Lexington, KY - HDTV

goldenrod · 07-11-02, 03:21 PM

Good News!!
The CBS affiliate, WKYT, will begin HD broadcasts before August 1st. They'll be the first in Lexington to actually pass through HD from the network. TVQ here just does SD, and the NBC and Fox are months away from anything. See some info on WKYT's website...they've even got video of the antenna being hoisted up the tower. Pretty cool!
WKYT HDTV

NightowlKY · 07-11-02, 03:28 PM

hmmm...won't need DISH for CBS, then, if their power is enough to where I can get it here in Louisville. I can get WTVQ-DT a fair amount of the time but I think they are still at extremely low power. And they aren't HD (but WHAS-DT is).

And I'd be surprised to see WDKY (FOX) doing anything before year's end. Besides, FOX isn't HD anyway.

Thanks for the heads up!

goldenrod · 07-11-02, 03:36 PM

From what I hear, the antenna is just below the main antenna at the top of the 1000 foot tower. I think it's on the east side of the tower though, as to improve coverage in eastern Kentucky, so that may hurt coverage to the west.
It's also on channel 13...so if you're using a UHF antenna, it won't work too well.
goldenrod

NightowlKY · 07-11-02, 06:56 PM

Well, I have a horizontal stack of Radio Shack UHF-Only and they regularly at least pick up a weak signal from WCPO-9 out of Cincy but I do have a VHF-only in my attic (but it's pointed the wrong way right now) and that should be sufficient until I get it mounted on the roof.

ragamuffin · 07-12-02, 02:54 PM

Thanks for the heads-up goldenrod!

I saw the blurb on the WKYT "local edition" at noon on cable yesterday...

Rumor has it that WTVQ-DT-40 should be doing some HD by the end of the summer too...

So we'll have two choices in addition to PBS when they re-surface in September.

I'll let you know when I see anything on WKYT-DT-13.

ragamuffin · 07-24-02, 05:39 PM

Just rescanned my channels and noticed WTVQ-DT-40 is doing their newscast as I type in 1280x720p (16:9) format! Awesome! I wonder if standard ABC programming will now be passed through in HD?

It looks like the first opportunity to see will be SAT evening when 007 "Live and Let Die" airs... my fingers are crossed!

HDTVChallenged · 07-26-02, 12:04 AM

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Originally posted by ragamuffin
Just rescanned my channels and noticed WTVQ-DT-40 is doing their newscast as I type in 1280x720p (16:9) format! Awesome! I wonder if standard ABC programming will now be passed through in HD?

What's up with the wacky black sidebars though? Looks like they're trying to minimize the sidebars by cropping some content off the top and bottom. Why not just crop enough to make it true 16:9? Or just leave it 4:3. .... Complaints, complaints

HDC

goldenrod · 07-26-02, 09:50 AM

Got some DX last night--able to pull in WHAS-DT on 55, WKRC-DT on 31, WKPC-DT on 17, WLWT-DT on 35, WXIX-DT on 29 (looked like crap). At least it's something to hold me over until the locals get going.

ragamuffin · 07-26-02, 11:04 AM

what type of antenna and setup are you using for DX? I've never been able to get DT-55 out of Louisville yet...

HDTVChallenged · 07-27-02, 01:08 AM

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Originally posted by goldenrod
Got some DX last night--able to pull in WHAS-DT on 55, WKRC-DT on 31, WKPC-DT on 17, WLWT-DT on 35, WXIX-DT on 29 (looked like crap). At least it's something to hold me over until the locals get going.

Grrrrrr .... You must have something up your sleeve

Or maybe a super directional antenna. For me, WDKY 56 pretty much obliterates any chance of getting 55 - same for all the Cincy stations too. I think they deliberately picked channels so that "out-of-market" digital stations would get obliterated by local analogs.

55 vs 56, 17 vs. 18, 35 vs 36 ....

