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?

I believe so. But unless they are working round the clock, it looks like they could turn things back up during peak TV hours.

My signal for WRAL is pretty steady. Can you pick it up?

My signal for WRAL is pretty steady. Can you pick it up?

I can't. When the leaves came off the trees in mid autumn, I lost the signal of WRAL. Interestingly, I picked up WLFL a LOT stronger. WNCN and WRDC about the same as before. I need to get out there and try to peak the antenna again I guess. The Wilmington stations WWAY and WECT are my strongest.

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...

There was nothing to work on. When they went out on Monday, everything was working fine. Signal output is normal, etc.

Are you guys also seeing this weak WNCT signal away from Jacksonville, or is this just my problem? I wonder if cable TV could be leaking into channel 10?

Also on the show Steve Wilkos on the CW, the audio is not in sync with the video.

Are you guys also seeing this weak WNCT signal away from Jacksonville, or is this just my problem? I wonder if cable TV could be leaking into channel 10?

Also on the show Steve Wilkos on the CW, the audio is not in sync with the video.

WNCT still weak here. Out of sync audio is fairly common on the CW at my house.

The CW has had audio sync problems ever since they introduced it on 9.2. It was never a problem when it was handled by Suddenlink and WITN

WNCT still weak here. Out of sync audio is fairly common on the CW at my house.

OK, thanks. I don't know what else to do short of checking my antenna connections/pre-amp for corrosion. I don't know when I will get around to that... No time soon, that's for sure.:( As long as I can get a solid picture, I can live with it.

I also tried rabbit ears, and the signal was the same as my outdoor antenna. This isn't normal. Last time I used rabbit ears, the signal was a lot weaker than the outdoor, so that kind of leads me to believe I have a problem outside.

Anyone with Suddenlink know if they have launched VOD yet. It was announced that it was coming. Im now getting a VOD Preview channel on QAM.

WNCT OTA has been normal for me for a week now. I must have had a problem with that piece of screen I put on the HD 8800 touching something it shouldn't due to all that wind and it was causing impedance mismatch. At least it fixed itself on its own.

WITN now has Jeopardy in HD, didnt catch Wheel of Fortune to see if it was HD, but I would assume it was.

Will check it out tonghti thanks. Been watching on 6 so will have to go to 7 from now on.

Confirmed from WITN that Wheel and Jepoardy! is now HD on 7

WITN HD Wheel and Jeopardy look great. I can't believe they aren't advertising the show is now available in HD!!!! This should mean they could do other recordings in HD as well.

Why is the volume so much lower on Fox 14 than the other stations? It's annoying as all get out to me.

I asked them about other things in HD, they said they got a box for Wheel and Jepoardy! and that was it for now.

WITN HD Wheel and Jeopardy look great. I can't believe they aren't advertising the show is now available in HD!!!! This should mean they could do other recordings in HD as well.

It all depends on the source. Not all syndicated shows have made the switch to HD. Millionaire, for example, is still shot in SD. Rachel Ray is another.

It all depends on the source. Not all syndicated shows have made the switch to HD. Millionaire, for example, is still shot in SD. Rachel Ray is another.

I get that, what I meant was the station should run spots saying "WHeel & Jeopardy now available in Hi Definition on WITN". etc.

Maybe they are,,, I don't watch TV all day, but if Jamie hadn't of posted about it, I wouldn't have even known. A lot of people on cable keep watching the analog 7 because they don't like turning to 999 or whatever the HD access is on cable... and without an ad, won't even think to turn there. IMO:) Why cable can't auto tune to the HD channel from 7 is ridiculous.

Anyone with Suddenlink know if they have launched VOD yet. It was announced that it was coming. Im now getting a VOD Preview channel on QAM.

I did a rescan this morning (in Rocky Mount), and I don't have one. Normally whatever Greenville gets, we are just before/after, so not sure where this fits in. Finding out real dates on new services is a maddening experience with Suddenlink, so it usually comes by surprise when something new rolls out.

To add to that, there is a user on dslreports.com stating he is now getting several new HD channels in Greenville, while others are not. He did however point us tvguide.com listings which also include the new channels, and my zip 27803 shows them as well. Here's hoping....

Versus HD has returned to Directv, the channel returned around 5 today.

That is great news. Just in time for the UFC on Versus this weekend.

From WITN

Wheel and Jeopardy! on WITN will revert back to SD for a short time while some closed captioning bugs are corrected.

From WITN

Wheel and Jeopardy! on WITN will revert back to SD for a short time while some closed captioning bugs are corrected.

YEa, they must provide that from what i understand.

Finally figured out what was wrong with WNCT signal along with FM radio reception. It seems my pre-amp is short circuiting. I'm not sure if it's the inside pwr supply or the outdoor part, but disconnecting the power, and unplugging the cables for a while fixed it for now. I used the radio to tell when it was right. I was getting clear stereo FM with the coaxes disconnected from the pwer supply, so I knew something was way wrong. Oddly enough, the problems didn't affect WCTI or any UHF channels... ?

Former WITN & WNCT news director Roy Hardee died today. Roy was news director at ch. 7 from 1972-1982 and then at ch. 9 until 1997. He then was back at WITN as Greenville bureau manager until 1999. RIP.

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/89691392.html

http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/in_memoriam_roy_hardee_eastern_nc_broadcasting_legend_passes/126241/

It's that time of year when the Tropospheric Ducting is happening again. Last night at one point I couldn't tune in WITN, WNCT, or WYDO. I was also getting Charleston and Myrtle Beach TV really strong.

I remember last year Skip did a lesson on TD during a weathercast one night. Maybe he should do it again. Last night the power seemed to be pushing north from the south.

It's that time of year when the Tropospheric Ducting is happening again. Last night at one point I couldn't tune in WITN, WNCT, or WYDO. I was also getting Charleston and Myrtle Beach TV really strong.

I remember last year Skip did a lesson on TD during a weathercast one night. Maybe he should do it again. Last night the power seemed to be pushing north from the south.Yep... was getting Richmond stations and a Baltimore station in Virginia Beach this morning...

Yep... was getting Richmond stations and a Baltimore station in Virginia Beach this morning...Watching WFXI in VB right now...

Quite slow in here...

Thought I'd update and say since Arrow or Bob or whatever they go by 93.3 got their antenna mess working I have had no more low signal on 9.

A few nights ago WCIV came in and canceled out WPXU. That was amazing. So far I can't pick anything up past Savannah. I'll keep trying. :D

93.3 seems to be back to normal in Wilson, but 107.9 is still weak around here. I wonder if 107.9 is replacing their antenna too. It's an old RCA panel antenna just like the one that 93.3 replaced.

93.3 seems to be back to normal in Wilson, but 107.9 is still weak around here. I wonder if 107.9 is replacing their antenna too. It's an old RCA panel antenna just like the one that 93.3 replaced.

I don't know, but I agree their signal isn't right. When I came from Fayetteville recently, 107/9 did not seem like it was as strong as it once was... I figured it may have been due to 933 work, but maybe not.

For those with iPhones, long awaited 3G has been finally turned on in Greenville.

^ Funny seeing your username in thread notification emails from two different sites. I thought it was another email from HowardForums at first.

The Early SHow is now in Hi Definition.

Jamie - Do you know what is taking so long for Jeopardy Hi Def on WITN to get back up?

Good job to WNCT and WCTI for airing the tornado warning on TV last night. Had to say good job as, Still people apparently complained since they had to "appologize" on 9 to the narrow minded again in the middle of it all...

Possible that it will be back in HD tommorow.

Possible that it will be back in HD tommorow.

WITN had it for a little bit, but now it is back to standard def. I guess they are working on it.

Maybe the northeastern areas of this Thread can pick up Independent WSKY/4. They are now showing syndicated shows in HD. Right now it's "My Name Is Earl."

Suddenlink adding new HD's May 4th

WGN 716
TCM 740
TruTV 741
Speed 743
Sportsman 744
Outdoor 745
CBS College Sports 746
ESPNU 747
Tennis 748
HLN 751
Hallmark 752
LMN 754
BET 755
E! 760
VS 763
Golf 764

30 new HD channels that DIRECTV will begin launching next month that will bring Directv to 160 HD channels.


CSN Bay Area HD
CSN California HD
Encore HD East
ESPNU HD
FSN Florida HD
GolTV HD
Hallmark Channel HD
Hallmark Movie Channel HD
HBO2 East HD
HBO Zone HD
Lifetime HD
MSNBC HD
Showtime Beyond HD
Showtime Next HD
Showtime Women HD
STARZ Cinema HD
STARZ In Black HD
Telefutura HD West LAUNCHED 4/28
TMC Xtra HD East
Travel Channel HD
Univision HD East LAUNCHED 4/28
WGN HD
Additional DIRECTV Cinema Channels

Cool.

