KTDO has a DTV Update report on the FCC Website.
This is the link:
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws....&fac_num=36916
On there it says this:
Quote:
Exhibit 2
Description: EXHIBIT 2
APRIL 2009 UPDATE-
AS OF APRIL 8, 2009, 90% OF THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT KTDO'S DTV FACILITY IS ON SITE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE. TOWER PERSONNEL AND TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN SECURED BY KTDO FOR THE INSTALLATION AND ARE PROCEEDING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT.
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14 2009, KTDO WAS NOTIFIED VIA TELEPHONE CALL BY ONE OF ITS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINE, A KEY COMPONENT OF THE DTV FACILITY, WILL NOT BE DELIVERED IN THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER IS CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO FIND A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ORIGINAL LINE. KTDO HAS IMPRESSED UPON THE MANUFACTURER THE CRITICAL NEED FOR THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND THE PRESSING DTV TRANSITION DEADLINE. UNFORTUNATELY, KTDO IS ENTIRELY DEPENDANT ON THIRD-PARTY VENDORS AND MANUFACTURERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE DIGITAL FACILITY, AND THE LACK OF A TRANSMISSION LINE IS ENTIRELY BEYOND KTDO'S CONTROL AT THIS POINT. KTDO IS CONTINUING TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSMISSION LINES, AND TAKING EXTRA STEPS TO FIND THIS CRITICAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
KTDO WILL UPDATE THIS STATUS REPORT AS THE SITUATION EVOLVES, AND WILL REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THE JUNE 12TH CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY.
IN ADDITION, KTDO WILL FILE SHORTLY A MINOR MODIFICATION TO ITS DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT TO CORRECT THE TOWER INFORMATION. IN OBTAINING AN STA FOR PRE-TRANSITION OPERATIONS, KTDO RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE TOWER SPECIFIED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION PERMIT -- FCC FILE NO. BMPCDT-20080612AAP -- IS FOR AN ADJACENT TOWER AT THE SAME SITE. ACCORDINGLY, KTDO WILL NEED TO MODIFY ITS DTV CP TO ADJUST THE ASR NUMBER, HEIGHT, AND COORDINATES FOR THE NEARLY IDENTICAL TOWER THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED. THAT APPLICATION WILL BE FILED SHORTLY AND WILL REFLECT THE ACCURATE FINAL DTV FACILTIES FOR THE STATION, WITH WHICH THE STATION WILL OPERATE POST-TRANSITION. ACCORDINGLY, THE PARAMETERS CONTAINED IN THE FORTHCOMING MINOR MOD APPLICATION SHOULD SUPERCEDE THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY LISTED IN DTV TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS AT APPENDIX B.
i looks like we will have to wait a while for Telemundo digital.
