Why are the pictures so fuzzy?

I think the batteries were weak. The camera kept saying the pics were blurry. Also I think I was too close. I was in such a hurry to get back to the football game... I'll get some more.:)

Directv has finally added LOCAL ON THE 8's in HD. The SD version has been available for a while. Its nice to finally have this feature.

I have an ECU off topic question. I apologize in advance. Who was ECU AD before Mr. Holland?
Thanks

Mike Hamrick resigned to become AD at UNLV. Then Senior Associate AD Nick Floyd became interim AD until Terry Holland took over.

A woman from Jacksonville will appear on Jeopardy! tonight. Hopefully she will represent us well, and win.

Seeing more antennas going up. Someone in my neighborhood has put a clearstream 2 in the middle of the front yard about five feet over the turf.

If you are a Directv sub and you are a big NHL Fan you may beable to get NHL Center Ice for free.

Ive read on the internet where customers having been getting NHL for free. I called Directv and asked if there was any chance that VS would be back on Directv soon. He said they are still working on trying to get a new deal.
He asked what did I watch on VS, I said hockey and IRL. He said that since I was a good Directv customer he could give me a NHL CI for free.

Will the NHL center ice cover the games that were on VS? That sounds like a deal to me! :D

You can tell WITN does not have alot of bandwidth on 7.2, watching WWE Smackdown and there is alot of digital blocks during fast action and segments with alot of pyro.

@jspENC;
We are out in Swansboro, and I've been waiting to put up an antenna for about a year. I wanted to wait to see what the digital changeover would bring.
Up until a few weeks ago I was using rabbit ears, and pulling in WNCT, WCTI, WITN, WYDO, PXU and UNC-TV. However, some nights were better than others, and eventually the rabbit ears broke.
I know several of y'all recommended the Winegard 8800. I picked an older Winegard antenna, can't remember the model number, but it looks like a propeller. I stationed it in my attic and it is GREAT. We receive all the above channels and they are crystal clear.

I did have the help of Andy Gonzales, if you know of him. I appreciated his help- he came out and looked at my installation and helped fix a little problem out of the goodness of his heart.

I'll get that model number and post it. Very satisfied.

Suddenlink adding additional HD channels this month


Disney HD
AMC HD
ABC Family HD
MGM HD

The following channel will be moved to the HD Basic tier from the HD Plus tier
HGTV HD
Food HD
Nat Geo HD
A&E HD
History HD

@jspENC;
We are out in Swansboro, and I've been waiting to put up an antenna for about a year. I wanted to wait to see what the digital changeover would bring.
Up until a few weeks ago I was using rabbit ears, and pulling in WNCT, WCTI, WITN, WYDO, PXU and UNC-TV. However, some nights were better than others, and eventually the rabbit ears broke.
I know several of y'all recommended the Winegard 8800. I picked an older Winegard antenna, can't remember the model number, but it looks like a propeller. I stationed it in my attic and it is GREAT. We receive all the above channels and they are crystal clear.

I did have the help of Andy Gonzales, if you know of him. I appreciated his help- he came out and looked at my installation and helped fix a little problem out of the goodness of his heart.

I'll get that model number and post it. Very satisfied.

It seems like digital is a lot easier to receive around this area than analog was. Jacksonville especially. You couldn't get a FOX signal hardly here.

I took my old U-75R Radio shack to a neighbors recently who just had cable so I could compare the signal from cable vs the OTA and it was amazing how much brighter the OTA signals are on almost every local channel. I pointed it out towards Wilmington on the front porch about 7 or 8 ft. off the ground and didn't even have to tweak, and had every full pwr ILM station, plus all of ours off the back side. WECT definitely has the best picture around these parts. Dr. Phil was on at the time, and even though the show was in 4X3 it looked like HD on her new TV.

I don't know of the antenna you have, or the person who helped, but I am glad to hear you got good results!:)

Never head it called a propeller before, but it is often nicknamed the Batwing.

Sensar III GS-1100 or GS-2200

http://www.winegard.com/offair/zone1.php

I borrowed this story/post from foxeng. Some interesting information on pay services.

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Satellite, Telcos Beat Cable On TV Satisfaction: J.D. Power
Overall Satisfaction With TV Service Providers Bounces Back
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 10/7/2009 9:00:00 AM

Most major cable operators continue to fall short on customer satisfaction compared with satellite and phone company TV services, according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 television service satisfaction survey.

AT&T U-verse TV had the top score in the West and South regions for the second year in a row, and Verizon's FiOS TV took the crown in the East, also for a second consecutive year. Overbuilder WideOpenWest ranked highest in the North Central region.

By contrast, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications turned in below-average scores in all four regions.

Overall, customer satisfaction with television service providers in 2009 increased considerably over last year, J.D. Power found. Average satisfaction nationwide was 632 on a 1,000-point scale -- up 23 points from 609 last year, which was the lowest industry average during the past five years. The research firm said the increase was the result of fewer outages and improvements in problem resolution.

"In the wake of receding satisfaction scores in 2008, improvements in product performance and the service surrounding it this year suggest that providers are eager to better position themselves to retain and grow their customer bases," said Frank Perazzini, J.D. Power's director of telecommunications.

According to the survey, average time on hold required to resolve a customer's most recent problem declined 13% year over year, to 9 minutes and 5 seconds this year. J.D. Power also found that fewer customers are experiencing outages: 11% reported an outage this year versus 15% in 2008.

Across each geographical region, telco and satellite TV by and large outperformed cable.

In the East, Verizon FiOS was No. 1 with a score of 714, followed by DirecTV (684), Dish Network (669), Cablevision Systems (649) and Cox Communications (644). Below the East's average of 635 were TWC, RCN, Comcast and Charter.

WOW led the North Central region with 724, followed by AT&T U-verse (715), Verizon FiOS (712), DirecTV (674), Insight Communications (672), Cox (652) and Dish (650). Falling below the region's 625 average score were Bright House Networks, TWC, Comcast, Charter and Mediacom Communications.

In the South, U-verse (718) was followed by Verizon FiOS (702), DirecTV (685), Bright House (674), Insight (658), Dish (654) and Cox (641). The average score in the South was 635, with Cable One, Suddenlink Communications, TWC, Comcast, Charter and Mediacom below the mark.

Finally, in the West, AT&T U-verse (721) and FiOS (682) led the pack, followed by DirecTV and Dish (both with 664), Cox (646) and Cable One (635). Providers under the West average of 632 were TWC, Comcast, Mediacom and Charter.

Cable operators have fared better on J.D. Power's residential phone service survey. This year, Cox topped East and West, Bright House won the South and WOW scored highest in North Central (see Cox Tops East, West Regions On J.D. Power Phone Survey). However, not all MSOs excelled -- Comcast, for example, had below-average phone service scores in all four regions.

According to J.D. Power, cable customers are far less likely to recommend their provider than satellite TV customers.

Of satellite subscribers, 78% said they "definitely will" or "probably will" recommend their provider to others, an increase of six percentage points from 2008. About 60% of cable customers said the same, up from 55% in 2008.

Meanwhile, the percentage of cable customers who affirmed their loyalty to their provider declined to 25% in 2009, down from 27% last year. DirecTV and Dish Network also saw a drop on loyalty, down four percentage points to 40% in 2009.

"Given the current state of the economy, customers generally want to keep their options open, even if they are satisfied with their current provider," Perazzini noted.

J.D. Power found there was belt-tightening in some areas of video services. The percentage of cable customers who subscribe to additional premium channels fell to 29% in 2009, down three points from 32% in 2008. Video-on-demand and pay-per-view use also moderately declined, with 33% reporting VOD usage this year (compared with 35% in 2008) and 16% reporting a PPV order (compared with 18% in 2008).

The study is based on responses from 28,118 U.S. consumers who evaluated their cable, satellite or telco provider. It was fielded in January, March and July 2009.

J.D. Power's TV service survey measures customer satisfaction on five factors: performance and reliability; customer service; cost of service; billing; and offerings and promotions.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/..._J_D_Power.php

Directv has finally added LOCAL ON THE 8's in HD. The SD version has been available for a while. Its nice to finally have this feature.

Holy crap, it's about time. That was my biggest gripe with D*


edit:
Just kidding, apparently. I got nothing.

WUNK PBS 23 has been granted a million watts non directionl. I'm picking it up, so wondering if they have already done it?

Does anybody think this antenna would work good? It seems the person/company has good feedback. Basically I want an antenna that can pick up farther away then my current one but isn't big and bulky. I have a feeling I can get away with installing this smaller antenna on the roof then a bigger one from the wife.

I have a db2 type antenna in the kitchen now that can pick up everything in the local market just fine, but would love to pick up the Raleigh & maybe Outer Banks stations also.

I'm not really betting on the 100 miles reception part but am hoping it will get at least 50 miles or over. What's everybody think? Should I roll the dice and give it a try? Thanks for the help guys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140351730227&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

Does anybody think this antenna would work good? It seems the person/company has good feedback. Basically I want an antenna that can pick up farther away then my current one but isn't big and bulky. I have a feeling I can get away with installing this smaller antenna on the roof then a bigger one from the wife.

I have a db2 type antenna in the kitchen now that can pick up everything in the local market just fine, but would love to pick up the Raleigh & maybe Outer Banks stations also.

I'm not really betting on the 100 miles reception part but am hoping it will get at least 50 miles or over. What's everybody think? Should I roll the dice and give it a try? Thanks for the help guys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140351730227&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

I have seen that antenna before on a house while traveling, but did not know what it was until now. It looked from a distance like those new style light bulbs. I cannot say that it won't work, but I don't think it is any better than what you could buy in radio shack.

