Omaha / Lincoln, NE - HDTV - Page 255

Until KKAZ goes digital, programming will need to stay the same on 42.2 and analog 24. Furthermore, at the moment there's no point in converting it to digital since 42.2 has the same programming with a bigger coverage area. An analog station with separate programming would be pointless. Hardly anyone would find it or choose to watch it. Changes to programming on KKAZ would necessitate either a digital signal to put separate programming on, or retransmission of an existing digital signal in analog (15.2). And I don't envision KKAZ going digital unless there is intent of giving it its own programming, unless it ends up becoming a repeater of the entire channel 42 multicast -- 42.1 and 42.2.

Any word on when/if Cox will be adding Big Ten Network HD?

since we don't have the SD version I say no.

KOLN/KGIN appears to be close to going to officially HD with newscast as evidenced by the 10/11 HD symbol during their newscast...appears they are still somewhat in a transition right now especially since it appears they are in the process of changing their graphics package somewhat as well

and their weather graphics look pretty awesome in HD

10/11 is going fully HD today.
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/52883667.html

[quote=JoelWNelson;16974446]10/11 is going fully HD today.


i saw that too...i can't wait to get home and see what it looks like tonight! anyone seen it yet?!?!

[quote=lincolnHD;16974761]
I wish they were still on UHF so I could have a chance at reception in Omaha!

Looks pretty good in HD. Unfortunately, I prefer 8's news. Hope they go HD soon, but I'm not holding my breath...

[quote=JoelWNelson;16974835]
Great news, Lincoln gets local hd news! I also wish Koln was available in
Omaha, I have never understood why Lincoln stations are not available in Omaha, when Omaha's stations are available in Lincoln? With Lincoln (much smaller tv market than Omaha) having local news in hd this makes the Omaha tv market look way behind, although Kmtv deserves some credit for 16x9 news.

Its been awhile since Cox has added more hd, I have a wish list:
Weather channel Hd
EspnU hd
Cbs college sports hd
Big 10 network hd
Hdnet
Nba tv hd
Nhl network hd
Msnbc hd
EspnNews hd

not likely anytime soon...they don't even have HD overlays for their weather alerts...and haven't shown any development of even moving towards HD


[quote=Ronald L M;16977631]
probably because cox doesn't want to carry the additonal channels (excuse probably is bandwidth...common cable answer) and directv/dish only carry the stations designated for the market...and while there is a gap (omaha is 76 and lincoln is 106)...its not a huge amount especially once you get below 25-30...and i think it helps that KOLN/KGIN covers a majority of the state and has been a news leader overall in the state...i don't think it soo much as what omaha isn't doing, but what rather 10/11 is doing

Part of the reason the Omaha channels are carried on cable in the Lincoln market, in areas like Lincoln, Seward, York, Beatrice, Crete, etc. is that until the mid-90s, Lincoln only had one local commercial station -- KOLN. Basically, Lincoln and the eastern half of the Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney TV market was just an offshoot of the Omaha market (plus KOLN as *THE* local station). Now the Lincoln market is more defined, especially if you consider the Tri-Cities signals available on satellite, but old habits die hard. 3, 6, and 7 all still have significant viewership in Lincoln. Plus there seems to be a thing about "larger market appeal" where some simply prefer the Omaha signals, thinking there's a more "big city" style (off-topic: not sure how anyone could think that about WOWT news of late) while the opposite would tend to be the case in Omaha. Many Omaha viewers would not likely choose to tune to a Lincoln station due to it being a smaller market. While certainly not applicable to all (I would definitely watch KOLN if it were carried on Cox) there exists among some in Omaha a bit of a disdain for anything outside the Metro...

Finally, the FCC "significantly viewed" list (which dates back to before KLKN signed on) is in play. Cable companies are expected to carry any channel that is on the county's significantly viewed list. Since it dates back to ~1994, that keeps all the Omaha signals on cable lineups. If a small cable provider only has room for one affiliate on each network, then KETV is carried as KLKN is not on the list (last I checked anyway, unless it has very recently been updated).

No Lincoln channels are on the significantly-viewed list for Douglas or Sarpy County. Not sure about Saunders and Cass either. Finally, I believe some of the Omaha stations have exclusivity deals with Cox. Back when there were disputes between Cox and a couple local broadcasters over signal retransmission, Cox had to drop the digital signal and wasn't allowed to bring in a Lincoln signal or national network feed.

Unless I'm mistaken, Cox does carry NHL in HD. And from what I've heard Cox won't look at Weather Channel HD until the Local on the 8's are in HD, and I know some markets are working on that.

Won't get Big 10 network because we don't have the SD channel for it.

I'm diggin your list though. Right up there with you.

Not in the Omaha market at least.

my name is earl and the office will be airing 5 days a week on kptm starting in the fall

anyone heard anything about any other syndicated shows airing begining next month on any omaha or lincoln stations

hdNET is supposed to be on the way will not be free.