I was really hoping for BBC America HD so I can see Top Gear in HD

Oh well. :(

CBS added its The Early Show in HD last week. On WRAL I like the way they have blended there scroll into the HD broadcast. They have the graphics colors matching (time and temp) and it fits in perfect with CBS's graphics.

Also this week Meet the Press goes HD on NBC.

I am having a tough time with all Raleigh channels since the leaves came in. No more WLFL or WRDC nearly as often. ALl the channels come in at about the same strength now, and that is usually to low to decode. I wish I had a tall power pole I could have my antenna mounted to so as to get to near tree top level ...

When WRAL was on channel 53, I got it here in Greensboro just about all the time. Since they changed to 48 post transition, I only get them when the band opens up. I get WTVD on channel 11 far more often than I get WRAL now.

When WRAL was on channel 53, I got it here in Greensboro just about all the time. Since they changed to 48 post transition, I only get them when the band opens up. I get WTVD on channel 11 far more often than I get WRAL now.

Same here, when they were on 53, (before AUX antenna) it seemed much easier.

I bet if we got on each of our roofs and probed again, we could probably find a sweet spot, but it just isn't worth all that trouble of moving everything and drilling more holes etc for a few channels when we already get the same networks... The leaves have blocked 27 & 28 for me now. I was getting them both really well over the winter.

Same here, when they were on 53, (before AUX antenna) it seemed much easier.

I bet if we got on each of our roofs and probed again, we could probably find a sweet spot, but it just isn't worth all that trouble of moving everything and drilling more holes etc for a few channels when we already get the same networks... The leaves have blocked 27 & 28 for me now. I was getting them both really well over the winter.

I don't think it has anything to do with antenna placement. Others here who used to receive WRAL on 53 don't get them now on 48 and there are no co-channel or first adjacent issues, as it was when they were on 53. (WFMY on 51).

I don't think it has anything to do with antenna placement. Others here who used to receive WRAL on 53 don't get them now on 48 and there are no co-channel or first adjacent issues, as it was when they were on 53. (WFMY on 51).

Well, I know there is nothing wrong on my end, cause I am getting Orlando, Savannah, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach TV right now. Also WKMG, WOFL & WKCF never seen them before.:D

Very nice!

- Trip

Question for the Suddenlink folks:

Have their boxes gotten any better in the last couple years? I hated the box I had back in 2005, (been D*) since). Don't really like my father-in-laws box either, not sure exactly what it is (scientific atlanta something) didn't even have HDMI connections. He says he has a newer box with DVR now, but haven't seen it.

I'm moving here in the next couple months and will actually be able to decide between D* and Suddenlink. Will probably want 1 HD-DVR and 1 HD receiver. (same as I currently have) but would like to pay less than $90/month. Am I better off with D*, or should I give Suddenlink a shot? I will probably be going with their high-speed internet.

Hey Foxeng,

Getting WRAL and WRAZ at 95% tonight. Every time it is rainy and cloudy like this, they come in good, also all the others except WTVD.

Interesting phenomenon too, I can pick up WSFX, WYDO, and WRAZ also, so I can check the feeds for sync, and WYDO is first for delivery of signal, followed by WSFX by 2 seconds and a second behind that is WRAZ. This is what they call a reflection I believe, where the signals that are arriving to the tuner a bit later are being reflected off of something and taking a longer path to the antenna.

Now WRAL is quite a ways behind WNCT, probably 15 seconds, but I believe WRAL runs on a delay anyway on purpose.

Hey Ken,

great work with the results running in the ABC crawl to not ruin HD reception.

Getting WGN HD via free qam on 716 here in Washington on Suddenlink.
I believe the new HD channels launched today.

The irritating election results continue at the expense of DD 5.1, severely cropped picture and WS interruptions. What is the sense of having a Home Theater and HDTV? They are going to repeat the same XYZ on the 11 O'clock news. Thank you channel nine...

Getting WGN HD via free qam on 716 here in Washington on Suddenlink.
I believe the new HD channels launched today.

Check out this site for listings... http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/channels

select United States, then put in your zip code. Next go to top left and click the arrow and select cable in the drop down box for QAM channel listings.

I dunno if this will work...

GREENVILLE NC QAM LISTINGS SUDDENLINK

Type Channel Virtual Name Resolution Aspect
qam256 87-20 151 WRALDT2 704x480i
704x480p
4:3

qam256 89-6 156 WUNCDT3 704x480i
4:3

qam256 89-14 157 WUNCDT2 704x480p
704x480i
4:3

qam256 88-2 167 WITNDT2 704x480i
4:3

qam256 87-148 168 WCTIDT3 704x480i
4:3

qam256 88-3 701 WRALDT 1920x1080i
16:9

qam256 87-101 702 WYDODT 1280x720p
16:9

qam256 88-8 707 WITNDT 1920x1080i
16:9

qam256 87-9 709 WNCTDT 1920x1080i
16:9

qam256 89-12 712 WCTIDT 1280x720p
16:9

qam256 89-22 715 WUNCDT 1920x1080i
16:9

qam256 104-123 716 WGNHD 1920x1080i
16:9

qam256 27-7 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-8 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-9 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-10 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-11 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-12 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-13 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-14 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-32 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-34 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-36 UNKNOWN
qam256 27-37 UNKNOWN
qam256 29-20 UNKNOWN
qam256 29-79 UNKNOWN
qam256 85-74 HISTORY 528x480i
4:3

qam256 97-15 UNKNOWN
qam256 97-16 UNKNOWN
qam256 97-22 UNKNOWN 528x480i
528x480p
4:3

qam256 97-54 MTV 704x480i
4:3

qam256 109-103 UNKNOWN

Getting WGN HD via free qam on 716 here in Washington on Suddenlink.
I believe the new HD channels launched today.

Same here, jamie. Getting WGN HD via free qam on 716 too. Not on my sceientific atlanta box in the living room though. Suddenlink just told me that my area isn't ready for the channels yet. They're upgrading street by street. No word on when all the channels will be available.

I checked the suddenlink site and Washington has all the channels listed.
Greenville does not, find it hard to believe that Washington is ahead of Greenville. But I guess we were changed over to digital after Greenville several years ago.

Heres Washingtons HD list.
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
716 WGN HD 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 Digital Variety Tier
737 Arts & Entertainment HD HD Basic
738 History HD HD Basic
739 The Travel Channel HD HD Basic
740 Turner Classic Movies HD HD Basic
741 tru TV HD HD Digital Variety Tier
742 Spike TV HD HD Basic
743 Speed Channel HD HD Digital Sports Tier
744 The Sportsman Channel HD HD Digital Sports Tier
745 Outdoor Channel HD HD Digital Sports Tier
746 CBS College Sports HD HD Digital Sports Tier
747 ESPN U HD HD Digital Sports Tier
748 The Tennis Channel HD HD Digital Sports Tier
749 CNN HD HD Basic
750 MSNBC HD HD Basic
751 Headline News HD HD Basic
752 Hallmark Channel HD HD Digital Family& Inspiration
753 Lifetime HD HD Basic
754 Lifetime Movie Network HD HD Digital Movie Tier
755 BET 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
760 E! Entertainment HD HD Basic
761 Nickelodeon HD HD Basic
762 Cartoon Network HD HD Basic
763 VERSUS HD HD Digital Sports Tier
764 The Golf Channel 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


Here is Greenville's HD list
701 WRAL-HD-CBS Raleigh, NC HD Broadcast
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

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
728 The Learning Channel HD HD Basic
730 Discovery Channel HD HD Basic
731 Disney HD HD Basic
734 Home & Garden Television HD HD Basic
735 Food Network HD HD Basic
736 National Geographic HD HD Digital Variety Tier
737 Arts & Entertainment HD HD Basic
738 History 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
780 HBO HD East HD Premium
785 Starz HD East HD Premium
790 Showtime HD East HD Premium

Directv 12 The newest HD satellite for Directv is now moving to its orbital location from the test location and should be operational in a couple of weeks.
Directv will add 30 HD channels starting this month.

Topics merged.

Anyone else notice that when the weather is given on WCTI or WYDO that the audio gets weak and distorted while the person is in front of the chroma board? ( I think that is the proper name of the screen) I've noticed this for quite a long while now, just never thought to post about it...

WSKY way up in Moyock is now on VHF9 instead of VHF4...

WSKY way up in Moyock is now on VHF9 instead of VHF4...

Thought they lost their channel 9 CP a month or so back?

Thought they lost their channel 9 CP a month or so back?Not sure... their antenna came from analog WSOC...

