two good songs several decades ago. His interview was embarrassingly arrogant. Sadly, he didn't even do a good Springsteen (young and somewhat talented) impersonation.

WNCT ran a crawl at the start of the programming at 12:30 today stating that it "INTENDS" to end analog on the 17th. No idea if that means whether the date gets pushed today or not.

WNCT ran a crawl at the start of the programming at 12:30 today stating that it "INTENDS" to end analog on the 17th. No idea if that means whether the date gets pushed today or not.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1292474&Service=TV&Form_id=911&Facility_id=57838

- Trip

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1292474&Service=TV&Form_id=911&Facility_id=57838

- Trip

clapping:D

Thanks for the good news. I hope the others do this too, if necessary.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1292474&Service=TV&Form_id=911&Facility_id=57838

- Trip

That looks a little familiar!! ;)

Ken, do you think you will be able to go digital on 12 and on Fox 47 on February 18? I guess you would be able to continue analog on 8 and 14 if the station wanted to without any issues. (equipment permitting) I know WRAL is waiting to go on channel 48.

This is such a mess with the way they have extended this date... I hope that WITN will terminate. THey were so gung ho on digital transition, so let's get on with it like planned.

Ken, do you think you will be able to go digital on 12 and on Fox 47 on February 18? I guess you would be able to continue analog on 8 and 14 if the station wanted to without any issues. (equipment permitting) I know WRAL is waiting to go on channel 48.

This is such a mess with the way they have extended this date... I hope that WITN will terminate. THey were so gung ho on digital transition, so let's get on with it like planned.

Got word from Mike Riddle at WITN that they want to terminate analog on the 17th as well. They said if all the stations agree to terminate they will also.
They feel it would be better if they all terminate analog.
So it appears we have 2 that are ready to switch, Ken whats the word from 8/14 and 12? Im sure it will save alot of money to terminate the analog signal.

That looks a little familiar!! ;)

Standard boilerplate ? :)

Standard boilerplate ? :)

Same law office and their boilerplate.

G. K. Butterfield, who represents Wilson, Weldon, and Williamtson was on yesterday, and said that people in my district aren't ready because the analog signal travels further than the digital one... ????????

How is that going to change if we don't get rid of the analogs?? They have NO CLUE what they vote for.

I just responded to someone on WITN site about digital TV. They say their 85 yr old isn't ready. Say they don't want to deal with them in Wal-Mart and they don't understand the whole process, and can't hook up the box. Why can't this person do it for them? Unbelievable.

Thats what Im doing today for a friend. She got HD installed yesterday, so Im taking the 72 dish of the mount mast and Im putting a small UHF antenna on that mast so she can get WITN 24x7 and WCTI-ENC-TV along with the UNC channels.

Isn't WCTI-ENC-TV switching to RF 12?...so it will be on VHF -hi...UHF antenna ain't gonna work.

Actually high vhf works great on a UHF antenna. I am getting a 100% signal on WNCT digital 10. Ch 12 should work with no problem.

Those of you with Directv can call and get your free upgrade to get transitioned to the single dish.

Locals are now simulcast on the new D11 HD satellite. Directv is upgrading markets that use the 2nd dish free of charge.
If you have a standard reciever youll be changed over to a mpeg 4 HD reciever. H20 or above.
If you have a dvr you will be changed to the R22 MPEG4 SD DVR free.

Call 888-763-7772 mentioned free 72 local swap.

I just called for my friend and they set up the exchange.

You have to watch them on this "free" swap. I called and got mine all set up for Feb. 11. When I logged online to pay my bill there was an extra $75 charge on there. I called Directv and the rep had to call in a supervisor to get the $75 charge removed from my bill.

Got word from Mike Riddle at WITN that they want to terminate analog on the 17th as well. They said if all the stations agree to terminate they will also.
They feel it would be better if they all terminate analog.
So it appears we have 2 that are ready to switch, Ken whats the word from 8/14 and 12? Im sure it will save alot of money to terminate the analog signal.

Maybe you could E-mail Don Fisher for an update? You've had good luck before when you've contacted him.:)

Im pulling in WOPX from Melborne, FL on 56.1, 56.2, 56.3, 56.4 ION.

This is well south of Daytona.

WNCT Ch 9 was running a crawler during prime time last night stating their intension to turn off analog TV on Feb. 17. It's starting to look like it's going to happen on Feb 17 whether the Feds like it or not.

Im pulling in WOPX from Melborne, FL on 56.1, 56.2, 56.3, 56.4 ION.

This is well south of Daytona.When I get stations from the south of me, Virginia Beach, ION stations are usually the easiest to get...

jamieh1 - that's crazy. How high do you have your 4228 mounted?

Im pulling in WOPX from Melborne, FL on 56.1, 56.2, 56.3, 56.4 ION.

This is well south of Daytona.

A good reminder that it is that time of year again when propagation starts heating up. This is the same stuff that can cause STL links to fail. Scan your tuners randomly at night and early ITM and you may be surprised.

Is WUNM-DT on channel 18 or 19? If it's 18, are they wanting to move back to 19?? This station could be affecting a translator here in SE VA...

WUNM is on 18 now, and has construction permit for 19 at 100kW.

http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/fm_tv_service_areas/maps/DT1250161.jpg

WUNM is on 18 now, and has construction permit for 19 at 100kW.Ok... Thanks!

Maybe you could E-mail Don Fisher for an update? You've had good luck before when you've contacted him.:)

Just got word from Don Fisher @ WCTI/WYDO/WFXI and they are going to transition on June 12th.

jamieh1 - that's crazy. How high do you have your 4228 mounted?

Its about 25 ft, not to tall!

Just got word from Don Fisher @ WCTI/WYDO/WFXI and they are going to transition on June 12th.

:( Nuts! WCTI and WYDO were the two I have trouble picking up. I guess I'll have to pay D* for locals a little longer.

You think you are mad, WRAL has to wait since they can't move to channel 48 until WCTI-DT clears channel 48. They are still operating on a temporary antenna on channel 53 below full power. The analog 48 here in Greensboro that is the other block to WRAL is shutting down Feb 17th.

You think you are mad, WRAL has to wait since they can't move to channel 48 until WCTI-DT clears channel 48. They are still operating on a temporary antenna on channel 53 below full power. The analog 48 here in Greensboro that is the other block to WRAL is shutting down Feb 17th.

Not mad, just sad.

;)

Just got word from Don Fisher @ WCTI/WYDO/WFXI and they are going to transition on June 12th.

:rolleyes: OMG.

I guess there is nothing we can do but be supportive, even if we don't care for the idea.:eek: The owners must not mind the power bill. There is still no certainty anyway that other stations will be allowed to shut it down on 17.

The White House wants your opinion on The DTV Delay ACT Bill
President Obama said he will not sign the DTV transaction act into law on Monday until he hears what the public has to say, you can comment here

http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/dtv_delay_act/

Im pulling in WOPX from Melborne, FL on 56.1, 56.2, 56.3, 56.4 ION.

This is well south of Daytona.


Jamieh, I think this is WEPX finally getting there digital signal up. I see the MY 38-35 logo in the corner when I am watching a program.

I hope so, will be nice to get some new local digital channels. Not as much excitement around here as there was when we were all getting the other digitals added and then sub channels.
But the display on the screen showed WOPX, and WOPX is a ION station, must be a error in the id.