This would be just as good, maybe better... http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3739595

I have been using this Antennacraft HBU22 here in Hubert for about a year. Have it matched up with a Channel Master 7777 amp and remote control rotator. I was also looking for something small and this was one of the first vhf high/uhf models to become available. I have very solid signal all local channels plus pretty decent, almost always watchable signal from Wilmington. This type of antenna is just the ticket for eastern Carolina locals, in my opinion

Ken have you dropped the power on 12 tonight? It was out earlier ota, directv and suddenlink.
Now the power is just a little over 50%

Jamie, Ken,

My WctI is also coming in 25% less than normal with my antenna pointed at Wilmington, but when I spin it around to Trenton, the signal is wide open at 98-100%... Could be the bad weather causing the need to aim perfectly.

edit at 8:40 - now down to mid to high 80's aimed right on it. ?

edit again 8:48 - change channel down to 9.2 and back to 12 and get 98-100 again. Strange stuff.
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mans147, that is good to know.

When my antenna is aimed at 12 I get 100% on 12 and 14, still getting 100% on 14 but 12 is low.

Getting

97 on 7
100 on 9
100 on 14
100 on 19
100 on 25
80 on 38

No issues here suddenlink did have a problem yesterday I just got back from the transmitter and I did confirm that I am at 100% power on both WCTI and WYDO. There has been some atmospherics lately over the weekend at about 3 in the morning I was geting some intermitent fade between New Bern and Trenton

Ken

Directv and Suddenlink and my over the air was out yesterday. Later that night Directv and SL was back up but my WCTI was at a low signal.
WYDO was at 100%.
Last night after 10 WCTI returned to 100%, all my stations are 100% except WEPX it generally stays around 80%.

UNC-TV Announces an Exciting New Service Coming on November 1...UNC-EX


UNC-TV announces an exciting new service coming on November 1--UNC-EX, The Explorer Channel--featuring the best in travel, culture, science, nature, history, and outdoor adventure programming. UNC-EX will bring viewers programs that are exhilarating, intriguing, and fun.

UNC-EX, like UNC-TV and UNC-KD, a channel featuring all children's programming, will be available free of charge to over-the-air viewers who receive service using an antenna and can also be obtained through a digital cable subscription from local cable providers in North Carolina, as well as parts of Virginia and South Carolina.

Examples of what viewers will find on UNC-EX, The Explorer Channel, include travel series hosted by Rick Steves, Rudy Maxa, and Burt Wolf; cooking programs like New Scandinavian Cooking and Lidia's Italy; adventure programs like Globe Trekker and Passport to Adventure; science programs like NOVA, NATURE, and Secrets of the Dead; UNC-TV original productions like Exploring North Carolina and North Carolina Weekend; and special documentaries and limited series such as Ken Burns' THE NATIONAL PARKS: America's Best Idea.

The new service is being offered by UNC-TV in response to a demonstrated need for diverse public television programming for adults, including daytime programming. In addition to providing one channel dedicated entirely to children, UNC-KD, UNC-TV also operates under a variety of requirements from PBS related to the number of hours of children's programs that must be carried on the UNC-TV service. UNC-TV also follows PBS' "common carriage" restrictions that mean UNC-TV is obligated to carry a certain percentage of the programming provided by PBS. All of these things dramatically reduce the flexibility within the UNC-TV schedule.

With the launch of UNC-EX there will be a public television alternative for adults who seek engaging and stimulating programming that will not add to the stress level of the viewer. In short, similar to how UNC-TV provides a safe haven for children, UNC-EX will provide a safe haven for grownups.

The concept for UNC-EX, The Explorer Channel, is derived from in-depth market research performed for PBS by veteran Madison Avenue executive Margaret Mark. Mark's unique approach to market research is based on the use of archetypes, a method of describing fundamental elements of the human personality. Her research for PBS revealed that the core PBS audience identifies strongly with the Explorer, one of the basic personality archetypes described in the writings of Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Archetypes are very powerful concepts that are embedded in the human psyche regardless of culture and history and are based on very basic attitudes about personal identity. Mark's research revealed that public television viewers consistently indicated a desire to experience places that they may never actually see. Individuals who like new experiences, enjoy scanning expanded horizons, and want to see things from varied perspectives are the people most likely to be public television viewers.

UNC-EX, The Explorer Channel, has been designed with the interests of this audience foremost in mind.

Betty McCain, chair of the UNC-TV Board of Trustees, welcomed the announcement, saying, "We're delighted to make this wonderful new channel available and, even in this economy, to find another way to meet the needs of the people of North Carolina. This is a further example of how the transition to digital television opens up exciting new opportunities for service, and we're so blessed to be able to take advantage of them."

The UNC-EX Explorer Channel will provide an appealing alternative for adults who enjoy public television and have a lively curiosity about the world around them.

On November 1, UNC-TV invites viewers to escape from the ordinary and discover UNC-EX, The Explorer Channel!

Coinciding with the launch of UNC-EX, the identity of the digital cable-only service known as UNC-ED will change to UNC-MX, which signifies that it is a mix of programming for adults, from public affairs to how-to and more. This will be a more accurate reflection of the eclectic mix of programming that viewers already see on this service. Thus, as of November 1, the complete lineup of UNC-TV program services will be:

UNC-TV
UNC-EX
UNC-KD
UNC-MX (available only to digital cable subscribers) Time Warner

UNC-TV is North Carolina's statewide public television network.

For some of you weather buffs like me, you might be interested in downloading your own 3-D Doppler applications.

This is really cool, since we don't have a radar channel anymore full time. Go here http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php and click the link about mapping applications. After you download one (like google earth or acrGIS explorer) go back to the link I provided and select the doppler radars you want and hit submit. I chose multiple dopplers from Wilmington, Morehead and Raleigh. You can do watches and warnings, and total precip along with velocity. I like the short range fine tuned radar views instead of composites. You can turn on all the radars at the same time and view in 3-D with arcGIS explorer. In the view you see below, I have the FOG feature turned on! They don't even do that on TV. The application updates live on it's own.

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/6245/3ddoppler.png

For some of you weather buffs like me, you might be interested in downloading your own 3-D Doppler applications.

This is really cool, since we don't have a radar channel anymore full time. Go here http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php and click the link about mapping applications. After you download one (like google earth or acrGIS explorer) go back to the link I provided and select the doppler radars you want and hit submit. I chose multiple dopplers from Wilmington, Morehead and Raleigh. You can do watches and warnings, and total precip along with velocity. I like the short range fine tuned radar views instead of composites. You can turn on all the radars at the same time and view in 3-D with arcGIS explorer. In the view you see below, I have the FOG feature turned on! They don't even do that on TV. The application updates live on it's own.

That is cool... thanks for your post...

I'm still trying to figure out how to get the city names and roads to appear above the rain. Other than that, it is a lot of fun. :D

The last three* times I have accessed this page I got the red line warning me to "probably a scam. Proceed with extreme caution".

* Make it four...

I love this radar. It's simple but great..

http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/

I love this radar. It's simple but great..

http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/Yep! I was researching computer forecast tracks for hurricanes and this site came up. It's pretty cool...

For some of you weather buffs like me, you might be interested in downloading your own 3-D Doppler applications.

This is really cool, since we don't have a radar channel anymore full time.

That application may or may not stop working shortly. The Newport NWS station, along with one other station somewhere, will be changing their radar to a new, highly enhanced radar soon. The rollout of this new radar will only initially be at 2 NWS stations in the country.

Thanks for the link and info. That wunderground map I had not seen before.

Off topic posts removed. If you have issues using the forum, there's a section for that.

Does anybody know what CFB(teams) game 12-1 will televise next Saturday at 8:00 PM(2000)?
Thanks

Ken,

I've been seeing a black "Newschannel 12" logo being inserted in an HD picture lately. Is this just the beginning of more graphics to come during HD programs without interruption?

I checked WWAY and WTVD, and they insert logos at the same time when shows come back from commercial, so not sure if this is being done in house or through ABC?

Ken,

I've been seeing a black "Newschannel 12" logo being inserted in an HD picture lately. Is this just the beginning of more graphics to come during HD programs without interruption?

I checked WWAY and WTVD, and they insert logos at the same time when shows come back from commercial, so not sure if this is being done in house or through ABC?

We recently installed ABC's brandnet it allows us to do logos and and a few other things

I see that new HD ticker on Good Morning America. Looks very good.

Ken12,

In the area visiting family and watching WYDO and the 10 O'Clock News. Nice news graphics. ;) We created our own 16:9 versions of those same FOX O & O 4:3 graphics. The new O & O graphics in 16:9 are blue based where these are red based. We liked the older 4:3 red based ones better.

Check out http://www.myfox8.com/news/livestreaming/ during news times if you are interested to see what we did with those older red 4:3 O & O graphics into 16:9 graphics.

I was tickled to death last night when ABC switched from the TX-MO to the USC-OSU game. I got to see my Trojans in HD! Thank you CH 12-1!
Fight On!

Is it just me or has it got kinda boring around Eastern NC tv land. Over the last few years there was excitement with all the stations getting the digital signals up and adding sub channels. Whats next for Eastern NC? I wish that the eastern NC stations would go ahead and invest in upgrading to HD news.
WITN has had the property in Greenville for a while with the future home of WITN sign. You would thing if they are going to build a new station that it would be built with HD. I could imagine that a station with HD news would get more viewers.

Maybe when a station goes HD news, I will become a little more interested in watching again.
Right now WCTI and WYDO have the best picture on my TV, so if I watch news on stations around here, those are the ones I watch, and the weather segments aren't ridiculously short most times. Some of the weather reporters on other channels are dry around here. No passion or excitment at all, just bland and boring. The sports reports are so much more vibrant it's like night and day to me.

