The broadcaster has every right to demand more money from these cable snakes. I hope they all (TV stations) get together and get their fair share. Cable is NOTHING without the local networks and they know this.

I am willing to bet that WCTI/WFXI/WYDO/THIS TV is making the most money in this market. They have HD produced commercials, more channels, and just an overall better product. Their broadcast signal by air reaches more people since it covers the city of Wilmington too. WITN and WNCT may reach more people to the north, but they tend to not mention those areas like they used to, but areas like Goldsboro still do a lot of ads on all the stations including ABC and FOX.

Guess again. A rating book would be a huge clue.

Guess again. A rating book would be a huge clue.

I'll bite. Send me the numbers in a PM if you don't want to post publicly. I won't re-post.

On another issue, the ION 35x's were a mess yesterday evening for a while, with all kinds of pixelation and you couldn't watch, but they seemed to have fixed it yesterday after a few hours.

I'll bite. Send me the numbers in a PM if you don't want to post publicly. I won't re-post.Ummm... Did you ask someone in a public forum to do a no-no??

^ How do you get 12+ numbers for your site? I remember seeing HR market news numbers when I read VARTV before...

Ummm... Did you ask someone in a public forum to do a no-no??

I didn't know it was wrong to do that! Sorry. :o I have seen numbers posted before, so has something changed?

^ How do you get 12+ numbers for your site? I remember seeing HR market news numbers when I read VARTV before...If you look thru my site, you'll see recently that no numbers have been posted. After getting a C&D from Nielsen (YIKES!), I stopped posting really anything... :)

I didn't know it was wrong to do that! Sorry. :o I have seen numbers posted before, so has something changed?Ah, please don't be sorry. No harm is meant on your part.

I actually took your post as wanting more than just the generic ratings...

All I want to see is 12+. I wish Nielsen released them the way Arbitron does.

Ah, please don't be sorry. No harm is meant on your part.

I actually took your post as wanting more than just the generic ratings...

It makes me mad you must pay to look at the numbers. I won't be doing anymore surveys. Crooks.

WITN,

Thanks for improving the Live Doppler on 7.3 and zooming out some. Looks MUCH better!! :)

If you mean right at the moment, I think someone is using it. I've seen it get zoomed out or in to random places during severe weather events.

If you mean right at the moment, I think someone is using it. I've seen it get zoomed out or in to random places during severe weather events.

It's not the same map. All the major US HWYs are showing up.

Since installing a Winegard attic antenna a couple of months back I have been receiving WYDO strong and clear (usually 80-90% signal strength) (I am in Greenville).

However this past weekend I have been having no luck getting WYDO. Signal strength has dropped into the 30's-40's% and occasionally improves to around 70% before dropping out again.

Is WYDO doing any work on their system or am I the only one having issues?

Since installing a Winegard attic antenna a couple of months back I have been receiving WYDO strong and clear (usually 80-90% signal strength) (I am in Greenville).

However this past weekend I have been having no luck getting WYDO. Signal strength has dropped into the 30's-40's% and occasionally improves to around 70% before dropping out again.

Is WYDO doing any work on their system or am I the only one having issues?

I am not having any problems down here in Onslow. I know I am closer in, so maybe someone further away could comment? It's kind of funny, but that is the way WITN sometimes behaves for me. I believe I have multiple signal paths bouncing off of other structures.

Wednesday last day for ABC 12 and FOX 8 on Time Warner?

If anyone needs any tips on how to receive the signal by antenna, please join and many here will likely help you out if the stations disappear from your cable. You will find the antenna signal provides a better picture anyway in most cases.

Also WITN MeTV will air some basketball tonight, though not in HD on 7.2 - There are a couple of other channels in next door markets that give a good signal to some areas that will show it in HD. I don't remember ever seeing ACC coverage on WITN before.

WITN says they sent a request to Directv to have its MYTV/METV channel added to Directv. They said they offered it at no charge and Directv still said no. WITN suggest that Directv customers request this channel. Looks like WITN 7.2 will have ACC games, they had the UNC game last night.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageIFnorail.jsp?assetId=P4960016

please email the office of the president and request WITN My Network TV 7.2

WITN says they sent a request to Directv to have its MYTV/METV channel added to Directv. They said they offered it at no charge and Directv still said no. WITN suggest that Directv customers request this channel. Looks like WITN 7.2 will have ACC games, they had the UNC game last night.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageIFnorail.jsp?assetId=P4960016

please email the office of the president and request WITN My Network TV 7.2

According to the Freedom newspaper, WCTI gave up it's prime time weekly time slot to carry the ACC games.

WITN should just put the games on their main channel and in HD, unless the whole thing with both 7 and 12 is the idea they get more viewers in this market with just showing network programming. It doesn't make any difference to me because I will just view WECT or WWAY.

In time I bet WITN will put them on 7.1. Looks like they are trying to get 7.2 placed in any lineup that doesn't currently carry it and using the ACC as a leverage tool.

Smart!

In time I bet WITN will put them on 7.1. Looks like they are trying to get 7.2 placed in any lineup that doesn't currently carry it and using the ACC as a leverage tool.

Smart!

WITN should contact the Daily News. In their sports page they claim the ONLY way to watch the game last night was on WECT. That was misleading, and just plain wrong. If they had said in HD, that would have been correct, but no mention of WITN or 7.2 MeTV at all.

Alot of people may not of known it was on. My guide had a different title listed.

WITN should just put the games on their main channel and in HD, unless the whole thing with both 7 and 12 is the idea they get more viewers in this market with just showing network programming.

I'm thinking that the huge majority of people would rather watch the regular programming. College basketball? Who cares? :D

I wish WITN would drop the talk shows off 7.2 and My Network TV. Just run Me TV.

I'm thinking that the huge majority of people would rather watch the regular programming. College basketball? Who cares? :D
I don't care about the round ball, either. The only way that would change if one of this state schools can produce a BCS CFB finalist. I don't see that happening any time soon...

I wish WITN would drop the talk shows off 7.2 and My Network TV. Just run Me TV.

+1000, if I never see "Family Feud" while flipping the channels again, it will be a wonderful day. Would much rather see 24/7 Me TV. Love seeing all those retro TV shows!

I wish we could get Antenna TV. It has some great shows also.

If you can get WNCN-17, Antenna TV is on their .2 sub channel.

I have not been able to get any Triangle stations for weeks. Anyone else? If you can pick them up, any tips? Maybe I could try my antenna close to the ground? Is it this weather pattern?

OFF Topic comment(some):
A certain local news person has this ___________ for the Marines controversial youtube video. I must admit it's hard for me to be objective. By the same token playing the same old record to death gets nauseating.
Thank you

How many of you enjoy watching Person Of Interest?

how many of you enjoy watching person of interest?+1

+1

How many of you enjoy watching Person Of Interest?

I'll check it out. I looked at the Wikipedia description, and it really isn't much different than reality. Funny how so many movies and shows are on this particular topic, and it's happening more and more in real life.

Watching Price is Right now, and the picture is blurring all over the place. What has WNCT done now?

Watching Price is Right now, and the picture is blurring all over the place. What has WNCT done now?Given us one more reason to watch WRAL.

BTW what part of Jax are you in? When I'm there I've been able to listen to 100.7 and 101.5, both Triangle stations and the latter of which is on WRAL's tower. I figured tv would carry there about the same.

[QUOTE=jspENC;21500865]I'll check it out. I looked at the Wikipedia description, and it really isn't much different than reality. Funny how so many movies and shows are on this particular topic, and it's happening more and more in real life.
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RE:
Wikipedia is NOT fair to the show which is very well done. The cast led superbly by Jim Caviezel is just outstanding. Those are facts even if I am biased or a TV addict:)
I hope you like and enjoy the show aired on CBS Th nights @ 2100(9:00 PM:rolleyes:).

Given us one more reason to watch WRAL.

BTW what part of Jax are you in? When I'm there I've been able to listen to 100.7 and 101.5, both Triangle stations and the latter of which is on WRAL's tower. I figured tv would carry there about the same.

I'm on the west side not too far off Gum Branch. I get the radio stations pretty good most days, but the TV just doesn't work much this time of year. I did get WRDC the other night, but nothing from the others. I do notice the traffic signals ruin those radio stations when you drive around town.

[QUOTE=jspENC;21500865]I'll check it out. I looked at the Wikipedia description, and it really isn't much different than reality. Funny how so many movies and shows are on this particular topic, and it's happening more and more in real life.
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RE:
Wikipedia is NOT fair to the show which is very well done. The cast led superbly by Jim Caviezel is just outstanding. Those are facts even if I am biased or a TV addict:)
I hope you like and enjoy the show aired on CBS Th nights @ 2100(9:00 PM:rolleyes:).