Does anyone in our market area have D's SWM setup?

Has anyone received a HR23 from D as a replacement or new install?

Anette Newell is now on WCTI 12.

Anette Newell is now on WCTI 12.I was wondering what had happened to her. Who did she replace at 12?

The same and the restless as the world turns, UHM...
Yea, what happened to Marisela Burgos? She was also on CH. 9 at the same time Ms. Newell was, oh well...

I was wondering what had happened to her. Who did she replace at 12?
Jami Turner?

WEPX is supposed to be on 51 post transition I believe, or has this changed?

WEPX is supposed to be on 51 post transition I believe, or has this changed?

No, still on channel 51. In fact, it looks to me like WEPX-DT is now on the air, based on what you're seeing and what SiliconDust is reporting.

http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineupui?Cmd=LocationProgramsWeb&Country=US&Postcode=27858

Note channel 51.

- Trip

Does anyone in our market area have D's SWM setup?

Has anyone received a HR23 from D as a replacement or new install?

I just upgraded to HD from a single 18" dish and 2 SD receivers, and got the SL3 slimline dish, an HR22 HDDVR and an H21 HD receiver. It was just installed less than a month ago.

Jami Turner?

Jamie Turner is gone, but don't know why. Annette Newell is doing the noon show on 12.

WEPX is supposed to be on 51 post transition I believe, or has this changed?

Picking WEPX up right now. IT is showing up as 56-1 though. I entered in 51 and got it to come right in.

Jamie Turner is gone, but don't know why. Annette Newell is doing the noon show on 12.

She says it was time to do something else. She is in real estate now.

She says it was time to do something else. She is in real estate now.

Hmmm... That would not be my pick of a career to get started in right now.

Hmmm... That would not be my pick of a career to get started in right now.

Actually Jacksonville is #9 in the country for housing appreciation. Fayetteville, NC is #1. Many other communities in this state are doing quite well considering other parts of the country.

Actually Jacksonville is #9 in the country for housing appreciation. Fayetteville, NC is #1. Many other communities in this state are doing quite well considering other parts of the country.

Appreciation means nothing. It's sales volume that counts and everybody is down now. There are over 3 million vacant homes in the U.S. and until something happens then things can only get worse.

Appreciation means nothing. It's sales volume that counts and everybody is down now. There are over 3 million vacant homes in the U.S. and until something happens then things can only get worse.

I hope not, but you are probably right. Insurance is another thing I could add to my sig, that is out of control!:mad:

WITN is now reporting on its web site that they will wait till June to turn off its analog signal due to competive reasons.

WNCT also has on its site that they are going to wait until June to switch.

Also WYDO, WFXI, and WCTI will wait.

WITN, WFXI, WNCT, WCTI, WYDO, WUNM, WUNK, will all not turn off an antiquated signal until June 12. Probably MyNetwork 35 38 alzo. They just as well join the party.

Absolutely ridiculous. And worst of all, some are saying it is because of the elderly. http://www.jdnews.com/news/change_62267___article.html/television_switch.html Unreal. I put the blame for the most part right where it belongs. Our Washington DC leaders.

WUNJ is killing their analog at least.

- Trip

Picking WEPX up right now. IT is showing up as 56-1 though. I entered in 51 and got it to come right in.

Yup, just picked it up here on 51:
...
General Information
Source: ATSC BDA Source
Tuner: Channel 51 (695 Mhz)
....
Channel 4
Service Name: qubo
TSID: 625 (0x0271) NTSC: 56 ATSC: 48 FL MELBOURNE
Channel Number: 56.2
Carrier Frequency: 0
Modulation Mode: ATSC (8 VSB)
Source ID: 32
Descriptor: ATSC Extended Channel Name Descriptor
Extended Channel Name: WOPX qubo

They must be using some loaner gear that was last used in Orlando or something.

Any chance I can get a capture?

- Trip

already sent it it to ya

already sent it it to ya

Got it, thanks. :)

- Trip

They must be using some loaner gear that was last used in Orlando or something.

Any chance I can get a capture?

- Trip

Check the Extended Channel Name above, WOPX, Orlando.

I understand the competitive reasons, but not the reasons to delay for the first station. This timing of this move was horrible. Everyone that planned appropriately is suffering a financial hardship by the delay.

How many people that use broadcast television in this market will notice an announcement for the first time between now and June? Delaying will not make the process perfect, it will just get the problems over sooner. Especially in this market, the June window is much worse. The few people that have stubbornly refused to realize the transition is on the way will now be blacked out during hurricane season.

I understand the competitive reasons, but not the reasons to delay for the first station. This timing of this move was horrible. Everyone that planned appropriately is suffering a financial hardship by the delay.

I think 7 & 9 have made a mistake by following 12. If they had gone ahead and shut analogue down, it would have put pressure on 12 to do the same. Instead, 12 put pressure on 7 & 9 and they fell for it.:rolleyes: It may not matter though. President Obama still hasn't signed anything.

As for hurricane season, that presents a problem anyway, because it isn't exactly easy to get battery operated DTV's for power failures. Not to mention radio's that will tune a TV band. I am betting TV stations will rely on simulcasts from the big FM stations across the area.

Tornado season around here is pretty much now - May, but as we have seen can be an all year thing too. Summer they are certainly around, and cutting off in June is not all that smart. It would have been better to do it now while conditions are fairly tranquil. Just imagine the storm center saying on June 13, we expect a high risk of storms and possible Tornado's. Then people turn on TV and get noise and snow.

[QUOTE=jspENC;15785719]I think 7 & 9 have made a mistake by following 12. If they had gone ahead and shut analogue down, it would have put pressure on 12 to do the same. Instead, 12 put pressure on 7 & 9 and they fell for it.:rolleyes: It may not matter though. President Obama still hasn't signed anything.[QUOTE]

Sucks.

. . . It may not matter though. President Obama still hasn't signed anything.


Does it matter at this point? How many of the stations can turn the ship around and turn off analog on the 17th if he doesn't? Allowing debate on this so late in the game shows how little they understand the effort required of stations. It seems fairly obvious that the majority of this in Congress never had to manage a large project.


By the way, the reason that there are so few battery-operated digital TVs is simple. Congress already delayed the conversion once. It hopes to again. What incentive did TV manufacturers have to start producing TVs with digital tuners if the date kept sliding?

Does it matter at this point? How many of the stations can turn the ship around and turn off analog on the 17th if he doesn't? Allowing debate on this so late in the game shows how little they understand the effort required of stations. It seems fairly obvious that the majority of this in Congress never had to manage a large project.

They do what's in the interest of their "party." That's all there is to it. It's all political.

Stations can do whatever they want if they file for the silent STA and go through all the necessary messages to the public, and the FCC says it's in the public interest to terminate analog. If Obama doesn't sign the bill, then who knows what will happen.

They do what's in the interest of their "party." That's all there is to it. It's all political.

Stations can do whatever they want if they file for the silent STA and go through all the necessary messages to the public, and the FCC says it's in the public interest to terminate analog. If Obama doesn't sign the bill, then who knows what will happen.

Actually, I have seen both parties completely botch this up at different times. The fundamental issue is that the group lacks any real management experience. Some of us have worked with hardware changes that had to be done at hundreds or thousands of locations within a few hours. Those are not the type of deadlines you change with under two weeks notice...and succeed.