It is pretty sad that the most one station in our market has to offer is a new desk. Like our local newspapers, local tv news in Eastern Carolina is becoming irrelevant. :(

It is called product presentation or PR. That includes news presentation. If you compare the local news anchors that gives you an idea of whom you like delivering the news VS. the ones you dislike. Some of the local channels have newscasters with gestures and whinny voices that are plain irritating and annoying. I can tolerate an old desk rather than listening to a person with a whinny voice and making juvenile gestures that are plain annoying.

Nevermind. Incorrect posting.

Which antenna would you recommend for use in the Ayden area? I would like something that would not be too unsightly if installed outside. What would be recommended for an attic install? I would like to reach as far as Raleigh, but that is not absolutely necessary as long as I can get a reliable signal for all of the locals. Also, I would like to know if there are any dealers in the area that install antennas. Any help would be appreciated.

Well, it's called the recession. TV stations across the country have laid off people, furloughed employees, shuttered newsrooms and combined operations in order to save money.

One station in the market has laid several people off, made all employees take three weeks off this year WITHOUT pay, and just cut its sports department down to one person. But you would rather have stations spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in upgrades so the picture will look pretty on your 52" TV during the news? I'd rather want to keep my job and the station continue to put on a quality product for its viewers.

Hi-def local news will come, but not until the advertisers return and TV stations start making money again.

One station in the market has laid several people off, made all employees take three weeks off this year WITHOUT pay, and just cut its sports department down to one person.Yes, "one station" did that while the other two hired an extra meteorologist (to get them both to 4), kept the sports department staffed, and kept two people at the evening news desk. Actually, while adding an extra meteorologist, the other two didn't fire their longtime chief as "one station" did.

Media General has got to be sacrificing this station to save the rest of the company. It doesn't add up that 12 can keep a full staff and hire 9's castaways while 9 can't even keep enough people to thoroughly do newscasts each day of the week.

Media General has got to be sacrificing this station to save the rest of the company. It doesn't add up that 12 can keep a full staff and hire 9's castaways while 9 can't even keep enough people to thoroughly do newscasts each day of the week.

I don't work for Media General and my company doesn't own newspapers, but in my company, we have had layoffs, furloughs and paycuts as well. It is industry wide.

I amazes me how people think there is a recession on, EXCEPT in the broadcast industry. Advertising is down 35-40% NATIONALLY and in some markets more. With that kind of revenue loss, you will not find too many companies wanting to spend millions of dollars to provide HD news. At some point, it becomes survival.

I don't deny that there's a recession, but like you said... revenues are down consistently market to market. It wouldn't make sense either if you kept a full staff while WXII laid off the whole building and kept cranking along with a two guys and a camera. There's just something off about how much firing is going on at WNCT.

Most big expenditure projects are capital projects that have been in the works for a while, recession or no recession. Provided the company has the money, or at least good enough credit, they can still do capital expansion projects. It's mainly up to their management's tolerance for risk and future vision for the company. However, even though we are currently in a tough recession there are investors out there with plenty of money ready to spend. I would tend to lean towards the theory that Media General is sacrificing this station because they can keep downsizing manpower while not hurting revenues, yet. There is a critical mass that when met will cause the quality of the station's product to fail and then viewership will drop along with advertising revenue. All we can do is wonder when this point will be met. This same scenario is being tested in just about every public company in business right now, hence, "the recession is over", but unemployment will remain high for the unforeseeable future.

It's called business in a capitalist economy...........

And what stations will we be watching when the recession is over?

And what stations will we be watching when the recession is over?The ones in HD...

I have heard through the grapevine that other long time WNCT employees will face the "Phillip Williams fate" when their contracts are up. Whether or not it's true I don't know, but judging by what else has happened there it wouldn't surprise me.

When Allan Hoffman is laid off in favor of a series of rookies on their 2 year tour through Greenville we will have reached that critical mass. I already don't watch the sorry product that WNCT is churning out anymore... there are probably many others who feel the same way.

I don't deny that there's a recession, but like you said... revenues are down consistently market to market. It wouldn't make sense either if you kept a full staff while WXII laid off the whole building and kept cranking along with a two guys and a camera. There's just something off about how much firing is going on at WNCT.

Media General, the company that owns WNCT also has a large newspaper holding. Print is bleeding red ink at an unbelievable rate and the TV side is having to pay for it, so they cut every way to Christmas (including personnel) on the TV side to keep the print side afloat. This is not just happening to MG, but Gannett also and others with large print holdings. Gannett owns the CBS affiliate here and they have gutted the talent to almost no one and either retired or laid off the big name talent. They have no sports department now, a shell of a weather department and a lot of low paid unknowns on the air. It is very bad there. But it is becoming a common tale every where.

If you have stations do things like this, HD News isn't on the radar.

It is tough right now fortunately Bonten Media is a great company and our layoffs have been minimal and they are still putting money into there stations. Not as much as we would like but more than most get. It has been tough with having to convert all the transmitters to digital and the necessary upgrades for the FOX equipment to get WFXI and WYDO up to par and I'm still not done with them yet. I'm in the process of installing a transmitter for WFXI right now. Hope to have it up by the first of the year. So we have not been able to spend money on the other bells and whistles that we would like to purchase but we are getting there. I don't think you will see HD news next year but we are talking about it and it is high on our list of things to do. The purchases that we are making are all ready for HD

Ken

Ken 12,

Just got the new splicer installed today. It is WAY more complicated than the BP5100.

Man, this thread is depressing as hell today... When it rains it pours. :(

Ken 12,

Just got the new splicer installed today. It is WAY more complicated than the BP5100.

Figures and I just got the old one figured out and will need to buy one for WYDO

Yes, "one station" did that while the other two hired an extra meteorologist (to get them both to 4), kept the sports department staffed, and kept two people at the evening news desk. Actually, while adding an extra meteorologist, the other two didn't fire their longtime chief as "one station" did.

Media General has got to be sacrificing this station to save the rest of the company. It doesn't add up that 12 can keep a full staff and hire 9's castaways while 9 can't even keep enough people to thoroughly do newscasts each day of the week.

WNCT is not alone in the slashing by Media General. The MGBG station in Raleigh also took major hits, as well as their flagship station in Tampa, for example. Other MGBG stations cut weekend news and dropped 5 & 5:30 newscasts. The slashing has been company-wide. not just in Greenville.

There have been layoffs at WCTI, but not as many at WNCT. As far as I know, WITN hasn't laid anyone off...anyone in the know want to chime in on that?

Any chance we will ever get non network HD shows, like Oprah, etc?

Thanks Ken 12 for your candor. I'll bet WCTI will be the first station to broadcast HD news in this market. Remember, they were the first station in Eastern Carolina to broadcast in HD.

Any chance we will ever get non network HD shows, like Oprah, etc?

Unfortunatley the only thing I can do in HD is network and live from sat in HD right now. Currently we are unable to record and playback in HD also we are uable to do the HD switching that is required yet. We are moving in that direction. Everything I purchase has HD in mind but there is quite a bit that is required and it is expensive. We will get there but not as fast as you and us would like.

Ken

Media General has got to be sacrificing this station to save the rest of the company. It doesn't add up that 12 can keep a full staff and hire 9's castaways while 9 can't even keep enough people to thoroughly do newscasts each day of the week.

Media General is extremely top heavy and it takes a lot of money to support a huge administration. Their holdings include 24 daily newspapers, more than 250 other publications,19 television stations and more than 75 online enterprises. They're extremely diluted and it can be difficult to keep track of what's going on. Their stock has fallen almost into the basement from a high of almost $69 to yesterday's $9.64 for a drop of almost 84%. They're not doing well.

Media General is extremely top heavy and it takes a lot of money to support a huge administration. Their holdings include 24 daily newspapers, more than 250 other publications,19 television stations and more than 75 online enterprises. They're extremely diluted and it can be difficult to keep track of what's going on. Their stock has fallen almost into the basement from a high of almost $69 to yesterday's $9.64 for a drop of almost 84%. They're not doing well.

I wish MG would sell here in all honesty. They did 9 good back when they first bought it, but now it is IMO the worst product from Raleigh eastward.

Unnecessary comments removed.

@Ken12... Please tell me that "V" will be in HD tomorrow night. I'm willing to beg here. :D

According to the program guide it will be in HD.

According to the program guide it will be in HD.

True, unfortunately, it's election night...

I Wonder what's up with the pic being snowy on 12.1 tonight during news?

Ken I like the idea on your satellite maps and graphics of putting different cities/towns in at different times. Gives everyone a chance for a shout out.

True, unfortunately, it's election night...Oh!!!

I thought 12 can do HD overlays/crawls now though? I've seen them during GMA.

I thought 12 can do HD overlays/crawls now though? I've seen them during GMA.

They can insert their bug and headlines in a crawl... Not sure about their squeezeback system. I'm hoping that Ken12 will pull off a miracle tonight! Been waiting for this remake since I first heard about it.

They screwed WCTI tonight with the squeeze right after 8. WWAY is on my TV. I hope all those idiots on Jacksonville council get voted out anyway...

They screwed WCTI tonight with the squeeze right after 8. WWAY is on my TV. I hope all those idiots on Jacksonville council get voted out anyway...

thank God for ABC 11 in Durham and abc.com.

You are getting WTVD in Greenville?!

You are getting WTVD in Greenville?!

I rigged an old antenna trick like I did back in the day... It's breaking up so I'm not sure if it's better worse than wcti at this point. At least I can watch the show in it's entirety tomorrow on abc.com.

I think the pictures are posted from like 3 years ago somewhere early on in this thread.

WWAY is doing election results in their ABC crawl, (the one 12 uses on GMA) and is not going out of HD.