NEBRASKA:
KMTV/3 (Omaha) has upgraded its newscasts to widescreen, becoming the first station in Omaha to offer local news in 16:9 format. Meanwhile, KOLN/10 (Lincoln) has upgraded the graphics on its widescreen newscasts to HD and has renamed its website 1011now.com. (8/11/2009)

http://northpine.com/broadcast/index.html


bf2000 side note:

still no word on what will be done with channel 3.2 that kmtv never uses

BTW:

can you get koln or klkn or any lincoln nebraska or st. joseph missouri channels (aka KQTV)

in the bellevue nebraska area cause a friend of mine someone I know who is moving there is asking

I really could care less if the local on the 8's are in hd, or even if they are missing from the weather channel hd, I just want the channel in hd. If a person wants the locals on the 8's the sd version is available.

After over two months of trying to troubleshoot why I could no longer get TVGOS (TV station listing or schedule) on my Panny DMR-E85H via cable (not cable box-including many calls to Panasonic and hardly any calls back, elevated trouble tickets, etc.), I decided to email Rovicorp (company that replaced Gemstar), call Cox, and then call NET in Lincoln. Still waiting for a response from Rovi, but after the CS agent at Cox did some research and called me back, she said it had something to do with fiber delivery from NET (PBS affiliate). So I called NET and the lady checked on it and called me back today. She said that the TVGOS is available OTA, but they have not figured out a way to deliver it to Cox via fiber. I'm assuming this all stems from the digital transition.
Anyway, currently they don't know when it will be back "online" for me to use. But that's what I have for info on this frustrating subject.
I'm hoping that Rovi will back this story up with an email and perhaps a date.

I don't know about Lincoln channels in Bellevue, but KQTV out of St. Joe would be highly unlikely in Bellevue as their signal is not very strong. Maybe on a tropo ducting day like today there might be a chance if the antenna were pointed SSE, but why would a Belleviewer (just coined that term) have their antenna pointed that way normally? I guess if there is not a null to the rear of your antenna you might pick KQTV off the back side if pointed at the Omaha antenna farm, but essentially, the answer is no for St. Joe.

P.S. Billie, thanks for being more stingy with your space bar lately. Your voice (inside my head as I read your posts) sounds much more... lucid.

Fox ONdemand might be comming to cox's myprimetime ondemand, but CBS has no plans no wounder they are third place.

Are any of the my prime time on demands in HD?

ABC and NBC have select programming in HD in the myprimetime ondemand area.

JUST IN OVERNIGHT: Citadel seeks fill-in UHF translator for KLKN in Lincoln

The application calls for a 3.2 kW directional Channel 31 transmitter in Lincoln. Lincoln and most of its immediate county would be covered, according to this map. Everyone else in the market will have to tune them in on channel 8.

All four of Citadel's DT stations are VHF right now (in fact, their Des Moines and Rock Island stations are low-VHF), and all are seeking similar translator authorizations.

cool.

Des Moines, Iowa/Ames WOI-TV 5 (59)
Rock Island, Illinois (Quad Cities) WHBF-TV 4 (58) CBS
Sioux City, Iowa KCAU-TV 9 (30)

are BTW the 3 other citadel stations.

I have an LG32LX1D with TVGOS in Omaha. Same problem. Went thru LG service troubleshooting with hidden codes via remote et al. The TVGOS provider then called me back about 2 weeks ago and said the problem was no Omaha carrier carried the signal any longer but thought Cox was going to include it on or about August 15.

I can get some NET on the air. Which channel carries the TVGOS signal?

Hi!

I made this posting in the projectors catagory here at avsforum. Since most of the readers in this thread are in driving range of each other, I thought I'd make sure it was heard here as well. I'm talking about a CRT projector.

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Hi!

I've got an Ampro 2000 (7 inch CRT) that was working 2 years ago. Then I moved and took it with me. I hadn't hooked it up until today. The unit used to work pretty well with some variance in brightness over time. Right now I cannot get it to come on. I've got the wired remote and it glows but displays nothing. I've moved on to other projectors but don't want to just send this to the landfill without giving it a chance. Ideally, I'd like to get rid of the whole unit.

I'm in Blair, Nebraska which is 25 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska

Anybody interested? Repair? Parts?

Thanks,

Sorry--did not ask which channel, as I don't go that route. Nice that you got TVGOS to call you. Panasonic said they would have them call me--never got one. Still waiting for a reply to the email I sent them last week. Funny, the website states the Cox is up and running with it.
http://digitaltransition.macrovision.com/

Name Cox Cable Omaha - Omaha
Status Known to be working
Description We have confirmed with your cable provider that you should receive TV Guide/Guide Plus+ listings after the digital transition. If you are not receiving listings or if your listings discontinue, please contact your cable provider for more information.

Obviously, they are not in the business of keeping things up-to-date.