The reason the delay hasn't been signed into law is both political and financial. The money for the rest of the convertor box coupons is in the Stimulus package which they are fighting over right now. It is turning into just another item to try to get the Stimulus package passed. No money, no coupons. In 7 days it will be a moot point anyhow.

WEPX has seemed to get there digital on the right channels now. It's coming in at 38.1, 38.2, 38.3 & 38.4 now.

The reason the delay hasn't been signed into law is both political and financial. The money for the rest of the convertor box coupons is in the Stimulus package which they are fighting over right now. It is turning into just another item to try to get the Stimulus package passed. No money, no coupons. In 7 days it will be a moot point anyhow.

And that was my point. The reasoning behind the delay might have had some (though little) validity six months ago. Now it amounts to political grandstanding. It is too late to change it. All they have accomplished is making sure nothing can go smoothly. Good job: tell everyone it will fail on Feb 17 and you will make it so.

22 out of Raleigh is announcing that they are dropping analog on Feb. 17. Since they are with 11 it may be assumed that 11 is going all digital too.

22 out of Raleigh is announcing that they are dropping analog on Feb. 17. Since they are with 11 it may be assumed that 11 is going all digital too.

22 and 28 are co-owned, not 11. 22 can't go until 28 vacates 27 and moves back to 28. 11 is owned by ABC and none of the ABC stations are going early.

I would have liked to be able to watch the NC State, Wake Forest game, but can't find it on TV. They sure have done their best to shift the state games to either ESPNU or radio only this season.

Mr. Obama signed the DTV delay today too in case anyone cares. lol

Sorry for this off topic question but have anyone tried the Internet Explorer 8?
Thank you

Sorry for this off topic question but have anyone tried the Internet Explorer 8?
Thank you

I tried the Beta. With ugly results.

Sorry for this off topic question but have anyone tried the Internet Explorer 8?
Thank you

No, I still regret the move to IE7. I stick with Firefox because I use multiple operating systems regularly.

Sorry for this off topic question but have anyone tried the Internet Explorer 8?
Thank youI'm using it and wish I didn't upgrade... this is IE8RC1. Too many issues with pages not loading correctly. I end up going to Firefox...

I end up going to Firefox...

You say that like it's a bad thing. :D

- Trip

You say that like it's a bad thing. :D

- TripNah... Like to use just one browser. I had no issues with IE before but now it's getting annoying...

Believe it or NOT I like it. I am at the merci of the dial-up. My only HSI option is the satellite and I refuse to pay their outrageous fees. The point is that coupled with the Earthlink Accelerator it seems that my computer is about 25% faster. It has also helped me with a few sites that were much slower to get to before. I am running Windows XP SP3.

Those of you with a Directv HD DVR that wants WEPX 38.1 to show up on reciever, enter secondary local market zip code 24001 and it will allow you to see it on your system.
38.2 38.3 38.4 will not work.

We should have guide data for this channel soon. Then all channels will work.

Those of you with a Directv HD DVR that wants WEPX 38.1 to show up on reciever, enter secondary local market zip code 24001 and it will allow you to see it on your system.
38.2 38.3 38.4 will not work.

We should have guide data for this channel soon. Then all channels will work.

Where do you go to set the secondary zip code? Is it under setup somewhere, cause I cant find it.

If your DIRECTV HD reciever has a OTA tuner, go to
MENU> SETUP> SYSTEM SETUP> SAT & ANTENNA> ANTENNA SETUP> INITIAL SET UP> THEN ENTER ZIP CODE FOR PRIMARY MARKET> THEN ENTER SECONDARY MARKET ZIP.


This is for the newer H20/HR20 series or higher systems.

38.1 will work but other .2, .3, .4 will not. Correct channel info should soon be added.

CBS is the only station I'm getting in DD5.1/ Actually CSI is the only show I even notice it on because the intro is so cool.

I miss when Fox carried the NASCAR races in 5.1. I don't remember now when that was but I had just installed a HD receiver in my home theatre PC to get the local channels and the race commentary was very faint. I realized I had 5.1 selected but not 5.1 audio card so the next day I installed one and replayed the race and it was mind blowing. The commentary in the front center. cars racing around the back of the room. It was the reason I upgraded my system.
I know FOX Greenville went through a lot of technical problems with getting the signal to Greenville but they had a better quality video and audio feed before. The signal is stronger now and they don't drop shows like they used to-(remember House and American Idol-or the Super Bowl being dropped) but I wish they would bring back 5.1 Surround Sound!!!

Fox are you listening!!

Anyone know why Dish isn't delivering the locals in HD? Is this ever going to change?

And another thing to gripe is you can't get the program guide to record local channels and unless you pay them for the local feed. I don't mind that as much as the fact they list WFXI FOX 8 as my local channel instead of WYDO14 so I can't make scheduled recordings of the HD shows using the recorder they sold me.

I'm glad I still have the PC setup to record HD also.

CBS is the only station I'm getting in DD5.1/ Actually CSI is the only show I even notice it on because the intro is so cool.

I miss when Fox carried the NASCAR races in 5.1. I don't remember now when that was but I had just installed a HD receiver in my home theatre PC to get the local channels and the race commentary was very faint. I realized I had 5.1 selected but not 5.1 audio card so the next day I installed one and replayed the race and it was mind blowing. The commentary in the front center. cars racing around the back of the room. It was the reason I upgraded my system.
I know FOX Greenville went through a lot of technical problems with getting the signal to Greenville but they had a better quality video and audio feed before. The signal is stronger now and they don't drop shows like they used to-(remember House and American Idol-or the Super Bowl being dropped) but I wish they would bring back 5.1 Surround Sound!!!

Fox are you listening!!
I have D*. Channel 9(OTA). CH9/CBS ONLY have 5.1 DD WS if the program is prime time. You don't get either when CH 9 shows any CSI or Without A Trace reruns:mad:

CBS is the only station I'm getting in DD5.1/ Actually CSI is the only show I even notice it on because the intro is so cool.

I miss when Fox carried the NASCAR races in 5.1. I don't remember now when that was but I had just installed a HD receiver in my home theatre PC to get the local channels and the race commentary was very faint. I realized I had 5.1 selected but not 5.1 audio card so the next day I installed one and replayed the race and it was mind blowing. The commentary in the front center. cars racing around the back of the room. It was the reason I upgraded my system.
I know FOX Greenville went through a lot of technical problems with getting the signal to Greenville but they had a better quality video and audio feed before. The signal is stronger now and they don't drop shows like they used to-(remember House and American Idol-or the Super Bowl being dropped) but I wish they would bring back 5.1 Surround Sound!!!

Fox are you listening!!

There is supposed to be updated splicers coming out from the FOX network. I don't know if that will solve the local sound problem or not. I hope that when the new WYDO signal from Trenton goes on the air, that it will be sending Dolby 5.1 - I believe it will have more viewers than WFXI will at that time.

DIRECTV subs

Directv has NASCAR HOTPASS free this year to all subscribers, tune to channels 795, 796, 797, 798 for SD and HD.

This package is different than the last 2 years, it will not have dedicated announcers. What Im hearing is that it will be a in car view and a network feed on the screen. But will have network audio and a seperate in car crew audio by hitting the green button.


