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Their on location shots were also HD this morning. Segments like Kicking it with Kenny and other on location shots were in HD.

And I agree they diid a good job of mixing too.

Yeah, Fox looked pretty good this morning. I'm impressed. Anybody know if this was the first day for it? I never get to turn on anything but the bedroom TV in the morning. The HD set is usually showing PBSKids until long after I'm at work.

Also, anybody else notice the audio mix being a little off? Seemed like some stuff was significantly louder than others. And the band they had closing out the show could've used a better mix!

I have it on every morning so if it was HD prior I would have noticed. I'm doing stuff in the morning so I couldn't really "study" it, but from my point of view everything appeared fine.

I'm watching Fox 8 now, and it does appear they're officially in HD in the studio. They looked pretty good even in SD before, but it's nice to see a local station finally doing news in HD!

In the 4:3 material, Fox 8 has a bar on each side with the station name on one side, and "HD" in the other...ala ESPN-HD.

At least on my (actually SD) set, Fox 8 has been the best looking digital signal in local programming, even before turning on HD in the studio. 3 and 5 are a notch lower, about equal, and we've already dumped on 19/43...

It turns out Fox 8 bought 3 720p HD studio cameras back in 2001:

http://www.ikegami.com/press/press94.html

And they just bought an HD graphics system from Chyron back in October of this year, which was probably the reason they can now go HD on the newscasts...

http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/R...ArticleID=8984

Same problems with Comcast in NorCal. Which FCC reg. did you quote?

Congratulations to you!

TWC NEO hasn't usually had a reputation for being clueless. I'm with Adelphia, and I'd almost give my first born (if I had one) to switch to TWC if I could.

If the above conversation were with Adelphia, they'd have cut off your service because they didn't like you.

What happend to 31-1 is it now 8-1HD?

Fox 8 has always been 8-1 to me...my STB has passed PSIP from it from the day I brought it home. I haven't seen 31-1 anywhere...

Just a reminder....in 4 days Adelphia is delivering 2 more HD channels. At least that's the rumor, PBS and Discovery.

And the PBS will be WVIZ-DT 26, which will be a second PBS for me (I get WEAO-DT 50 over the air). I assume Adelphia will only be carrying the HD feed on 710 (channel number they'll use, I believe).

Does WVIZ put out anything else besides the HD feed, an SD simulcast and the CRRS audio on DT 26? I'll assume I'll be able to get that whenever they manage to get permission to move it to the main WVIZ analog tower...

Well, its not over till the fat lady sings apparently. Got a call wed morning from the "head of operations" at time warner NE Ohio. Tells me, sorry, we can't give you that box, because you don't have a tv with firewire ports. I said I am going to be using the firewire ports to connect to my DVR (AKA PC, but will be using it as a DVR) and he said thats not possible, and i can't get the box. I explained to him the FCC Regulation on the subject, and he said that TWC makes its own rules concerning those items. Last time i checked the fcc regulated, not the other way around! Well, needless to say, I contacted the FCC, who pointed out that Time warner was obligated to give me that box AT MY REQUEST, irregardless of my usage, per the law. Unfortunately they said they have little in the way of enforcement, and that was up to my local franchising authority, who in the case is the Akron Mayors office (akron ohio).


I have a call into them, and talked with a gentleman who said in reality they have little in the way of actual sanctions to MAKE them do as they should, but that he would contact them and atleast put some pressure on them. He said if they still refuse, while they will be in violation, there is little that can actually be done.

HERE is my rant: TWC says they have the box, but they are being ABSOLUTELY beligerant about giving it to me. Why is this? I am very curious. I can't imagine it costs alot more than a 3150 which is what they want to give me. So I doubt price is a factor. Last time I checked, customer service was important? They have the box, I am specifically asking for it, so why not give it too me? I have shown them that they are legally obligated too, yet they still just say sorry, cant bring it out unless you have a tv with firewire.

I will keep everyone posted as to how this unfolds.... Now its to the point where its less the actual fact i wanted the box, and now more about the principal! They have been particularly rude to me, and I just don't quite get why, as I have been very nice on the phone, explaining what I needed and why. I am VERY tempted to call and have all my service turned off, unfortunately I am tied to roadrunner

Fox in Cleveland uses the digital position "31" and is remapped by most ota receivers as 8-1.

Threads Merged.