Here is the link for the thread in the Programming Section of AVSForum on Person of Interest. It is really getting very good now. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1352724

[QUOTE=Zenyatto;21501288]

Here is the link for the thread in the Programming Section of AVSForum on Person of Interest. It is really getting very good now. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1352724
Thanks

The Today show remodel of the banner and crawl looks really good. WITN does not add any text to the space for the crawl like WECT does. They do have time and temp on though.

WNCN adds a news ticker as well. I thought it had something to do with their NBC O&O roots but I guess not (if WECT is doing it too).

WNCN adds a news ticker as well. I thought it had something to do with their NBC O&O roots but I guess not (if WECT is doing it too).NBC station in SE VA only had temp/time...

Is anyone else missing guide information on WYDO? I haven't had it for 14.1 or 14.2 for a long time now.

Getting it here on 8 and 14

Is anyone else missing guide information on WYDO? I haven't had it for 14.1 or 14.2 for a long time now.

Maybe re-scan, because mine came back about a week or so ago.

Well this sucks. There are 5 shows I want to watch this evening all at the same time! Anyone got a DVR that can do that? :D I bet even TWC can't do that and they charge $95 a month now. Going to try to see Person of Interest...

Directv would love to have you try their HR34. It has 5 tuners.

Person of Interest just got another viewer. This show knows how to keep one watching.

person of interest just got another viewer. This show knows how to keep one watching.
+ uno;)

Can someone confirm whether or not the FCC denied WNCT channel change from 10 to 45? I can't find it listed for some reason now.

http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=wnct

It's still listed there.

It's still pending.

- Trip

I wish WNCT would stop going to two channel stereo during commercials. I get blasted out every time!! :(

Thanks guys. I don't know why it wasn't showing up on the page I went to just a few minutes ago. It looked just like the page Scott linked to.

Directv HD recievers should of been updated today to the new HD user interface today.

HR20 and up HD DVRS and H21 and up HD recievers.

I've got H21/200 and it has not updated.

Person of Interest just got another viewer. This show knows how to keep one watching.
Check Alcatraz Monday nights on Fox(fox.com/schedule) at 0900 PM. You may or may not like it.

ITN has a ticker now on the Today show graphics, even uses the same font as the rest of the package. Looks really nice!

ITN has a ticker now on the Today show graphics, even uses the same font as the rest of the package. Looks really nice!

I saw that they started yesterday. WECT uses the same font, but I saw WNCN uses all caps still.

Now the only station left to get a morning ticker would be WNCT. As long as it moves slowly, crawls don't distract me, but I hate it when they race across the screen.

Jamie, I now have the new DIRECTV GUIDE! :D Love it!

I've got H21/200 and it has not updated.

Here in Greensboro, my HR20 updated last night and rebooted at 7:31 this morning. I didn't have a chance to see if my H21 had updated yet.

Just noticed today while trying to update my Digital Stream converter to pick up 12-2 and 14-2 that it is receiving those channels on 12-4 and 47-2. It does not like the PSIP for some reason... I don't have any problems on the HDTV's

I'm not getting guide data on 12 and 14 again. I have PSIP and it is working correctly, but no guide data.

I'm not getting guide data on 12 and 14 again. I have PSIP and it is working correctly, but no guide data.

I get it on WCTI, but it loads slowly, and nothing on WYDO.

CH 9:
4:3, Stereo garbage just like their news & co. I got rid of my 4:3 TV about five years ago. I refuse to watch the garbage they are showing on my excellent Home Theater. To make matters worse there isn't any local election(primaries) reports to speak of. The weather is NOT a factor, period-beautiful star lit skies.:rolleyes: It's plain nauseating and inexcusable.:eek:

WNCT has apparently suffered some kind of malfunction. It is still in 4:3 this morning. It looks absolutely horrible.

I agree WNCT is the worst station in the market. Its local news picture and audio is terrible. I never watch 9. I watch WCTI news. I wish WITN would go HD.

I think WITN is airing more HD now. Someone said Anderson is available in HD? (haven't seen it for myself)

Yea Ive seen it, hope that more programming goes HD. Im waiting to see if the ACC game tonight on 7.1 will be in HD.

WITN says ACC game will be in HD tonight on 7.1

witn says acc game will be in hd tonight on 7.1
:d:)

Directv has changed its packages.
If you have choice extra do not change your package. If you try to go back to that package you will lose some channels. Directv has moved some of them to the higher choice ultimate package.

Boomerang
CBS Sports Channel
Chiller
Golf Channel
NHL Network
Sprout
Style
Tennis Channel

If you have the choice extra package prior to 2/9 you are grandfathered in and will not lose these channels. But if you change you will lose them.
Total choice plus and choice extra are now called Choice extra classic.
Also Cloo has moved to the choice ultimate package.

Directv was great 10 yrs ago. Now they have added so many junk channels I can't hardly flip through it. They are also becoming quite expensive. The only way to reduce your bill is to threaten to shut it down, then they start to cave and make offers. Keep saying no and they will practically give you half off. Yes you can filter out the channels, but what they should do is cut off the 480i channels and just offer the HD versions. Those SD channels duplicates are a waste, but they are making money off of forcing them on you just like cable. They want you to PAY a fee to be able to see the good picture. If one of the providers would come in with nothing but HD offerings I think it would look a lot better to consumers. Also all the infomercial channels make me sick.

Directv was great 10 yrs ago. Now they have added so many junk channels I can't hardly flip through it. They are also becoming quite expensive. The only way to reduce your bill is to threaten to shut it down, then they start to cave and make offers. Keep saying no and they will practically give you half off.

They tried this when I dropped them last year. The lady was going on and on. I told her, "Look lady, when I hang up this phone I will no longer be a Directv customer. We can either do this the nice way or we can get ugly. It's your choice." At that point she stopped trying to get me to stay and simply closed my account.

They tried this when I dropped them last year. The lady was going on and on. I told her, "Look lady, when I hang up this phone I will no longer be a Directv customer. We can either do this the nice way or we can get ugly. It's your choice." At that point she stopped trying to get me to stay and simply closed my account.

I may close mine in the next month or so. We don't watch TV enough to keep on with it, and most of the time the broadcast channels have what we need. I am keeping it going for now until after March Madness.

Who do you have now for TV, or do you just watch shows on-line? I am thinking of just buying some Blu-Ray video's/movies and be done with it.

Who do you have now for TV, or do you just watch shows on-line? I am thinking of just buying some Blu-Ray video's/movies and be done with it.

I went with Suddenlink when we moved. We have 6 tvs and at the time Directv couldn't accomodate that many. We have 2 tvs on HD boxes and the rest are SD unless a particular tv's tuner will get the HD signal. We have phone and 10 meg Internet too. All I can say about Suddenlink is they don't give this service away.

I prefer the Directv boxes over the Suddenlink boxes.

To anyone that can help - specifically directed to "jamieh1" due to his knowledge and location in Washington.

I live in Washington on the eastern side - near Beaufort County Community College.

I was trying to help my mom out by getting her an OTA HD antenna so that she can eliminate her DirectTV bill. I noticed that you(jamieh1) have the Channel Master 4228HD. Do you have this mounted in the attic or on the roof? Do you know if any indoor models will work ok for my location instead of the outdoor?

Just was trying to find out some information on selecting and placing an OTA HD antenna for my specific area and you seem to know what you are doing.

Thanks.

I have it mounted outside about 25-30 foot high.
Im not sure about any indoor antennas.

Try this site, enter your address it will show a map, click SATELLITE tab in the top of the map, zoom in to see your location. You can drag the map around and you will see a X place it where you will have your antenna. It will show you which direction to point your antenna .

http://www.antennaweb.org/Address.aspx
I live about 4 miles from the college and I get the following stations.
2.1 UNCHD Columbia
2.2 UNCKD
2.3 UNCEX
7.1 WITNHD
7.2 WITN Me/MyTV
7.3 WITN Live Doppler 7
8.1 WFXI HD
8.2 BOUNCE
9.1 WNCT HD
9.2 WNCT CW
12.1 WCTI HD
12.2 WCTI LiveWell
12.3 WCTI THIS TV
14.1 WYDOHD
14.2 Bounce
19.1 UNCHD Jacksonville
19.2 UNCKD
19.3 UNCEX
25.1 UNCHD Greenville
25.2 UNCKD
25.3 UNCEX
38.1 ionHD
38.2 qubo
38.3 ionlife

I also get these channels generally at night from Raliegh

5.1 WRALHD
5.2 WRAL THIS
17.1 WNCN HD
17.2 WNCN ANTENNA TV
22.1 WLFL HD CW
22.2 COUNTRY TV
28.1 WRDC HD MYTV
28.2 WRDC THE COOL TV
30.1 WRAY TCT HD
30.2 WRAY TCT
30.3 WRAY TCT FAMILY
30.4 WRAY TCT ESPANOL
50.1 WRAZ HD
50.2 WRAZ ME TV


If your mom has Suddenlink for internet and has a flat screen that has a qam tuner, most flat panel tvs thats come out in the last 5 years has one. Hook cable line to the tv and scan the channels
youll get
UNCHD
UNCKD
UNCEX
WITN WX
WITNHD
WITN ME/MY TV
WCTI HD
WCTI THIS
WNCT HD
WYDO HD
ION HD
SHOP NBC
WGN HD

These channels are available free in digital.