Also if you dont have WYDO 14 HD for some reason the national West coast feed is on ch 399.

399 is NOT going to be a sure thing every Sunday. I'd dare to say it is an experimental try-out from D* at best. To speculate otherwise it is definitely preposterous. WHY do I say that? Last season 399 aired a couple of NFL games as well. Let's assume it was D* mistake to throw that Freebie. The point is it might NOT happen again. When you get a Freebie like that WHY advertise it? As long as you don't tamper with the equipment in any way it is a Freebie and there isn't anything for you to worry about. We might NOT get any more Freebies b/c the cat is out of the bag and advertised. You'll be the judge; so long farewell...

Anyone know why Dish isn't delivering the locals in HD? Is this ever going to change?

And another thing to gripe is you can't get the program guide to record local channels and unless you pay them for the local feed. I don't mind that as much as the fact they list WFXI FOX 8 as my local channel instead of WYDO14 so I can't make scheduled recordings of the HD shows using the recorder they sold me.

I'm glad I still have the PC setup to record HD also.


John, I sent Dish a email asking them to add WYDO in the program data and they did. You should be able to record the shows on WYDO and it will list the program name now, if you have a OTA antenna as I assume you do...

WLFL 20 does appears to have ceased their analog broadcast.

WLFL 20 does appears to have ceased their analog broadcast.

But they (WLFL-TV is on channel 22 not 20) are night lighting along with WRDC on 28 along with sister stations WXLV (45) and WMYV (48) in Greensboro the same NAB DTV Information English and Spanish loop.

But they (WLFL-TV is on channel 22 not 20) are night lighting along with WRDC on 28 along with sister stations WXLV (45) and WMYV (48) in Greensboro the same NAB DTV Information English and Spanish loop.

Two things....

Remember, I'm not an expert. It says says so right up by my name. You'll have to repeat your message so I can understand it, particularly the part about night lighting and...

Since I've moved here almost 3 years ago I could pick up 22 analog from my house. Today I get nothing but static.

I heard the Sinclair stations like WLFL that are nightlighting also cut their analog power back by 6 dB. At least, some of them have, can't speak for all of them.

- Trip

I heard the Sinclair stations like WLFL that are nightlighting also cut their analog power back by 6 dB. At least, some of them have, can't speak for all of them.

- Trip

That might do it given my distance from them. What's nightlighting?

I heard the Sinclair stations like WLFL that are nightlighting also cut their analog power back by 6 dB. At least, some of them have, can't speak for all of them.

- Trip

WLFL and WRDC don't seem to be any worse than before, maybe it really is "Line Of Site trumps power" as NBC17Eng put it... I'm 23 miles from that tower for WRDC, and maybe a bit further for WLFL (analog).

I am still seeing them in Greensboro same level as well.

Dish added WCTI and WFXI HD to the program guide this morning, but no picture from either channel. The SD channels show fine. Does somebody need to switch on the HD here or does something else needs to be done?

That might do it given my distance from them. What's nightlighting?

A station can keep their analog on longer as a Public service. Air information, and bad weather warnings, hazards... etc.

WFXI and WCTI should now be up on Dish.

Last night, I tried out WFXI-HD out last night on Dish during the 8pm hour and it was letterboxed SD (on four sides) instead. I check back with my OTA and it was in HD. Interestingly, when I checked on the WFXI SD from Dish, it was letterboxed on the left and right only. Anyone have any ideas on that one?

If you saw black bars, it was not an HD feed. Did you have the blue FOX bug in the corner, or the white one?

You know I can't remember whether it was a blue or white FOX in the corner. What it looked like was that the receiver which supplies the Dish uplink was not set with the correct aspect ratio (or maybe not set to the right channel!). I've seen the quadruple letterbox before also when WUNC has some BBC stuff that apparently wasn't provided in HD and you try to watch it on the HD channel.

All the FOX prime time shows are either in Widescreen SD, or HDTV, so there should never be black bars, unless the station switches down to air a crawl or EAS alert type advisory.

If you saw black bars, it was not an HD feed. Did you have the blue FOX bug in the corner, or the white one?
I experienced the same problem last night. At the beginning of BONES the video feed appeared to be regular HD but there was an audio problem...it was a constant clicking sound. I went to OTA and the picture was HD but there was a lot of pixelation and the signal strength was very erratic with numerous dropped signals. When I went back to DISH the video had black bars all around and if I recall correctly the FOX logo in the corner was the white one. I hope it improves before the race Sunday.

I can't say what was going on, since I didn't watch FOX 8 or Bones last night. I watched Hells Kitchen on FOX 26.1 and saw no problems with their HD.

Maybe there was a network issue during the Bones show, and FOX 8 went into Standard def to correct it?

I'll take a look at 8.1 OTA tonight and see if it is normal.

All the FOX prime time shows are either in Widescreen SD, or HDTV.

No they are not. Just off the top of my head, 5th Grader is still 4:3.

So do we contact Dish or WFXI to get the HD corrected. I'm hoping to finally watch 24 in HD since I;m having a difficult time catch WFXI's OTA signal. In fact I can't catch either CTI's or FXI's OTA signal. I live in an apartment, so I'm very limited to what I can mount antenna wise. So I'm hoping that some information from here will help in getting the HD feed for WFXI corrected, before 24's season ends.

No they are not. Just off the top of my head, 5th Grader is still 4:3.

I forgot about that show. Wonder why! LOL

Ok. Last night I watched and everything was normal on 8.1, so whatever is going on must be a D* problem.

This is what Wiki says on FOX HD and ED.

Fox began broadcasting in HDTV in 720p on September 12, 2004 with a series of NFL football games. The network has no digital on-screen graphic logo in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen on the HD feed, except to identify programs presented in HD (although the SD feed does, and the only exception to where the Fox logo bug does appear on the HD feed is during live programming), allowing their local stations to use their own logo instead. In some cases the logo is placed outside the 4:3 safe area when displayed during network programs, out of view for those with 4:3 sets with digital receivers set in fullscreen mode.

Fox is the only commercial television network (broadcast, cable or satellite) to air programs in widescreen on its digital feed that are not available in HD; programs produced in this format were identified as being presented in "Fox High Resolution Widescreen" from 2001 to 2006, but these enhanced definition programs are currently not advertised by any name. Prior to the launch of its HD feed in 2004, some sitcoms and drama series were presented in this format, but now reality, talk, and game shows (American Idol being the lone exception, as it is presented in High Definition) are only presented in the enhanced definition widescreen mode. As of September 2008, only children's sports shows This Week in Baseball and NFL Under the Helmet are not seen in widescreen, while Sunday political talk program Fox News Sunday converted to the format when Fox News Channel launched their new HD facilities in November 2008. MADtv was produced to air only in 4:3 until September 2008, likely due to a mix of stations airing the show at differing times than the mandated 11pm timeslot and unable to offer it on the live air in 16:9, and the show's producers not making the switch to the format.

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

Can someone from the Fox station please fix the jerky playback. It's getting to be a little ridiculous. It's bad enough there's no 5.1, but I can deal with that, but the jerky motion is starting to make me a little motion sick. Anyone have a reason for why it's so bad and why it's not been fixed?