My DirecTV H20 was acting weird last night. WCTI looked normal over the satellite on channel 12. However, 12-1 via OTA antenna, showed up in the guide as WNCT's programming! I went to that channel and, sure enough, CBS programming was on 12-1. 9-1 was showing WNCT programming as well. For example, on D* Channel 12 I was watching 'V', but NCIS was on 12-1.

Is this happening for anyone else?

The H20 gets it OTA info from D*. If it was wrong on the H20, D* sent it wrong.

The H20 gets it OTA info from D*. If it was wrong on the H20, D* sent it wrong.

But the numbering of the channels in the post seems to indicate channels were received both OTA and from satellite. This sounds more like an HR20 than an H20 to me.

I don't think anyone has commented yet on whether or not they watch or like This TV? I catch a movie on there a couple of times a week if I can get the time.

But the numbering of the channels in the post seems to indicate channels were received both OTA and from satellite. This sounds more like an HR20 than an H20 to me.

The H20/HR20 and AM-21's are told which OTA channel to tune by programing from D*. If they send the wrong OTA channel, then you will get the wrong channel. On June 12th, the stations changing channels got their new channels programmed at 9AM no matter what time the station actually changed. In some markets (like Greensboro) D* changed the tuner channel before the station changed and for several hours when people tried to bring up the OTA tuner for that channel, they got a NO SIGNAL indication and nothing the viewer could do until the station came up.

Thanks for all the info.

Greg: I have an H20 (non-dvr). It has an OTA tuner built in, so I see OTA channels and locals via satellite mixed together in the guide. The locals via satellite display correctly (9=WNCT, 12=WCTI, etc.). However, on 12-1 (on the guide) I get WNCT via OTA. The info that shows up in the guide even shows the CBS logo. I'm just surprised that others aren't having the same problem and I'm not sure how to get it fixed.

Re run your antenna set up, this should correct the issues you are having.
Re enter the zip codes.

Wow! 12 and 7 are having a terrible time this morning. I'm guessing microwave fade is doing a number on them.

This has been a big storm. I can't remember one with so many variables! I am surprised the transmitters aren't underwater. I had 7.20 inches so far.

Anyone having trouble getting fox OTA tonight. My DVR did not record House tonight. Tried tuning the news at 1030pm I have no signal,. DISH is still getting fox though,

I just noticed tonight that I'm picking up WYDO here in Wilson.

The 9 news appears to have lost another Jacksonville reporter. Don't we have one of Philip Jones relatives posting here? He was very good, and now that he is gone, they must really be suffering.

I just noticed tonight that I'm picking up WYDO here in Wilson.

I'm in Wilson too, and WYDO has been a solid lock for me ever since they moved to the WCTI tower in Trenton.

You mean this tower?

http://i49.tinypic.com/otm0av.png

Google earth has it all.:D

I'm not sure how recent this is, but I pointed to some antennas and the microwave I could spot. I think the red antenna is UNC, and the one to the right (yellow arrow)is a radio station, probably WRNC.

There is a painted red and white tower to the south that I believe belongs to WSFL. I have seen that one when driving by.

The tower south of Trenton on 58 is WCTI's old tower. It is now occupied by WSFL but I believe it's owned by the Brody family.

Anyone know what is going on with the old WYDO tower? Will it be taken down, or will another station use it? I tried to find it on Google earth, but had no luck. I found WEPX easy enough.

Here's a neat shot of the tower in Grifton I took a while back, almost looking straight up. WITN's white UHF antenna on top, followed by WNCT's VHF, and then the FM radio bays. You can also see the two TV stations' microwave receive antennas they use to get live shots.

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz144/thisjustin/tower-009.jpg

Here's a neat shot of the tower in Grifton I took a while back, almost looking straight up. WITN's white UHF antenna on top, followed by WNCT's VHF, and then the FM radio bays. You can also see the two TV stations' microwave receive antennas they use to get live shots.

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz144/thisjustin/tower-009.jpg

My dad helped install the halon fire system in the WITN building when it was being built in 1979. I was a teenager at the time and I got to visit several times over a span of a few months. It was really a cool experience. I saw the channel 7 antenna on the ground before it was installed. I got to meet the WITN and RCA engineers that were on site wiring those blue RCA transmitters for ch 7 and 93.3. It's hard to believe that it's been 30 years since that tower was built.

I LOVE tower pictures!! Even old ones! http://www.fybush.com/sites/2009/site-091106.html

Thanks Newsniner for sharing that tower. I couldn't get a good look at it with Google. Hwy 11 is as close as I've been to it. Looking at it from there, it looks like the WITN antenna is leaning toward the south to me. I thought the WNCT antenna was on the side, but it looks to be on top also.

I believe the FM antenna on the right that is a little lower is WNCT FM, and the one facing the screen is BOB 93.3 - If that is on the west side, maybe that is why I can hear BOB as far west as Fayetteville so clear. 107/9 has interference when you get to the western side of Sampson county around the Autryville area. BOB also gets weak down around Sneads Ferry. 107/9 does not, and stays clear to Wilmington.

Everything on the Grifton tower (7, 9, 93.3, 107.9) has panel antennas that shoot equal signal out all sides of the tower. It's hard to see that in that picture, but this information comes straight from a former NextMedia CE. 95.1 is mounted on the channel 12 tower, but I believe it is a side mount on the west side at 1500'.

edit: 93.3 is about 150 feet higher than 107.9. There are also interference considerations. To the west, even as near as the Triangle, 107.9 is torn apart by WLNK in Charlotte. 93.3 doesn't have as many issues that direction because the co-channel (WTPT 93.3 The Planet) is on the NC/SC border between Greenville, SC and Asheville.

There is a station that plays R&B I believe on 107.7 with a short tower that tears up 107.9 really bad in the Fayetteville area. Only good radio tuners keep that 107.7 WUKS from bleeding in. That tower is on the Hoke, Robeson county line.

I've read that with side mounted antennas, the side that it is actually mounted on gets the best radiation. First hand experience for me was when WECT DT had their antenna mounted on the west side of a tower that was located west of Wilmington. When they moved to the top of the tower located south of Wilmington, the signal jumped by 60%, even on low power.

That is true. 95.1 has some minor issues to the east because of its side mount... the tower literally blocks the signal.

Ken12 can correct me, but what I heard was that channel 7,9,10 were all one antenna and 32 was mounted on top of that and both antennas were top mounted.

Ken12 can correct me, but what I heard was that channel 7,9,10 were all one antenna and 32 was mounted on top of that and both antennas were top mounted.
I think you are actually correct. All of my knowledge dates back to before the work was done to get the digital antennas up to the top.

Didn't the WNCT original (before digital was thought of) analog antenna used to be on the side lower down? I wonder if they took it off already, or if they will / have take down the current analog 7/9 antennas and just leave the 10 up there. It looks like there are three different antennas mounted in a circle under the 32

Didn't the WNCT original (before digital was thought of) analog antenna used to be on the side lower down? I wonder if they took it off already, or if they will / have take down the current analog 7/9 antennas and just leave the 10 up there. It looks like there are three different antennas mounted in a circle under the 32

The original panel antenna for WNCT was mounted below WITN's and above the FM's. They had to rebuild the top of the tower the allow for digital. There was once video on the WITN website showing the old analog 7 antenna coming down and the new digital antennas going up. The video clip did state that 7,9 and 10 shared the same antenna after the rebuild.

The 3 antennas circled around the tower are the panel antennas. They shoot equal signal in all directions. To see what 3 stations all broadcasting with separate antennas from the top looks like, check out the candelabra tower for 5, 50, and (I think) 17 in Auburn.

The 3 antennas circled around the tower are the panel antennas. They shoot equal signal in all directions. To see what 3 stations all broadcasting with separate antennas from the top looks like, check out the candelabra tower for 5, 50, and (I think) 17 in Auburn.

5, 50, 22, 27 and 17.

The 9 news appears to have lost another Jacksonville reporter. Don't we have one of Philip Jones relatives posting here? He was very good, and now that he is gone, they must really be suffering.

Philip is now a reporter at WFMY in Greensboro.

Philip is now a reporter at WFMY in Greensboro.


Thanks. I didn't know where he went. WNCT is about out of staff!:eek: A lot of new faces on WCTI as well.

WCTI is now running scrolls during HD broadcast, they are running weather conditions for the areas cities now during Good Morning America.

Anyone else getting that quivering sensation on WCTI? Noticed it during end of Operah.

I have seen something like that during promos on WFXI. I record some Sunday night shows and their news promos are kind of wavy.

Suddenlink raising prices in December.
Standard cable price going up $2.05 a month, premium services increasing also and other services and equipment fees increase also. It will be listed on the bill.

What happened to the beginning of Carrie Underwood? It came on late on 14.1

WCTI seems to have done away with a website. ?

?

http://www.wcti12.com/

Loads for me.

I just tried again, and on both IE and Firefox I get error message saying page cannot be displayed. I can get on the FOX 14 website OK.

Edit at 6:45 wcti12.com came up, so they must have some sort of issue at times?

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9311/foxsitee.png

Got it here. Looks like your DNS server may have issues resolving addresses.

The channel 12 site came up for me at 6:45 as I edited above. Maybe they are working on the site or server?

The channel 12 site came up for me at 6:45 as I edited above. Maybe they are working on the site or server?

They need some work on that site...so late 1990's.

Suddenlink getting ready to add a bunch of new HD Channels check your info channel to see all of them

Please post the channels listed.

Suddenlink new HD channels coming by December 22nd

Fox News HD (Basic)
Spike HD (Basic)
MSNBC HD (Basic)
CMT HD (Basic)
VH1 HD (Basic)
Nick HD (Basic)
Universal HD (Plus)
Travel HD (Basic)
CNN HD (Basic)
Lifetime HD (Basic)
MTV HD (Basic)
Comedy Central HD (Basic)
Cartoon Network HD (Basic)
Cinemax HD (Premium)

It is nice to see on channel12 that they say during their top of the hour "Merry Christmas" and not just Happy Holiday.

