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post #3661 of 5551
1/26/09 at 5:57pm
Given that co-owned KWWL in Waterloo is airing two subs, I'd say that's what you're looking at.

And this is a dynamite free zone.

- Trip
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post #3662 of 5551
1/26/09 at 6:36pm
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Given that co-owned KWWL in Waterloo is airing two subs, I'd say that's what you're looking at.

Not me. I get my ABC programming elsewhere. I won't put up with macroblocking, etc.

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And this is a dynamite free zone.

Who said anything about dynamite?
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post #3663 of 5551
1/26/09 at 8:25pm
What is going on with the Nightly News on WMTV?
Several times in the last few days the 5:30PM NBC Nightly News is NOT in HD.
Is the network not sending it out in HD or is some one at WMTV forgetting to "flip the switch" to HD?

Just wondering.
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post #3664 of 5551
1/26/09 at 8:53pm
cool I hope Charter gets replaced by Time Warner. They give you free HD atleast!

Anyone with Charter in Janesville? have you seen the Rockford local channels? They are downconverting the HD signals to analog and on a widescreen tv it looks like a small square box in the middle of the television. It's hilarious and annoying at the same time.

Oh I heard TCI-Cablevision is coming back to Madison!!!!!! AAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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post #3665 of 5551
1/26/09 at 9:28pm
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Originally Posted by MadCityBrad View Post

What is going on with the Nightly News on WMTV?
Several times in the last few days the 5:30PM NBC Nightly News is NOT in HD.
Is the network not sending it out in HD or is some one at WMTV forgetting to "flip the switch" to HD?

I've not heard of any national complaints, so it must be local. I'm normally not home when the news is on at 5:30, so I can't check the feed, live.
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post #3666 of 5551
1/27/09 at 9:15am
if charter did go chapter 11, what happens to charter customers?
just cut off?
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post #3667 of 5551
1/27/09 at 9:22am
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Originally Posted by k2lounge View Post

if charter did go chapter 11, what happens to charter customers?
just cut off?

They would continue operations. If they go Chapter 7, then there would be problems...
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post #3668 of 5551
1/27/09 at 11:31am
No Ellen, ET, Wheel of Fortune in HD either.
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post #3669 of 5551
1/27/09 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by mrvideo View Post

I've not heard of any national complaints, so it must be local. I'm normally not home when the news is on at 5:30, so I can't check the feed, live.

This was on Charter channel 615. I could see the WMTV big red logo in the top right corner, just not a HD picture. It was 4x3 format.
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post #3670 of 5551
1/27/09 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by MadCityBrad View Post

This was on Charter channel 615. I could see the WMTV big red logo in the top right corner, just not a HD picture. It was 4x3 format.

Tonight it (NBC Nightly News) kept switching from HD to SD several times during the broadcast.

Anyone else seeing this?
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post #3671 of 5551
1/27/09 at 5:32pm
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cool I hope Charter gets replaced by Time Warner. They give you free HD atleast!

Anyone with Charter in Janesville? have you seen the Rockford local channels? They are downconverting the HD signals to analog and on a widescreen tv it looks like a small square box in the middle of the television. It's hilarious and annoying at the same time.

Oh I heard TCI-Cablevision is coming back to Madison!!!!!! AAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

This is exactly Why i told charter to go bye bye !!!
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post #3672 of 5551
1/27/09 at 6:36pm
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Originally Posted by MadCityBrad View Post

Tonight it (NBC Nightly News) kept switching from HD to SD several times during the broadcast.

Anyone else seeing this?

New NBC gear installation in progress. Closed captioning was missing so we had to troubleshoot on the fly, that's why there were switches back and forth. Sorry.

"Changing a tire on a moving truck."
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post #3673 of 5551
1/27/09 at 11:21pm
Mattymo:

What the H E double-hockey-sticks happened tonight? I tried to edit tonight's Fringe but VRD kept complaining that there was no data. VLC was able to play it. I looked at it with TSReader and it was there. I cut a clip to send to the VRD programmers. But when I looked at the clip with VRD, it had no problem with it.

So, I hauled the file into VLC again and this time went to various places in the show and found a big section of zero data, starting at about 45 minutes. After quite a while, it came back, SD upconvert.

Did the damn splicer take a dump?
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post #3674 of 5551
1/28/09 at 5:29am
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Originally Posted by MadCityBrad View Post

Tonight it (NBC Nightly News) kept switching from HD to SD several times during the broadcast.

Anyone else seeing this?

Yup. It was happening repeatedly during the 9:00 program also.
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post #3675 of 5551
1/28/09 at 11:06am
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Mattymo:

What the H E double-hockey-sticks happened tonight? I tried to edit tonight's Fringe but VRD kept complaining that there was no data. VLC was able to play it. I looked at it with TSReader and it was there. I cut a clip to send to the VRD programmers. But when I looked at the clip with VRD, it had no problem with it.

So, I hauled the file into VLC again and this time went to various places in the show and found a big section of zero data, starting at about 45 minutes. After quite a while, it came back, SD upconvert.

Did the damn splicer take a dump?