Greg

So do we contact Dish or WFXI to get the HD corrected. I'm hoping to finally watch 24 in HD since I;m having a difficult time catch WFXI's OTA signal. In fact I can't catch either CTI's or FXI's OTA signal. I live in an apartment, so I'm very limited to what I can mount antenna wise. So I'm hoping that some information from here will help in getting the HD feed for WFXI corrected, before 24's season ends.

Since WYDO and WXFI OTA transmission is being received in HD (16:9 format ) I assume (not a good thing to do) that the source signal is ok. So, is there a problem with the uplink from the local affiliate or is there a problem with the DISH retransmission of the signal? I have not seen a response from Ken regarding this issue. If anyone knows what the problem is it would probably be him. Any information from those more knowledgeable than me would be appreciated. Thanks

No they are not. Just off the top of my head, 5th Grader is still 4:3.Ummm... I've seen 5th Grader in widescreen SD...

Since WYDO and WXFI OTA transmission is being received in HD (16:9 format ) I assume (not a good thing to do) that the source signal is ok. So, is there a problem with the uplink from the local affiliate or is there a problem with the DISH retransmission of the signal? I have not seen a response from Ken regarding this issue. If anyone knows what the problem is it would probably be him. Any information from those more knowledgeable than me would be appreciated. Thanks



Maybe Dish hasn't put up the right antenna yet to receive WFXI's UHF signal. I remember a discussion about this before. Just a guess... IF they are trying to receive the signal with the VHF set-up, that could be what caused the pixelation you saw. As I said, WFXI OTA has been airing the HD and widescreen shows just fine. Also (I hope not) maybe D* doesn't have a retrans agreement yet for WFXI HD? Since I don't see any complaints about WCTI not being in HD, I kind of doubt the latter thought.

Ummm... I've seen 5th Grader in widescreen SD...

Yep, same here (at least since the beginning of this TV Season).

Maybe Dish hasn't put up the right antenna yet to receive WFXI's UHF signal. I remember a discussion about this before. Just a guess... IF they are trying to receive the signal with the VHF set-up, that could be what caused the pixelation you saw.

If Dish does not have the correct antenna in place could the initial transmission of Bones last Tuesday night been in HD? The first few minutes was, and a great picture, but the sound was a constant clicking noise. I changed to WYDO OTA and it was HD but I was getting a lousy signal. I went back to DISH and Bones was being shown in SD. It is all very puzzling to me.

If Dish does not have the correct antenna in place could the initial transmission of Bones last Tuesday night been in HD? The first few minutes was, and a great picture, but the sound was a constant clicking noise. I changed to WYDO OTA and it was HD but I was getting a lousy signal. I went back to DISH and Bones was being shown in SD. It is all very puzzling to me.

That clicking doesn't seem like an antenna problem, but more so of an uplink issue of some sort. If they took down the HD feed, they must be aware of it. Some piece of equipment failed somewhere.

I've called Dish on the problem they say that it is fixed. I checked it on this end and it does look OK. I don't have Dish so I'm unable to monitor them. If you still see a problem let me know and I'll call them again. I have called DirecTV a couple of times on there WYDO problem I'll call them again today. Also it never hurts for you to call them also. I seems the more complaints they get the faster they respond

Ken

I've called Dish on the problem they say that it is fixed. I checked it on this end and it does look OK. I don't have Dish so I'm to monnitor them. If you still see a problem let me know and I'll call them again. I have called DirecTV a couple of times on there WYDO problem I'll call them again today. Also it never hurts for you to call them also. I seems the more complaints they get the faster they respond

Ken

I called them about it (the jumpy picture) a couple of weeks ago and they said

her: "it couldn't possibly be our problem, we just broadast what we recieve from the local channel"
me: "then why is the picture fine when I get the same channel over the air with an antenna?"
her: "OK, I'll make a note of it"

Overall, the HD picture through D* seems to be more pixelated, more compressed looking than OTA. Especially college basketball on CBS.

I just got off the phone with DirecTV and they said that they could see the problem and they would get it fixed I'll keep an eye on it.

Ken

I just got off the phone with DirecTV and they said that they could see the problem and they would get it fixed I'll keep an eye on it.

Ken

:cool:

Does anyone else watch Lost? WCTI preempts regular programming for Raycom ACC basketball, in last weeks case Lost. This is fine since they do end up broadcasting it in the middle of the night so I just DVR it.

However, there are two annoying problems:

1) The rebroadcast is not in HD. I assume this is because they don't have the equipment to record and play HD programming, just the ability to pass on the HD feed from the mothership. Which is too bad. I would think with the whole DTV switchover stations would just take the extra step and upgrade to HD while they're at it, because to stay competitive in the future they're going to have to anyway. For example, since I get WRAL via Suddenlink, if I happen to want to watch the 6pm news, I usually watch theirs since it's in HD over the more local news stations.

2) Last week's episode was cut off (last 5 minutes or show) by some late-night infomercial. Now this is really annoying.

Anyway these problems basically force me to watch the episode online. The quality on abc.com is decent, but not as good as the HD live broadcast. It's kind of nice to be able to watch a show in real HD when I've invested a bunch in my TV setup. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this.

I watch Lost, and last week episode they showed at 1am was the enhanced episode from the week before. I had to go online to watch the new episode. Programming has been pretty good with play back of the correct episode. But last week they missed the mark. I didn't bother me since I was able to watch it new ep. online. But there are still some folks that are not quite able to do that, especially in rural areas where dsl or cable internet is not available.

WTVD and WWAY both air lost with the network. If you can get one of those, it would be a solution.

I like the ball games myself, and I don't watch "Lost". I guess I am in the minority though.

KEN-

The problem is with DISH, not Direct. I've already called to complain, but to no avail. Their WFXI HD feed is not HD, it is your local feed, but it is SD (the FOX logo is white not blue). The WCTI ABC feed is correct and HD, but the Fox one is wrong. I've compared the HD OTA (which is fine), so I know the problem is at their end.

Can you get any response on this?

Thanks,
Mike

KEN-

The problem is with DISH, not Direct. I've already called to complain, but to no avail. Their WFXI HD feed is not HD, it is your local feed, but it is SD (the FOX logo is white not blue). The WCTI ABC feed is correct and HD, but the Fox one is wrong. I've compared the HD OTA (which is fine), so I know the problem is at their end.

Can you get any response on this?

Thanks,
Mike

I have called dish also and they say it is fine I looked in on there equipment here and I am seeing the HD on it but I do not have a dish reciever so I can not cofirm that if it is still a problem tonight let me know and I will call them again

Ken

I have called dish also and they say it is fine I looked in on there equipment here and I am seeing the HD on it but I do not have a dish reciever so I can not cofirm that if it is still a problem tonight let me know and I will call them again

Ken

Ken,

House is still showing as SD with black bars on all four sides. I am going to call Dish. I really hope that the will get this resolved soon. I use an indoor antenna for OTA and the signal is not always dependable. What a bummer!

I emailed tech@echostar.com. I usually get very good results.

Ken,

House is still showing as SD with black bars on all four sides. I am going to call Dish. I really hope that the will get this resolved soon. I use an indoor antenna for OTA and the signal is not always dependable. What a bummer!
I live in an area where I can't even get 8-1 with a large outside antenna and ALL I read is this constant bellyaching>pathetic...

I live in an area where I can't even get 8-1 with a large outside antenna and ALL I read is this constant bellyaching>pathetic...

