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Received this at 4:40 -Our engineers just completed moving the weather channel to 11.2. If you're receiving our station over the air, you should be able to get it now. If you're on cable, it may be a few hours before the cable channel resets. Checked it and it is up. Back to were it started.

got it ota in Toccoa....

Just noticed WATL now has:
36.1 = My Network
36.2 = Bounce TV
36.3 = Universal Sports

While WXIA has:
11.1 = NBC
11.2 = W-I-Z (weather information zone)
11.3 = Universal Sports

Wondering if it will stay like this?

Don't forget that Universal Sports is going away on January 1, so it can't possibly stay that way past that date.

- Trip

I have read on another internet source that there is a possibility that ANTENNA TV (another "retro-tv" type channel) may be coming to either the CH. 11 or 36 mux, in coming months. This could be a possible explanation for 36.3 becoming active again.

Some vandal has been posting that over and over again on Wikipedia for a year now and it keeps getting reverted because there is no source and not even a rumor to that effect.

- Trip

I spent September and October pretty much completely distracted by other stuff, so I missed this news and just learned of it today when I came in here to see what was up with the 11.3 / 36.3 simulcast.

Dang it. There goes my healthy obsession with the other two Grand Tours (the Giro and the Vuelta).

what happen to wsb have not been able to get it in the last couple of month"s

No issues with WSB / ABC 2.1 and 2.2 in Acworth over the last 12+ months

that is strange i never had a problem till a couple of months ago it just went blank and a friend of mind that lives in Emerson said his did the same thing

We gave up directtv and I have been trying to get some local channels. Have posted before, and I've concluded I need assistance to ring out the problem.
Does anyone know where I can find a reliable tech to come to the house?

Topics merged.

Is anybody having dropout issues (mainly audio) on WAGA (Fox 5.1) lately? I have a fairly consistent, strong signal, but the Falcons' games have become unwatchable. A buddy of mine mentioned the same issue, so I figured I would check with the community here...

5.1 has been ok in Acworth @ Wade Green Rd, but I've been getting short drop outs on 46.1 for the past 2 months. I'm at 1024 ft above sea level with a large antenna in the attic.

I have no problem with ch 5 audio ota.

Untamed Sports is back on WTBS 26.8 and they added 26.11 and 26.12 but nothing on it yet.

Not for me. I checked this afternoon when I read your post and as 11pm on Saturday, 26.7 is still this TV. I found that I can manually enter "30.11" (WTBS 26 is rf/physical channel 30) but when I enter "30.12" it takes me back to "virtual" channel 26.1.

Also France24 (or News 24 as they brand it) is off again and only displaying color bars on both 26.1 and 32.10. So is Jewelry TV on 26.4.

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know what WTHC-LD (The Atlanta Channel) plans on doing with 42.2 and 42.3? They've just recently been on the air but still just displaying color bars. Perhaps they're cashing in on their callsign. I once got stoned and stared at those color bars for three days straight without blinking....it was the BEST SHOW EVER!!!

Mobile DTV is now up and running on WAGA.

- Trip

Anyone else notice that the 11Alive "Weather Information Zone" channel now has no forecast but just a live shot of the radar? It's now rather worthless as you not only do not know what the current temperature is or future temperature is predicted, but you can't tell which way the precipitation is heading because it doesn't "loop" the radar. Thanks, 11Alive, for a wonderful Christmas present akin to a lump of coal in the stocking...

Hey guys - I think I've got the best I can manage, reasonably. But I'd like to bounce this idea off of the Pros.

I installed last week a Channel Master 3010 Stealth antenna on my rooftop in East Atlanta. I used the mast that the previous owner of my home had installed for a satellite. The location on the roof makes visibility to the northwest great, and my reception of everything except WGTV-DT is improved in strength and stability. Overall, this was a great improvement to my service over my old indoor dipole and loop. Since the antenna is lower then the roof ridge, obscuring visibility to the east, is there anything I can do, short of moving the antenna or adding another to get that station back?