It is nice to see on channel12 that they say during their top of the hour "Merry Christmas" and not just Happy Holiday.

I agree, I hardly hear any ads that even mention Christmas anymore. It's always "This Holiday". So annoying. By the way, Merry Christmas to all!

Will Suddenlink in Greenville be offering the new channels? i don't see that on channel 1.

Anyone know if any of these new HD channels are coming to Rocky Mount? Out of state on vacation, so can't check channel 1. I'd rather have more HD than any Christmas present my family could buy. In fact, I even asked Santa for D* or E* to handle that problem! :D

I was getting ready to say get Directv 130+ HD Channels.
Im glad to see more HD channels coming to Suddenlink, nice that others are getting more HD.

Suddenlink's system in Pitt county is still being upgraded and will not have these channels until May or June of next year 2010. All the systems that Suddenlink owns outside of Pitt county are newer systems with more bandwidth capability. The rumor is that Suddenlink is going to go ahead and increase Internet speeds though. But, view on demand and increased HD will not appear until late spring 2010.

I'm disappointed too, but good things come to those who wait......

Why is it that a city the size of Greenville has a cable company without enough infrastructure to expand HD? As usual, Greenville gets the short end of the stick! :mad:

Washington had a number of HD channels a while before Greenville did at one point, I wonder if Washington will get those new channels.

When I inquired I said the same thing. Greenville is by far the largest area and potential return on investment, but the representative said the other systems were newer and capable of upgrade before Greenville was. They are actively upgrading the system in and around Greenville, but it is taking longer to accomplish. Once everybody is upgraded to the same level all services will be added equally. I hope......

Why is it that a city the size of Greenville has a cable company without enough infrastructure to expand HD? As usual, Greenville gets the short end of the stick! :mad:

Because Greenville is not located in a Tier 1 county a lot of the things you see happen in other counties don't happen here. Government subsidies for stuff like cable expansion and high speed internet are appropriated based on need. Since Pitt is just an average North Carolina county it doesn't get a lot of freebies.

http://www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/SupportYourBusiness/Incentives/CountyTierDesignations2010.htm

New HD added to Washington Suddenlink. Here is the complete HD lineup for the Washington, Washington Park, Chocowinity area. Plus the sub channels of the local broadcast stations.(sd)



SD
156 UNC-EX Greenville NC SD Broadcast
157 UNC-KD Greenville NC SD Broadcast
167 MY WITN 7.2- Greenville NC SD Broadcast
168 THIS New Bern NC SD Broadcast
HD
702 WYDO-HD Fox Greenville, NC HD Broadcast
707 WITN-HD-NBC Washington, NC HD Broadcast
709 WNCT-HD-CBS Greenville, NC HD Broadcast
712 WCTI-HD-ABC New Bern, NC HD Broadcast
715 WUNC-HD-PBS Chapel Hill, NC HD Broadcast
717 Bravo HD HD Basic
718 USA HD HD Basic
719 Syfy HD HD Basic
720 FX HD HD Basic
721 TNT HD HD Basic
722 TBS HD HD Basic
723 Fox Sports Carolinas HD HD Basic
724 ESPN HD HD Basic
725 ESPN 2 HD HD Basic
726 CNBC HD HD Basic
727 Fox News Channel HD HD Basic
728 The Learning Channel HD HD Basic
729 Animal Planet HD HD Basic
730 Discovery Channel HD HD Basic
731 Disney HD HD Basic
732 ABC Family HD HD Basic
733 AMC HD HD Basic
734 Home & Garden Television HD HD Basic
735 Food Network HD HD Basic
736 National Geographic HD HD Basic *
737 Arts & Entertainment HD HD Basic
738 History HD HD Basic
739 The Travel Channel HD HD Basic
742 Spike TV HD HD Basic
749 CNN HD HD Basic
750 MSNBC HD HD Basic
753 Lifetime HD HD Basic
756 CMT HD HD Basic
757 MTV HD HD Basic
758 VH-1 HD HD Basic
759 Comedy Central HD HD Basic
761 Nickelodeon HD HD Basic
762 Cartoon Network HD HD Basic
771 HD Theater HD Plus Tier
772 HDNet HD Plus Tier
773 HDNet Movies HD Plus Tier
774 MGM HD HD Plus Tier
775 Universal HD HD Plus Tier
780 HBO HD East HD Premium
785 Starz HD East HD Premium
790 Showtime HD East HD Premium
795 Cinemax HD East HD Premium

same HD lineup here in Williamston as the one posted above.

Williamston- add WRAL HD and WRAL2 THIS TV

Not long ago, Suddenlink had a commercial on the air that said they delivered service in Jacksonville too. Someone really messed up somewhere! Good to see more HD for the other areas though.

FYI - I heard NCHDTV is now a message forum if anyone is interested in checking it out. Merry Christmas to everyone!

Just got the following email from Suddenlink. I ran a speed test and it is now working.



Great News! Suddenlink now has
Internet speeds up to 20 Mbps!

We're making your online experience even more enjoyable. Your Internet download and upload* speed has increased and it won't cost you a dime more! Now you can surf the Internet, share photos, download music, send email, and shop online - even faster than ever before!

Faster Internet speeds and no price increase - just another way that Suddenlink keeps getting better.


BEFORE >> NOW >>
NEW >> 20 Mbps
1 Mbps >> 1.5 Mbps
8 Mbps >> 10 Mbps
12 Mbps >> 15 Mbps

Just returned from the NC mountains, spent Christmas at the family mountain home. We had a ice storm christmas eve and christmas day this on top of the 18 inches of snow still on the ground from the snow storm one week earlier. We have a Directv there with the locals from Greenville Washington and New Bern, but to keep up with the local weather, I called Directv and switched the service address from here in Washington to the address up there, well I have left that address on my acct, Ive got home the HD locals for that market which for the Boone, Jefferson NC area is Charlotte's locals were on and were working, I figured that the local spot beam for the Charlotte area to the Boone area would not even come close to this area. All the locals in Charlotte are HD on Directv except 2 WHKY and UNC KD.

3 WBTV CBS HD
9 WSOC ABC HD
14 WHKY Independant SD
18 WCCB FOX HD
30 ETV PBS HD SOUTH CAROLINA PBS
36 WCNC NBC HD
42 WTVI CHARLOTTE PBS HD
46 WJZY CW HD
55 WMYT MY NETWORK TV HD
58 WUNL UNC HD
58-2 WUNL UNC KD
64 WAXN INDEPENDENT HD

All have HD news.

Im using my internal tuner to get the locals for our area, plus the RDU locals.

When I go visit family at Morehead City, I take my D* receiver with me and I can receive the Greensboro LIL's with it. The spot beams cover several markets, not just one market. I think the GSP, CLT, GSO, RDU markets are on the same spot beam so that helps.

Just returned from the NC mountains, spent Christmas at the family mountain home. We had a ice storm christmas eve and christmas day this on top of the 18 inches of snow still on the ground from the snow storm one week earlier. We have a Directv there with the locals from Greenville Washington and New Bern, but to keep up with the local weather, I called Directv and switched the service address from here in Washington to the address up there, well I have left that address on my acct, Ive got home the HD locals for that market which for the Boone, Jefferson NC area is Charlotte's locals were on and were working, I figured that the local spot beam for the Charlotte area to the Boone area would not even come close to this area. All the locals in Charlotte are HD on Directv except 2 WHKY and UNC KD.

3 WBTV CBS HD
9 WSOC ABC HD
14 WHKY Independant SD
18 WCCB FOX HD
30 ETV PBS HD SOUTH CAROLINA PBS
36 WCNC NBC HD
42 WTVI CHARLOTTE PBS HD
46 WJZY CW HD
55 WMYT MY NETWORK TV HD
58 WUNL UNC HD
58-2 WUNL UNC KD
64 WAXN INDEPENDENT HD

All have HD news.

Im using my internal tuner to get the locals for our area, plus the RDU locals.
Wow, that's a lot of channels. Do you have any luck getting any channels from the Norfolk area out your way?

The Greenville SC-Asheville NC HD locals spot does not reach the Washington area. My Uncle lives in Waynesville NC but also has a home here, we installed a Directv HD dish and it will get the standard def locals off the 101 sat but the 99/103 HD sat will not get the HD locals, says searching for sat.

The Charlotte HD beam on the 99 sat is on the fringe of Washington, its very close. If I adjust the dish just a hair its signal starts breaking up.

I hardly watch our locals at 5 or 6 anymore. I usually watch FOX 14 news at 10 just to see the main stories and then turn it off. Until they do HD news like Wilmington does, I'm just not very interested.

Jamieh1, it's cool you can see broadcast HD news of some sort out your way! Have you had any better signals out of WTVD yet? I haven't. I don't think they have turned up power, or if they did, it didn't help me.

Former WNCT reporter Kara Lusk is on Charlotte station WSOC 9.

Suddenlink HD subs how are you enjoying the new HD channels that were added in December? I assume Greenville was left out. You would think that they would be the 1st.

Directv just launched its Directv 12 satellite a few days ago, this will enable them have the capacity of 200 HD channels.

Greenville was left out. :( There was an article in the paper here announcing the upgrades (increased internet speed, hd video on demand and more hd channels) but know timetable on the rollout was announced.

Was Greenville included in this internet speed increase? Washington was.
I had the 8mbps service, now my speed is slightly over 10 mbps with uploads of 1.5 mbps


Heres the email I got at the end of December.