We agree that when you pay for something, it should work, but I think the disappointments should be directed in DISHES direction in this circumstance. Constant calls/E-mails till it's rectified.

I live in an area where I can't even get 8-1 with a large outside antenna and ALL I read is this constant bellyaching>pathetic...

Since when has dissatisfaction with a service you are paying for considered bellyaching? You don't HAVE to be stuck with that antenna.....I'm pretty sure Dish and DirecTV would be more than happy to provide you with service. Then you could "bellyache" about the jittery picture and the lack of HD like the rest of us.

I called Dish, emailed ceo@echostar.com, and there is an ongoing thread at satelliteguys.us forum as well. STOP the MADNESS!! How hard can it be for them to look at the feed from WFXI, determine if it is in HD, and then make it sure it gets to the subscriber. FIX IT DISH!! Ken, Daryl Harris (who works at WCTI in the control room) has my info, call me on my cellphone anytime and come over to see it in action.

I live in an area where I can't even get 8-1 with a large outside antenna and ALL I read is this constant bellyaching>pathetic...
I would have a large outside antenna but I decided to use an indoor one and subscribe to DISH so I would have something to bellyache about.

I watch Lost, and last week episode they showed at 1am was the enhanced episode from the week before. I had to go online to watch the new episode. Programming has been pretty good with play back of the correct episode. But last week they missed the mark. I didn't bother me since I was able to watch it new ep. online. But there are still some folks that are not quite able to do that, especially in rural areas where dsl or cable internet is not available.

They ended up showing the new episode at 1am Friday morning for some reason. I wouldn't have known but my DVR is set to record whenever the episode is "First Run". Like you, I just watched it online though as the quality is much better. You make a good point, if someone watches OTA and doesn't have high speed internet, they are out of luck.

I just got off the phone again with dish and the person I talked to said he did see the problem and that it is now fixed. If it is not please let me know


Ken

Just a footnote, in case it is not fixed, here is the reply I got from Dish. This way, if it is not fixed, we can all pile on tomorrow directly:

Hello Michael,

The signal Dish Network provides to customer is the same signal that is provided to Dish Network from the Broadcasting Network. Essentially speaking, if WFXI sent the signal to Dish Network in Standard Definition format then Dish Network will broadcast the signal in Standard Definition. For more information, please contact us at 1-800-333-3474.

Thank you,

Anthony Alcázar
Dispute Resolution Specialist
Dispute Resolution Team
Dish Network, LLC
anthony.alcazar@dishnetwork.com
"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."
- George Bernard Shaw

If you look at it now it should have bars an the left and right but not top and bottom. Then during prime it should be full screen.


Ken

Ken as always is on the job. Great work. If it wasn't for him, this problem more than likely still wouldn't be fixed for you guys. It's good to have an engineer for two stations right here with us.

Now probably no more excitement until June 12. (fingers crossed) & (knocking on wood) !! :)

Ken as always is on the job. Great work. If it wasn't for him, this problem more than likely still wouldn't be fixed for you guys. It's good to have an engineer for two stations right here with us.

Now probably no more excitement until June 12. (fingers crossed) & (knocking on wood) !! :)

I'm not saying it is fixed they have told me that before untill someone on here tells me it is I will not believe them

Ken

Can one of you guys look and see if it's fixed? Is there a way to zoom the picture with Dish Network's boxes? There should be some way I would think... Format button, resolution buttons or something. With D*'s box I have, you can push the 480, 720 or 1080 button on the box itself too. You would want to crop it, (squeeze the image) then you should see some black bars only on the sides.

Now probably no more excitement until June 12. (fingers crossed) & (knocking on wood) !! :)

I'd get excited if they could get the commercials to stop repeating on WYDO. Yeah, it's still doing it.

I still hear a rapid pulsing like sound on both 8 and 12 when some commercials end. I occasionally see a "StormTrack 12" promo of some sort try to start up but quickly gets stopped too.

Ken or someone did fix the clock on FOX, I meant to mention that I saw it fixed a while back earlier.

I'll post tonight after I get home and can be sure. Ken, thanks for all your help, as a radio engineer-type guy, I know about all the bs people complain about (much of which is either not your fault or not your problem). Just imagine, everyone, if WCTI's parent company didn't buy the Fox cluster a couple of years ago. They might have never gone digital, HD or anything. Without them (and Ken, of course), we might all be watching snow on Fox

Speaking of radio, the stations around here are terrible anymore. The same old crap over and over. ERO, RNS, NCT, SFL need some different ideas, ERO needs to stop signing on with all these simulcasts. I about quit listening to radio after HOT FM and The Party gave up.

WRAL bought a lot of the stations in Wilmington from the group that owns WRNS, and they sound so much better to me. maybe they will rescue some of these in this area too.

I need to get an HD radio so I can hear what that sub station on SFL sounds like. Sirius XM isn't all that anymore either.

Just imagine, everyone, if WCTI's parent company didn't buy the Fox cluster a couple of years ago. They might have never gone digital, HD or anything. Without them (and Ken, of course), we might all be watching snow on Fox

Well, Ken did say there was a fire a while back. Without him, and new owners, who knows if it would still be working.

Just imagine, everyone, if WCTI's parent company didn't buy the Fox cluster a couple of years ago. They might have never gone digital, HD or anything. Without them (and Ken, of course), we might all be watching snow on Fox

FXI and YDO were already digital and HD before Bonten bought them.

Yeah, but talk about hanging on by a thread.... I think there would have been an early analog transition to absolutely nothing on 8 and 14.

Anyway, hopefully Dish has their s- together and we can complain about something else soon---

Like the Lost rebroadcasts on WCTI in SD (I don't mind waiting a day and watching on my DVR, but I do love me the HD)

Thanks,
Mike

I need to get an HD radio so I can hear what that sub station on SFL sounds like. Sirius XM isn't all that anymore either.

I just got hd radio about a week and a half ago... It's alright. None of the stations around here broadcast their call signs or artist/title information. At least not that I've seen so far. The station's around here that have it are v103.3 and sfl 106.5. The other stations I'm getting are coming from the RDU market. 100.7 rva, 101.5 wral and 104.7 foxy 104/107.

ERO needs to stop signing on with all these simulcasts.What simulcasting is WERO doing?

What simulcasting is WERO doing?

Satellite shows, like Ryan Seacrest, and that God awful morning show is what I was thinking of. Is it syndication? I think that's the word.:o

I just got hd radio about a week and a half ago... It's alright. None of the stations around here broadcast their call signs or artist/title information. At least not that I've seen so far. The station's around here that have it are v103.3 and sfl 106.5. The other stations I'm getting are coming from the RDU market. 100.7 rva, 101.5 wral and 104.7 foxy 104/107.

Sounds like I'm not missing a whole lot. Thanks for the info.

Sounds like I'm not missing a whole lot. Thanks for the info.

I have an IBOC radio (I refuse to call it by its misleading marketing name) and it's really not worth it. I bought my Sony because I wanted the amazing analog tuner that was in it.

At home, it gets me Radio IQ (NPR/BBC) which I like but otherwise IBOC is a waste that doesn't come in without lots of tweaking. The audio quality leaves a lot to be desired.

- Trip

What simulcasting is WERO doing?