I know this station is always the problem, and I don't think there's any simple solution, but maybe I'm overlooking something simple.

Thanks,

Fred

I agree that the current service is a big step back, but I wouldn't judge them too harshly yet. Perhaps they are having an equipment problem and have had to bypass the forecast data etc. Give them a call and ask!

EDIT: as this is disrupting my morning routine, I made the call I talked to Wendy in WXIA's programming dept and she said it is indeed down for just a couple days while they overhaul it. When it comes back it will be new and improved. The reference she had said it would be down for only 2-3 days, so we should see it back really soon, certainly by sometime next week.

Well, that is good news and thanks for finding out. If the service really is new and improved that will be a great Christmas present!

FWIW, I have a Winegard AP 8700 Antenna Pre-Amp and my antenna is in the atic.

I was channel surfing today, and noticed that my Sony had re-labelled channel 36.3 from "Sports" to "Antenna". Perhaps, soon Antenna TV will be on there. Universal Sports is still on there for the moment, of course.

On the Antenna TV website (antennatv.tv), their interactive map of affiliates shows that Antenna TV will be launching (over-the-air) on WATL 36.3 Atlanta on 12/24/11. We shall see. Stay tuned..

Antenna TV coming to 36.3: http://www.11alive.com/news/article/...rks-of-11Alive

Nice new graphics have arrived on WXIA 11.2 Weather channel. Very nice..

Additionally, the graphics indicate that they are "powered by Accuweather.com"

Mobile DTV is now up and running on WXIA, with encryption.

Stations now running Mobile DTV:

2-1 WSB
5-1 WAGA (not yet encrypted, but will be)
11-1 WXIA (encrypted)
14-1 WPXA
30-1 WPBA
46-1 WGCL

- Trip

All good to see. I've updated the table / FAQ -- see link in my sig below.

Regarding the new weather channel, a few observations:
- there are more "pages" for each city, so it takes a lot longer to get through them all; in total it takes about 5 minutes to cycle through all 10 or so area cities
- in the interest of getting things to move along faster, they might combine the today/tonight forecast blurbs
- they could also drop the small/left radar view, if they would make the main radar screen animated
- I haven't yet figured out when they run the video segments (regional AccuWeather, national AccuWeather, WXIA local) but I think it's at every 10 minutes or so
- during the video segments, the audio levels are a little low
- the WXIA video segment has 16:9 video squeezed into the 4:3 frame
- clock is accurate

I imagine they'll be tweaking the timing of all this.

Here are the channels I can pick up easily almost any day or night using an old, indoor, "bowtie" antenna, mounted in a good room location within the room, with little to no adjusting necessary--combined with a 20db amp/pre-amp from Radio Shack.

For reference sake: I live in Cliftondale which is unincorporated South Fulton County (I'm sure you've never heard of it but you can look it up on google or an online map to get a better understanding of my distance from the towers and general locale) which is literally the size of a dot on the map. That dot? That's me.

Or for simplistic purposes; I'm 10 minutes west/southwest of the airport in between it and the Chattahoochie. Also inbetween Fairburn & Douglasville.

I live in a hole, surrounded by trees & my tv is in the back corner of a 1 story house....not ideal for viewing! I'm very pleased with the number of channels I get with a total lifetime payment of $80. I used my coupon to get my Zenith 901 converter box and spent 40 bucks on the signal amplifier. (WELL worth the extra 40 for me!) The bowtie antenna came from a friends basement/garage junkpile and proved to be a godsend compared to the 57 pairs of "rabbit ears" I broke searching for signals before stumbling upon the accidental discovery! The old "circle type" 300ohm antennas work pretty much as well too from my little experience.