HDC

goldenrod · 07-27-02, 02:19 PM

Actually, my signature is a bit misleading I guess. I'm really in Georgetown. It does make getting the other channels a bit easier. I've got a Delhi VHF/UHF combo antenna and a Winegard preamp. 31 - WKRC comes in all the time. The others are only if the enhancement is up.
Off to change my signature location!!

goldenrod · 07-27-02, 02:29 PM

BTW...local DT signals really obliterate analog DX on any given channel also. Case in point...40-Indianapolis used to put in a constant signal here, but it's totally gone now that TVQ is on the air.
I'm racking up the analog 13's I can get now before KYT comes on. So far, I have gotten Indianapolis (strongest signal), Bowling Green, Mount Vernon, IL, and Huntington. Those will all be gone once KYT signs on.

ragamuffin · 08-01-02, 01:18 PM

http://www.dxfm.com/fmdx_main.htm reported that WKYT-DT was on the air testing briefly WED morning. So far nothing yet today...

Here's a screen capture of the announcement...

goldenrod · 08-01-02, 02:23 PM

WKYT is up and testing right now (as of 2:20pm.) Their on and off the air, but testing.

HDTVChallenged · 08-01-02, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by goldenrod
WKYT is up and testing right now (as of 2:20pm.) Their on and off the air, but testing.

Arrrrrrrg ... they're toying with me ... CSI, CSI, CSI !!!!! ... Give me CSI

HDC

ragamuffin · 08-01-02, 11:34 PM

I hear ya... nothing but test patterns on and off this afternoon. I was seeing a 1080i signal on WKYT-DT at a 84-85 signal level on my HiPix (that's the highest signal level I've ever seen). WTVQ-DT has a signal level of 80-81 typically. I'm using a Radio Shack UHF-75 antenna at 7 miles away line-of-site to the towers... It was picking up the VHF-13 WKYT-DT flawlessly. I've been waiting since January for this moment... but I fly out-of-town for a week away tomorrow... bummer...

jcblack · 08-02-02, 12:37 AM

Sweet, finally a little more excitement in Lexington! Glad to see this. I don't have a set or reciever yet, but soon I hope to.

What do you think the chances are that the other stations will be ready as listed on titantv.com?

CBS 59 WKYT-DT Aug 15 2002
FOX 4 WDKY-DT Nov 1 2002
NBC 39 WLEX-DT Nov 1 2002
NBC 47 WAVE-DT Sep 1 2002
PAX 21 WUPX-DT Nov 1 2002
PBS 14 WKSO-DT Under Review
WB 19 WBKI-DT Nov 1 2002

-james

woowoo · 08-02-02, 09:41 AM

WKSO and WKLE should be up and running with a four channel multicast.

HDTVChallenged · 08-09-02, 02:41 AM

Has anyone seen anything from WKYT-DT lately. They were actually running a "live" feed for a few minutes last week. Nothing but darkness for days now ....

Let's light it up ... CSI, CSI, CSI !!!!!

HDC

ragamuffin · 08-11-02, 10:12 PM

titantv is currently showing a go-live date of Aug 15th... although they're still showing the initially assigned channel 59 instead of the re-assigned channel 13.

goldenrod · 08-12-02, 12:45 PM

WKYT-DT is up right now, broadcasting Young & Restless in HD.

bstanfield · 08-12-02, 02:17 PM

great to hear this. if all goes well i will be moving to georgetown in the next few months. although i will miss the hd broadcast here in atlanta.

ragamuffin · 08-12-02, 03:31 PM

cool! ...caught the end of the soap right before they cut back to non-HD content... this is great!

However, I'm concerned with the WKYT-DT logo being present all the time... maybe that's just in place for testing? If it stays, then burn-in won't take long to occur...

I also noticed that they're putting up gray bars on the left and right for non-HD content... ugly... WTVQ-DT is putting up black... much more pleasing to the eyes...

ragamuffin · 08-12-02, 10:50 PM

here's a screen grab from Becker tonight on CBS...

note that they've changed their "logo/bug" to be less obtrusive... but it's always still present... and it's really ugly seeing it on top of the CBS "logo/bug" at the same time...

NightowlKY · 08-13-02, 12:18 AM

grrr....I've a lock on WTVQ-DT but not a blip at all on WKYT-DT.

HDTVChallenged · 08-13-02, 01:35 AM

At last - 2 solid hours of actual primetime HD content in Central KY!

BTW, according to e-mail from the folks at WKYT they hope to be up for good now.

HDC

Nitewatchman · 08-13-02, 07:35 AM

Pulled in WKYT-DT 13(108 Miles, az. 180) here at 7:03am, DTV Log #20. I like the Gray side bars for 4x3 upconverts on the HD subchannel!

