Wilmington, NC - HDTV - Page 62

15 years in the community and the vast majority of the viewers are on cable where LP doesn't make any difference. Is there any logic there or just a need to be an authority on all things Wilmington?

P.S. Customers just love to hear companies cry poor mouth. So much more compelling than profitable and vibrant.

Can we try to use this forum for a place of discussion about DTV Wilmington without thinking it is a platform to blast one another and the stations?

You've contacted WILM, and they said they can't do 5.1, so there is nothing else that can be done about it. If you aren't happy, do what I do and DON''T watch.

Personally, I don't think it's right for people to come down to Carolina and start making personal wants and demands to the TV stations, and to whine every time they don't get what they want when they want it, or miss a few minutes of a show because of a storm, but I am a native of this area, so what do I know?

Rich,
What did you retire from?

Personal wants and demands? You are kidding right? The roadmap for HD and DD 5.1 is at least 10 years old. How many industries have that kind of lead time and can't deliver? CBS has been doing 5.1 for years and WRAL was the first HD station in country. How does that translate into anything but sheer wonder that it hasn't happened yet? DD 5.1 is a personal want? Please!

Go to a NFL stadium, before a game, and watch the microphone placements, the mix trailer setup and the amount of effort it takes to deliver 5.1. Clearly the network thinks it's worth it. Either that or CBS is spending millions on my "personal wants and demands".

The internet business.

All the stations on the Winnabow tower were off for a time earlier this afternoon. They all seem to be back now though.

3-1 is on 46-1 tonight. It seems to be about 5-10% better signal wise.

I finally figured that out after I tried to re-add 46 and got no signal (because my screen went dead, and I thought they changed the PSIP)...

Checked radar... no storms/lightning...

Maybe tower maintenance?

Some kind of power issue at the tower today. The NWS radio is running on the backup transmitter, and it's located on the WWAY tower... confirmed just now by a forecaster at the NWS office...

WHQR was off all yesterday afternoon and they are on the Winnabow tower.

I have never heard of whqr. I tried to look it up at the fcc site & did not find it.

WHQR is 91.3 FM.

- Trip

www.whqr.org

WHQR comes in decently up in Jacksonville. I like Z 107/5 myself. LOL WAZO

Oh I understand now, This is an FM radio station.

I once said that analog am radio has 2 side bands that are just alike. I said that the fcc should require all am stations to remove the lower side ban since only once side band is needed Thus to make the lower side band digital like the 56 dial up modems or the set up like the digital cell phones use.

I was rebuked & told that this was a TV forum & not radio.

I am still glad to get the info of the radio station

The sole reason for mentioning WHQR is that it is on the same tower with the TV stations and they all suffered the same fate.

Ok guys, I need some advice. We are in the process of moving as my wife's grandmother will be moving in with us. We will be renting a home over by the hospital, currently we are south of Monkey Junction. I have been OTA (channel master 4221) since way back when DirecTV took the Networks away. G'ma wants her cable (her CNN that is). I've been kinda anti-cable in the past. I'm clueless as to whats out there as far as packages/savings for cable and satellite and whats broadcasting in HD and dolby. Not sure if I can put up my current antenna, may save that for when my house is built. Maybe I can pull locals in with rabbit ears.

Any help appreciated,
Scott

G'ma will have a 27" TV, us a plasma 1080P.

I think you should be able to receive all of the Wilmington tv stations with a in door uhf bow tie unless your are in a metel bulding.

I was wondering the same. I do have access to the attic and may consider that as an additional option. Sad to say but I am more than happy with the OTA limited but excellent quality selection (and pricing too ), but grandma wants her CNN and food network.
I'm looking at TWC now and $58 minimum plus I'm sure a heap of taxes too. I don't even know if that would include other TV's in the house. and the pricing only seems to climb when you think about digital, installation etc..

Scott

For those networks I would check into dish or direct tv. The may have them on a small cheap pack. Then you could connect it to just her tv. the other tv I would connect ot an antenna

http://www.yourtwc.com/cablenow/?referencetype=BAU

I just recently signed up for TWC. For twelve months its a hard deal to pass up and its still pretty cheap even after the added fees.

I think Dish Network has the cheapest deal with around $25 a month. Dishes boxes are also supposed to be fast.

Thanks, I found that too but as they say "the devil is in the details" and I can't find the details.. It links me directly to a form to fill out. I'll stop buy their place in the mall and speak to a human..what a concept huh?

Someone must have operated on the WWAY transmitter. My signal is back up to the 90's again!

I have not seen any thing on there that is worth $58 a month. From what I now get free on the antenna for me tv cable is a waste of money. I would not give them $0.01 for it.

What's up people? I just moved out of Wilmington and into Bladen county. We've got Directv, and I was wanting to get the network channels in HD. I was wondering if I should even bother trying to get HD over the air with an antenna? Would the signals even be strong enough to reach out here (zip 28392)? If so what brand of antenna do you recommend? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is there a chimmy to mount an antenna on?

You should be able to get a lot of stations.

With a good out door antenna you will receive Wilmington, Florence & more.

You will have some many you can get you will have a hard time to choose where to point your antenna to choose the one to watch. So I would get 2 antennas & point one to Florence & the other to Wilmington.

I would get this one for Wilmington

http://www.starkelectronic.com/wpr9032.htm

For Florence I would get HBU-33 UHF AND HIGH BAND VHF ANTENNA shown on the same page at the web site.

Welcome to the board. Bladen county is officially in the Wilmington TV market, however, depending on which end of the county you live will determine if you can get WILM (CBS) You should get WECT, WWAY, WUNJ and WSFX easily. You may consider WBTW for CBS if you live south or east, and if you live in the northern part of Bladen county you can easily get WRAL I've heard. As David said, for WBTW you will likely need a VHF capable unit.

I live over 60 miles away from Winnabow, and using a Winegard HD 8800 UHF, I get all the Wilmington stations, except WILM. I also get WNCT ( a Greenville NC station) with this same antenna (which is VHF 10) at over 40 miles in the mid 90's. WBTW is on 13. Hope that helps.

If you could post a tvfool.com link of your location, that would really tell your story. Bladen county has a lot of severe weather in the warm months, so make sure the antenna will be secure, and grounded if outside. That ant. Dave linked to looks like a good one also.

There have been a few times I've missed my 4221...

I finally put my Radio Shack 1880 up in the attic to replace a combo VHF/UFH antenna, especially now with the WWAY signal strength increased, I pick up all locals with no problem... but the 1880 is no longer available.

Anyway, you shouldn't need a major antenna solution to get locals... either satellite service should be cheaper than cable. I've used the DirecTV box (parent's house), but I really like the Dish interface better on my 722 box... I got grandfathered into the "Dish'n it up" package--only HD channels for $30/mo... of which I only watch a few.

USA network is really trampling the networks with their programming quality...

Thanks for the great responses and warm welcome. I am in the northwest corner of the county right next to Tar Heel, so we are actually closer to Fayetteville.

We've got a chimney, but I was hoping that kind of work wasn't necessary. We do have directv, so all I want is to get FOX, NBC, CBS, and ABC in HD. Would a set top type antenna be capable or will we have to go with the rooftop one? Thanks again.

I don't think a set top antenna will be enough. It 'might' get some Florence channels. You might get away with an attic install for solid reception of Florence/Myrtle Beach.

What you could do is count on the satellite for Wilmington stations and the antenna pointed at Raleigh or Dillon SC for OTA service.