WEPX-DT 38.1 (ion) has now been switched to HD.

The channel is broadcasting in 720p with 2 sub channels in 480i.

Thought they lost their channel 9 CP a month or so back?

WSKY-TV was granted an extension BEDSTA - 20100115ACY, Granted Feb 17, 2010 for 90 days...needed to be on by May 17, 2010

WSKY-TV was granted an extension BEDSTA - 20100115ACY, Granted Feb 17, 2010 for 90 days...needed to be on by May 17, 2010

Ah! Thanks Ted.

WEPX-DT 38.1 (ion) has now been switched to HD.

The channel is broadcasting in 720p with 2 sub channels in 480i.

WPXU is also in HD now.

WEPX-HD (ION HD) looks good, glad to see another station change over to HD.

I've been sick for the last several days, and daytime TV just ain't what it used to be...

Growing up I remember good programming like Classic Concentration with Alex Tribek. The Price is Right also just isn't the same, neither is Young and Reckless. I find myself watching CNBC all day mostly. Doc Oz is about the best info. on broadcast.

Anyone having problems with WYDO 14.1

PSIP PROBLEMS:

WNCT FINALLY got theirs working right on both channels, although both 9's are labeled the same thing (WNCT-DT)

WITN - NO PSIP after NCT got theirs working... weird.

WCTI - No PSIP either lately...

Directv added new hd channels today.

TRAVEL CHANNEL HD 277
WGN AMERICA HD 307
MSNBC HD 356
HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL HD 560
ESPN U HD 614

PSIP PROBLEMS:

WNCT FINALLY got theirs working right on both channels, although both 9's are labeled the same thing (WNCT-DT)

WITN - NO PSIP after NCT got theirs working... weird.

WCTI - No PSIP either lately...I'm not having problems with any of these... tried both on a converter and a HDTV.

I'm not having problems with any of these... tried both on a converter and a HDTV.

Did you rescan? I rescan when I search for distant channels at night frequently...

I get PSIP fine on WWAY, WRAL, WYDO, WFXI, WNCN, WNCT, WUNM, WPXU, WECT, WSFX, WUNJ, WRAZ, WRDC, WLFL and WEPX, so how can it be my TV and box?

Hmm I will rescan when I get home later today. Haven't rescanned either one in awhile.

Rescanning - PSIP problems:

Disconnect the antenna from the STB..Scan...the box will have zero channels. connect the antenna and rescan again, see if that works. Rescanning with no antenna input blows out the VCT if its corrupt and you can start fresh over.

Thanks Theo, did what you said and still have same results. No PSIP on WITN or WCTI.

I just did that on my Digital Stream converter.

For WITN and WCTI I have:
7.1 - WITN-DT
7.2 - WITN-MY
12.1 - WCTIHD
12.3 - ENC-TV

I just did that on my Digital Stream converter.

For WITN and WCTI I have:
7.1 - WITN-DT
7.2 - WITN-MY
12.1 - WCTIHD
12.3 - ENC-TV

I have all that, when I say PSIP , I mean program titles and descriptions/explanation of programming. Program service and information.

ALl I get is "NO INFORMATION", or just a blank box when I press INFO.

Ahhh that... yeah I don't get an EPG on 7 or 12 either.

Has anyone got a progress report on getting some local HD news? Even widescreen would be a start...

I've heard it might not be much longer, but just wondering where all stations stand?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs543.snc3/29778_394830974741_45809529741_3825723_5870580_n.jpg

That picture was posted on WITN's Facebook page on May 14th. I'm going to go ahead and assume they aren't the "might not be much longer" station...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs543.snc3/29778_394830974741_45809529741_3825723_5870580_n.jpg

That picture was posted on WITN's Facebook page on May 14th. I'm going to go ahead and assume they aren't the "might not be much longer" station...

Not unless that Phillips camera has a 16x9 HD chip block in it. We used to have those type cameras (1990's model) and they stopped making them around 2000 and I don't think there were ever any HD models made. My guess is that is either an LDK9 (4x3 model, the model we had or the 16x9 LDK10 model and both SD). The viewfinder will do 16x9 natively though the picture shown, it is in 4x3 mode, like the camera.

I've got guide data again on both WITN and WCTI. :)

I know we're talking major bucks here, but it's time for HD news in Eastern Carolina. The first station to have it will be number one with me!

I am sure if you have a couple of million dollars laying around, any one of the stations there would be happy to use it to go HD.

I was watching news 12 and they just went blank on both ABC and THIS TV... Could be lightning, but hope not cause that could be a real mess.

Seriously...it's back on now, but if LOST can't be seen in eastern nc, people are going to be ticked off.

All of the local channels on Dish Network are out. I believe their receive facility is at WCTI.

WCTI was down again, but came back. WYDO is also down now with color blocks. They had a slide up that said stand by... Well WYDO just popped on.

I just spoke with someone from Dish Network and they told me they are having technical problems in all their local channels. Right now I'm missing the Lost recap and it looks that we may miss the final episode. Ticked off doesn't describe how I feel right now.

I just spoke with someone from Dish Network and they told me they are having technical problems in all their local channels. Right now I'm missing the Lost recap and it looks that we may miss the final episode. Ticked off doesn't describe how I feel right now.Antenna? You can get 12 off rabbit ears in Greenville now.

Locals are back on Dish.

Antenna? You can get 12 off rabbit ears in Greenville now.

I'll see if I can get one at Wal-Mart.


Locals are back on Dish.

Not yet for me. for some reason, I only have the HD feeds for the local channels and none of them are back.

We did take a major lightning strike at WCTI. DishNetwork failed totaly. WE lost both of our Fox Satellite dishes had to work around to get Fox back on the air but only in SD as the splicer is down. Hopefully we will get that repaired tommorow. The good news is we were up for ABC and Lost in HD. Could of been a lot worse


Dish is sending some one to work on there locals but I believe he has to come from Greenville SC

Ken

I quit. Have a nice life everyone!:(

We did take a major lightning strike at WCTI. DishNetwork failed totaly. WE lost both of our Fox Satellite dishes had to work around to get Fox back on the air but only in SD as the splicer is down. Hopefully we will get that repaired tommorow. The good news is we were up for ABC and Lost in HD. Could of been a lot worse


Dish is sending some one to work on there locals but I believe he has to come from Greenville SC

Ken

ABC (channel 012 on Dish) is not on HD. Right now is zoomed all the way and the top and bottom of the image in the screen is being cut. and by the way, the feed came back at 10:43 PM, an hour and 43 minutes after the Lost finale started.

WCTI (ABC) transmission over-the-air came back just after 7 PM. I think that is what Ken was saying, and said that DISH NETWORK has to come to repair their antennas / equipment to get your feed on there the way it should be. The lightning probably bounced around when it hit.

ABC (channel 012 on Dish) is not on HD. Right now is zoomed all the way and the top and bottom of the image in the screen is being cut. and by the way, the feed came back at 10:43 PM, an hour and 43 minutes after the Lost finale started.

Dish is still having problems here. I believe they had to order some equipment to get everything back up. Not that it matters to those on dish but WCTI was back up over the air at 6:50PM but cable was out in some areas as well as dish.

Ken

Here is some info from our programing dept.

For those who missed it, or just can't get enough, the season finale is available at www.abc.com
ABC will also rebroadcast it this coming Saturday, May 29 from 8:00 -- 10:00 PM,
followed by Jimmy Kimmel's "Aloha To Lost" at 10:00 PM.

Im now getting WEPX-HD over qam on Suddenlink in Washington on Ch 88-713.

Did anyone notice last night that WPXU (don't know about WEPX) wasn't in HD, and had no programming data? Don't they come out of New Bern?

WEPX was showing in letter box last night.

WEPX was showing in letter box last night.

Ok, come to think of it, that is what I was getting too. The Warner cable here by the way still has their converter box set to 16:9 on channel 5 WPXU instead of FULL.:rolleyes:

Dish had someone here all day working on there equipment they lost most of their off air recievers. They assure me that the locals will be in HD tonight but it will probably be WYDO instead of WFXI. They should have replacement equipment in tommorow. We shall see. We got our FOX sat system back up so off air for both WFXI and WYDO will be in HD.

Ken

Is 12's feed into Dish off-air or a direct connection?

Is 12's feed into Dish off-air or a direct connection?

It is a direct connect but it is an ASI stream and they still use the same receiver to get the signal. The same applies for WFXI and This.

Ken has there been any talk on getting THIS on Directv?

Ken has there been any talk on getting THIS on Directv?

I have heard some talk but I don't think they are close yet. I'll mention it to the powers that be the next chance I get

Sometimes the REEL channel on D* has the same movies as THIS. Anyone know if those channels are connected?

