Boston, MA - OTA - Page 342

OAR?

Also there is a chance the Mississippi Burning came into the plant at 1:78, and wasn't converted there.

Just checking in, from down in Portsmouth, RI

With a regular indoor antenna(UHF loop) I've discovered I can get WBZ, WLVI, and WFXT all the time. Looking at the numbers on TVFool for my location, i'm quite impressed(shouldn't be this easy). Sometimes WHDH and WSBK come in, and I've seen WGBH and WCVB before under the right conditions or if I work with moving the antenna. To be fair this is on the 2nd floor, and right up against the correct side of the house(North).

Coming from hilly Pennsylvania where distances like this would force you to have an outdoor setup, this is cool!

I get about as many Boston stations as I do Providence, lol.

Hi sorry for the newbie question, but I just got my first TV in 10+ years.

I have a Sony Bravia... what do I need to get as many free, OTA channels as possible? I don't know if I need a tuner or if the one built into my TV is good enough?

I live in Boston, so I assume I can get quite a few... but I really don't know how OTA works. Are they all in HD now?

Thanks and once again, sorry for the newbie questions.

Phie,

Yes, your TV already has a digital tuner. Sony's are generally regarded as very good. All you need is an appropriate UHF antenna pointed at the Needham towers, then follow the directions in the TV set owner's manual to program the TV set for use with an antenna.

As for what's an appropriate UHF antenna depends on the combination of your location relative to Needham and your requirements as to where an antenna may be placed. If you can run a TVfool plot and post its link along with where you'd prefer the antenna, someone can provide specific recommendations for your.

Thank you! I do not know what 'TVfool plot' is -- can you please direct me?

Thanks again!

http://tvfool.com/

TVfool is the preferred way to model expected TV signal strength.

You can post a link showing the result without providing your exact location.

Thanks. Here it is... http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...9e749d7dc8bc63

Anybody?

I'm no expert, but I use a Terk HDTVA directional indoor antenna in my basement tv room and I'm able to easily pick up all the major Boston stations from 30 miles away.

http://www.terk.com/#/indoor_tv_ante..._non_amplified

I've had similar luck with the Terk in a third floor walkup in Randolph. I get about 30 stations from New Bedford to Providence to Boston and Worcester. The antenna is directional and occasionally needs a left or right turn.

Any recommendations on where to buy it from?

It seems WNEU is now Hd and is remapped to its old analog channel of 60.
They also seem to transmit an SD signal on channel 60.2

WMUR Ch 9 in Manchester to launch a sub channel in October
9.2 appears now as a black screen

http://www.wmur.com/news/29133289/detail.html

http://metvnetwork.com/#

the network name and the programming is eerily similar to "MyTV" !?

MeTV is a 24/7 network, while MyTV is a 2 hour five day a week mini-network.

Interesting, we get the Boston RTV channel, be interesting to see how they differ.

Several months ago RTV lost their prime NBCU programming, and it was replaced with a weak tier of less desireable programs in the opinion of myself and many others. RTV has also shed a numer of affiliates, as they affiliates look for a better diginet partner for their sub-channel use. Meanwhile, MeTV has continued to add new affiliates and broadcasts a great mix of classics from the past, without airing an overnight block of infomercials.

Hate the new WSBK Channel 38 "my38" bug. It's really annoying.

Ch 50 now has a second subchannel 50.3 running music videos - Cool TV
Watch comcast get it and not Verizon

METV is on Ch 9.2

'Tis up and I am digging it. For me, it's kicking RTV's tail.

yes, cool tv is on comcast cable clear-QAM, londonderry NH headend.

in frightening/tragic news, a worker fell from one of the transmitter towers today, not sure which one. 1000 feet.

It was the tower on Chestnut St, mainly used for FM, but has two TV stations on it.

Anyone know what was going on last night (Dec 15th, early am) at 2/4/5/38 ? All of their transmitters went dark for about 3-4 hours, from around 12:45am until around 4:30am.

Was quite abrupt, obviously the tower did not fall over, and an electrical failure would have generator backup. Just curious as to what it was. Thought repair work, but during network programming?

Planned, once-a-year maintenance to sweep (electronically) the combiners and antennas to make sure they are still in good working order. That can only be done without power from the transmitters.

Thanks for the prompt reply and satisfying my curiosity! Since the stations now have 4:30 am newscasts, I can see why the maintenance started "early".

Over the last few months we have been having problems receiving channels 4 and 7. 5 seems OK. We live in newbury and have a high-gain UHF antenna, a VHF antenna (for 7) and a channelmaster preamp in the attic.

In general we have good reception until around 1 November except in extremely windy and rainy conditions. We would expect better performance now that the leaves have fallen, but instead it has gone the other way.

I am thinking that it is either a cable or an amplifier problem, but want to check to see if there were any other issues causing problems.

Any ideas?

There is no need for a VHF antenna for Boston stations, they're all UHF....

I thought that 7 was going to transition back to their VHF channel for their digital once the analog was discontinued. Did that never happen?

It went back to 7 for about 4 days before UHF 42 was lit up again. They made the move permanent shortly thereafter, and 7 is history.

You can aim your VHF antenna toward New Hampshire and try for WMUR-9 and WENH-11.

- Trip