They've redone antennaweb since I last used it. It still doesn't give me all the channels I pick up though.

I had a time getting all the channels to light up... here is where I ended up getting mine to show up, way off to the west...

jspENC:
You are right. Just earlier tonight I had to wrestle with the "great" channel nine volume-from loud DD to blasting Stereo>lovely! As soon as I anticipated the commercials I reached for the remote mute button.

On Washington Suddenlink and I seem to have lost most of the unencrypted QAM channels as of Friday. The only ones working are WGN and the PBS channels.

Anyone else experiencing this?

I got a email from Suddenlink saying that the are giving me a speed increase until March 3rd. (speed trial) to 10mbps. But Im still at the same 1.5mbps I had. Anyone else seeing a speed increase.
www.speedtest.net
to check

I'm on the 15mbps package and have seen no increase in speed. They raised the price recently though, of course. It's $65/month now.

Also lost qam channels. When I try to rescan it gets stuck on ch 81. Will not scan passed it. I can jump up to 90 and it will scan on further.
Only channels that I get are 2-72 digitals, and WGNHD and Im getting Fuel and Fuel HD.

Also lost qam channels. When I try to rescan it gets stuck on ch 81. Will not scan passed it. I can jump up to 90 and it will scan on further.
Only channels that I get are 2-72 digitals, and WGNHD and Im getting Fuel and Fuel HD.

Well this sucks. Think they will fix it?

I hope so, there is one channel in the 80s range that if I tune to it, it will turn my tv off.

Ive rescanned channels on my other tv's and Im getting all the channels plus Fuel and Fuel HD, also now getting WRAL and WRAL2.

However one tv still will not scan chs 181 182 183 184. locks up.

Ive rescanned channels on my other tv's and Im getting all the channels plus Fuel and Fuel HD, also now getting WRAL and WRAL2.

However one tv still will not scan chs 181 182 183 184. locks up.

Im using windows media center and I'm only getting Fuel HD, Fuel SD and WGN, along with the old analog channels (2-72).

I thought they were regulated to provide lovcal market programming in clearQAM.

I thought they were regulated to provide lovcal market programming in clearQAM.They are.

I thought they were regulated to provide lovcal market programming in clearQAM.

I think the analog requirement ends this year sometime...

A friend of mine called customer service twice on Saturday about this. They told him that SL doesn't and never has provided this type of service. Both CSR's said that it was over the air programming, and that it must have stopped. Ha Ha.

My friend said that he is still getting WGN in HD, and that it cannot be OTA, because there is no antenna connected.

So much for calling SL for an answer. I'm just hoping that they were making some changes on Friday, and they didn't finish by end of day, and maybe it will be back to normal soon. If not, I'm gonna have to cancel my SL TV service, because clearQAM was the only reason I had it. Just cant stand that analog SD stuff. Ill have to look into an antenna. Oh well.

Antenna's are your friend. ;) They ALWAYS stay the same, and are always on duty. lol

They have now got the qam channels on the same channel # as the digital cable boxs.
WYDO-102-0 and WITN 108-0 and so on.
However my samsung tv which is a 2007 model is only getting the digital channels 2-72 and preview channel and WGNHD.
My 2 newer samsungs are getting all the qam channels.
Im thinking it may be that this older tv might not be capable of tuning digital channels with a -0 after it.

Spent most of the evening on the phone with a really helpful SL tech. He said that they installed new equipment that has changed the TX freq of the QAM chennels, which also changed the channel mapping.

My Windows Media Center would not find anything other than WGN (because that one hasn't changed yet, but will be).

To make a long story a litlle shorter, I had to manually add the QAM channels in Media Center, and now all is good, The great tech provided me with the channel numbers to add and said that I could share them, so here they are. Hope this helps someone:

81-108 – WITN HD
81-138 - MyTV
81-166 - Weatherscan
82-101 - WYDO HD
82-109 - WNCT HD
82-148 - ENC TV
83-106 - WEPX HD ION
83-158 - ShopNBC
84-104 - UNC HD
84-112 - WCTI HD
84-136 - UNC EX
84-137 - UNC KD

Just now I was flipping through channels OTA and happened across the same promo for tomorrow's morning news playing simultaneously on 9.1 and 9.2.

No big surprise (sadly) it was visibly sharper and clearer on the standard def 9.2. I wonder if all the problems are just that 9.1 is being run on aging, obsolete equipment?

Most cableco's reshuffle QAM locations on a somewhat regular basis as part of system maintenance. If you lose local digital channels, a rescan will usually find them again unless the cableco makes a mistake.

Having said that, a number of cableco's have formally requested the FCC to allow encryption of all channels, which the NCTA supports. It looks like there is a reasonable probability this will be approved by the FCC, and at that point you'll need a cable box or CableCARD device (TiVo, PC) to get any channels.

I got a email from Suddenlink saying that the are giving me a speed increase until March 3rd. (speed trial) to 10mbps. But Im still at the same 1.5mbps I had. Anyone else seeing a speed increase.
www.speedtest.net
to check

1.01 up, 10.79 down. I have the .800 up and 10.00 down package.

Just now I was flipping through channels OTA and happened across the same promo for tomorrow's morning news playing simultaneously on 9.1 and 9.2.

No big surprise (sadly) it was visibly sharper and clearer on the standard def 9.2. I wonder if all the problems are just that 9.1 is being run on aging, obsolete equipment?

I've noticed this also about 9.2 looking better. I try to avoid watching WNCT as much as I can. Also WITN HD looks pretty bad too. I like the radar, but seems since they tried to make it look sharper, it has ruined 7.1

It appears SL is still working on the qam channels. WRAL and WRAL2 removed from Washington. Also they got WCTI ThisTV showing now. Once they get the -0 off the channel numbers they work.

Has WRAL ever been carried on the Washington system before?

I did a bit of an experiment with my antenna and pre-amp. Disconnecting the pre-amp and using just the antenna, vs. with the pre-amp. Then I disconnected the 3 way splitter I use and tested with just the antenna.

Here are the numbers... first with pre-amp and splitter... antenna pointed SW thoughout

Station - antenna,splitter & amp - no amp no splitter - splitter, no amp

--3/46------------90---------------------74----------------42
--6/44------------71---------------------71----------------44
--7/32----------30-54bouncing-------------47-----------------30 freezing
--9/10------------63---------------------50-----------------14no picture
--12-----------91---------------------90-----------------87
--14/47-----------75---------------------66-----------------37
--19-----------71---------------------72-----------------34 freezes up
--26/30---------78--------------------64-----------------32
--35/34---------90--------------------90-----------------77
--39/29---------59--------------------46-----------------14 no pic

So my conclusion is a pre-amp does nothing unless you use a splitter, then it makes up the difference, but does nothing to "boost" signals that aren't there. Thought it might help someone who was thinking they would find more channels just by using one line hooked to the pre-amp.

I did a bit of an experiment with my antenna and pre-amp. Disconnecting the pre-amp and using just the antenna, vs. with the pre-amp. Then I disconnected the 3 way splitter I use and tested with just the antenna.

Here are the numbers... first with pre-amp and splitter... antenna pointed SW thoughout

Station - antenna,splitter & amp - no amp no splitter - splitter, no amp

--3/46------------90---------------------74----------------42
--6/44------------71---------------------71----------------44
--7/32----------30-54bouncing-------------47-----------------30 freezing
--9/10------------63---------------------50-----------------14no picture
--12-----------91---------------------90-----------------87
--14/47-----------75---------------------66-----------------37
--19-----------71---------------------72-----------------34 freezes up
--26/30---------78--------------------64-----------------32
--35/34---------90--------------------90-----------------77
--39/29---------59--------------------46-----------------14 no pic

So my conclusion is a pre-amp does nothing unless you use a splitter, then it makes up the difference, but does nothing to "boost" signals that aren't there. Thought it might help someone who was thinking they would find more channels just by using one line hooked to the pre-amp.

Your own chart values directly contradict that the amp is useless. The chart amp values clearly indicate a stronger Signal Strength when the amp is in use, HELLO?

Has WRAL ever been carried on the Washington system before?

I use to get it qam, but the suddenlink digital customers didnt. Then a few years ago they took it off qam. Last week I was getting it again but it has now gone away.
Also as of today they have got the qam channels back up correctly where you can see them all.
They took the -0 off the channel number now they are working.

Your own chart values directly contradict that the amp is useless. The chart amp values clearly indicate a stronger Signal Strength when the amp is in use, HELLO?

All the amp does is raise the numbers, it does nothing for picture quality. Keep in mind that I did not move the antenna, and look at the numbers for the stations the antenna is pointing at. Aiming the antenna is more important than an amplifier. The amplifier is important when the signal gets split.