I'll tell yall the reason behind this big post later...too much typing for now! But I'd take half of the following list over being raped by cable/satelite again! The chord must die!diet


2-1.......WSB-HD......ABC
2-2.......WSB-SD......Me TV
5-1.......WAGA-HD.....FOX
7-1.......WCIQ-DT.....PBS (Alabama Public Television)
7-2.......WCIQ-D1.....PBS IQ
7-3.......WCIQ-D2.....PBS Create
8-1.......WGTV-DT.....PBS (Georgia Public Television)
8-2.......Kids........PBS Kids
8-3.......Know........PBS World/GPTV Knowledge
11-1......WXIA-HD.....NBC
11-2......WXIA-WX.....11Alive Wiz-O-Meter powered by Accuweather
14-1......ION.........Ion
14-2......quebo.......Quebo
14-3......IONLife.....Ion Life
16-1......WYGA DT.....MexicAnal
16-2......WYGA DT.....Sonlife Broadcasting Network
16-3......WYGA DT.....Retro Television
17-1......WPCH-DT.....Peachtree TV
26-1......NEWS 24.....France 24
26-2......LWN.........Live Well Network
26-3......TUFF TV.....Tuff TV
26-4......JTV.........Jewelry Television
26-5......RTV.........Retro Television
26-6......UNTAMED.....Untamed Sports Network
26-7......BIZ TV......Business Television
26-8......SHOP 1......Infomercials
26-9......SHOP 2......Infomercials
26-10.....VIDA TV.....Venezuelan Religious
28-1......WJSP-HD.....PBS (Georgia Public Television)
28-2......Kids........PBS Kids
28-3......Knowled.....PBS World/GPTV Knowledge
30-1......WPBA-TV.....PBS (Atlanta Public School System)
32-1......APGuide.....Zap2it Program Guide/BIZ TV
32-2......Tr3s........MTV Tr3s
32-3......This TV.....This TV
32-4......MOXiE.......Moxie Movies
32-5......Oldie.......Oldie Goldie Movie Channel
32-6......LATV........Spanish Religous
32-7......TUFF TV.....Tuff TV
32-8......Legacy.......Religious
32-9......VIDA TV.....Venezuelan Religious
32-10.....NEWS 24.....France 24
32-21.....640WGST.....WGST 640AM (Talk Radio)
32-22.....949BULL.....WUBL 94.9FM The Bull (Country Radio)
32-23.....Project.....WKLS 96.1FM (Rock Radio)
32-24.....WiLD........WiLD 97.5FM (Contemporary Radio)
32-25.....WiLD........WiLD 105.FM (Contemporary Radio)
32-26.....Patron......105.3FM (Mexican Rado)
32-27.....1120 AM.....1120 AM (Mexican Contempor
32-28.....TBA.........Simulcast of 32.21
32-29.....TBA.........Simulcas of 32.22
32-30.....TBA.........Simulcast of 32.23
34-1......WUVG-DT.....Univision
34-2......WUVG-DT.....Telefutura
36-1......WATL-TV.....My Network TV
36-2.....Bounce......Bounce TV
36-3......Antenna.....Antenna TV
40-1......WIRE D1.....Infomercials
40-2......WIRE D2.....Infomercials
40-3......WIRE D3.....Infomer@ia
40-4......WIRE D4.....Infomercials
42-1......WTHC........The Atlanta Channel (Trace)
42-2......WTHC........(Colar Bars)
42-3......WTHC........(Colar Ba
46-1......WGCL-TV.....CBS
53-1......WDTA-LD.....Daystar (Religious)
57-1......WATC DT.....Independant/Religious
57-2......WATCTOO.....Independant/MyFamilyTV
63-1......TBN.........Trinity Broadcasting Network
63-2......Church......The Church Channel
63-3......JCTV........Jesus Christ Television
63-4......Enlace......alß Religious
63-5.......Smile.......The Smile Of A Cha
69-1......WUPA-DT.....The CW









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For those of you getting TVGOS, are channels 2.1 and 2.2 working for you?
I have a DTVPal (discontinued unit) and it gets only EPG(?) data for WSB. Wondering if its my device of ROVI.

TIA