I'm Seeing WTVQ-DT 40 a little this morning also, the 2 signals seem to be about equivilent this morning, although conditions aren't that great to S for me now, and I'm only getting up to a 38 Max reading from a F38310's internal receiver(DTC100) from either WTVQ/WKYT-DT. Not quite seeing WKLE-DT this morning however.

Enjoy CBS HD Central KY :-)

HDTVChallenged · 08-13-02, 09:14 PM

Arrrg two steps forward one step back!

Came home 8/13 to find WTVQDT 40-1 with no audio . Anyone else have trouble with 40-1 audio today?

HDC

Update: 9pm and outage continues - all other digital stations seem to be ok. What is weird is that the 5.1 light is lit on TVQ but all other stations show DD 2.0.

goldenrod · 08-13-02, 09:27 PM

no audio on TVQ here either

djohn · 08-13-02, 09:55 PM

I am unable to tune in WKYTDT on my Toshiba set top box. Is WKYTDT on the air tonight? 8/13

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	Lexington Kentucky news!! Good News!! The CBS affiliate, WKYT, will begin HD broadcasts before August 1st. They'll be the first in Lexington to actually pass through HD from the network. TVQ here just does SD, and the NBC and Fox are months away from anything. See some info on WKYT's website...they've even got video of the antenna being hoisted up the tower. Pretty cool! WKYT HDTV Last edited by goldenrod; 07-11-02 at 03:27 PM..

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	Thanks for the heads-up goldenrod! I saw the blurb on the WKYT "local edition" at noon on cable yesterday... Rumor has it that WTVQ-DT-40 should be doing some HD by the end of the summer too... So we'll have two choices in addition to PBS when they re-surface in September. I'll let you know when I see anything on WKYT-DT-13.

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	WTVQ-DT is broadcasting HD! Just rescanned my channels and noticed WTVQ-DT-40 is doing their newscast as I type in 1280x720p (16:9) format! Awesome! I wonder if standard ABC programming will now be passed through in HD? It looks like the first opportunity to see will be SAT evening when 007 "Live and Let Die" airs... my fingers are crossed!

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woowoo Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: jeffersonville, indiana Posts: 599	WKSO and WKLE should be up and running with a four channel multicast. __________________ Studio Broadcast Engineer KET

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HDTVChallenged AVS Special Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,770	Any further signs of Life? Has anyone seen anything from WKYT-DT lately. They were actually running a "live" feed for a few minutes last week. Nothing but darkness for days now .... Let's light it up ... CSI, CSI, CSI !!!!! HDC

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NightowlKY Hot Dang That View! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lake Mary, FL USA Posts: 653	hmmm...won't need DISH for CBS, then, if their power is enough to where I can get it here in Louisville. I can get WTVQ-DT a fair amount of the time but I think they are still at extremely low power. And they aren't HD (but WHAS-DT is). And I'd be surprised to see WDKY (FOX) doing anything before year's end. Besides, FOX isn't HD anyway. Thanks for the heads up!

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	From what I hear, the antenna is just below the main antenna at the top of the 1000 foot tower. I think it's on the east side of the tower though, as to improve coverage in eastern Kentucky, so that may hurt coverage to the west. It's also on channel 13...so if you're using a UHF antenna, it won't work too well. goldenrod

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NightowlKY Hot Dang That View! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lake Mary, FL USA Posts: 653	Well, I have a horizontal stack of Radio Shack UHF-Only and they regularly at least pick up a weak signal from WCPO-9 out of Cincy but I do have a VHF-only in my attic (but it's pointed the wrong way right now) and that should be sufficient until I get it mounted on the roof.

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	Got some DX last night--able to pull in WHAS-DT on 55, WKRC-DT on 31, WKPC-DT on 17, WLWT-DT on 35, WXIX-DT on 29 (looked like crap). At least it's something to hold me over until the locals get going.

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	what type of antenna and setup are you using for DX? I've never been able to get DT-55 out of Louisville yet...

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	Actually, my signature is a bit misleading I guess. I'm really in Georgetown. It does make getting the other channels a bit easier. I've got a Delhi VHF/UHF combo antenna and a Winegard preamp. 31 - WKRC comes in all the time. The others are only if the enhancement is up. Off to change my signature location!!