Take WITN, the signal was steady when no amp was used, vs pixelating when the amp was hooked in.

Spent most of the evening on the phone with a really helpful SL tech. He said that they installed new equipment that has changed the TX freq of the QAM chennels, which also changed the channel mapping.

They just reset Greenville QAM to mirror the cable box assignments. A quick rescan fixed everything.

What's going on with THIS TV? It keeps blacking out, seems like the satellite is out of line?

Where's Ken12?

I saw the same thing happening on MeTV WITN earlier today as well?:confused:

I was listening to Rush on 103.7 today and the show audio kept dropping out. I bet it's sun spots.

Dr.Phill was blacking out as well on WNCT today.

you guys are fast!

It must be that time again when inversions are setting in because I am picking up TV from hundreds of miles away tonight.

It's sun outage time.

- Trip

I thought sun outages would come and go in just minutes and make a kind of snow effect on the screen? Or was that in the analog days?

Snow on the screen would be analog. :)

Going black would be digital. But same cause.

- Trip

TruTV HD launching on Directv March 7th. Full Time

We need ID in HD. Is there anything on Tru worth watching in HD?

We need ID in HD. Is there anything on Tru worth watching in HD?

I like Hardcore Pawn. haha :eek: What about Lizard Lick Towing? Wow.

I watch Lizard Lick sometimes just because of the local factor but it's staged... I can't say that's worth having HD for.

I watch Lizard Lick sometimes just because of the local factor but it's staged... I can't say that's worth having HD for.

Yes, you can tell it's all scripted. I think most of the shows like that probably are. I even think at times hardcore pawn is staged the way some of those customers come in and take off their clothes.

3*WWAY @99W
6*WECT @99W
10*WILM @99W
26*WSFX @99W
The Wilmington NC HD locals up in test mode on Directv for those near the Wilmington.

Also just saw that Suddenlink will no longer offer PPV movies on its PPV channels. The only way to get movies will be on its on demand channels. It didnt say if these were PPV movies that would be on the on demand channels. It did say that it will still offer PPV events.

I hope WNCT keeps working on their picture quality for the March Madness games. It's looking a bit better to me. Still some blurriness on there though. This is on 32 inch screens. I can only imagine the looks of it on larger TV's.

How long is this basketball stuff going to be mucking up TV? CBS is killing me with this garbage.

Basketball + TruTV =

Jim Nantz: "It's the season finale of Lizard Lick Towing Monday at 10 PM on truTV."
Steve Kerr: "Not quite like promoting the Masters, is it?"

Good one!! ;)

Basketball + TruTV =


Funny. ROFL

Last nite during Doookies game, WNCT was really a mess blurring all over the screen. It looked like someone sprayed water on it and you were watching through a soaked glass window.:eek: Can't we do better than this in eastern NC. I would rather pay a TV tax than go through this. (guess I better stop or I might get my wish)

WCTI and WYDO and not sure about WFXI went off the air last night after midnight. It was announced on the news that they would be off the air to do some work on the transmitter. Said this would improve viewing. Wonder what kind of work was done.

WCTI and WYDO and not sure about WFXI went off the air last night after midnight. It was announced on the news that they would be off the air to do some work on the transmitter. Said this would improve viewing. Wonder what kind of work was done.

I missed that. Had on Basketball. Isn't it that time to change the coolant in the transmitter?

How long is this basketball stuff going to be mucking up TV? CBS is killing me with this garbage.

Ditto. Thats what all those ESPN channels are for for goodness sakes. :)

Ditto. Thats what all those ESPN channels are for for goodness sakes. :)

I don't know how CBS can afford to continue to show this stuff. They did at least beat the CW on Thursday night. They rocked it with a 1.7 rating.

It isn't about ratings at this point, it is about money. BIG MONEY.

I find the pro football garbage, but I don't say it. haha - the only football I'll watch is the super bowl, and college. I don't care about any teams except the local clubs though. As many problems as we need to address in this country right now, and all people get mad about is when their favorite football team loses.

It isn't about ratings at this point, it is about money. BIG MONEY.

Just like the emperors at NASCAR found out, when people stop watching then advertisers go elsewhere with their money. Big money will never chase 1.7 ratings or even Saturday night's killer 2.3. Basketball has a huge problem and it's isn't the color of the money.

Basketball isn't a gentleman's game like baseball. At one time it was dignified. I tried to watch a little of some game last night. Here's how it went.

When I turned it on some guy had just made a free throw. The ref starts the game, they bounced the ball around for 30 seconds and then the clock stops because of another penalty. And that's pretty much what I see every time I try to watch basketball. BORING. The only thing worse than this is baseball.

Just like the emperors at NASCAR found out, when people stop watching then advertisers go elsewhere with their money. Big money will never chase 1.7 ratings or even Saturday night's killer 2.3. Basketball has a huge problem and it's isn't the color of the money.

Basketball isn't a gentleman's game like baseball. At one time it was dignified. I tried to watch a little of some game last night. Here's how it went.

When I turned it on some guy had just made a free throw. The ref starts the game, they bounced the ball around for 30 seconds and then the clock stops because of another penalty. And that's pretty much what I see every time I try to watch basketball. BORING. The only thing worse than this is baseball.

The difference with March Madness is you have a very loyal group of viewers, mostly alumni, and those that aren't, mostly male, who will buy, even if they don't have the money. Advertisers know this and they spend big every year.

You may not like to watch basketball, but there are 5 others who do. While the ratings are not large overall, they are targeted and advertisers get their monies worth. That is the bottom line.

NASCAR is a completely different beast who has some real PR issues with the old line fans in the south that has historically paid NASCAR's bills and that has hurt ticket sales.

I think there is something going on at WNCT. :) Check out The Dr's and Dr. Phil's letterbox picture. I noticed yesterday Phil was letterbox, and now the Dr.s have the same thing. Could HD syndication be on the way, or am I just an optimist here? :D

I don't believe I've ever seen a station roll out HD syndication before HD news.

I can only be a WNCT pessimist. Therefore, I will conclude that this is their way of saying HD will never come, be happy you're even getting the whole 16:9 image ;-)

I don't believe I've ever seen a station roll out HD syndication before HD news.

I can only be a WNCT pessimist. Therefore, I will conclude that this is their way of saying HD will never come, be happy you're even getting the whole 16:9 image ;-)

WBTW did. They only air widescreen 16:9 news, not true HD. I am guessing that is what is going on here, but who knows...

I don't believe I've ever seen a station roll out HD syndication before HD news.

That is the way it usually happens. It is cheaper to air syndication in HD long before doing a newscast in HD. We did HD syndication a good 2 years before we went HD news.

Many stations can do HD syndication on average for around $300 to $400k depending on type of servers and master control they do. HD news a is multimillion dollar project where the studio and production facilities are completely replaced. Which do you would do first?

Interesting. WRAL, WNCN, WTVD, WCTI - news all came first.

The 4:3 pic quality on Eye 9 news seems to look more vivid to me now too. Maybe I am just wishing for more HD... haha I do hope they are getting more stuff in to offer us.

WECT/WSFX went HD news and still offer no HD syndication... WWAY went HD news first, and HD syndication over a year later I think it was.

Interesting. WRAL, WNCN, WTVD, WCTI - news all came first.

WRAL didn't go HD News until 2001. They are regarded as the first ALL HD newscast in the country, meaning every element is HD capable if the source material is in HD and in those days, only their local reports were in HD, including microwave and sat shots because there was no way to move HD news stories on a national level and the stations that were doing HD news were only doing it in the studio. That was unheard of at the time. WRAL also helped pioneer the HD weather systems. When they first launched HD news, there were not HD weather systems. It was SD 4:3 only. Within a year, HD weather systems were available. They were playing HD programs produced locally (there were no syndication HD at the time) since 1996. As far as the rest of the stations you list, I know they didn't go HD news for a long time, but were HD news by 2008. I am not sure if they are ALL HD (meaning microwave and sat shots) yet. I know WTVD wasn't as of last year even though they were in the studio only.

But HD syndication didn't start until 2006 and was VERY limited at best. It didn't kick into high gear until the 2009/2010 season. In my own stations case, the first year we had any syndication HD available to us was in 2008 and there were only 2 programs available to us in HD. Two years later, only 4 programs were NOT available to us in HD. We started HD syndication playback in 2009 with only 4 syndicated shows available in HD and went HD news including microwave and sat shots in 2010 under two separate projects. Today, we only have 3 hours out of 24 that we do not have any HD programming available to us and those are syndicated judge shows even though two of them are 16:9 SD only and Rachel Ray.

You see the issue is if your Master Control isn't HD, it doesn't do you any good to have your studios HD. You can't get that HD signal through an SD Master Control. Hence why stations do syndication HD first before local HD news. That and the cost is considerably cheaper doing it that way.

Ken12 can correct me, but I believe their HD program server went on line a little before their news did since it was talked about in this very thread. But I could be wrong on that one since I know they did a very large buy at the time trying to kill two birds with one stone.