Are they 93.3? Not sure of the calls anymore... remember when it was dlx back in the day. Nothing, they're not broadcasting hd just yet so far as i can tell. i want to say that iks and xnr are supposed to be coming soon. but i'm not finding bob 93.3 on air in hd at all.

Sounds like I'm not missing a whole lot. Thanks for the info.

Don't get me wrong, i like it. I just want the data also. I like seeing the calls and would like to see artist, song information too. How many times have you heard a song you like and then they don't say who it was. Agrrevating. haha.

Don't get me wrong, i like it. I just want the data also. I like seeing the calls and would like to see artist, song information too. How many times have you heard a song you like and then they don't say who it was. Agrrevating. haha.

A few times. I remember the first time I heard Katy Perry and that song I kissed a girl, and thought who in the ______ is singing that? I knew it wasn't Britney or Madonna is why I was shocked I guess...:D

My girlfriends car has RDS or something in her Toyota that runs the station ID and some song titles. It works on 101/9 107/9 and 99/5 that I recall off the top of my head. You would think it would work for HD too.

A few times. I remember the first time I heard Katy Perry and that song I kissed a girl, and thought who in the ______ is singing that? I knew it wasn't Britney or Madonna is why I was shocked I guess...:D

My girlfriends car has RDS or something in her Toyota that runs the station ID and some song titles. It works on 101/9 107/9 and 99/5 that I recall off the top of my head. You would think it would work for HD too.

You'd think so. Maybe I don't have the best tuner/stereo... I dunno. Cause I would have thought wral would be sending it w/101.5. Weird.

Sound quality, though, is good. And the subs usually are commercial free so it's a bit like satellite radio.

Remember though that RDS pre-dates IBOC by a number of years.

- Trip

Can one of you guys look and see if it's fixed? Is there a way to zoom the picture with Dish Network's boxes? There should be some way I would think... Format button, resolution buttons or something. With D*'s box I have, you can push the 480, 720 or 1080 button on the box itself too. You would want to crop it, (squeeze the image) then you should see some black bars only on the sides.It is not fixed. Bones is cropped at top and bottom like a digital photo frame. OTA picuture from norfolk fox affiliate is fine. I am communicating directly with a dish senion technical analyst so maybe we can get this fixed.

Excellent Brownover. Just came to support your thoughts and be pissed off.

What is amazing is how on Dish's end they can claim IT IS FIXED.

Eyeballs make that a painfully clear lie.

Ken, I'm sure you've got better things to do, but if you could PM a couple of us Dish customers with the phone number of a goddamn tech person (not the 800-333-dish number), I could babysit them on the phone after 8 PM.

Not that hard.......... I suppose it could be worse, we could let the FCC be in charge of the HD for satellite (not just the changeover to digital).

Next agenda item....destroying what's left of satellite radui

The f'ed up thing I just noticed is that it goes to normal SD during the national FOX commercials (Left and right letterbox, but normal vertical on a 16:9 aspect ratio), but when it returns to the actual FOX show, it resumes the double letterbox (up/down & left right) picture.

:eek:



It takes three dish techs to change a screen mode. One to hold the control, one to read the directions, and one to push the buttons.:D:D

'm watching FOX right now, and if it is in HD, you should see a big blue FOX watermark in the bottom right half cut off.

Its not fixed as of 8am Bones is showing black bars all around.

End of Bones, here is the Dish situation:

008-01 OTA HD - 16:9 full HD, blue FOX with the bottom of the FOX cut off and only the very edge of the X showing
008-00 WFXI Dish HD (purported) - doubleletterboxed up/down, left/right (white FOX logo)
008-00 WFXI Dish SD - Letterboxed left/right only (no FOX logo at all)

STILL NOT FIXED!!!!!

If you see a white FOX logo, then that isn't even the HD signal they are using. It appears they are taking the analog 8 signal, and broadcasting it across their HD uplink.

Unbelievable.

What I find unbelieveable is that when you complain in specific terms to Dish, they tell us (and Ken for that matter) that "Oh, yes, we agree, there is a problem" and then they either do nothing, hoping that somehow no one will care, OR they are simply amazingly incompetent. Then, when we call back (and Ken calls back on our behalf), instead of saying, "Yeah, you know, I don't know what I'm doing, I'm going to find someone who can help (or fix it)", they just lie and either say it IS fixed, or again "Oh yeah, you know NOW we understand it and NOW it IS fixed". AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED!!!!!!

And they think that somehow NO ONE WILL NOTICE????

What I find unbelieveable is that when you complain in specific terms to Dish, they tell us (and Ken for that matter) that "Oh, yes, we agree, there is a problem" and then they either do nothing, hoping that somehow no one will care, OR they are simply amazingly incompetent. Then, when we call back (and Ken calls back on our behalf), instead of saying, "Yeah, you know, I don't know what I'm doing, I'm going to find someone who can help (or fix it)", they just lie and either say it IS fixed, or again "Oh yeah, you know NOW we understand it and NOW it IS fixed". AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED!!!!!!

And they think that somehow NO ONE WILL NOTICE????

...........and the saga continues!:confused:

I will talk to dish again tomorrow and set up a time to call them during prime. I feel comfortable that the person I was talking to can fix the problem. Evidently he can not se the problem when I'm in SD

Ken

Sounds like I'm not missing a whole lot. Thanks for the info.

106.5, 100.7 and 107.9 all broadcast Artist and Song data via RDS. I'm using a Sangean HDT-1 component receiver in the house and a JVC KH-HDR1 radio in my Mustang. If the station is not broadscasting RDS then it doesn't matter how good or bad your radio is, it's not going to display the data. A station doesn't have to be HD to send RDS.

I actually got my HD radios for the increased fidelity. The difference between HD and regular radio is like the difference between a CD/MP3 player and a cassette tape.

106.5, 100.7 and 107.9 all broadcast Artist and Song data via RDS. I'm using a Sangean HDT-1 component receiver in the house and a JVC KH-HDR1 radio in my Mustang. If the station is not broadscasting RDS then it doesn't matter how good or bad your radio is, it's not going to display the data. A station doesn't have to be HD to send RDS.

I actually got my HD radios for the increased fidelity. The difference between HD and regular radio is like the difference between a CD/MP3 player and a cassette tape.

If I get a radio, it would be for the house. Right now, I don't think it's for me. When a station signs on again that I really like, I might get it. 100.7 is rather weak over this area. The traffic lights in this town interfere with weaker stations to the point you can't enjoy them anyway, because they are using RF antennas to control them. :rolleyes: They need bailing out.:p

100.7 is rather weak over this area.

Now there's a sentence I thought I'd never hear! :D

It's really strong up in my area; the signal just seems to go on forever until something interferes with it.

- Trip

I will talk to dish again tomorrow and set up a time to call them during prime. I feel comfortable that the person I was talking to can fix the problem. Evidently he can not se the problem when I'm in SD

Ken

There is still an issue with WYDO on D* as well. The picture still stutters; I saw it during Bones last night. Everything looked good during the presidential address and the 10PM newscast, though.

Now there's a sentence I thought I'd never hear! :D

It's really strong up in my area; the signal just seems to go on forever until something interferes with it.