Any idea when the local feeds on Dish will be back to normal. I was hoping maybe today, but no luck. Thanks.

Anyone have any idea how many people use over the air for TV in this area? I know recently they ( nielsen ) said after the digital transition that antenna viewers dropped nation wide. I think this is misleading, because many times people will use antennas to pick up channels they can't get on cable or dish, especially across the market border line. They also don't seem to count people who use dish/cable and antennas as being over the air, even if they don't have dish/cable on all their TV's. Doesn't seem accurate to me for broadcasters. Sometimes I wonder why TV stations even have towers and transmitters anymore if they aren't going to be given credit where credit is due?? Often times some stations tend to underestimate their actual coverage ground, probably because people aren't being counted around the outer perimeter like they outta be.

Anyone have any idea how many people use over the air for TV in this area? I know recently they ( nielsen ) said after the digital transition that antenna viewers dropped nation wide. I think this is misleading, because many times people will use antennas to pick up channels they can't get on cable or dish, especially across the market border line. They also don't seem to count people who use dish/cable and antennas as being over the air, even if they don't have dish/cable on all their TV's. Doesn't seem accurate to me for broadcasters. Sometimes I wonder why TV stations even have towers and transmitters anymore if they aren't going to be given credit where credit is due?? Often times some stations tend to underestimate their actual coverage ground, probably because people aren't being counted around the outer perimeter like they outta be.

I think there are more people watching OTA than are officially being reported. I have Directv, but I get my locals OTA. All of my Directv receivers have OTA tuners in them. I get all the locals, both the Raleigh and Greenville area channels instead of what some artificial market boundary says I should have.

Any idea when the local feeds on Dish will be back to normal. I was hoping maybe today, but no luck. Thanks.

They were going in last night at 1am to do some more work. Not sure if they got it fixed or not. I'll update you if they are there today. They had to rebuild most of there system.

Dish tells me everything is back to normal now. I don't have dish so I can't confirm it though

Was HD the only thing that was wrong? I only have SD locals and mine have been fine for days.

Was HD the only thing that was wrong? I only have SD locals and mine have been fine for days.

I think so but can't confirm. All the complaints I saw were HD. I had few call in to complain and they said they had DirecTV and they really had dish just didn't know what they had.

I think so but can't confirm. All the complaints I saw were HD. I had few call in to complain and they said they had DirecTV and they really had dish just didn't know what they had.


Now that's a laugh! They don't even know which dish company they pay.:eek:

Now that's a laugh! They don't even know which dish company they pay.:eek:

I guess you've never answered a telephone at a TV station. LOL! People calling in don't even know what channel they're watching most of the time, let alone their cable or sat provider.

i guess you've never answered a telephone at a tv station. Lol! People calling in don't even know what channel they're watching most of the time, let alone their cable or sat provider.

amen!!

I guess you've never answered a telephone at a TV station. LOL! People calling in don't even know what channel they're watching most of the time, let alone their cable or sat provider.

I'm not a phone person, but I still can top this one. Try someone who calls the water company and says, "I need someone out here, I have no hot water." Answer: check your hot water heater... Person: "I don't have one, you supply me with hot water, now do your job and fix it!!!!" :D That's the dumbest over the phone story I've ever heard... :eek:

showtime, hello comedy central...

On Demand line up for Washington Area

986 Disney Channel On Demand Subscription On Demand
986 HBO On Demand Premium On Demand
987 Showtime On Demand Premium On Demand
990 WWE Classics On Demand Subscription On Demand
991 Kids Unlimited On Demand Free On Demand
992 Disney Family Movies On Demand Subscription On Demand
992 On Demand Previews Free On Demand
993 Karaoke Unlimited On Demand Subscription On Demand
994 Adult On Demand Adult On Demand
995 Anime On Demand Subscription On Demand
996 A&E On Demand Free On Demand
996 ABC Family On Demand Free On Demand
996 ABC Primetime On Demand Free On Demand
996 AMC On Demand Free On Demand
996 Anime Free Preview On Demand Free On Demand
996 BET On Demand Free On Demand
996 CMT On Demand Free On Demand
996 Comedy Central On Demand Free On Demand
996 Discovery Networks On Demand Free On Demand
996 Disney On Demand Free On Demand
996 ESPN On Demand Free On Demand
996 FX On Demand Free On Demand
996 Food Network On Demand Free On Demand
996 Fuse On Demand Free On Demand
996 HGTV/Home and Garden On Demand Free On Demand
996 Health Info On Demand Free On Demand
996 History On Demand Free On Demand
996 IFC On Demand Free On Demand
996 Karaoke Free Preview On Demand Free On Demand
996 MTV 2 On Demand Free On Demand
996 MTV On Demand Free On Demand
996 Mag Rack On Demand Free On Demand
996 More On Demand Free On Demand
996 Music Choice On Demand Free On Demand
996 Music Unlimited On Demand Free On Demand
996 NBC Primetime on Demand Free On Demand
996 Nick Jr. On Demand Free On Demand
996 Nickelodeon On Demand Free On Demand
996 Outdoor Channel On Demand Free On Demand
996 Spike TV On Demand Free On Demand
996 Sportskool On Demand Free On Demand
996 Teen Nick On Demand Free On Demand
996 The Weather Channel On Demand Free On Demand
996 Uncensored TV On Demand Events On Demand
996 VH-1 On Demand Free On Demand
996 WE On Demand Free On Demand
996 WWE Classics Free Preview On Demand Free On Demand
997 IFC in Theaters Movies On Demand
997 Movies On Demand Movies On Demand
998 HD On Demand Suddenlink On Demand
998 I Want More On Demand Free On Demand
999 Suddenlink On Demand Suddenlink On Demand

I haven't posted since April 18 because there was nothing going on here. Here it is June 4 and still nothing going on. Same old lame local Greenville stations with no hope of any upgrades. Let's just start with having all of them have PSIP on all stations all of the time. And how about a little class in programming on the sub channels. 14 needs a sub channel. The Living Well network is as good as it gets.

The latest events happening in this area was WEPX/WPXU switched to HD.
Other than that not much in awhile.

WITN did add some non network programming in HD, Wheel and Jeopardy!

I wish we could get CW and My Network TV in HD.

Great, one of the biggest tennis matches of the year in SD-thanks to WITN superb commitment...
¡Bravo WITN!

WHY can't the events be switched around thus having the French Open final in HD? I fail to see the importance of having the marathon in HD. Sure WITN is stupendous...

17 has the French Open in HD.

Zenyatto = the former Electrico... IIRC he can't get anything from Raleigh where he lives.

Suddenlink is now offering WEPX in HD at 713 here in Williamston. Also, I saw someone say that the OnDemand is now available in Washington. Any word on when we will get it in Williamston?

To make matters worse 7-1 doesn't even offer the French Open HD replay.

Pecking order shaking up in eastern Carolina

Greenville-New Bern-Washington sees enormous swings in market share among its stations. Esteem Broadcasting’s WFXI grabbed four percentage points of revenue share from 2008 to 2009, according to BIA/Kelsey, while Media General’s WNCT lost three. Bonten Media’s WCTI grabbed almost four share points last year in DMA No. 103, while Gray Television outlet WITN dropped five—after it picked up a whopping 10 percentage points of revenue in 2008. (read more - Broadcasting & Cable (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/453441-Getting_Greener_All_the_Time.php))

Not at all surprising. WCTI/WFXI have stepped things up big time. Glad to see it is paying off (literally) for them.

I think it has more to do with the network's programing that the stations are affiliated with than the local stations themselves. Fox still cant get their audio levels adjusted right.

I think it has more to do with the network's programing that the stations are affiliated with than the local stations themselves. Fox still cant get their audio levels adjusted right.

FOX Network only offers 2 hours of network programming a day with ABC, CBS and NBC offering over 10 hours of network programming a day. Yeah, it takes an effort by the local station to get those kinds of increases.

Pecking order shaking up in eastern Carolina

Greenville-New Bern-Washington sees enormous swings in market share among its stations. Esteem Broadcasting’s WFXI grabbed four percentage points of revenue share from 2008 to 2009, according to BIA/Kelsey, while Media General’s WNCT lost three. Bonten Media’s WCTI grabbed almost four share points last year in DMA No. 103, while Gray Television outlet WITN dropped five—after it picked up a whopping 10 percentage points of revenue in 2008. (read more - Broadcasting & Cable (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/453441-Getting_Greener_All_the_Time.php))

Great work WCTI and FOX! Now can they take the lead? Time will tell.:) The article is so right that the layoffs hurt WNCT a lot.

Ken that camera you use of LeJeune Blvd traffic is a nice addition. I've only seen it used in the morning and noon though...