HD locals launched today for Directv subs in the Wilmington NC market.

Wilmington market boundary counties (I hate boundary lines) now get the WLFL HD CW feed.
I find it humorous the way some stations (not all here) ignore a county just because it crosses the boundary, like it doesn't even exist, even though their signal reaches there. When they do this, I turn them off. :) -ranting-

Wilmington market boundary counties (I hate boundary lines) now get the WLFL HD CW feed.
I find it humorous the way some stations (not all here) ignore a county just because it crosses the boundary, like it doesn't even exist, even though their signal reaches there. When they do this, I turn them off. :) -ranting-

Here's the reason some stations only cover within their market: no credit. They get absolutely no credit in the ratings for any of the outside market viewers. Some bosses wonder why waste the resources on viewers who don't count.

Sure, stations could cover an out-of-market county and eventually have it moved into their market, but that's a long, tough process that takes all the stations' effort. Years ago, this market used to contain Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson and Wayne counties.

Here's the reason some stations only cover within their market: no credit. They get absolutely no credit in the ratings for any of the outside market viewers. Some bosses wonder why waste the resources on viewers who don't count.

Sure, stations could cover an out-of-market county and eventually have it moved into their market, but that's a long, tough process that takes all the stations' effort. Years ago, this market used to contain Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson and Wayne counties.

Halifax county makes no sense in the Raleigh area market. Those stations signals do not even reach there as well as Greenville. I suppose they have more channels that reach there though, as WCTI and WYDO do not likely come in. That must be the problem with putting it in this market. I wish they would just let a station be shown where it reaches from the broadcast tower and let the stations battle out the viewers.

Thanks for the info. I hope you guys get more HD to offer soon.:)

I'm in Wilson and as far as I am concerned the Greenville market stations are just as local to me as the Raleigh stations. After the tornado outbreak last year WITN did a much better job of covering the Wilson tornado than WRAL did. WITN had a full report from Wilson that night, WRAL did not. WRAL focused on the Triangle that night.

I'm in Wilson and as far as I am concerned the Greenville market stations are just as local to me as the Raleigh stations. After the tornado outbreak last year WITN did a much better job of covering the Wilson tornado than WRAL did. WITN had a full report from Wilson that night, WRAL did not. WRAL focused on the Triangle that night.

I was in Fayetteville, and they were ignored while WRAL talked about Wake county and Holly Spring. I had WTVD and WECT on also and realized that the tornado warning from Hoke Co. had been extended into where I was located, and just 3 minutes later, it passed a few blocks away. WTVD said it was over Bonnie Doone briefly and went back to Wake. We knew at that point, it was going to be close then. WECT had a map in the corner with a red box over us, and that is why I started trying to learn more by flipping around.

Hey WITN,

Since we are likely to have some severe storms Saturday, how about putting on a better radar map on channel 3, like the green Vipir Authority radar with all the frills and turned on 3-D? Turn on the warning polygons too maybe? :)

Directv could loose WGN America and over 20 locals stations this Saturday. Contract dispute with Tribune.

Maybe they are trying to get AntennaTV on D*?

Jacksonville woman competes on ‘Jeopardy'

March 30, 2012 7:14 AM
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A Jacksonville woman is set to compete tonight on Jeopardy.

Ruth Robbins, 33, a military wife and stay-at-home mother of four children, graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in history.

She said she has been trying to get unto the game show for eight years.

“It was the most fun I ever had,” she said, adding that with her husband deployed last year when the episode was taped, her friends really pitched in to help her achieve her dream.

She said it was amazing to see how television works from the inside.

“They film a whole week of shows in one day, and everything goes so fast,” she said. “The crew are so good at what they do and with working with people, the contestants, who don’t know anything about how TV works.”

Robbins, originally from Texas, is also the media coordinator for Goodwill Globetrotting, a nonprofit organization that helps travelers make contributions to charities in countries they visit. During her free time, she enjoys cross stitching.

Jeopardy airs on WITN-TV and WECT-TV at 7:30 p.m.

http://www.jdnews.com/articles/jacksonville-102238-jeopardy-woman.html

Directv has taken down WGN America and WGN America HD due to a contract dispute.
Also National CW WDCW Ch 394 that subs in our market get has been changed to Baltimore CW WNUV.

I recently bought a new pre-amp for my UHF antenna and apparently the power supply had been slowly going out over the past year or so because after I bought this http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3780245 new one from the shack, I am now able to watch channels I haven't been able to receive for a long time, such as WBTW, WPDE, and WILM. I am able to see WRAL every day, and have no trouble receiving these channels on all 3 of my TV sets at the same time. I have a power passive splitter outside that allows two un amped lines, and it works perfectly. WLFL and WRDC come in from sunset till late morning whether WRAL does or not. I also find I have to turn my antenna towards Fayetteville to cancel out WYDO some Before WRAl will tune in often times. If anyone needs a replacement amp, or wants to feed several rooms, this shack amp is great.

WGN and WGNHD are back up on Directv.

News9 was mentioning earlier about designated markets and stations getting no credit for talking about certain counties they broadcast to, and I was looking at the new truck ads mapping where it shows what counties belong to what television market, etc, and notice they have Onslow county in the Wilmington broadcast radius now, and Duplin county in the Triangle coverage zone. If this is so, then someone should tell the TV stations because I see no change in who covers what news...

http://www.truckads.com/Affiliate/Greenville_New_Bern_Washington.htm#map

News9 was mentioning earlier about designated markets and stations getting no credit for talking about certain counties they broadcast to, and I was looking at the new truck ads mapping where it shows what counties belong to what television market, etc, and notice they have Onslow county in the Wilmington broadcast radius now, and Duplin county in the Triangle coverage zone. If this is so, then someone should tell the TV stations because I see no change in who covers what news...

http://www.truckads.com/Affiliate/Greenville_New_Bern_Washington.htm#map

jsp, I can assure you that Onslow and Duplin counties have always been and remain in the Greenville-New Bern-Washington TV market. Maybe you could enlighten the truck ad web site that their information is incorrect. Nielsen sets the boundaries of TV markets, not truck ad buyers. :-)

jsp, I can assure you that Onslow and Duplin counties have always been and remain in the Greenville-New Bern-Washington TV market. Maybe you could enlighten the truck ad web site that their information is incorrect. Nielsen sets the boundaries of TV markets, not truck ad buyers. :-)

That's what I thought, since no changes have been made to Directv or cable to add all the Wilmington stations. However, just because those counties have ALWAYS been in a particular boundary, does not mean they will stay there. Even state lines can change, such as what is happening down at Horry and Brunswick county where North Carolina's boundary itself is moving further south into South Carolina. It's just a line on a piece of paper... Counties such as the ones you mentioned here earlier, Robeson and Cumberland counties have moved around over the years to different official markets. I know the truck ads USED to have Onslow and Duplin in the Greenville market, so I am wondering why they have changed it... ? Also it could be more people are on antennas now, and are watching those channels more than these here. I know if I lived in Warsaw, Magnolia, Kenansville, Faizon, that I would have my antenna tuned to receive all the HD channels from Raleigh, because they have them ALL HD, even WRDC airs all HD. Here in Onslow the Wilmington TV stations are simple to receive, and lots of people watch WECT TV here, and always have. WWAY has the best weather reports and graphics with WCTI and WECT right behind them IMO. Some of the people on the air around here have no idea what communities exist in the official counties during bad weather, and they do not show up on some of these new radar graphics like they did back when TV 9 had neighborhood radar for instance... You would think the graphics would get better, but it seems they are not as good as they used to be.

Truck Ads received a legal threat from Nielsen same as the one Wikipedia got that resulted in RabbitEars dropping Nielsen DMAs.

- Trip

Getting lots of noise on WITN audio during Wheel of Tortune.

Directv has E! HD up in testing mode. Coming soon!!

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/FIRST_ON_WITN_4_Men_Arrested_For_Trying_To_Base_Jump_Off_Jon es_County_TV_Tower_147091585.html

4 Men Arrested For Trying To Base Jump Off Jones County TV Tower

It's worth an lol that 7 beat 12 to this story.

Here's the Story from WCTI.

http://www.wcti12.com/news/30877997/detail.html

Now how did deputies just "happen" to see the clowns climbing the fence in the dark at 10 PM at night? I wonder if they had done this before? Maybe that is why deputies were out there watching...

Don't see a story on WNCT about it.

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/FIRST_ON_WITN_4_Men_Arrested_For_Trying_To_Base_Jump_Off_Jon es_County_TV_Tower_147091585.html

4 Men Arrested For Trying To Base Jump Off Jones County TV Tower

It's worth an lol that 7 beat 12 to this story.

It is the kind of stories stations don't like to do since it spurs copycats. Today it is your competitor. Tomorrow it is your tower. The only time these things usually get reported is if someone dies. Then it gets big coverage about what NOT to do. I am sure there have been base jumpers on WITN's tower before and none of the competitors mentioned it. It happens all the time around here and no one reports it. It isn't news. It is strictly immaturity on the stations part.