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	BTW...local DT signals really obliterate analog DX on any given channel also. Case in point...40-Indianapolis used to put in a constant signal here, but it's totally gone now that TVQ is on the air. I'm racking up the analog 13's I can get now before KYT comes on. So far, I have gotten Indianapolis (strongest signal), Bowling Green, Mount Vernon, IL, and Huntington. Those will all be gone once KYT signs on.

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	WKYT is up and testing right now (as of 2:20pm.) Their on and off the air, but testing.

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	I hear ya... nothing but test patterns on and off this afternoon. I was seeing a 1080i signal on WKYT-DT at a 84-85 signal level on my HiPix (that's the highest signal level I've ever seen). WTVQ-DT has a signal level of 80-81 typically. I'm using a Radio Shack UHF-75 antenna at 7 miles away line-of-site to the towers... It was picking up the VHF-13 WKYT-DT flawlessly. I've been waiting since January for this moment... but I fly out-of-town for a week away tomorrow... bummer...

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jcblack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: lexington, ky Posts: 417	Sweet, finally a little more excitement in Lexington! Glad to see this. I don't have a set or reciever yet, but soon I hope to. What do you think the chances are that the other stations will be ready as listed on titantv.com? CBS 59 WKYT-DT Aug 15 2002 FOX 4 WDKY-DT Nov 1 2002 NBC 39 WLEX-DT Nov 1 2002 NBC 47 WAVE-DT Sep 1 2002 PAX 21 WUPX-DT Nov 1 2002 PBS 14 WKSO-DT Under Review WB 19 WBKI-DT Nov 1 2002 -james

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	titantv is currently showing a go-live date of Aug 15th... although they're still showing the initially assigned channel 59 instead of the re-assigned channel 13.

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	WKYT-DT is up right now, broadcasting Young & Restless in HD.

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bstanfield New Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2	great to hear this. if all goes well i will be moving to georgetown in the next few months. although i will miss the hd broadcast here in atlanta.

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	cool! ...caught the end of the soap right before they cut back to non-HD content... this is great! However, I'm concerned with the WKYT-DT logo being present all the time... maybe that's just in place for testing? If it stays, then burn-in won't take long to occur... I also noticed that they're putting up gray bars on the left and right for non-HD content... ugly... WTVQ-DT is putting up black... much more pleasing to the eyes... Last edited by ragamuffin; 08-12-02 at 04:35 PM..

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ragamuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 243	here's a screen grab from Becker tonight on CBS... note that they've changed their "logo/bug" to be less obtrusive... but it's always still present... and it's really ugly seeing it on top of the CBS "logo/bug" at the same time...

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NightowlKY Hot Dang That View! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lake Mary, FL USA Posts: 653	grrr....I've a lock on WTVQ-DT but not a blip at all on WKYT-DT.

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HDTVChallenged AVS Special Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,770	At last - 2 solid hours of actual primetime HD content in Central KY! BTW, according to e-mail from the folks at WKYT they hope to be up for good now. HDC

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Nitewatchman AVS Special Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 6,170	Pulled in WKYT-DT 13(108 Miles, az. 180) here at 7:03am, DTV Log #20. I like the Gray side bars for 4x3 upconverts on the HD subchannel! I'm Seeing WTVQ-DT 40 a little this morning also, the 2 signals seem to be about equivilent this morning, although conditions aren't that great to S for me now, and I'm only getting up to a 38 Max reading from a F38310's internal receiver(DTC100) from either WTVQ/WKYT-DT. Not quite seeing WKLE-DT this morning however. Enjoy CBS HD Central KY :-) __________________ Jeff Last edited by Nitewatchman; 08-13-02 at 07:44 AM..

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HDTVChallenged AVS Special Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,770	WTVQDT trouble Arrrg two steps forward one step back! Came home 8/13 to find WTVQDT 40-1 with no audio . Anyone else have trouble with 40-1 audio today? HDC Update: 9pm and outage continues - all other digital stations seem to be ok. What is weird is that the 5.1 light is lit on TVQ but all other stations show DD 2.0.

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goldenrod Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 77	no audio on TVQ here either

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djohn New Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 12	Is WKYTDT on the air right now? I am unable to tune in WKYTDT on my Toshiba set top box. Is WKYTDT on the air tonight? 8/13