Ken that camera you use of LeJeune Blvd traffic is a nice addition. I've only seen it used in the morning and noon though...
Thanks have one up at ECU now too. Be looking for some other major changes in the next couple weeks

Something went wrong with WNCT HD feed of Y&R. The second half aired at the beginning it looked like. I didn't see what happened after about 12:50, but the facebook is all lit up about it.

added... seems like no other channel had a problem, so 9 must have taken the wrong NYC feed.

Thanks have one up at ECU now too. Be looking for some other major changes in the next couple weeks

Wow. do tell . . .

probably an ultra ultimate megawatt doppler radar unit. :D ;)

If it meant Jacksonville would get some rain, I wish it was!!

WNCT adding a co-anchor for 6, 10 and 11 and also a new Morningside anchor. See link below:

Their bios are available on their website.

http://www.wcyb.com/pages/7493162.php

http://www.wcyb.com/pages/7493162.php

I was wondering when you were going to let the cat out of the bag!

Not at all surprising. WCTI/WFXI have stepped things up big time. Glad to see it is paying off (literally) for them.

Scott, you'd be surprised to see which station stepped up to the Nielsen plate and won all but one of the newscasts...and is #1 sign-on to sign-off in the May book. Any guesses?

My guess WNCT. The staff may have been small but was very knowledgeable and professional. Why people watch WITN anymore is beyond me. Everyone on there eithers talks funny or makes crazy faces. WCTI and FOX have done a lot to improve their news but most people up here in the Northern part of the market still think they only cover news in New Bern and the Crystal Coast as they did for many years.

stparker,

I thought the link from the previous page pasted by VARTV indicated WITN won, but that all stations except WCTI and WFXI dropped in ratings? WCTI won some, and tied with 9 I believe is what I read...

stparker,

I thought the link from the previous page pasted by VARTV indicated WITN won, but that all stations except WCTI and WFXI dropped in ratings? WCTI won some, and tied with 9 I believe is what I read...

That article was talking about the February sweeps when ITN was basking in the Olympics afterglow.

I haven't seen the May book so I don't know.

Scott, you'd be surprised to see which station stepped up to the Nielsen plate and won all but one of the newscasts...and is #1 sign-on to sign-off in the May book. Any guesses?
Congratulations then.

So when are you going HD?

Im glad to finally see that our market is getting HD news. Maybe now the other stations will follow.

I was wondering when you were going to let the cat out of the bag!

I don't think he meant WCTI, just a sister station in Virginia.

I took it as a "hint, hint" kind of posting...

Well I won't read too much into it just yet! ;)

That article was talking about the February sweeps when ITN was basking in the Olympics afterglow.

I haven't seen the May book so I don't know.

I did think it was May they were talking about, so thanks.

_____

You can sure tell Ken is working on the cameras. A little bright white there for one of them.

That article was talking about the February sweeps when ITN was basking in the Olympics afterglow.

I haven't seen the May book so I don't know.

I have seen the book, and you can't blame this win on the Olympics.

Scott, you'd be surprised to see which station stepped up to the Nielsen plate and won all but one of the newscasts...and is #1 sign-on to sign-off in the May book. Any guesses?

You guys could really step up to the plate if you could sync your audio and video. Local content is off by about a half second or so and network content is off by over a second. It's unwatchable on network. Thank God I can receive WRAL. BTW, the audio is leading the video. It's been like this for at least a month.

I know all I do is complain but this is the kind of stuff I'm talking about. There is no excuse for this. If you want to be professional then be professional. It doesn't matter how good, bad or outdated your equipment is. The devil is in the details. Get it right everytime.

I didn't realize how many TV "insiders" we have lurking here! How about sharing the numbers with us viewers that make it all possible to say you "won"?

I agree RMartin. I haven't been saying much about things I see going wrong because I don't want to be the one doing all the complaining. I have done my share here for sure. I hate to see a station going backwards like that, and I wish they would fix CW audio too.

I've passed on the lip sync, audio/video issues... That's about all I can do.

Directv changed UNC KD to UNC EX in its locals package.

The Audio was off on the CW this morning but seems to be OK now. I have had no trouble with the syncing of the audio and video on Channel 9 except one morning and they fixed that quickly.

Been awhile since I posted but I'm still getting eastern NC stations here in Clayton with my CM4288HD in the attic.

WITN - 100
WNCT - 72
WCTI - 74
WYDO - 78

The Audio was off on the CW this morning but seems to be OK now. I have had no trouble with the syncing of the audio and video on Channel 9 except one morning and they fixed that quickly.It was off tonight during CBS news but 5 had no problems.

I gotta chime in here with the lip sync issues on WNCT lately. It has been really bad. Please, please resolve this. Doesn't anyone from the station even watch the broadcasts?

I gotta chime in here with the lip sync issues on WNCT lately. It has been really bad. Please, please resolve this. Doesn't anyone from the station even watch the broadcasts?With no disrespect whatsoever meant toward George as I know he is just the messenger, judging by his post:I've passed on the lip sync, audio/video issues... That's about all I can do.I'm going to go with "no." Something like that shouldn't need to be passed along.

It's amazing (and quite sad) that two years ago Fox ENC was on the brink of bankruptcy but now puts out a better product than WNCT manages to.

With no disrespect whatsoever meant toward George as I know he is just the messenger, judging by his post:I'm going to go with "no." Something like that shouldn't need to be passed along.

It's amazing (and quite sad) that two years ago Fox ENC was on the brink of bankruptcy but now puts out a better product than WNCT manages to.

thanks scott for not shooting the messenger. :)

to answer the question, yes, all the staff does watch the local content. we're obviously not seeing what you're seeing. that in no way means that there is not a problem somewhere in the distribution pipeline though.

like i said, i will be happy to pass along your comments. and for those of you that are seeing the problem... are you ota, on a cable system, satellite? is it just cbs 9 or cw9 or both? we had a power bump last week that affected the next day's morning show, but as far as i understand, the lip sync error was cleared up once we knew there was a problem. that was the same day the cbs receiver fed a different feed of y&r. all related to the power bump. i think jsp mentioned that.

i watched tonight's show at 6 while working and didn't see any lip sync problems via suddenlink cable.

let me know and i'll be happy to send along your comments.

If you are watching 9 HD on a smaller TV, the lip sinc is harder to see, but on an HD set, you can clearly see the maybe .5 second delay in lips compared to audio. George, maybe they need to turn off the Dolby Digital Encoder and see if that helps, then go from there? I'm no engineer, but I remember WWAY doing this before when they had problems.

I am curious if WNCT runs embedded audio or separate AES audio. Does the lip sync vary between network, local sydin shows and local news. That answer will tell you where to look....

I have seen a problem on CW9 and there was a problem this morning on the Morning Edition from the time I turned it on until about 6:25 but that was about a 5 minute time span. I watch on Suddenlink and watch it on both HD (37 inch tv) and non HD in Williamston and other than the incident that George mentioned and the one I saw this morning I have seen no problems on WNCT, and I watch them more than any other channel. Now on CW9, I saw obvious problems with the audio sync yesterday and a little this morning but then turned it on before I left for work and everything seemed normal.

Directv added 14 new HD channels today.

thanks scott for not shooting the messenger. :)

to answer the question, yes, all the staff does watch the local content. we're obviously not seeing what you're seeing. that in no way means that there is not a problem somewhere in the distribution pipeline though.

i watched tonight's show at 6 while working and didn't see any lip sync problems via suddenlink cable.

let me know and i'll be happy to send along your comments.

I see it when I'm watching HD content like David Letterman or Y&R (the wife) off a suddenlink QAM, both live and recorded. When its live, can switch to HD programming on ITN and it's in sync. Don't know about the news, cause i dont watch it, and I only watch HD programming, so I cant tell ya if its on SD stuff too.

I see it OTA on HD programming, I don't know about SD though. I checked WRAL and it was fine.

Been awhile since I posted but I'm still getting eastern NC stations here in Clayton with my CM4288HD in the attic.

WITN - 100
WNCT - 72
WCTI - 74
WYDO - 78

Wow. That's really good. The stations must know they get out there, because yesterday during bad weather all of those had storm warnings for Smithfield, Benson, Micro and Kenly going. I bet WNCT & WCTI would be 100 also if you had a VHF antenna.

Ken,

WFXI SD is being squeezed on Dish Network. Black square all around and the blue Fox logo in the lower right.

Ken,

WFXI SD is being squeezed on Dish Network. Black square all around and the blue Fox logo in the lower right.

I just watched on Warner cable and it is in Standard def there also (8-1) This was during "SO I think I can Dance."

The 10:00 news is squeezed down too. Strange. Not this way for me OTA on 14-1.