- Trip

That's one of those stations that I can drive from here to Fayetteville or Raleigh and never lose, along with all the big ones down east. I can't listen to stations in Fayetteville all the way back here though. Only Raleigh and ENC have the towers to make it this distance. Wilmington doesn't have any long distance one's either. WRVA is clear in any direction outside the city limits here, and works fine on a stationary radio. If they had a better format, they could draw a lot more listeners. I don't think I know of a station with a signal range like theirs.

Since you guys are talking a little off topic regarding FM stations let me tag along and ask. Are there any FM Smooth Jazz stations either here in Eastern NC or the VA Tidewater area?
Thanks

There used to be one in the Tidewater area but I'm not sure if it's still on the air. It was moved to a weaker frequency several years ago to make way for an Urban AC (105.3).

That's one of those stations that I can drive from here to Fayetteville or Raleigh and never lose, along with all the big ones down east. I can't listen to stations in Fayetteville all the way back here though. Only Raleigh and ENC have the towers to make it this distance. Wilmington doesn't have any long distance one's either. WRVA is clear in any direction outside the city limits here, and works fine on a stationary radio. If they had a better format, they could draw a lot more listeners. I don't think I know of a station with a signal range like theirs.

100.7C has a massive signal. I'm not sure what makes them so much more powerful than other stations like the Garner ones (unless it just appears that way due to the location), but it's really intense.

Shame they flipped it from Oldies to... whatever generic stuff is on there now. I miss WTRG.

(And yes, I'm purposely avoiding the current call letters, too confusing what with them having been borrowed from an AM station in Richmond)

Since you guys are talking a little off topic regarding FM stations let me tag along and ask. Are there any FM Smooth Jazz stations either here in Eastern NC or the VA Tidewater area?
Thanks

WJCD 107.7A in the Suffolk area is all I know of...

- Trip

I still have a T-shirt with WJCD 105.3 smooth jazz on it. I was able to pick it up at home with an outside antenna. Late at night I was able to pick it up in my car as as well. 107.9 with oldies out of Greenville is way too strong so 107.7 is very difficult to get.
Thanks guys

Can anyone confirm wether dish has got wfxi right tonight

Ken

Ken. Job well done. WFXI on DISH HD!!!!!!

Boy pressing that button sure was hard.

Looks great now. But the FOX logo is white instead of blue (I'm not complaining, just wondering how or why it is sometimes blue and sometimes white)

Plus I got a double bonus by their not being a preempted HD Lost tonight......

I should go out and play the Lottery tonight.

Great that is what I wanted to here

Could you, if you don't mind Ken, explain why they thought it was right when it was so obviously wrong? I'm a little curious how they get their feed-- Fiber, OTA? And if you're sending it in HD, how can they F that up and not know it? Add to that that they had the WCTI feed (which I assume gets to them the same way) and they got that one right?

Ken. Job well done. WFXI on DISH HD!!!!!!

Boy pressing that button sure was hard.

Looks great now. But the FOX logo is white instead of blue (I'm not complaining, just wondering how or why it is sometimes blue and sometimes white)

Plus I got a double bonus by their not being a preempted HD Lost tonight......

I should go out and play the Lottery tonight.

I'm glad to see every provider now has FOX in HD!

Yea, they use the white logo sometimes. It depends on the networks decision. On most shows they let the locals watermark inserted into the splicer take care of it. I think they are going to change the position of the local watermark with the next splicer upgrade, or either do away with it... Can't remember which... (from what I read in the programmming section)

This is an example of what should be where the big blue FOX logo is on local fox stations...

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I have no idea how they monitor it but everytime that I talked to them it was not in prime they still have my sd feed going to them maybe they got them switched who knows I'm just glad that someone got it right

Ken

Looks great!!!! THUMBS UP YOU GOT IT. GREAT JOB!!!!!!:) By the way I'm the same tkcaptaina.

Thanks Ken!!:D

Kudos!! Thanks Ken!!

I wonder if we will be able to watch the President on local TV tomorrow? It isn't often a President is in our area.

I wonder if we will be able to watch the President on local TV tomorrow? It isn't often a President is in our area.

You mean as in a live remote? Ha ha. They're more than willing to show you a map of where Obama was though. WITN is terrible about that. Unless of course it was a church fire. They're right on top of those.

Sometimes I wonder why the ENC stations even buy live trucks. They seem so afraid to actually use them.

I hate the escape route they use of "Go to the internet." That's weak. It should be on air, and online.

I will have people at Cherry Point and Camp Lejune at 5am in the morning They are planning live shots for the morning show and cutins Then live shots during the noon. Since I've been at the station which has been 23 years now I've never not seen them cover the President when he was around I've been out on quite a few live shots myself for him. I'm not in news so I can't tell you what they will cover. As for other live shots its rare when a day goes by that we do not have at least one live shot. I personally think we do to many.

Ken

I hate the escape route they use of "Go to the internet." That's weak. It should be on air, and online.

The more hits they get on the website the more they can charge the advertisers.

Thanks Ken. I'll tune in to 12.

By the way, I've been watching Les Still, and he is VERY good, he should be on the prime time show! Very accurate forecasting.

Thanks Ken. I'll tune in to 12.

By the way, I've been watching Les Still, and he is VERY good, he should be on the prime time show! Very accurate forecasting.

Thanks I'll let him know. I like him also he's a good guy. I do miss Bobby though I enjoyed talking about fishing in the mornings.

Ken

Admittedly I don't watch 12 as much as I do 7 and 9 so that comment wasn't really directed at them. 12 obviously cares about covering news live more than the other two stations since they have a satellite truck. Whenever I watch 12 I'm very satsified by what I see... it's the most underrated newscast in the market.

I didnt know Bobby was gone, he was a good weather man. Where did he go?

Great to see Anette Newell still in the area.
Also, Its been a long time since Ive seen a local anchor change over to another station in the same market, I believe the last I remember was Gary Dean and Jan Bean years ago.

Bobby has been gone a while now. I believe he went to Florida. I watched him and Kara every morning. I figured after he left, I wouldn't watch it anymore, but his replacement is right on with his snow forecasts. He doesn't beat around the bush.

I watch 9 a lot, and more than 7. I think 7 has suffered with the loss of Jamie Arnold. I didn't realize how much he did there until he left.

12 was very smart IMO to grab Annette Newell. Several people asked me if I knew what happened to her before I even realized she was gone from 9. Many folks around here liked her.

I didnt know Bobby was gone, he was a good weather man. Where did he go?

Great to see Anette Newell still in the area.
Also, Its been a long time since Ive seen a local anchor change over to another station in the same market, I believe the last I remember was Gary Dean and Jan Bean years ago.

Linda Shore did it too back in the day... Remember she was at 9 and went to 7 iirc. I disremember if it was before or after Gary. I just found the back-up disc of encdtv.com and the remember when section just the other night. she was in one of the newscenter 9 ads in tv guide back in the 80's. boy, that was back in the day. does tv guide even have listings anymore?

12 obviously cares about covering news live more than the other two stations since they have a satellite truck.

WITN has a satellite truck. It's parked behind the Greenville studios on Arlington Blvd. The truck (van) is equipped with a tower.

I must give cedit where credit is due. WITN opened their 5am news with a live shot from Camp Lejeune. And no maps through at least 5:17. Is someone from WITN lurking here?

All stations are reading. One time WITN used something I commented on here during their Ask Mike segment.

WCTI and WITN will air the President Live for his speech. I don't know about the others. We will see!