WITN is trying to get under WCTI's skin with something that ultimately will bite them back. Pure and simple vendetta. Just shows how small time of a news director they have to go with this story.

Here's the Story from WCTI.

http://www.wcti12.com/news/30877997/detail.html

Now how did deputies just "happen" to see the clowns climbing the fence in the dark at 10 PM at night? I wonder if they had done this before? Maybe that is why deputies were out there watching...

Don't see a story on WNCT about it.

Head lamps. It is easily seen at night.

It isn't news. It is strictly immaturity on the stations part.

WITN is trying to get under WCTI's skin with something that ultimately will bite them back. Pure and simple vendetta. Just shows how small time of a news director they have to go with this story.

I agree, and I'm sure you are right. It isn't news because the "jumpers" never even got to the tower. It was just a trespassing charge. Now if they had climbed and jumped, and got hurt or killed, then you've got a story. Slow news day at WITN I guess... They even had the report on the crawl this morning at the bottom during TODAY. WITN, it's time to get back to the doppler radar wars... just don't call out the other stations directly and you'll be OK.;) haha

If it's sour grapes, then someone in charge at WITN certainly has a lot of them.

They squeezed the tower climbing story in before 6:05 tonight.

[quote=foxeng;21897907 I am sure there have been base jumpers on WITN's tower before....[/quote]

Was that the jump your sprained your ankle on? :D

If it's sour grapes, then someone in charge at WITN certainly has a lot of them.

They squeezed the tower climbing story in before 6:05 tonight.

Did WITN break the news on their 11PM Wednesday night? I spoke with someone tonight who said WCTI broke in with a breaking news alert telling about the story during that timeslot last night. I don't watch the 11 PM news anywhere.

It is the kind of stories stations don't like to do since it spurs copycats. Today it is your competitor. Tomorrow it is your tower. The only time these things usually get reported is if someone dies. Then it gets big coverage about what NOT to do. I am sure there have been base jumpers on WITN's tower before and none of the competitors mentioned it. It happens all the time around here and no one reports it. It isn't news. It is strictly immaturity on the stations part.

WITN is trying to get under WCTI's skin with something that ultimately will bite them back. Pure and simple vendetta. Just shows how small time of a news director they have to go with this story.

foxeng..the difference with this story and all the other base jumpers is THEY GOT CAUGHT. There was an arrest made, so it became news. Just like bomb threats, we don't cover them unless there is a real threat...or someone is arrested. Using your analogy, TV stations should never report on the increase of copper and metal thefts either...because some Einstein might get the idea himself? By the way, WCTI had TEAM COVERAGE of the story leading off their 5pm newscast Thursday. Is that over exposure for a tresspassing story?

I'm not fighting the battle for foxeng witney, but the problem with covering stories like this and bomb threats etc... is it leads to copy cats. Someone jumping off a tower from 1000 ft is just out of their minds and doesn't deserve any attention. Next thing you know some crazy college 20 yr olds will be down at one of the towers trying to get on it to jump off after seeing all this coverage and publicity on the news. I don't think WCTI should have covered it either, other than just a brief flash saying four people had been arrested after trying to climb over their tower property fence while cops were looking for drug dealers, and then move on to the next story. WNCT did right by not even covering it, although maybe they didn't even know about it... ? I notice the PBS antenna didn't even get mentioned, but radio stations did. I thought there was only WRNS on there?

foxeng..the difference with this story and all the other base jumpers is THEY GOT CAUGHT. There was an arrest made, so it became news. Just like bomb threats, we don't cover them unless there is a real threat...or someone is arrested. Using your analogy, TV stations should never report on the increase of copper and metal thefts either...because some Einstein might get the idea himself? By the way, WCTI had TEAM COVERAGE of the story leading off their 5pm newscast Thursday. Is that over exposure for a tresspassing story?

After you ran with it like it was 9/11 CTI had no choice. What did you guys expect them to do? Deny it? Come on. I am not fool and this isn't my first rodeo. Nor second.

Is your newscast nothing but tresspass stories? How many tresspass stories do you guys do in a newscast? Better yet, how many tresspass stories do you lead with? Not that many I bet. It has to be something everyone cares about. The days of "live for the sake of live" thinking are long gone.

This was a nice way to rub it in to CTI. I get it. Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt. I personally would have picked a different story to do your rah rah on. What it has now done is opened you up for the same thing to happen on your tower, for the scores of nitwits who hadn't thought of it. Wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time could bring a tower down, not to mention the loss of life that will surely occur if that were to happen. And I have no doubt your tower has base jumpers on it and you have no idea it is happening. Just hope CTI's newsroom doesn't catch wind of it. Glass house scenario. In this case law enforcement did their job. The jumpers got caught, as it should be. My guess is they will be back someday. They usually do. It isn't news. No one outside of the industry cares. And the base jumpers certainly don't care either.

For the record, base jumpers get caught all the time here in the Triad. I don't know how many times I have been doing late night transmitter maintenance and see the telltale head lamps flying off the next tower over. No one in this market reports on it. It isn't news. But for everyone that does get caught, scores don't. When it is reported, it is an open invitation to give people ideas. The last thing you want are fearless knuckleheads hanging on your tower damaging equipment (usually the elevator or snagging auxiliary antennas up and down the tower) without permission. We don't need our insurance premiums any higher than what they are nor equipment damaged that doesn't work when you need it to and you miss a BIG news story or worse, takes you off the air when they damage the STL antenna. That is how these things usually play out. I don't need the headache and neither does MY management. Yours may not care.

My suggestion is the best thing in this thread is to let it die. It is a given, you won't change my mind and I won't change yours. Agreed?

WNCT announces Alan Hoffman is retiring this Fall. :( I guess I better watch because I won't be able to wait much longer for HD, or he'll be gone.

http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/apr/13/2/allan-hoffman-announces-plans-retire-fall-ar-2160592/

After you ran with it like it was 9/11 CTI had no choice. What did you guys expect them to do? Deny it? Come on. I am not fool and this isn't my first rodeo. Nor second.

Is your newscast nothing but tresspass stories? How many tresspass stories do you guys do in a newscast? Better yet, how many tresspass stories do you lead with? Not that many I bet. It has to be something everyone cares about. The days of "live for the sake of live" thinking are long gone.

This was a nice way to rub it in to CTI. I get it. Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt. I personally would have picked a different story to do your rah rah on. What it has now done is opened you up for the same thing to happen on your tower, for the scores of nitwits who hadn't thought of it. Wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time could bring a tower down, not to mention the loss of life that will surely occur if that were to happen. And I have no doubt your tower has base jumpers on it and you have no idea it is happening. Just hope CTI's newsroom doesn't catch wind of it. Glass house scenario. In this case law enforcement did their job. The jumpers got caught, as it should be. My guess is they will be back someday. They usually do. It isn't news. No one outside of the industry cares. And the base jumpers certainly don't care either.

For the record, base jumpers get caught all the time here in the Triad. I don't know how many times I have been doing late night transmitter maintenance and see the telltale head lamps flying off the next tower over. No one in this market reports on it. It isn't news. But for everyone that does get caught, scores don't. When it is reported, it is an open invitation to give people ideas. The last thing you want are fearless knuckleheads hanging on your tower damaging equipment (usually the elevator or snagging auxiliary antennas up and down the tower) without permission. We don't need our insurance premiums any higher than what they are nor equipment damaged that doesn't work when you need it to and you miss a BIG news story or worse, takes you off the air when they damage the STL antenna. That is how these things usually play out. I don't need the headache and neither does MY management. Yours may not care.

My suggestion is the best thing in this thread is to let it die. It is a given, you won't change my mind and I won't change yours. Agreed?

Stick with fixing things and we'll keep doing our job.

Stick with fixing things and we'll keep doing our job.

Like the old saying: "Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder".. ""News is in the eye of the Newsdirector"..:)

Stick with fixing things and we'll keep doing our job.

Don't make our job tougher by doing stupid stuff then. Agreed?

You TV people are a catty bunch.

It's like the fight scene from Anchorman in here. All we're missing is Univision.

It's Ratings Time! haha It's like the TSA, It's Pervert Time, give up your rights.

You TV people are a catty bunch.

It's like the fight scene from Anchorman in here. All we're missing is Univision.

No one has ever denied the accuracy of Anchorman!

WNCT announces Alan Hoffman is retiring this Fall. :( I guess I better watch because I won't be able to wait much longer for HD, or he'll be gone.

http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/apr/13/2/allan-hoffman-announces-plans-retire-fall-ar-2160592/
NOT soon enough-maybe after this the rest of them will start pronouncing Camp Le Jeune without the phantom R, DUH?

NOT soon enough-maybe after this the rest of them will start pronouncing Camp Le Jeune without the phantom R, DUH?