Ken,

WFXI SD is being squeezed on Dish Network. Black square all around and the blue Fox logo in the lower right.

I called dish they should have it right now

Ken -after my post last night I tried WFXI HD OTA, and that was also in standard definition like on cable, but WYDO was in High Def... like someone forgot to turn HD back on for WFXI

Ken -after my post last night I tried WFXI HD OTA, and that was also in standard definition like on cable, but WYDO was in High Def... like someone forgot to turn HD back on for WFXI

Thanks it was 2 different problems Dish had me in letterbox on the SD I got them to correct that. Then I had an equipment failure that didn't allow them to switch to HD last night on WFXI. Should be good tonight.
I will be taking all stations down for a couple hours tonight after midnight to allow me to reconfigure a few things.
If everything goes right you should watch the Sun 6pm news.

Ken

Thanks it was 2 different problems Dish had me in letterbox on the SD I got them to correct that. Then I had an equipment failure that didn't allow them to switch to HD last night on WFXI. Should be good tonight.
I will be taking all stations down for a couple hours tonight after midnight to allow me to reconfigure a few things.
If everything goes right you should watch the Sun 6pm news.

Ken

Cool. I already see some different stuff going on my TV right now.:) That 3-D type radar bug that was on earlier looked really good on my TV. Then I went to dinner and missed all the good stuff apparently...:eek:

Cool. I already see some different stuff going on my TV right now.:) That 3-D type radar bug that was on earlier looked really good on my TV. Then I went to dinner and missed all the good stuff apparently...:eek:

There will be more to come

Ken can we still expect something new tonight at 6pm?

I guess I got my answer when I clicked over to www.wcti12.com
and noticed a logo on the Storm Track 12 Radar.

SHHHHHHHHH....
Eastern NC - 6/27/2010
We here at NewsChannel 12 have a wild secret. We want to tell you, but we just can't.

Stay tuned tonight at 6:00 and 11:00.

It will be history in the making, and it will change the way you watch your local news!

Posted By: Alize Proisy

We are ready.

We are ready.

*giggle* *giggle*

Ken,

Whose weather product do you guys use? Weather Central?

*giggle* *giggle*

Ken,

Whose weather product do you guys use? Weather Central?

Yes weather central

Good luck Ken. I bet everyone is really excited!

Will we see HD if they come on for the Storm warning we have?

179286WCTI the first to broadcast a digital signal in this market and now the first to broadcast HD news.

Good luck Ken. I bet everyone is really excited!

Will we see HD if they come on for the Storm warning we have?

You sure will. Our system for live shots is still SD and of course a lot of the feed that we take are only available in SD.

You sure will. Our system for live shots is still SD and of course a lot of the feed that we take are only available in SD.

Nice job, Ken! Looks really great... know you have been like a kid in a candy store!

The picture looks incredible!!!! Nice job all around. I'm hooked for sure. :)

Also they even said recorded shows will be HD.

Looks awesome Ken. Great job!

The picture looks incredible!!!! Nice job all around. I'm hooked for sure. :)

Also they even said recorded shows will be HD.

No recorded show yet just news content

Looks good. Maybe now other stations will move to HD.

No recorded show yet just news content

Like sports and field reports?

One thing I noticed during SD clips of sports was the side bars being black. Do you have plans to insert a filler in those like a logo?

Ken did you do anything to the signal, just before the 6 news my signal started breaking up and signal drop from the upper 80s to the low 70s.

... know you have been like a kid in a candy store!

If I had to guess, I wouldn't be so sure "kid in a candy store!" would be what Ken would say.

Congrats on the achievement, Ken! I look forward to seeing it next trip down to Morehead City. Only one non HD NC market left now.

Ken did you do anything to the signal, just before the 6 news my signal started breaking up and signal drop from the upper 80s to the low 70s.

My picture had a couple of blips during weather, but my signal I didn't check...

If I had to guess, I wouldn't be so sure "kid in a candy store!" would be what Ken would say.

Congrats on the achievement, Ken! I look forward to seeing it next trip down to Morehead City. Only one non HD NC market left now.

Hmm, maybe not... lol. i would geek out with all those new toys to play with. admittedly though, i hate connecting wires and such.

Is it the asheville market that's non-hd? that's the only one i can think of.

Is it the asheville market that's non-hd? that's the only one i can think of.

I thought it was the Triad? Who is HD there?

I thought it was the Triad? Who is HD there?

Triad is the only market that there is no HD news ... yet. All the stations are 16:9 widescreen through.

Hmm, maybe not... lol. i would geek out with all those new toys to play with. admittedly though, i hate connecting wires and such.

Is it the asheville market that's non-hd? that's the only one i can think of.

I'm in the Asheville Market and WLOS and WSPA are HD (both for Studio). WYFF is Widescreen and FOX Carolina (WHNS) is the lone holdout for now. However, they're (WHNS) now airing HD promos for their local news and syndicated programming, so I suspect that it won't be long before they go 16:9 Widescreen or HD.

We are ready.

I spoke with my dad in Kinston a few moments ago and he gives "2 Thumbs Up" to tonight's HD Local News Debut. I'm going down there for the Holiday Weekend and will be able to see it then. Congratulations, Ken12 and WCTI!

Triad is the only market that there is no HD news ... yet. All the stations are 16:9 widescreen through.

You were the first though right, and then the others jumped on it...

I bet the wheels are already turning at WITN. They will not want to be the last to do widescreen or HD.

You were the first though right, and then the others jumped on it...

Well, being first in 16:9 doesn't really mean anything. It just means we WERE first. Once. :)

Going 16:9 was a no brainer for us. Our SD digital cameras did 16:9 or 4:3. Just flip the switch. Graphics were modified to be anamorphic and we could use the same SD equipment and it passed anamorphic material with very little PQ degradation. (sidebar - We were already using digital studio equipment anyway. If it had been analog as many stations have, we would have never done 16:9 SD. The degradation of PQ is too noticeable, that being because of the limitations of analog NTSC. Saw that in our analog microwave links. It was digital from the trucks to the receive sites, but from there back to the studio, it was analog and anamorphic video through it looked bad! I suspect that our competition is using analog paths because their SD 16:9 doesn't look as crisp as ours does. A sign that analog NTSC is being used somewhere.) I asked our head director a few weeks into 16:9 and I asked him what he thought. His response was, "I'll be damned how it works, but it sure looks great!" He was confused because he hadn't put all the pieces together how a "4:3" switcher could pass 16:9 by just changing the 4:3 monitors to 16:9 monitors and changing the graphics. It is a little more than that, but basically, that the jest of it. He understands now.

Would I hope we are first in HD? ABSOLUTELY!! (Who wouldn't?) But sadly, I have no say on that subject. Ken12 knows that feeling as well as I do, just like every other engineer. We just do what we are told and really don't worry about stuff like that. That kind of stuff is WAY above my pay grade.

Now if it were MY money........ :D

WCTI-TV AND WFXI/WYDO-TV ARE FIRST WITH
HD LOCAL NEWS BROADCASTS IN
GREENVILLE/NEW BERN/JACKSONVILLE MARKET



Bonten Media Group’s WCTI-TV (ABC) and Esteem Broadcasting’s WFXI/WYDO-TV (FOX) became the first television stations in the Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville market to broadcast local news in high definition (HD) at 6PM and 10PM Sunday, June 27, 2010, respectively.

Greenville, New Bern Jacksonville is the second Bonten Media market to be “first” in local High Definition newscasts. Bonten became the first television broadcaster to go HD with local news last week in Tri Cities TN/VA, DMA 93, with WCYB-TV and WEMT-TV.

“This new technology is a big step forward in the digital television evolution and means that we will now be airing a minimum of 97 hours of HD programming per week, including 24 hours of local news on WCTI-TV. The 6 hours of FOX Eastern Carolina News at 10PM in HD coupled with FOX Prime and FOX Sports form the backbone of that station’s HD offerings. For the approximately 1.1 million people in our total viewing area, having local news broadcast in high definition will be a welcome enhancement to their viewing experience. Our stations have long led the way with innovation in Eastern North Carolina and we are pleased to be first once again,” says Vice President and General Manager Jim McKernan. WCTI was the first station in the market to broadcast a digital signal, beginning in December 1999; and the first in the market to broadcast in HD with the 2003 Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXVII, on ABC on Jan. 26, 2003.

“Our substantial investment in being the first to bring local HD news to the Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville market is yet another example of Bonten’s ongoing commitment to leadership and to meeting the needs of Eastern Carolina viewers,” says Bonten Media Group President and CEO Randy Bongarten.

