Little Rock, AR - HDTV - Page 12

shaneotool,
KASN-DT broadcasts some HD programming on Wednesdays & Fridays.
Look at the map for your address at Antennaweb.org to make sure you're pointing the antenna in the right direction.

1. What OTA antenna are you using - is it the one you installed before, or did the satellite intaller put up a different OTA antenna for you?
3. Are you using a preamp?
4. Are you using a diplexor?
5. Is the dish they installed the oval "super dish"?

shaneotool,
Did Antennaweb show any Pine Bluff/Redfield analog stations, like 2(pbs), 7(abc) or 38(upn)? If so, click on the "street map" and re-aim your antenna in the direction of those channels, to try and get KATV-DT or KASN-DT. You may be able to receive them, even though antennaweb doesn't list them.

I would at least try aiming the antenna that direction. Both of those stations have very tall towers. KASN-DT is broadcasting at full power 1,000 kW. I'm not sure about KATV-DT, though. Last I heard, they were only at ~20kW, but they may have increased their power. I used to receive KATV-DT at ~77% on the signal strength meter, but in the past month or so, they've been coming in at 100%. Both of those stations are about 25 miles from my house.

dlott,
You should also contact KARK's owner, Nexstar Communications (you may have to snailmail a letter). Mention the fact that they are not serving the public interest because their 4kW digital station is too weak to be received in most areas of their city of license, and KARK-DT can't be received on cable because they have no HD.

At the bottom of the letter, put:
"CC: to Rick Chessen, FCC DTV Task Force Chairman".
You can send a copy via email to Mr. Chessen at:
rchessen@fcc.gov

I have been having problems with KTHV's Live View Radar channel 11-2. The image would either be frozen or a black screen. I contacted KTHV and got this very prompt reply from Allison :
>We had troubles yesterday with our digital encoder at the studio.
>It should be ok today. We did, however, rob some bandwidth
>from the radar to give to the HD channel. So if the sweep on the
>radar is not smooth, that is why.
>We wanted to make sure the NFL playoffs and Superbowl
>coverage in HD had all the bandwidth we could give.

I wrote back and told her that although the radar subchannel is still not working on my TV, that was fine with me if it would improve PQ on the HD channel. I asked them to quit simulcasting all the time.

If you also wish that KTHV would completely do away with sub channels so HD would improve, please contact them and let them know.

technicalservices@todaysthv.com

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dlott,
Thanks.

Have you noticed any changes on 11-2 ?

Very similar to what I sent them

I hate to see bandwidth wasted on subchannels of something that's available elsewhere (like KTHV's web site), when that bandwidth could be used to improve KTHV's HD picture quality.

KLRT-DT has been HD capable since day one. They can do 480i, 480p, 720p & 1080i. They are currently upconverting everything to 1080i, but may change to 720p when FOX-HD starts. ClearChannel owned KLRT-DT (fox) & KASN-DT (UPN) are the only stations in LR currently broadcasting at full power levels.

WB station KWBF-DT should be on the air by spring '04.

DirecTV is adding CBS-HD for people in O&O markets and in "white area" markets. This will be done by super bowl, but it will not affect viewers in the LR/PB DMA, since KTHV is not a CBS O&O station. DirecTV is also adding fox widescreen very soon, but it will not be available in LR either.

AFAIK, DirecTV's HD capacity will be max'd out when they add the above channels, until they launch another satellite sometime this quarter. If that sat launch is successful, it will also allow D* to add the LR local analog stations to their channel lineup.

shaneotool,
did you send that comment to the station?

Good. Channel 11 actually enjoys hearing from DTV viewers.

email: technicalservices@todaysthv.com

Good idea, dlott. Perry Chester is their general manager.
pchester@kark.com

Also contact Nexstar, KARK's owner.

I contacted pchester@kark.com about getting HD on the air in time for the Olympics, but never got a reply. However a friend who wrote the station did get a short reply, and forwarded it to me:

">KARK will not be broadcasting in HDTV in time for the Olympics. "



nexstar sucks

IMO, the most important thing on Nexstar's "list" is adding more infomercials during non-prime time slots. Nexstar's purchase of KARK has only taken our NBC affiliate from bad to worse, and they do not serve the public interest. Their sorry low power digital station doesn't even cover their city of license.


Where or how did you get a waiver? Did you uh, "move" your D* service address?