FASTER
INTERNET
SPEEDS!


Great News! Suddenlink now has
Internet speeds up to 20 Mbps!

We're making your online experience even more enjoyable. Your Internet download and upload* speed has increased and it won't cost you a dime more! Now you can surf the Internet, share photos, download music, send email, and shop online - even faster than ever before!

Faster Internet speeds and no price increase - just another way that Suddenlink keeps getting better.


BEFORE >> NOW >>

1 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
8 Mbps 10 Mbps
12 Mbps 15 Mbps

New 20 Mbps



FASTEST INTERNET IN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA!




Questions? Call or click today.
1-888-592-1996 | www.suddenlink.com/internet

Think fast: Suddenlink upgrades Net service

The Daily Reflector

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Suddenlink customers will soon be getting faster Internet service.

The Greenville area will get an $11 million upgrade as part of a nationwide investment program, said Phil Ahlschlager, regional vice president for Suddenlink Communications.

“The network we will be building will probably offer the largest bandwidth from a cable company in the state,” Ahlschlager said.

The major upgrade will bring more service options in 2010 like Video on Demand, more high-definition channels and faster Internet connections, he said.

The current services, with download speeds up to 1, 8 and 12 megabits per second (mbps), will increase up to 1.5, 10 and 15 mbps. The services will be renamed Suddenlink High Speed Internet 1.5, 10.0 and 15.0, with no cost increase to customers.

Customers subscribing to the new 10.0 and 15.0 packages will also enjoy upload speed increases, from 512 kilobits per second (kbps) up to 1 mbps; and from 768 kbps up to 1.5 mbps, respectively.

Suddenlink will also begin offering an even faster Internet speed for people who want to pay for the upgrade. The company will offer at least 20 mbps and possibly up to 50 mbps, he said.

Preliminary work already has begun and some customers will see faster service as early as April, Ahlschlager said.

“It will progress as we go along through the year,” he said. “We should have all people in the Greenville-Pitt area completely covered by the end of next year.”

The upgrades here and similar upgrades in Rocky Mount are part of a $350 million nationwide program.

“We will have one of the strongest bandwidths in the state with exceptional speeds to offer any product that is out there today,” Ahlschlager said.


Contact Josh Humphries at jhumphries@reflector.com or (252) 329-9565.

14 is showing the packers/cards instead of the eagles/cowboys??? and directv has the cowboys game blacked out on sunday ticket. what gives???

fixed now, but not in hd. must be having technical difficulties...

Why Green Bay and Arizona on Fox here??

What happened to Dallas and Philly???

Who can explain this game on here???

WYDO gets what FOX sends to them via a splicer. I don't think they can fix that problem locally...

WITN needs to get a new news director. The first 10 minutes of their broadcasts are nothing but crime reports. There is more going on in this area besides crime, sports and weather. They are so hard up to report crime and only crime that they're branching out. Tonight's 11 PM broadcast included 2 crimes in Rocky Mount and 1 story from Cabarrus County.

WITN now running full screen scrolls at the bottom of the screen.

I saw a full screen HDcrawl on 12, but the one on 7 was not full screen or HD.

WITN is running HD crawls now. Looks like the crawl is formatted for both SD and HD. Woo hoo!

Has WITN ever fixed their audio problem? During network programming for the longest time I noticed what sounded like an overactive compressor with a quick attack time and a ridiculously long release time. I haven't watched anything on NBC lately so I wouldn't know.

WITN is running HD crawls now. Looks like the crawl is formatted for both SD and HD. Woo hoo!

Yep. I see it now going all the way across to the left. Now if they just had Dolby digital, I might watch them sometimes instead of WECT.:D

BTW: Welcome to the boards Fred. :)

WITNs Mike Riddle says they should beable to run scrolls over HD without switching back to SD. They put alot of time into this.
Thanks WITN!

A crawl is nice if it gives the correct forecast, but I don't know of a one who said this event would be rain. We got all the hype about snow, and got excited, only to be let down.:mad: I better see some 60 degree air next week!:D

Is anyone following this mess going on about taking the spectrum from the local broadcasters and using it to deliver broadband? One day not that far off it looks to me like local tv will be a thing of the past, and we will all have some sort of box on our TV to watch internet feeds. I'm not sure whether or not we will have to have cable or sat to do so, or these signals will still have an option of being picked up by antennas. It's all so confusing to me, but I know this is not a good idea for the average people that is being pushed. This is for the big companies, and the guy invested in broadband.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/443758-FCC_Expected_to_Call_for_More_Comment_on_Spectrum_Set_Tops.p hp

Is anyone following this mess going on about taking the spectrum from the local broadcasters and using it to deliver broadband? One day not that far off it looks to me like local tv will be a thing of the past, and we will all have some sort of box on our TV to watch internet feeds.

I was reading a story about this a week ago. The story surrounded Comcast and NBC but the general theme of the story was that broadcast TV is dead unless something changes. This may or may not have big implications for what our local broadcasters do to bring their operations up to date. WITN has owned that property on Arlington Blvd. for a few years now and still it just sits. The management at local stations may want to do upgrades but the "powers that be" at corporate have other ideas.

You'll probably end up with one "super station" in each area with everybody else closing operations, especially in smaller markets like Greenville. I hope everybody in this area likes ABC.

There are powerful people in Congress who are against this broadband spectrum takeover attempt. Even if it were to happen, it would take YEARS to unwind all this. Look how long it took to turn off analog. And we still aren't completely there yet. There is some overreaching going on right now in the government on this.

FCC Notes
FCC: We're Not Picking Spectrum Winners, Losers
Director of scenario planning for broadband team says aim is to establish "voluntary marketplace mechanism" for spectrum use

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/12/2010 9:53:00 PM

The lead staffer on the FCC's spectrum reclamation plan tells B&C that broadcasters have been lobbying against a worst-case scenario that is no longer on the table--if it ever was.

Phil Bellaria, a former cable executive with Charter Communications, has been working on the broadband team as director of scenario planning. He says the plan currently being prepared for vetting by the FCC commissioners would be voluntary and would not require any broadcaster to sell its spectrum to the government or give up the ability to transmit in HD, multicast or mobile, at least initially. However, the commission might have to look at the spectrum issue again later, depending on demand.

Bellaria says that suggestions by broadcasters that the FCC or special interests are trying to take broadcasters' spectrum were off the mark. "The reality is that we are not trying to take spectrum from any individual broadcaster unless that broadcaster chooses to do it," he said.

Bellaria says that when the team began looking at freeing up spectrum for broadband, the scenarios ran the gamut from ones that freed up very little spectrum to the most extreme, which could have meant not being able to deliver HD over the air.

He says that during the process of talking to stakeholders, the team narrowed the scenarios and has come up with one that he says gives broadcasters flexibility while still preserving free, over-the-air TV, which he says is a commission goal.

"Where we have landed is a scenario that establishes a voluntary marketplace mechanism so that broadcast TV stations have a choice in how they want to use their spectrum," Bellaria says. "That choice could include retaining all of it and continue to broadcast in HD with broadcast and mobile; relinquishing some of it, because there are many stations not using all of the bandwidth available to it; or in some cases stations making the decision to relinquish all of their spectrum."

Look for John Eggerton's complete interview with Phil Bellaria in the January 18 issue of Broadcasting & Cable.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/444009-FCC_We_re_Not_Picking_Spectrum_Winners_Losers.php

I saw on 9 news where they had shrunk down the 9 logo plus clock and temp down on the bottom right. I wonder if they are working on a HD crawl finally? On 7 news the WITN logo down on the bottom right looks a lot brighter to me like it is HD, but the cameras still look the same.

Kind of out of place, but not sure where they discuss radio around here these days, it appears that all the poor reception I had on 93.3 FM is due to construction on a new antenna according to their facebook. They transmit from Griftons tower. Must be going to HD.

Radio HD doesn't need a new antenna... it's just a subcarrier of the existing channel. More likely they had a complete antenna failure. Some time ago an old engineer there told me the antenna was in near disrepair so it's not surprising.

The same thing happened to 100.7 last year around this time.

It doesn't necessarily need a new antenna, but there are plenty of stations using separate antennas for IBOC transmissions.

- Trip

According to their website, they are running on backup antenna while the old antenna is replaced. The Bob 93.3 website has a banner at the top that says " Bob is getting bigger", clicking on it will take you to page explaining what is going on and also a You Tube video of the antenna bays to be installed.

http://bob933.com/pages/6086585.php

It doesn't necessarily need a new antenna, but there are plenty of stations using separate antennas for IBOC transmissions.

- TripThat's a complete waste of money if I ever heard of one...

That's a complete waste of money if I ever heard of one...

Not if the current setup cannot support digital transmission without a lot of added expense. I remember saying the same thing and having it explained to me and it made a lot of sense, but I can't remember the reasoning nor can I find the explanation.

- Trip

According to their website, they are running on backup antenna while the old antenna is replaced. The Bob 93.3 website has a banner at the top that says " Bob is getting bigger", clicking on it will take you to page explaining what is going on and also a You Tube video of the antenna bays to be installed.

http://bob933.com/pages/6086585.php

I don't know why I didn't think of their website.:rolleyes: LOL Thanks.

Their temp. ant. must be at low height, or low power, cause the signal just sucks down south.

I don't know why I didn't think of their website.:rolleyes: LOL Thanks.

Their temp. ant. must be at low height, or low power, cause the signal just sucks down south.The signal is not even good in Greenville. I kept wondering why my radio would skip over 93.3.

It's bad in the Wilson and Nash County area too.

Radio HD doesn't need a new antenna... it's just a subcarrier of the existing channel. More likely they had a complete antenna failure. Some time ago an old engineer there told me the antenna was in near disrepair so it's not surprising.