For the upgrade to HD local news, the stations chose Panasonic P2 HD cameras and the Bitcentral news editing system, which is widely used by television companies, such as NBC, FOX and CNN. Grass Valley provided the production switcher and studio cameras. Notably, Grass Valley’s HD equipment was used extensively in the recent Winter Olympics.

“The equipment vendors we chose met the stringent requirements we established for the HD build out and committed their entire resources in achieving the process and result,” according to WCTI/WFXI/WYDO Chief Engineer Ken Hughes.




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Bonten Media Group currently operates sixteen* full power, low power and digital television stations in eight markets, including: WCYB (NBC), WEMT* (FOX) and CW-4 (CW-DT), Tri-Cities, TN/VA; WCTI (ABC),WFXI/WYDO* (FOX) and ENC-TV (IND-DT), Greenville-New Bern, NC; KRCR (ABC), Chico-Redding, CA; KTXS (ABC), KTES-LP (Telemundo) and CW Abilene (CW-DT), Abilene, TX; KECI/KCFW (NBC), Missoula, MT; KTVM (NBC), Butte-Bozeman, MT; KTXE-LP (ABC), San Angelo, TX; and KAEF (ABC), Eureka, CA.

* Bonten Media Group operates WEMT and WFXI/WYDO via JSA/SSA agreements with Esteem Broadcasting.

The above post is a copy of our press release.

It was a very exciting day at the station. I couldn't of been happier with the results. We started this project back in November of last year and to see the results of all that work on the air was very rewarding. There is still a lot of things that we want to do but we are off to a great start.

You were the first though right, and then the others jumped on it...

I bet the wheels are already turning at WITN. They will not want to be the last to do widescreen or HD.

I can see it already... ADVANCED HD. :rolleyes: haha.

Ken,
Are there plans for HD syndicated shows like Oprah and others?

Ken,
Are there plans for HD syndicated shows like Oprah and others?

Nothing definate planed right now but we are talking about it. If we don't get it done this year I'm sure it will happen next. We have done a lot this year and we have to learn the equipment that we have just installed. I'm sure over the next several months we will be tweaking things and discovering new things that we can do with what we have. Things like the side bars for 4x3 content we have talked alot about them and for now have decided to leave them black but that could change tomorow. I saw our 11pm news tonight at home on my 55" HD TV and was amazed at the quality of our picture.

I saw our 11pm news tonight at home on my 55" HD TV and was amazed at the quality of our picture.

Anyone got a screen shot?

Way to go! Channel 12 was looking good last night. Wife and I were sitting there waiting for the local news to come on channel 9, but golf was running over. I turned the channel to 12, and said "HOLY CRAP" wife had no idea what I was talking about, lol. I said it's HD news, she said "so?"

She just doesn't get it. :rolleyes:

I saw our 11pm news tonight at home on my 55" HD TV and was amazed at the quality of our picture.

I swear it looks brighter than most HD news I have seen. WRAL, WECT HD's look like they are shot in an environment that needs more lights. WTVD has ruined their pic with that Live Well second HD signal.

I think the best looking part of the WCTI/WFXI/WYDO HD News is the weather graphics.
I think it would look a little better if the camera was zoomed out a little when on the anchors. It is a little to close on the anchors. Zoom it out a little give it a more widescreen look. When it is zoomed in close I feel like Im watching the old broadcast.
When the weather is shown it is more zoomed out and feels like HD.

The HD looks good and I enjoy watching the news on WCTI. Great job to all involved at WCTI for the HD upgrade.

I was noticing how close in it seemed too Jamie. I'm sure it takes some getting used to, and also don't forget that even still the majority of WCTI's audience is probably still watching on an analog cable. So they have to take into consideration not to chop off things on the side of their picture.

The weather maps look outstanding. I really like the new HD Doppler background graphic, and the Tropical Satellite images.

easternncnews:I can see it already... ADVANCED HD. haha.

That's too funny! If it were me, I'd call it "Ultimate HD." :D

So who do you think will be the next station in ENC to get HD News?

WNCT or WITN

Eastern any think being done at WNCT?

http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdnews062910.htm

So who do you think will be the next station in ENC to get HD News?

WNCT or WITNWITN definitely. I don't even think WNCN (WNCT's Raleigh sister) is doing news in HD yet.

WITN definitely. I don't even think WNCN (WNCT's Raleigh sister) is doing news in HD yet.

WNCN will going HD soon, they are in the process of installing the equipment now. Maybe Media General will show WNCT some HD love too. Here's a link for the WNCN Chief Engineer's blog.
http://dtv.myncblogs.com/

Ken,

Your storm alert thing is hours old. I think someone messed it up. ...edited... seems to be working now, but I had to go to 9 for radar. LOL - seems it has been deleted.

WNCN will going HD soon, they are in the process of installing the equipment now. Maybe Media General will show WNCT some HD love too. Here's a link for the WNCN Chief Engineer's blog.
http://dtv.myncblogs.com/

I don't think WNCT will be able to beat WITN on HD unless they really act and fast.

Eastern any think being done at WNCT?

i can't really say... not in the engineering loop too much.

but i do know last year was a tough year at nct. and you all know that already.

mg tends to work large market to small market. ncn is in progress now. they're market 28. we're market 103.

i think most of you guys who know me realize i'm a huge hd enthusiast. so i wish i could say it was going to be tomorrow. i just can't. :(

So who do you think will be the next station in ENC to get HD News?

WNCT or WITN

gray tv's main engineering guy recently said in article i read on tv technology, maybe, that their plan is to have all their stations either widescreen or hd by the end of this year iirc.

jmho, but i think itn will push for hd as opposed to widescreen. i was kidding the other night about ADVANCED HD. but i really don't think they'll want cti or nct (whenever it happens) to be able to say they're hd and itn not be.

gray tv's main engineering guy recently said in article i read on tv technology, maybe, that their plan is to have all their stations either widescreen or hd by the end of this year iirc.

jmho, but i think itn will push for hd as opposed to widescreen. i was kidding the other night about ADVANCED HD. but i really don't think they'll want cti or nct (whenever it happens) to be able to say they're hd and itn not be.

Historically within 12 months, most if not all stations will follow the first station to go either widescreen or HD. Of course that is based on Top 50 markets. You get 50 and greater with smaller owners, that doesn't always hold true. In my market's case (Market 46), we went widescreen in September, then in January the CBS went widescreen and then in February the NBC went widescreen (the ABC here doesn't do news). Another interesting fact from my market, after we went widescreen, we saw a spike in the ratings in November, while the CBS and NBC took a drip (NBC the most and due to the 10pm Jay Leno Show) and the fact of us going widescreen is cited as the reason and why the other two followed so quickly. Of course the owners in my market are multi station owners in mid size markets. Bonton is unusual in the fact that they are a small owner in small markets, but it is happening. In places. Roanoke, VA (Market 67) is a greater than 50 Market where a small owner went HD (WDBJ)and the main competitor (WSLS) followed shortly thereafter. The 3rd and 4th news stations in that market are still 4:3 SD (ABC and FOX) 2 years later.

Another interesting tidbit of the Top 50 Markets, 47 markets have at least one widescreen/HD newscast with 40 markets having at least one HD newscast with only 3 markets of the Top 50 only doing 4:3 SD by all stations. You get below 50 and that trend starts to fall a part quickly.

Another interesting tidbit is of Top 50 market stations that have gone HD, only a handful (less than 20 stations I can personally confirm, Top 10 included) do more than studio HD, meaning they shoot HD, edit HD, feed HD from the feed in stories and Live Shots, not just HD only in the studio. In North Carolina, only WRAL does full HD. None of the other HD stations in North Carolina do HD outside of the studio, except for maybe a stray helicopter that I can find. (Anybody know of anymore? Always trying to update the info.)

We trade stories with WTVD, WLOS and WSOC and while those three are doing HD news, they shoot widescreen SD in the field, not HD. That fact surprised the heck out of me. I was talking to a photog out of WAGA, the FOX O & O in Atlanta a few months back and they were still shooting field shots with Panasonic SD P2 field cameras even though they have been doing HD studio for a while. Same with FOX O & O WTTG, Washington DC.

It is very interesting on how stations and owners have elected to do HD in these trying times. It ain't quick, and it ain't cheap no matter how you do it. The fact that Ken could do it with a small owner in a small market is truly remarkable and hats off to Ken and his staff for quite an achievement.

Last night I watched a little of WNCT news at 11, and I could tell a difference in the audio. During one story clip, I had good surround sound. Not sure if that means anything or not. Also it looked like the weatherman was shrunk down when at the board. That could be from watching WCTI HD though...

We are shooting and editing everything in 720p our limitation is live shots our live system is still SD and my transmitter to studio link is still analog. I hope we take care of that next year. When I get a chance I'll list some of the major items that we have purchased. One of the best comments I heard was that someone said they thought they were going to have to tell Les to get out of there living room.

