Kansas City, MO - HDTV - Page 24

I read about Movies on demand HD coming to TWC? Has anyone else heard about that? Also they said the HDnet and ESPN-HD will be added in NOV. I'm not sure about this, Check out the link.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...44#post2742744

Josh

OK. So I finally got 41.1 to come in last night....but the signal strength was low, whereas all the other digital signals I'm receiving show as "good" on my sat hd 200. Hmmm. Is everyone else getting a weak signal?

BTW, I'm north about a mile south of barry road off of 169.

embo9 -

How about 36/38-1? Is that coming in strong - it's on the same tower as 42/41-1. I had to add an antenna because they moved their tower location recently - but they both peg my signal meter at 100%.

Kendal

now that you mention it....I don't think so......but I'm a "work" so I can't check right at the moment, I'll check it out tonight. Thanks.

Yeah, check tonite. You may need to reorient the antenna (or add another like i did) - they moved maybe 20 degrees for me, so I got a bunch of ghosting, even on the analog, after the tower switch.

Kendal

I just received word from Aaron Barnhart that there will be another HDTV update in Saturday's paper. It might be small, though.

Regarding KSHB/KMCI signal: Jim Swinehart, the General Manager, has said "the digital signal is producing funny pockets (like in Lee's Summit!) and that they will be adjusting the [antenna] mount [on the tower]."

Timmy - anything on the non-letterboxed HD material from NBC?? Like L&O, Ed, etc. - they're still not showing up 1080i here. A guy from Topeka says that regularly forget to "flip the switch" there at his NBC outlet - this is beginning to sound like a KSHB problem and not an NBC issue as we've been led to believe.

Kendal

I don't have any info, but I believe it is a KSHB problem. If this was a NBC problem the AVS HDTV Programming forum would be flooded with complaints.

If it's a "flipping the switch" problem then they are consistantly forgetting to switch on the exact same shows every week... that's too strange... It must be something else.

I think I have worn out my e-mail privledges with their engineers over their past PSIP issues.

got an email for Wil Mistele (isn't he the chief eng for KSHB?)??

Lemme know, thx - I'll try my hand at getting us some info.

Kendal

Yes, KSHB DT 42 (41-1) is not flipping the switch for 16X9 programs. Hopefully someone at KSHB has order an auto-switch. This is getting real old to sit down to watch an NBC HDTV 16X9 program only to find out someone has forgot to flip the switch at KSHB. Keep those e-mails and phone calls flowing on this KSHB simple fixable switch problem.

It IS a local KSHB problem. I come from WHO-DT in Des Moines Iowa and all of those shows have been HD for a long time. I never had a problem with HD shows coming in SD, so it's the idiot slackers at KSHB on coffee break forgetting to flip the switch. Call them and give 'em hell.

Everest Update: I have Everest and TWC (Everest for phone/internet, TWC for HTDV). Got my everest bill today and it said to watch the November bill for an announcment about HDTV channels and DiscoveryHD and ESPN-HD.

Does anyone have the direct email address for Wil Mistele at KSHB?

I think we need to start bombarding them until they get their act together.
When I talked to him on the phone a couple of weeks ago, he told me they had to switch everything manually when the network would broadcast a HD program. He said if he ever got around to it, he would install the equipment to do this automatically.

It's time to build a fire under them.

We need to bombard with email to WDAF-DT to increase power. Anybody knows their email?

Wil Mistele, Assistant Chief Engineer, KSHB, mistele@nbcactionnews.com

Aaron Barnhart, KCStar Columnist, ab@tvbarn.com
Aaron has been VERY helpful with my KSHB problems. He has better connections with the station than we do.

I didn't get any action from Wil about their PSIP issues until I sent a pretty stern snail mail letter to the General Manager, Director of Engineering, Chief Engineer, Aaron Barnhart, and the FCC.

Timmy - thanks, I sent him an email today. Nicely toned, nothing harse - not yet anyway. I'll see if/when he responds and go from there.

Kendal

Aaron Barnhart HDTV article. http://tvbarn.com/2003/2003Oct10dtv.html

If this article is true http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=311846 then we should all be seeing HDTV on DT 29-1.

Cool! Aaron Barnhart published my complaints in his article! (Jason Pingel)

TWC had an ad book in the KC Star today for DigiPic. The HDTV section did have KCTV 5 HD (1451) as 'coming soon'. Of course 38 & 41 have been coming soon for a couple of months, but maybe.

KCTV has been "coming soon" for over a year - like Aaron Barnhart said, at least there are other stations trying (KSHB, KMCI). KCTV is a cheap and shoddy operation (not that I'm bitter), but with the true leadership position that CBS has taken on HD - their response, and position, is now and has been a complete joke.

My fondest hope is that this forum and our letters have impacted their spending decisions and that we've had a part in having them finally go true HD - not that we'll ever really know.

Kendal

Any hints as to how to get OTA program information on my Sony SAT HD 200 ? I get most of the digital channels, but I get no program info. Antenna masters is coming over Thursday to tweak my antenna so we'll get all the digital channels. I'd love to get the programming info on those digital channels so I could just drop the Satellite local channels from my custom guide. You know, fewer channels to surf through.......

Any suggestions are completely welcome and appreciated.

No doubt that KCTV has been pitiful in getting HD up. I thought it was a good sign that TW has moved it to a coming soon. 1st that maybe they are close to broadcasting & 2nd that they have (or are close) to having the contract to carry it. I want to belive that next Monday night won't be the only time I get to see the Chiefs in HD.

Don't worry, we'll get to see them again in the playoffs and the Super Bowl

Go Chiefs!!!

Embo9 - I've got local programming information now on all the digitals except KMCI (38/36-1) and KSHB (42/41-1). All the others now come in correctly. KCTV recently started coming in - a few weeks back, I had two 5-1 channels, one with the old standby can't tell anything "Regular Schedule" and the other that showed all the program information.

I think it's a PSIP problem from the local stations, though i haven't rebooted my receiver in a while. I've got a Hughes clone - a Mitsu HD5 STB for the OTA locals.

Kendal

I have seen other areas that are receiving ABC shows with DD 5.1, I have not been receiving any DD 5.1 thru TWC on these shows. I have received it on HBO, INHD. I was wanting to know if it was a KMBC or TWC problem.
Thanks,
Ron in KC

KMBC is not broadcasting in DD5.1 yet, but should be very soon. I received an email from them in July saying that they were about 90 days away from broadcasting in 5.1. (That would mean about NOW!)

Brad

The Chiefs will be on ESPN-HD on October 26. Too bad TWC hasn't struck a deal with ESPN to carry their HD channel yet. I wonder why Comcast can get the deal done, but TWC can't?

Don't count KCTV5 out of the ballgame yet on the Chiefs in 1080i on DT-24 (5-01). KCTV5 is moving toward their goal of bringing CBS HDTV 1080i broadcast to Kansas City. KCTV5 does have a solid 480p signal on the air now. KCTV5 engineers are working to install the HDTV equipment. Very soon CBS 1080i and CBS Dolby Digital 5.1 will appear on DT-24 (5-01)

Discovered one drawback of OTA HD reception tonight. ABC's MNF on KMBC digital is constantly breaking up in video and audio due to the lightning.