Posts by w4guy

It has been a busy year for the engineering staff that has the responsibility for three analog stations and three DTV stations. WBFS-DT and WTVX-DT are currently under construction. We expect to sign both of the new DTV stations on...

Dooooo! That's cold!

WFOR DT will be off the air some time after midnight tonight for the purpose of engineering test. This will allow WFOR engineers to tune the DTV antenna and associated transmission line. We expect everything to proceeded with out any...

Mark, Our thought is no matter what decision we make with the upconverted format, there will be a good case for doing it another way. The goal is to provide the best quality picture possible. W4

Well, that's accurate and it isn't. The way the regulation reads is: If a satellite provider carries one station in a market they must carry all of them. At some point the small dish providers will have to comply with the regulation...

Frank, WFOR DT has been on the air for a while now. We have had viewer reports from Miami Beach since our sign on date, May 1st. Everything that Dave reported is right on. Try tuning into 22-01 first. That should cause your...

Quote: Originally posted by imws: ...So why are cable companies and small dish DBS firms allowed to compress as heavily as they do? The FCC needs to step in and require companies that rebroadcast stations such as Cable TV...

>>>I nominate Hardrock to run an AVSForum HDTV Schedule<<< What did he ever do to you? http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/smile.gif W4

Congratulations on your accomplishment! I'm often surprised at what viewers can accomplish when they are motivated by the right program material. Assembling an antenna in a South Florida attic in mid-September. That has to count for...

We can not verify that WFOR-DT was off of the air at all since moving to the new antenna. As many of you have guessed, WFOR has been transmitting from the new antenna since last Friday. I am happy with the signal reports many of you...