The same thing happened to 100.7 last year around this time.

Let me see if I can explain this. If the antenna is not broad enough to handle the additional bandwidth efficiently, the IBOC power is a fraction of the analog power. While IBOC doesn't add that much bandwidth to the signal, if the antenna is not relatively flat across the entire 200 khz channel, the IBOC digital signal will not decode correctly and have limited range compared to the analog signal.

In my years I have seen many FM's not be able to pass subchannels at 67 kHz well because the antenna wasn't broad enough. Stations would force it through anyway and the crosstalk would be so bad in some cases, you heard more main channel than subchannel. IBOC sits even further out on the signal than that and what would be crosstalk and intermod in analog, equates to no decoding or very limited coverage in the IBOC world. And yes, for those stations with antennas that don't pass IBOC and can't afford a new antenna or for legal reasons the changing out of an antenna would downgrade a station that had been grandfathered for a different class or coverage and the current antenna can't pass IBOC, a second antenna for just IBOC is the solution. Plus it is much cheaper than it is to replace a full power antenna. Since the IBOC uses much less power, the antenna doesn't have to be so beefy to handle the higher RF power.

Each station is different. You have to treat it that way.

WITN has a new sign at its Chocowinity studio. Go to WITN.COM/CAMS to view a time lapsed video.

The old one had been there so long it's kind of sad to see it go.

With them upgrading some of the equipment to HD (the crawl system and WITN logo during news is now HD) and putting up a new sign it seems like they may not be planning to move to Greenville anytime soon.

The red, white, blue N NBC logo hasn't been used in 20 years. I would think it is WAY past time to change that sign. Even if the station moves to Greenville, they will still have to maintain a presents in the CoL so that sign will not go to waste.

Even if the station moves to Greenville, they will still have to maintain a presents in the CoL so that sign will not go to waste.The studio isn't actually in the CoL as it is...

The studio isn't actually in the CoL as it is...

I've never understood this. Even when it was explained to me that they have a P.O. BOX in Washington or something, I can't understand why they don't have to put Chocowinity in their legal ID.

The red, white, blue N NBC logo hasn't been used in 20 years. I would think it is WAY past time to change that sign.

Yep. I can't believe at least three signs have not been done since that one had been put up. Their station looks so much better though as a whole since the management change, I am glad that sign has finally been pulled to match.

I've never understood this. Even when it was explained to me that they have a P.O. BOX in Washington or something, I can't understand why they don't have to put Chocowinity in their legal ID.A public file has to be maintained in the CoL I believe; as well as a phone number that is local to the CoL. A lot of times the public file issue can be solved by putting one in the local library and the phone locality issue can be solved with a toll-free number.

93.3 has moved studios to New Bern, tower site is in Grifton, and CoL is Washington. Their old building is now owned by the Pirate Radio guys.

edit: WNCN's studio is in Raleigh, tower is in Auburn, and CoL is still Goldsboro. I don't know if they have any physical presence left in Goldsboro.

Got out some rabbit ears (un-amped) and a UHF indoor single bowtie and tested what I could get a little while ago. First time I have done this since the digital change. I hooked these up individually to a piece of RG-6 25ft coax. The rabbit ears alone got just as good a signal almost on UHF as the bowtie. WCTI came in at 95% easily just as fast as I plugged in the cable. WNCT came in at only 60% max. I think that circular polarization is helping 12 a lot. WITN will only register in the 50's max indoor, with both rabbit ears and the UHF bow, and with my outdoor only around 80. WYDO came in around 55% WUNM at 85% with the bow. ION came in the 90 range easily. I am surprised WITN didn't ask for an increase to a million watts.

If you can recieve WRAL over the air, they have a secondary audio channel and while sports events are on you can watch the games with out announcers.
Ive watch a NCAA basket ball game today and now the Jets/Chargers game. Its like being at the game.
I wish WNCT had a SAP channel.

Channel 30 WRAY has switched to TCT Christian programming and has added Channel 30.2 TCT HD in 1080i.

Only some of the Raleigh stations are working for me today. edit: just tried and 17, 22, 28 are on. It might be due to those bad storms moving in I just saw on radar. Once the rain starts, they all usually come in though...

WFXI coming in good tonight, (very rare) steady picture, but signal goes down to 30 & bounces from 30-70 sometimes. I must have a poor view of the tower. I am going to stick with it during the 8 PM hour and see if the signal holds.

I notice the local FOX bug is on with 8.1, but not with 14.1 - 26.1 does not have their bug anymore either. I thought network had done away with them...

WFXI coming in good tonight, (very rare) steady picture, but signal goes down to 30 & bounces from 30-70 sometimes. I must have a poor view of the tower. I am going to stick with it during the 8 PM hour and see if the signal holds.

I notice the local FOX bug is on with 8.1, but not with 14.1 - 26.1 does not have their bug anymore either. I thought network had done away with them...

I can tell you that the bug is still used every day elsewhere.

I think when WSFX got the new splicer stuff is when they lost the bug. WRAZ lost theirs too, because I remember not seeing it on there also. WYDO had it for a short time, and then it disappeared.

8.1 is still working for me. This is the longest I have been able to watch since the change to VHF.

Technically, we haven't switched to the new splicers even though they are installed. We are still using the old splicer because not all the software is ready for the new splicers. So we really have THREE splicers, just one of them works!

First, been a while since last visit so I reviewed back several pages. What I gather is WYDO (14) is transmitted from the Trenton tower along with WCTI. Does WFXI (8) still transmit from Greenville? I am located about 15 miles east of Trenton.

I typically only watch OTA channels for sports events. Tonight's NO vs Minn game tonight was so pixilated I had to take Dramamine to watch. So I started to investigate and found I have an unexplainable situation.

For the main HDTV, I have Dish VIP722 with OTA routed through the STB. I did a rescan and signal strength at or near 100% for DT channels WNCT, WITN, WCTI, PBS, plus some Ion/CW22/This channels, etc.

Here's my dilemma, WFXI (8) bounces around 62-65% and WYDO (14) shows in the OTA channel list but is 0% strength. I checked AntennaWeb and WFXI (8) is no longer listed.

Out of curiosity (after the game), I connected a small Monoprice indoor/outdoor antenna to a HDTV in the kids room (antenna on a night stand) and did a scan. It picked up all the ENC locals plus some extra DT channels. Here's the weird part, WYDO (14) scanned in at 100% signal strength and WFXI (8) was not added to the channels list.

The outside OTA (a ChannelMaster Stealth model) fed through VIP722 STB is above roof line and again, great signal strength for all locals. Could it be WYDO overload (it's pointing at 132 deg per AntennaWeb and believe me I tried other positions looking for relief)? VIP722 internal tuner issue maybe? Does WFXI any longer exist (AntennaWeb would suggest not)? Any help appreciated and advanced apology for long post.

Does WFXI (8) still transmit from Greenville?WFXI isn't in Greenville; it actually isn't even receivable in Greenville. Their transmitter is located (literally) at the edge of the land near Atlantic, NC.

OK, so WFXI still transmits from the tower on Open Grounds Farm near Sea Level. Interesting, it is dropped from AntennaWeb for my location (between kinston and Trenton) even though the Raleigh stations (~60 miles) are listed.

During commercial breaks the station ID was for sure WFXI. Looped the DVR back once to confirm this. Appears it mapped correctly in STB.

However, WYDO is mapped in STB also, but with a big old "0% signal...not locked" within menu and yellow screen stating no signal when 14-01 is chosen from channel list.

Could it still be looking for WYDO on channel 21 instead of 47?

- Trip

OK, so WFXI still transmits from the tower on Open Grounds Farm near Sea Level. Interesting, it is dropped from AntennaWeb for my location (between kinston and Trenton) even though the Raleigh stations (~60 miles) are listed.

During commercial breaks the station ID was for sure WFXI. Looped the DVR back once to confirm this. Appears it mapped correctly in STB.



Even if you are watching WYDO, their station ID says WFXI most of the time for some reason... Did the FOX you were watching have the red, black and white FOX EAST CAROLINA WFXI/WYDO logo on the bottom right? If not, you had WYDO

Like Trip mentioned, WYDO is on channel 47 now, and not on 21 which may be what part of your issues were?

Could it still be looking for WYDO on channel 21 instead of 47?

- Trip

This was the clue that solved the problem.

Because the last prior scan was before WYDO moved from 21 to 47, the VIP722 tuner was evidently using the old channel map during my re-scan for locals last Sunday. After I deleted 14-1 and 8-1 from channel list tonight, I performed a fresh scan for locals. Now 14-1 comes in at 100% strength and 8-1 comes in at about 65% as before.

Ready for Daytona 500 now. Glad to see such and improvement with Fox14. Many thanks all.

Thought some of you might want to check out these Longley-Rice propagation maps that Trip made on his site Rabbitears.info

This is why I don't get WFXI! There is no signal over my house! I am in a blank spot. I never got a signal from it with analog either. This is the 42kW map. It takes a while to load with a poor connection or low RAM availability.

WFXI 8

http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1250682&map=Y

WYDO 47

http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1284690&map=Y

WYDO signal is better than what the FCC indicates. I don't really even see a need for channel 8 with this kind of signal. It's on a good tower now.

I'm glad you noticed them. I ran them overnight last night and uploaded this morning. Didn't run WUNM or WUNK due to the huge overlap, and can't run WPXU due to the big hole in the terrain data.

- Trip

Check WNCT 9.1 out and what is going on during HD. :) I can't hardly believe it, but thank you TV 9!

Check WNCT 9.1 out and what is going on during HD. :) I can't hardly believe it, but thank you TV 9!

i've been keeping this under my hat forever... :D

Whats going on? Ive not watched to much of WNCT tonight, have not seen anything different.