Believe it or not, WNCT is the only media outlet pronouncing LeJeune properly. The others obviously don't want to change because they know if they do, it is basically saying their competitor is right and they are wrong, and also it doesn't matter to them because they are beating WNCT in the ratings anyway, so why should they change now?

WNCT isn't changing to HD news, so there you go...

Believe it or not, WNCT is the only media outlet pronouncing LeJeune properly. The others obviously don't want to change because they know if they do, it is basically saying their competitor is right and they are wrong, and also it doesn't matter to them because they are beating WNCT in the ratings anyway, so why should they change now?

WNCT isn't changing to HD news, so there you go...
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It is NOT the correct phonetic pronunciation, period. We debated this before. It's a French name. I took French in HS and I know what I'm talking about. I buy "lejé-un" without the stupid fattened exaggerated [R]. I will make it a point or a self imposed assignment to put this to rest.
I am only interested in the correct pronunciation and I will come back with reliable undisputed information.
Thank you

Is WITN having any issues with their over the air signal the past few days?

I live in Greenville and have a Winegard 7694 antenna in my attic. Normally I receive channels 7, 9, 14, 25 and 38 at or near 100% reception all the time (regardless of weather conditions). Channel 12 I receive between 60-90% and sometimes drops out badly in poor weather (or if a plane or helicopter flies over).

However, for the past 4-5 days channel 7 has been awful -- I have repeated dropouts and the signal is all over the place from 0-100.

I am just trying to determine if the problem is on my end or something with WITN (especially since I am not having any change in reception with the other stations in our area).

Thoughts?

Channel 7 is definitely the most challenging to get a steady signal on, but I have not had any problems lately. I am thinking you have some multi-path problems being that antenna is up in the attic. Even outside, if you have a poor antenna, you will get drops so often when the wind blows it will drive you crazy. I don't know what to suggest other than taking the antenna outside and trying to peak the signal there.

Well, perhaps there was some validity to my reception problems. WITN has posted this today:

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Technical_Difficulties_At_The_WITN_Transmitter_147948185.htm l

Directv to add E! HD Thursday.

SKip Waters recently reached 30 years at WCTI. Where does the time go? Also I wish there was some site that had some of the old graphics they used to use at channel 12. I can remember graphics with a red triangle behind the 12. I am thinking early 90's? Also in this video is Jan Bean. She was really good as an anchor.

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there are a lot of old things from 7, 9, and 12 on YouTube but I don't see the 12 with red triangle that you refer to (I also remember that logo).

This, IMO, is the best graphics and music they've had:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpYiTsEIkPs

Current graphics before they went nuts with it, also better music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqRIhCWTYSs

The old clip of Skip in that package came from the end of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqE6pyKEZA0&feature=related


also, WPDE with a slight remix of the first video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxY6L2UPF-Q&feature=relmfu

NOT soon enough-maybe after this the rest of them will start pronouncing Camp Le Jeune without the phantom R, DUH?

It's stuff like this that drives me to watch the Raleigh stations. How about Jim Howard and the Man-T-O instead of Man-E-O.

One of the things that really irritates me is the poor quality of local commercials. Both by the TV stations and Suddenlink. Children are cute in pictures, not trying to sell tractors or cars.

It's stuff like this that drives me to watch the Raleigh stations. How about Jim Howard and the Man-T-O instead of Man-E-O.

One of the things that really irritates me is the poor quality of local commercials. Both by the TV stations and Suddenlink. Children are cute in pictures, not trying to sell tractors or cars.Children in ads aren't isolated to this market. Ironic you bring it up, check out the last few posts in the Greensboro thread.

there are a lot of old things from 7, 9, and 12 on YouTube but I don't see the 12 with red triangle that you refer to (I also remember that logo).

Current graphics before they went nuts with it, also better music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqRIhCWTYSs
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This one was really good I thought. Snowy pictures there! Must have been taken way out somewhere.

jqRIhCWTYSs

Do any of you TV station guys want to do the expose of the year? Find out why this was allowed to be filmed and who authorized it. This is the last thing that ECU needed. This is horrible.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/savage-u-episode-3/1683106/playlist.jhtml

I saw that, and it sickened me. The student affairs department chair or someone similar authorized it. I remember when it was in the news... IIRC they did a press release on it.

edit: http://www.wcti12.com/news/29506217/detail.html there is a story by WCTI on it from when it was approved. It's not any kind of hard hitting piece, but I agree that now, after the fact, there probably should be one.

Been watching WBTW 13 Florence this morning. Their dolby digital machine is set up nicely, with full surround at all times instead of just left and right only on WNCT. WBTW sounds better than WRAL too. I don't see the blurry problem there either.

Also I was thinking recently with some of the new station promos running that WCTI does not have anything (that I know of) running saying they are the only station doing news in HD across East Carolina!? I would think that it should be priority one to have spots going saying they were first in HD and remain the ONLY newscasts in HD. WITN can't say their tower is taller, but WCTI could say their content is superior...

Dirt is moving on Arlington Boulevard.

Are you referring to WITNs lot?

Are you referring to WITNs lot?Yep, construction by Wimco has started.

Figure it will be ready by Fall... WNCT better get moving if they want to beat these people.

I wonder what they are going to do with the Chocowinity Studios? It sounds like shinny new equipment to me, I hope they add 5.1 surround!:)

I would think a brand new studio would mean HD!!!!!

Yeah me too!

WITN Doppler radar is not working. Last night I woke up at 2 AM to torrential rain and turned on the TV to find a blank map over me with just a slight patch of green on one spot of the map. I turned on Directv active radar and saw a solid line of yellow and red all across the screen that the beam was not reading.

Katie Jeffries Joining WJXX-WTLV in Jacksonville

By Merrill Knox on April 30, 2012 5:30 PM

Katie Jeffries is joining WJXX-WTLV, the Gannett duopoly in Jacksonville, as a general assignment reporter, TVSpy has learned.

Jeffries makes the move from WCTI, the ABC-affiliate in Greenville, NC. She was hired as the Greenville bureau chief in April 2010 and was promoted to weekend morning anchor in May 2011. Prior to joining WCTI, she worked at WHIZ, the NBC-affiliate in Zanesville, OH.

Jeffries’ job was posted on the WCTI website this morning. A job listing for a weekend meteorologist was also posted; station sources tell TVSpy that Dominic Brown is bound for Norfolk, VA.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/katie-jeffries-joining-wjxx-wtlv-in-jacksonville_b47154

^ Two big losses for 12 :(

Happy for them that they're moving on to bigger and better things though!

^ Two big losses for 12 :(

Happy for them that they're moving on to bigger and better things though!

Agreed. I will miss watching Katie... She always appears to have a great personality, even when reporting bad news.

I just noticed Anderson is in HD on channel 7. Is this new? I haven't noticed before.

Not sure if it's live or (HD) Memorex.

I just noticed Anderson is in HD on channel 7. Is this new? I haven't noticed before.

Not sure if it's live or (HD) Memorex.



It is not new. It's ben airing for months that way.

It is not new. It's ben airing for months that way.whoops :-)

Shows how much I pay attention to daytime tv

whoops :-)

Shows how much I pay attention to daytime tv

Check out WNCT HD right now. I think I might faint. I also hear Dolby Surround (well sorta) center channel audio! A big pat on the back to their engineer.:) Widescreen news commercials?

Dr. Phil is in HD!!!


Also news is in widescreen, but not HD. Channel 9 time and temp bug appears to be in HD, but main news graphics still SD.

I Notice to Jamei that WNCT temp and 9 logo were HD, and it seemed to me that the graphics may have been HD? If not the looked really good. WNCT audio is now as good as or better than any other channels I can pick up near here. They had the picture zoomed in a bit too much during the news though. I guess they will get it adjusted as they learn. Seems everything aired is in widescreen that isn't HD too. I think WNCT is working to make a comeback to the viewers. We've been plenty patient I think.

WNCT showing The Insider but they have its zoomed in, the graphics are cut off.


Come on HD dont pretend to be HD.

I just looked at their news and it looks like all they did was stretch the existing 4:3 picture. Even the weather graphics are stretched.

Edit: yes that is exactly what they did. I could have done that with my tv's picture settings. Not impressed, channel 9!

9 has taken the cheapo route, but at least they have done something with their news. It is much better than it was. They have the aspect correct now and the graphics aren't cut off any longer. Also I hope other shows will be given in HD like Dr. Phil and not just wide-zilla vision. I am happiest with the audio correction, so no more blasting voice coming out of the left and right channels on the Dolby Digital surround.

I wouldn't even call this cheapo. Going 16:9 480i is the cheapo route. Stretching whatever you already have is just pathetic. Since everything is technically already center cut and then stretched, there is a LOT of the pic that people can no longer see on analog cable.

I'd also venture to mean this means 9 has no interest in doing actual HD anytime soon...

CBS looked really good last night on WNCT, I didn't see any blurry scenes at all. Looks like they have that issue taken care of, but I've got to say that I'm not a fan of Stretchovision either!