As noted by hookbill in the NFL on FOX thread:

Adelphia cable is having major problems with the three local network affiliates HD feeds it carries (WKYC/WEWS/WJW). I'm getting anything from no picture (grey screen) to black splotched incomplete pictures. Sound, oddly enough, even with the grey screen, is fine.

The OTA HD feeds from all three stations are fine. It's only Adelphia.

The non-pay channels right next to 3/5/8's HD feeds - HDNet and HDMovies - are seen, but having significant breakup problems. ESPNHD (772) and any channels above 772 are fine, with no breakups.

It's long been rumored that Adelphia is adding WVIZ-DT's HD feed tomorrow on channel 710...it would not be a stretch to wonder if this is related.

Ditto on the major HD problems yesterday. Also, confirmed okay on OTA. You mention one additional HD service possibly coming today. Any news on additional stations? (especially CBS) Thanks for any info.

I was disappointed to see no WVIZ as of yet. The other station rumoured to be coming on today is Discovery HD.

I've noticed in the past that this usually happens on the first of the month.

As far as CBS goes....don't hold your breath.

I'm guessing that it didn't happen today (WVIZ/Discovery) because they haven't figured out how to do it without screwing up 3/5/8 and HDNet/HDMovies yet.

Looks like they're coming... Both appeared in the program guide in the last few minutes...

Yep, looks like it. Nothing actually being broadcast as of now, I'm just getting the gray screen. Looks like it is going to happen soon though.

They're on!

No guide data, but yes they certainly are on. And wow, that Discovery HD sure looked good! Looks like they had some kind of date/reality show on and pq was dazziling.

I'm now officially getting both of 'em on Adelphia:

710 - PBSHD (WVIZ-DT)
776 - DSCHD (Discovery HD Theater)

Both are looking really good on this end! I do have guide data on both.

Speaking of which, Adelphia has fixed the guide data for WKYC's HD feed on 703...it was listing "Off Air" for any shows that were not from the NBC network. I can take credit for it, as I nudged Channel 3's Mike Szabo in engineering, and he talked to 'em today

Yes, I see the guide data on channel 703! It's about time. However I'm still not receiving guide data for 710 or 776. In addition, I have no new guide data for Sunday evening or Monday. I've even rebooted my machine and still no data.

Is everyone else getting their data ok?

I'm in Shaker Heights and I'm not getting guide data for the new HD channels either.

How about your future data on all channels? I'm not seeing anything beyond Sunday 7:00 pm?

I've reported it to Adelphia, but an additional call probably wouldn't hurt. Also the data for HD NET has been incorrect during the day.

I'm getting guide data for the two new HD channels with no problem. I'm not sure it matters for this, but I'm in northwest Akron.

I have guide data out to Monday night/Tuesday morning (12/6-12/7) at midnight. I don't know how far it's supposed to go out...

I went to Adelphia in Macedonia because I was pretty sure I was going to get a run around on this. On their sets the guide data was only up until Sunday. They said they would call someone.

Also I sent an email to someone in Adelphia who helped before and she said she would forward it to the proper people. But for now the problem is not fixed. Looks like your getting different guide data, probably because your cable line up is a little different.

Hi,

I live in Twinsburg, Wineguard 7032 Antenna in the attic, 15 db preamp, RG6 in, 2 set spletter with a MYHD 120 HD PC card and a Sony SAT HD300.


I cannot recieve 8.1 on a regular basis on the SAT HD300. All other channels including Akron come in fine. My sig on the HD Cleveland stations is 70% on 3 to 92 on 5.1

My HD 120 shows a signal strength of 60-65% on 8.1.

On the HD300 it goes from a "good" signal to no signal

I have done resets, NVRAM resets, changed cabeling, no luck.

Any ideas?? Anyone else having this problem??

Thanks in advance for any responses

I was under the impression that all of Adelphia/NE Ohio was on the same lineup now. I could be wrong. I know at one time, the Adelphia section served out of that Macedonia office (the old Western Reserve system) had a radically different lineup...


That's quite odd. WJW-DT is not usually a problem child OTA. WKYC-DT is, and as you see, it's lower than the others.

I could only suggest nudging the antenna around a little. I seem to remember that WEWS-DT and WJW-DT are at slightly different directions for my indoor antenna. Most of the stations are in the "Parma Antenna Farm", but we're talking an occasional nudge an inch or two one direction or another when I've had to do it.

One other note, if it matters: WKYC-DT is on VHF, as is WOIO-DT...everybody else in the market is on UHF. Keep this in mind when adjusting your antenna.