Buffalo, NY - HDTV - Page 222

Originally Posted by MPNASCAR24

Or go to the Free Sabres Viewing Party at First Niagara Center.

Originally Posted by FUCCO

i hear ya but many people do not want to drive to the arena even if it free. i bet they still will not let you bring in food so they can charge $8 for a beer and $5 for a coke

Originally Posted by videobruce

Toronto is too close to WNY.
There is no shortage of other hockey games on CBLT on the weekend.

Originally Posted by father-o-four

I figured as much, my hope was a Canadian OTA channel carried the games for fans there.

i hear ya but many people do not want to drive to the arena even if it free.

Originally Posted by el gran chico

Back in the 70s and 80s, Sabres games were available OTA. They moved around - I think WKBW had them, then WUTV, then it moved to 49 (wasn't WNYO yet IIR) before leaving the airwaves. Back then, the Sabres had a HUGE following in Southern Ontario due to the reach of the Buffalo OTA station that carried them, especially since they had the French Connection and the Leafs sucked (some things never change! ). Canadians never had Empire Sports or MSG on cable, so the next generation of Southern Ontario Sabre fans never materialized.

Nowadays, if someone from Southern Ontario goes to a Sabres game, they're more likely to cheer for the road team.

Originally Posted by bowenap

If you believe what Ted Black has been saying on WGR the past couple weeks, there isn't an out clause.

Everyone wants to point at MSG for this, and they definitely deserve some blame, but DirecTV was in the same boat a couple of years ago, and they got a deal done. I highly doubt that they're trying to give Time Warner the shaft compared to DirecTV. However, DirecTV is very popular with sports fans because it's the only provider that has the NFL Sunday ticket and all the other leagues as well. Sports seems to be a higher priority for them than other providers.

1. The Commission received applications by Bell Media Inc. (Bell Media) to amend the broadcasting licence for .............. CKVR-DT Barrie in order to add two new digital transmitters to serve the areas of Burlington, Fonthill, Fort Erie, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Oakville and Welland, Ontario.

2. The transmitter serving Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville would operate on channel 35 with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 10,500 watts (maximum ERP of 25,000 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain (EHAAT) of 248 metres). The transmitter serving Fonthill, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Welland would operate on channel 42 with an average ERP of 1,340 watts (maximum ERP of 5,000 watts with an EHAAT of 146 metres).

6. CKVR-DT, as part of the A-Channel station lineup, has recently been rebranded into a “CTV Two” station, which Bell Media uses as an additional window to feature first-run, premium programming.

Originally Posted by videobruce

el gran chico posted that CKVR out of Barrie Ont. has been granted two 'repeaters' in Southern Ontario.
Programming will be secondary CTV material.Why two so close together is beyond me. Wonder how long this will take?

With the additional of CIII & CICA in HD, there are a surprising number of decent programs & movies available, not just duplicates of American programming.

Originally Posted by dsspredator

What happened to WUTV's network HD?
House was WS 4:3 last night.

Originally Posted by philherz

I need to use an antenna for the next week while I wait for my D* to get hooked up again.

I'm using a Radio Shack 15-1878 that I had sitting around, but can only get 23.1, 29.1, and 29.2 (My siding is probably not helping at all)

I'd really like to get WGR, WIVB or WKBW to at least watch the news. (I've tried 33.1, 38.1 & 39.1)

Question: Should I be playing around with rabbit ears or the loop for these??

Originally Posted by MPNASCAR24

All of the buffalo Locals are on UHF as far as i know so you should play with the loop so you can make WIVB or WKBW come in. Your right about the siding it's not going to help you make WIVB or WKBW come in. If you type your address into www.antennaweb.org you can see a map of what directions the locals are coming from so you can aim your antenna properly.

Originally Posted by philherz

I tried a few more positions, without luck. While I was moving it back to it's initial position so that I could at least get 29, I saw WGR flicker for a second.

Unfortunately, the antenna is right in front of the TV, but I'm afraid to move it an inch.

(If I had another antenna, I'd definitely try it....I briefly had one a few years ago that I'd ordered for a friend and it worked much better with almost no effort.)

Originally Posted by philherz

I need to use an antenna for the next week while I wait for my D* to get hooked up again.

I'm using a Radio Shack 15-1878 that I had sitting around, but can only get 23.1, 29.1, and 29.2 (My siding is probably not helping at all)

I'd really like to get WGR, WIVB or WKBW to at least watch the news. (I've tried 33.1, 38.1 & 39.1)

Question: Should I be playing around with rabbit ears or the loop for these??

Originally Posted by 4dmk

Unless you want to get 67 (physical 7), all local stations are UHF, not VHF.

I only watch TV using rabbit ears. I live in Amherst, probably west of your location. Half of my house is brick, the other half is sided.

Some suggestions:
- Since they are unnecessary, lower the rabbit ears
- Adjust by turning the antenna. Turn slowly and wait (I find it takes a few seconds to adjust to the new antenna location)
- 2, 4, 7 are to the South or Southeast of your location. Try getting the antenna near a window - a Southern window is preferred. But, I have received 2, 4, 7 in the sided portion of the house far from a window.
- Move the wires from the antenna to the TV to be away from any electric wire. Moving the wires twice as far apart will give one quarter as much interference. A few inches of separation is good. Touching is bad.

I receive the best signal in the sided part of the house far from the windows when I am careful of the positions of the wires.

I find 23, 29, 17 to be the strongest followed by 2 & 4 with 7 close behind. 49 is the weakest but I can receive 49 except in a heavy rain.