I need some help with an antenna recommendation. I'm north-west of Washington. Looking for an antenna to mount in the attic, that would serve two different TV's. Before I go out and order one online, I tried several cheap antennas from Wal-Mart and Lowes. I had the best luck with this model from Wal-Mart: http://www.usa.philips.com/c/tv-and-monitor-accessories/indoor-passive-hdtv-uhf-vhf-sdv2125t_27/prd/en/ The signal strengths for the channels I care about are WITN - 9/10, WCTI - 5/10, WYDO - 9/10 and WNCT - 9/10. The signal for WCTI is low enough it starts to break up every once in a while.

Here's my TVFool report: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dde65e7c2655873

I have limited space in the attic, so I'm trying to avoid something large, like a CM4228, or similar. The smaller the better. All I really care about are the channels I mentioned above.

I need some help with an antenna recommendation. I'm north-west of Washington. Looking for an antenna to mount in the attic, that would serve two different TV's. Before I go out and order one online, I tried several cheap antennas from Wal-Mart and Lowes. I had the best luck with this model from Wal-Mart: http://www.usa.philips.com/c/tv-and-monitor-accessories/indoor-passive-hdtv-uhf-vhf-sdv2125t_27/prd/en/ The signal strengths for the channels I care about are WITN - 9/10, WCTI - 5/10, WYDO - 9/10 and WNCT - 9/10. The signal for WCTI is low enough it starts to break up every once in a while.

Here's my TVFool report: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dde65e7c2655873

I have limited space in the attic, so I'm trying to avoid something large, like a CM4228, or similar. The smaller the better. All I really care about are the channels I mentioned above.

Check out the link below. You'll have to determine which antenna will do the job in the space that you have. I recommend any designed for channels 7-51, as channels 2-6 are not in use in our area and the antennas are smaller.

http://www.solidsignal.com/

I need some help with an antenna recommendation. I'm north-west of Washington. Looking for an antenna to mount in the attic, that would serve two different TV's. Before I go out and order one online, I tried several cheap antennas from Wal-Mart and Lowes. I had the best luck with this model from Wal-Mart: http://www.usa.philips.com/c/tv-and-monitor-accessories/indoor-passive-hdtv-uhf-vhf-sdv2125t_27/prd/en/ The signal strengths for the channels I care about are WITN - 9/10, WCTI - 5/10, WYDO - 9/10 and WNCT - 9/10. The signal for WCTI is low enough it starts to break up every once in a while.

Here's my TVFool report: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dde65e7c2655873

I have limited space in the attic, so I'm trying to avoid something large, like a CM4228, or similar. The smaller the better. All I really care about are the channels I mentioned above.

OK, so you need a horizontal UHF/VHF hi model. Attic reception is better than living room reception, but I'm afraid you will have to work to find an acceptable sweet spot where you won't experience those annoying sound losses and digitizing on the screen every time a gusty storm or windy weather is occurring. You can try and see, but I would strongly suggest mounting on the A frame of the roof peak if possible?

This antenna below or similar is what I would try in an attic. Don't forget about ION HD on channel 51

http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=03&p=HD7696P&d=Winegard-HD7696P-High-Definition-VHFUHF-HD7696-Series-TV-Antenna-%28HD7696P%29&c=TV%20Antennas&sku=

It seems like WCTI studios are a regular "lightning rod." Apparently they got hit during a storm the other night again. I wonder if they are lacking a good earth ground on their tower there or something? I was not around Saturday night, but I hear lightning was some kind of awful here, but no sign of my electronics or anything being hurt. :)

It seems like WCTI studios are a regular "lightning rod."Speaking of WCTI and weather... Dominic Brown is headed to WTKR (3/CBS) Norfolk. Same station raided Channel 12 previously with Alize Proisy...

I was visiting my parents this weekend and they were frustrated because everything they recorded on WNCT on Suddenlink in the last week would record in multiple segments. They would have one for about 30 mins, a couple of 2 min ones and about an 8 minute one. Were they possibly blinking on and off the air or is it another problem? Did not have this problem on the other networks or WRAL. Her friend had the same problem.

On a side note, glad Dominic Brown is coming to WTKR. I only get the VA channels where I like so seeing him and Alize Proizy make their news alot better. They also got Bill DiNicola from WITN. He is now a producer for WTKR.

OK, so you need a horizontal UHF/VHF hi model. Attic reception is better than living room reception, but I'm afraid you will have to work to find an acceptable sweet spot where you won't experience those annoying sound losses and digitizing on the screen every time a gusty storm or windy weather is occurring. You can try and see, but I would strongly suggest mounting on the A frame of the roof peak if possible?

This antenna below or similar is what I would try in an attic. Don't forget about ION HD on channel 51

http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=03&p=HD7696P&d=Winegard-HD7696P-High-Definition-VHFUHF-HD7696-Series-TV-Antenna-%28HD7696P%29&c=TV%20Antennas&sku=

I moved the same antenna up a bit higher and ran a new piece of coax for it instead of the two pieces I has to piece together with a barrel connector to get it long enough. I now get witn, wnct, wcti, a thousand PBS channels (plus ion) at 10/10 signal level. Signal dropped on WYDO to 7-8/10. Not sure why wcti and wydo switched levels like that.

I'm was hoping for something a bit smaller than that winegard, and I don't really feel like putting one on the roof either. I guess I was hoping one of those 1 or 2 bay bowtie antennas like this (http://pimages.solidsignal.com/TD-DB2_zoom.gif) below would work. I didn't realize they were UHF only. Would a smaller version of that winegard work OK in an attic?

I'm was hoping for something a bit smaller than that winegard, and I don't really feel like putting one on the roof either. I guess I was hoping one of those 1 or 2 bay bowtie antennas like this (http://pimages.solidsignal.com/TD-DB2_zoom.gif) below would work. I didn't realize they were UHF only. Would a smaller version of that winegard work OK in an attic?

Look at an antennacraft HBU-22... A poster from Benson wrote about it on Radio Shack site and says he gets all the channels with it out there.

Look at an antennacraft HBU-22... A poster from Benson wrote about it on Radio Shack site and says he gets all the channels with it out there.

Looked, and got one. It's a much more manageable size than the Winegard. It came in at lunch and I couldn't resist throwing it together and trying it out. Just resting on some junk in the attic, pointed up at about a 30 degree angle, I was able to get 10/10 on WITN, WNCT, WYDO, and WCTI. So far so good. I'll get it mounted on a mast later.

Thanks for the recommendation. I cant complain for $26.99

Looked, and got one. It's a much more manageable size than the Winegard. It came in at lunch and I couldn't resist throwing it together and trying it out. Just resting on some junk in the attic, pointed up at about a 30 degree angle, I was able to get 10/10 on WITN, WNCT, WYDO, and WCTI. So far so good. I'll get it mounted on a mast later.

Thanks for the recommendation. I cant complain for $26.99

Cool! I guess it is as good as the reviewers say.:) A Surf City reviewer posted about it also on Solid signal

Did anyone get to see Eric Breaden ( Victor Newman ) from The Young and the Restless this weekend. He stayed in Bath over the weekend and was swimming near the Bath bridge and was on the Washington waterfront.

WNTC 9 is still not showing HD during the 7 PM hour and is zoomed in cutting off the edges of the shows.

Looks like Media General is selling their newspaper business to Warren Buffett, but keeping their TV stations. Interesting article here:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120517/NEWS01/120519629#buffett-to-buy-63-newspapers

I wonder what happened to WNCT's widescreen news? I guess I was a minority, but I liked it better than this 4:3 mess.

WCTI was voted Outstanding News I see. :) Looks like Katie Jeffery is gone now, but Dominic is still here.

Looks like Media General is selling their newspaper business to Warren Buffett, but keeping their TV stations. Interesting article here:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120517/NEWS01/120519629#buffett-to-buy-63-newspapersMaybe now MG will quit squeezing the TV stations dry (since they did so to prop up the papers).

Seen a 1st for me today. WCTI news at noon was anchored by a weatherman.
Dominic Brown anchored the noon news. He did a good job.

Seen a 1st for me today. WCTI news at noon was anchored by a weatherman.
Dominic Brown anchored the noon news. He did a good job.

This goes on at WWAY and WECT all the time. I don't know why this trend is picking up?

This goes on at WWAY and WECT all the time. I don't know why this trend is picking up?$$$$

You can afford to hire more weathermen/women if they can double as newsreaders.

No, you can save money by reducing the number of people needed. Noon is not a high viewing time period.

Is that not the exact same thing I said?

Is that not the exact same thing I said?

Not exactly. lol - you said hire more meteorologists, and have them be anchors too.:D

Yes but that is exactly what CTI has done... They have more meterologists on the payroll but Tori and Dominic end up doing reporting half the time.

I guess maybe they are using him while they can since he is on his way out to WTKR in Norfolk very soon.