I have not watched 7 or 9 news since the HD News started. Really enjoying the HD news.

Very nice job Ken. I'm glad you were able to get 'er dun.

I don't know if the next station will be WITN unless they've abandoned their plans for the new studio on Arlington Blvd in Greenville. I don't know how much work it is to move all of the equipment associated with HD but it doesn't make sense to me to install it at the old studios and then move everything to the new studios.

Another interesting tidbit is of Top 50 market stations that have gone HD, only a handful (less than 20 stations I can personally confirm, Top 10 included) do more than studio HD, meaning they shoot HD, edit HD, feed HD from the feed in stories and Live Shots, not just HD only in the studio. In North Carolina, only WRAL does full HD. None of the other HD stations in North Carolina do HD outside of the studio, except for maybe a stray helicopter that I can find. (Anybody know of anymore? Always trying to update the info.)

WSOC does HD in the studio. The helicopter is HD both live and taped. Taped stories and Live shots are 480, 16x9. Most stations in the country will continue to go this way as HD editing is expensive and a storage nightmare. Live HD from the field involves very expensive encoders. WSOC has 8 live trucks. It would cost $250,000 just to install encoders in the trucks.

I have not watched 7 or 9 news since the HD News started. Really enjoying the HD news.

I did not watch the whole show, just looking for clues and such.;) I am too excited with 12 and the new look. I tune in every time I can. I don't think it will get boring anytime soon. Just an outstanding job is all I can say and looking forward to watching for a long time to come.

WSOC has 8 live trucks. It would cost $250,000 just to install encoders in the trucks.

Maybe not! :D

Thanks for the update Ted. We all will get there one day!

Here is a list of some of the equipment we have recently installed

4 Miranda Imagestore HD master control switchers
Pesa HD router
EMPS News room computer system
BitCentral HD news playback system
Panasonic P2 HD field cameras
GrassValley Edius editing on HP Z800 computers
GrassValley Studio cameras on Libec pedestels
GrassValley Kayak Production Switcher
Inscriber CG system
Apantec Multivew monitor system
Weather Central HD Weather system
Weather Central HD crawl system
Vizio monitors from 19" to 55"
AJA-FS1's cross convertors

This is just the major items their was a ton of stuff to tie it all together.

If anyone on here would like to come by the studio to see this stuff in action send me a message and I'll make it happen

Ken

I spoke with my dad in Kinston a few moments ago and he gives "2 Thumbs Up" to tonight's HD Local News Debut. I'm going down there for the Holiday Weekend and will be able to see it then. Congratulations, Ken12 and WCTI!

@Ken12: Caught the news Friday and over the weekend during my visit to ENC and was very impressed. I had to educate my dad on the "Zoom" function on his HDTV, though. He had stretched the screen to remove the black sidebars when watching 12, but I very quietly switched it back for them. A "Pet Peeve" of mine that's now resolved. LOL

Another interesting tidbit is of Top 50 market stations that have gone HD, only a handful (less than 20 stations I can personally confirm, Top 10 included) do more than studio HD, meaning they shoot HD, edit HD, feed HD from the feed in stories and Live Shots, not just HD only in the studio.Both WAVY (NBC)/WVBT (FOX) and WTKR (CBS) in SE VA are pretty close to this...

Hey Ken,

Any plans yet on doing something with a FOX 8.2/14.2?

Hey Ken,

Any plans yet on doing something with a FOX 8.2/14.2?

No plans at this time. Want to keep the bandwidth available for possible mobile in the near future

@Ken12: Caught the news Friday and over the weekend during my visit to ENC and was very impressed. I had to educate my dad on the "Zoom" function on his HDTV, though. He had stretched the screen to remove the black sidebars when watching 12, but I very quietly switched it back for them. A "Pet Peeve" of mine that's now resolved. LOL

At least he was watching the HD. Quite a few people when hooked up to cable are watching the SD from cable and don't even realize it

At least he was watching the HD. Quite a few people when hooked up to cable are watching the SD from cable and don't even realize it

You wouldn't believe how many times I have helped (or tried to help;)) people watch the HD channel of a local on cable and not the analog. Most seem to just punch in 12 and not 12-1 and are satisfied with the watered down version. Why spend the money for an HD set if you aren't going to watch it in HD? I've even tried to delete the analogs from some friends TV's, but they still come up.:eek: And even worse is when you have an HD cable box and they put the HD's way up in the 1000's!

It can be worse. For some reason Suddenlink in Greenville wont map the channels down correctly on some televisions. The HD channels are there but they are positioned with numbers I can't even begin to remember. I think one is actually 5 digits long.

On the Fayetteville Time Warner, they keep changing the channels all the time, not so much the locals, but the cable ones they have unencrypted. Some are 7 digits long.

I find here in Jacksonville on TW, a lot of blank channels get added and you have to keep either scanning over, or deleting. It is a headache, and I think those people are doing it on purpose.

It can be worse. For some reason Suddenlink in Greenville wont map the channels down correctly on some televisions. The HD channels are there but they are positioned with numbers I can't even begin to remember. I think one is actually 5 digits long.

And the channel number can vary from one tv manufacture to another

Why spend the money for an HD set if you aren't going to watch it in HD?

Good question. My wife pushed me into buying this 50" Samsung DLP that we have. Last week I walked in the house and she was watching the news on 9. I aked why she wasn't watching the hi-def on 12 and she got a little snooty and said she couldn't care less about the hi-def. Whatever, you're the one that had to have it.

Good question. My wife pushed me into buying this 50" Samsung DLP that we have. Last week I walked in the house and she was watching the news on 9. I aked why she wasn't watching the hi-def on 12 and she got a little snooty and said she couldn't care less about the hi-def. Whatever, you're the one that had to have it.

More proof that razzle and dazzle will not sway many news viewers. Most people watch people they like and know...and because they always have watched that channel.

Not saying HD won't turn some heads, but if you are a hockey fan and the game is in SD, versus a basketball game in HD on another channel..what would you watch? You're not going to switch your favorite sport because of it.

I agree about the watch the people you like. I don't care if WITN came in the family room and sat down beside me I won't watch their news because I don't like their personalities. Even though I love watching things in HD I mainly watch the news on WNCT, however I usually catch Fox News at 10. CTI has all their good personalities on that newscast. I just can't get in to watching their AM meteorologist or anchors and I don't particularly like Wes Goforth. Don't really know why just don't. Plus the most important part of the news to me is the weather and Gannon, David, and Kweilyn do the best job of the weather in this market.

I think those people are doing it on purpose.


Interesting... I have said the same thing.:mad:

Interesting... I have said the same thing.:mad:

They are. A headend person confirmed it for me. It isn't so much to tick people off, but when they add new stuff, they routinely shuffle things around to fit the encoders they are using at the time.

It is interesting to note that the Raleigh TWC headend feeds everything east, except Wilmington, and the Greensboro headend feeds west and south through Charlotte and along the NC/SC border to Wilmington. The Raleigh headend feeds the premium channels like HBO and Showtime to everyone in NC.

I agree about the watch the people you like. I don't care if WITN came in the family room and sat down beside me I won't watch their news because I don't like their personalities. Even though I love watching things in HD I mainly watch the news on WNCT, however I usually catch Fox News at 10. CTI has all their good personalities on that newscast. I just can't get in to watching their AM meteorologist or anchors and I don't particularly like Wes Goforth. Don't really know why just don't. Plus the most important part of the news to me is the weather and Gannon, David, and Kweilyn do the best job of the weather in this market.

I can't really say I dislike anyone on 9 or 12. I think Gannon and David are really good, and Kweilyn is fun to watch when I have watched her, but I have not watched WNCT for anymore than a minute or two since WCTI went Hi Density. Many, Many years went by that I did not watch Skip, but after WWAY, and WECT changed and I didn't like their weather, WNCT cut their chief, I started watching 12, and I believe they do better than 9 most times during storms now.

Did anyone else watch the FOX 10 PM news last night? The audio started out good, and then it got lower and distorted for me.

yes I noticed that too. They have been having audio problems on both 12 and 14 particularly during the weather segments.

yes I noticed that too. They have been having audio problems on both 12 and 14 particularly during the weather segments.

I'm watching on DirecTV at home and not hearing any audio problems. And not hearing them at the station off air. Give me some more info and we will look into this. The only difference in wx and anything else in the news is the microphone they are using. I'll monitor closely today and see if I can detect anything but usually if we have a widespread problem like this my phone is going crazy.

Only think ive heard is when Skip is doing weather sometimes there is some static in his mic.

Ken,

Has there been any negotiations with Directv to get ENC/This Tv on Directv?