Whats going on? Ive not watched to much of WNCT tonight, have not seen anything different.


The EAS alert crawl system on WNCT is in HD now. The map and crawl for weather, but apparently not the system that is for closings.

WITN TV is off the air, broadcasting online until they get the signal back up.

Antenna must have too much of an ice glazing on it to broadcast...

We've got ice. I have ice on my antenna. I might get a pic. :D Lost power for 45 minutes, and it kept flashing on and off. Afraid of my heat pump being ruined... Electric has been OK for over an hour now. (fingers crossed)

WITN is off on cable and OTA around Jacksonville.

They must be off entirely because I live within sight of the top of the tower (well, not within actual sight today obviously) and can't get anything OTA.

Since WNCT is working well, we know the tower hasn't come down... I hope WITN didn't lose their antenna.

More likely is that the reflected power due to ice got too high and they had to shut off the transmitter to keep it from damaging itself.

- Trip

So WCTI/12 is simulcasting on WFXI/8 and WYDO/14. I can't believe this is something that would ever be said but...

...does anyone else think WYDO looks a little clearer than WCTI? The colors seem more vibrant and overall just a clearer picture...

WNCT looks like it is stuttering or in slow motion on my TV now that the ball game is on.

WYDO does look a bit better than WCTI. I have noticed that for quite some time now. It actually is the best looking picture I get from this market.

I think the ice is coming off the tower in Grifton because once in a while my picture will freeze. I bet the ice re-freezes later on.

WNCT looks like crap for me too through D*. Not much better with my antenna hooked up.

WITN is back on OTA.

Signal is in and out here.

WUTN is working now for me. Picture is steady, no interruptions, and signal peaks at 85 which is normal. Guess they are making up for lost time with storm talk. lol

A little off topic, but does anyone have HD Radio. If so how is it and what stations are you getting. Getting ready to add it to my truck.
I know WRAL 101.5 had 2 stations, WMGV 103 has 2 stations and I think WNCT has 2. Also WSFL.

Which local stations have the ability to run HD crawls now? I think I've noticed WITN, not sure about others.

Lost is about to start up on ABC (WCTI), I'd hate to see it uglified by weather announcements!

WITN and WCTI. WNCT had them this weekend but as soon as they fired them up the entire feed turned to crap.

WNCT does the EAS system mapping and crawl on HD now, but closings or delay system is not working on HD. Last night during Grammy show the first 35 min was awful.

WCTI I don't believe uses HD crawls for weather other than during ABC good morning show. Ken may correct me on that if he is doing more.

WITN uses the same crawl unit for both weather and closings, I think.

These are what I have seen so far, I can't be sure that any of them haven't mixed it up more.

Cool thanks for the info.

WCTI I don't believe uses HD crawls for weather other than during ABC good morning show. Ken may correct me on that if he is doing more.I saw them using it during a football game a couple weeks ago. I believe they can run an HD crawl whenever they are running ABC programming

WITNs crawl is the best of all the stations. Looks sharp.

WITN's looks awesome. It matches the rest of the graphics package and they can even overlay their logo and time/temp.

During the news I don't mind crawls too bad, but when regular programming is on, I wish they (the stations) would use maps color coded or stationary text for weather alerts more (and they did do that at times on the 9's this weekend) because after a while the scroll gets distracting / irritating to me. Maybe that is just my thinking though... I know they have to do the scroll for closings, so I know there is not much of an alternative there.

WNCTs HD is really jumpy, I noticed it Saturday and its still acting that way today.

Pulling in alot of distant stations today from Virginia.

Also noticed that WEPX has dropped 38.4, I wonder if they are adding a HD feed?

Pulling in alot of distant stations today from Virginia.

Also noticed that WEPX has dropped 38.4, I wonder if they are adding a HD feed?ION dropped The Worship Network on (xx-4)...

Also noticed that WEPX has dropped 38.4, I wonder if they are adding a HD feed?

Yea, some of you might want to re-scan your TV's or conversion boxes to remove the Worship 35-4 / 38-4 spot from your memory. I doubt they do HD anytime soon... I get MyTV out of 28-1, thankfully for HD, so the ION is all I am missing with HD now.

why isn't WNCT doing the TOrnado watch in HD?

Am I the only one with low signal on 9?? I just keep dropping and am down to just over 50%

Am I the only one with low signal on 9?? I just keep dropping and am down to just over 50%

9 is down in the low Forties. But it does not breakup at all. I am in the Willard/Penderlea area.

9 is down in the low Forties. But it does not breakup at all. I am in the Willard/Penderlea area.


9 is back to 96% for me this morning. Last night during the game I couldn't get it above 60 pointing right at the tower. I don't know what they had done to it... I keep seeing they are losing staff from there, so who knows if they have lost engineers too. I guess that the loss of these good people will pay for their HD and all the accessories...

9 is back to 96% for me this morning. Last night during the game I couldn't get it above 60 pointing right at the tower. I don't know what they had done to it... I keep seeing they are losing staff from there, so who knows if they have lost engineers too. I guess that the loss of these good people will pay for their HD and all the accessories...

Nothing has changed with 9's signal.

Nothing has changed with 9's signal.

Thanks for the update. I checked all my connections, and signals from other channels were normal. Someone might have had a ham radio or something turned up is all I can think of that might have interfered. I had to have my antenna spot on to get the superbowl.

I have some attic antennas and can pick up 5.1 ota via my dish 622vip at 75%. For some reason, no matter how many rescans I do, I can't pick up 5.2 on the 622. I can see it on the tv just fine if I move the antenna to the tv directly instead. I read some directv forums and saw that some users there had issues for a while until tribune changed the channel mapping.

Anyone else have this issue? Any ideas?

OK,

My WNCT signal is low again. I noticed it last night. Checked this morning and it is still low. I have no idea if the wind did something to my antenna, but 12's signal is normal.

OK,

My WNCT signal is low again. I noticed it last night. Checked this morning and it is still low. I have no idea if the wind did something to my antenna, but 12's signal is normal.

boo, that sucks. i'll tell dutch and have him check out things at the transmitter. no problems have been reported.

i was going to tell you to check out david's new weather system tonight.

maybe if you're able to tune us in tonight, you can tell us what you think.

My WNCT signal was also very low during the superbowl and ever since then. I have been experiencing frequent dropouts in my picture, unwatchable at times. Signal on all of my other locals seems normal.

My WNCT signal was also very low during the superbowl and ever since then. I have been experiencing frequent dropouts in my picture, unwatchable at times. Signal on all of my other locals seems normal.

ok guys, i went and told dutch about what you're reporting and forwarded him the link so he could see what you guys are reporting.

thanks and i'll let you know if we find anything odd/different at the transmitter.

ok guys, i went and told dutch about what you're reporting and forwarded him the link so he could see what you guys are reporting.

thanks and i'll let you know if we find anything odd/different at the transmitter.

Thanks Eastern. History has shown my signal meter is usually accurate when things go wrong. I normally never have low signals on 9. I can get a solid picture with it low, but I have to aim my antenna spot on to do so. ALso tell them there is no PSIP and the clock is not right. :)

I'll check out the new stuff! :D I see a snowstorm is on the way, so this should be a good time to debut it.

Im getting a SOLID 100% signal here in Washington on WNCT

S/N could be out to lunch. Good RF power, bad S/N and no one can decode. Just a thought.

S/N could be out to lunch. Good RF power, bad S/N and no one can decode. Just a thought.

That sounds like it is probable. People closer in like Jamie probably don't notice it, but people in Onslow and Pender county are that normally don't have low signal.

I like the new weather tools WNCT is introducing. Looks like it will get a good work out this weekend. Also a new member added to the weather team.

WNCT sure has a lot of different doppler background sources now. The doppler network image looks good. Some of the others don't look very different to me. I liked the one they used to have that they could touch the board and the temperature would appear, small and big towns (can't think of the name of it) but it was cool. They didn't use it much or keep it long though... David Sawyer knows how to use all those tools really well, at least to me as a viewers perspective.

Also it was nice last night that they had the warnings and radar in the corner, and not that crawl going constantly making me dizzy. :D

David Sawyer knows how to use all those tools really well, at least to me as a viewers perspective.He used to be a high school teacher and in his class I learned to read various forecast maps. He's a pretty cool guy.
Also it was nice last night that they had the warnings and radar in the corner, and not that crawl going constantly making me dizzy. :DDid you see when they had two crawls running simultaneously?

He used to be a high school teacher and in his class I learned to read various forecast maps. He's a pretty cool guy.
Did you see when they had two crawls running simultaneously?

I remember you said he was a teacher. I missed the double crawl, but I have seen them before on 6.1 and 7.1 for brief periods. I was on the phone or computer or outside I'm sure since it had started snowing...

I still see Phillip Williams around Greenville all the time. Seen him twice in just a couple of weeks. Does he still live here?

He lives in Winterville I believe. He's a realtor for ReMax.

Weastern,

My WNCT signal is back to normal. Do u know if anyone worked on the transmitter? If not, I guess I need to take a look at my amp outside...

This signal fluctuation of WNCT is really frustrating. I am betting it is from the work being done on the WERO FM antenna. I don't notice any change with WITN

This signal fluctuation of WNCT is really frustrating. I am betting it is from the work being done on the WERO FM antenna. I don't notice any change with WITN

Maybe it's the latest round of MGBG cuts...just run the transmitter at 60% power. Seriously, hard to believe they wouldn't be pushing full throttle during a sweeps month.

Doubt it's WERO related since WITN doesn't seem any different. Ice storm damage from a couple weeks ago, perhaps?

WNCT-FM doesn't seem to be as strong either. I wonder if they are required to cut back on power while the tower crew is working?