Yes, it did take a dump... and it was locked up so hard that FOX/GVG couldn't dial in, it needed the ol power cycle. Can't wait for the new stuff to get here... which is like, um, who knows when!

yeah, sucky, cuz I hear it went to nothing right at the end of Fringe... I'm sure I'll get to see it on the DVR when I try n watch it later. good thing all the episodes are on "FOX on Demand!" heh.
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post #3676 of 5551
1/28/09 at 12:08pm
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Yes, it did take a dump... and it was locked up so hard that FOX/GVG couldn't dial in, it needed the ol power cycle. Can't wait for the new stuff to get here... which is like, um, who knows when!

Ya, it should arrive about the same time as the new IRDs

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yeah, sucky, cuz I hear it went to nothing right at the end of Fringe... I'm sure I'll get to see it on the DVR when I try n watch it later. good thing all the episodes are on "FOX on Demand!" heh.

It crashed about 45 minutes into the show. When it finally came back up, it was in local mode, i.e., upconverted net, for the remaining few minutes.

Oh ya, HD Fox on Demand ... not. I'm getting an HD copy via a different route
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post #3677 of 5551
1/28/09 at 12:09pm
Hooray, the House was finally thinking and got it right.

The DTV delay bill has been defeated.
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post #3678 of 5551
1/28/09 at 12:25pm
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Hooray, the House was finally thinking and got it right.

The DTV delay bill has been defeated.

Wow! I'm shocked.

Pleased, but shocked.
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post #3679 of 5551
1/28/09 at 12:29pm
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Wow! I'm shocked.

Pleased, but shocked.

Not quite defeated. It got over half the votes, but needed 2/3rds and failed. But enough people were thinking. Of course, the Senate will try again, so don't celebrate...
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post #3680 of 5551
1/28/09 at 6:15pm
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Originally Posted by sebenste View Post

Not quite defeated. It got over half the votes, but needed 2/3rds and failed. But enough people were thinking. Of course, the Senate will try again, so don't celebrate...

If im right about this if it does go back to the senate they will need it to be 2/3rd since the house didn't pass it then its dead and by that time feb 17th will be long gone!!!
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post #3681 of 5551
1/28/09 at 8:00pm
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If im right about this if it does go back to the senate they will need it to be 2/3rd since the house didn't pass it then its dead and by that time feb 17th will be long gone!!!

I believe the senate had passed it 100% so 2/3rd wouldn't be a problem.
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post #3682 of 5551
1/28/09 at 9:15pm
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Ya, it should arrive about the same time as the new IRDs



It crashed about 45 minutes into the show. When it finally came back up, it was in local mode, i.e., upconverted net, for the remaining few minutes.

Oh ya, HD Fox on Demand ... not. I'm getting an HD copy via a different route

Yeah, I could too, but I only need to see it once... no need to archive here...

And.... we're getting a replacement splicer soon! Good thing we don't have to pay for these, I thought I saw somewhere once that they were $40k new!
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post #3683 of 5551
1/29/09 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by mattymo View Post

Yeah, I could too, but I only need to see it once... no need to archive here...

Even if I don't archive it, since it is an HD program, I want to watch it in HD.

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And.... we're getting a replacement splicer soon! Good thing we don't have to pay for these, I thought I saw somewhere once that they were $40k new!

Ouch, $40k each. Good to hear that you are getting another in.
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post #3684 of 5551
1/29/09 at 8:58pm
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/art...ition_Date.php

Oh Crap!

If it gets passed by the house, and signed, there will be less than two weeks before the 2/17 date.

Ya, just what we need, all of the broadcasters yelling: "NEVERMIND!"

I hope that a mass majority of the broadcasters give Congress the finger and shut down on the 2/17 date anyway.
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post #3685 of 5551
1/30/09 at 9:17pm
Tom/Mattymo, now that it seems likely that the June 12 date will become a fact, have either of your station's owners come out and said when 2/18 hits your stations will be DTV only?

As anyone heard what any of the other stations in town are thinking of doing?
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post #3686 of 5551
1/31/09 at 3:25am
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Tom/Mattymo, now that it seems likely that the June 12 date will become a fact, have either of your station's owners come out and said when 2/18 hits your stations will be DTV only?

As anyone heard what any of the other stations in town are thinking of doing?

I remember 15 saying they would shut down at "the end of the day" on 17th.
I had thought it was supposed to be noon....?
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post #3687 of 5551
1/31/09 at 8:27am
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Originally Posted by mborland View Post

I remember 15 saying they would shut down at "the end of the day" on 17th.
I had thought it was supposed to be noon....?

The law is for the end of the day on the 17th, not high noon

Nothing stops a station from pulling the plug at noon, that I know of.
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post #3688 of 5551
1/31/09 at 10:07am
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The law is for the end of the day on the 17th, not high noon

Nothing stops a station from pulling the plug at noon, that I know of.

Hopefully there are some creative wizards out that do some magical stuff when they do the switch!!!
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post #3689 of 5551
1/31/09 at 11:37am
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Hopefully there are some creative wizards out that do some magical stuff when they do the switch!!!

You lost me. There is nothing special that the Madison market stations have to do, other than power down the analog transmitter. There are no flashcuts in this market, or digital channels changes.
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post #3690 of 5551
1/31/09 at 1:13pm
I guess WKOW-DT 27.1 doesn't give a rats ass about it's PQ.

I cannot watch college basketball today it is so ******! I don't remember FOX 47 looking this bad when TheTube was on 47.2
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