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post #1801 of 2121
9/19/09 at 6:20am
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Originally Posted by sebenste View Post

Is WYZZ-DT at lower power? A friend of mine north of Champaign by 7 miles could lock it easily until 2-3 months ago. Now, it breaks up badly. It could very well be tree foliage blocking his signal...but I just want to make sure it isn't that or his quad-shield cable.

As an aside, he can lock WOWT-DT from Terre Haute during the day since they went full power (82 air miles). He has a ChannelMaster 4228 8-bay classic UHF antenna, two years old, on a 30' tower.

I don't see any change in signal level on my converter boxes but they generally have better tuners than any TV I have seen to date and the signal is near max.

(side note) I recently replaced my 4-bay with one of the silly looking little Philips MANT940 antennas. It seems to have virtually the same gain and beam pattern as the CM 4221 it replaced with the advantage that it picks up the Quad Cities from the back side on a good day. My old VHF antenna pulls in Channel 4 pretty well but my friend in Wyoming has breakup problems.

Speaking of the Quad Cities, has Channel 6 ever gone full power? They were supposed to go from 512KW to 1MW when they shut down analog but their signal strength didn't seem to change at all. I have not seen it lately, but they were still showing a crawl several weeks after analog went off, stating that they were at reduced power but would increase after (approx) June 13. The crawl would still appear early in July, still showing the June date.
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post #1802 of 2121
9/19/09 at 10:21pm
Young Broadcasting, who owns channel 6, filed for bankruptcy around that time. It would not surprise me if they have delayed full power in order to save some $$$$.
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post #1803 of 2121
9/21/09 at 8:14am
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Originally Posted by sebenste View Post

Is WYZZ-DT at lower power? A friend of mine north of Champaign by 7 miles could lock it easily until 2-3 months ago. Now, it breaks up badly. It could very well be tree foliage blocking his signal...but I just want to make sure it isn't that or his quad-shield cable.

As an aside, he can lock WOWT-DT from Terre Haute during the day since they went full power (82 air miles). He has a ChannelMaster 4228 8-bay classic UHF antenna, two years old, on a 30' tower.

WYZZ is at full power. May be the trees or atmospherics. Would be interested top know if signal imporves in the next few months.
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post #1804 of 2121
9/23/09 at 5:40am
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Originally Posted by ENGjas View Post

WAOE is now broadcasting in HD.

You know, I was all sorts of confused.

I meant to ask is it on DirecTV yet as HD? I don't get UPN on DirecTV, we do get My59 on there.

I can't keep em all straight!
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post #1805 of 2121
9/23/09 at 6:26am
I can not believe WHOI still displays the unwatchable, choppy video feed over D*. I would think fixing this would be a high priority, but I am totally wrong. This totally baffles me that they don't concentrate on fixing this.
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post #1806 of 2121
9/23/09 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by isuquinndog View Post

I don't get UPN on DirecTV

Uh, there is NO UPN - at least NOT for the past couple years...
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post #1807 of 2121
9/24/09 at 6:33pm
Is there a problem with WYZZ-DT tonight? I'm watching on Comcast and it just says that the channel should be available shortly. My wife is mad because her recording of Bones is just an hour of a black screen. Every other channel is coming through fine.
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post #1808 of 2121
9/24/09 at 10:45pm
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Originally Posted by WRacer View Post

WYZZ is at full power. May be the trees or atmospherics. Would be interested top know if signal imporves in the next few months.

Thanks! He's going through a bit of a forest, so I more than suspect that./..but just eliminating all other possibilities first. He is getting, during the day, a Terre Haute station with a transmitter 8 miles south of there...but the signal breaks up. I don't know how well he gets it at night, but it should be better.
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post #1809 of 2121
9/27/09 at 5:05pm
Ok, not UPN, whatever UPN broke up to. Not MyTV but the other one...I don't watch it but my wife does.
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post #1810 of 2121
9/27/09 at 10:32pm
You mean the CW - & actually, it was formed from a combination of the WB & UPN.
(yea, I know you guys don't get that up there)
MyNetwork was a newly created network from FOX, because FOX had so many previous affiliates of UPN, & since UPN & WB combined, they needed something else to fill the gaps. They of course signed up other affiliates around the country - & NOT necessarily all previous UPN affils. (some were previously WB affils, that lost the new CW affiliate for a given market)
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post #1811 of 2121
9/28/09 at 11:32am
I've noticed for a while now that at least the HD versions of CNN, USA, TNT, and TBS, History, Discovery will tend to break up every once in a while. I have Comcast, and I'm wondering if it is a problem with the feed to Comcast, or a problem with the feed from Comcast to me. In other words, is anyone else experiencing this, and if so, have you figured out what the problem was.

I had a technician come out due to one of our other set top boxes not getting a signal. It turned out they needed to put in a signal amplifier. He checked the signal to the HD STB and said it was strong enough. For this reason, I'm thinking it is a problem with the feed from that group of networks to Comcast.

Thanks!
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post #1812 of 2121
9/29/09 at 9:36am
Have others noticed WHOI is no longer broadcasting in DD5.1. I sat on my remote last week, and may have screwed something up, but it seems they turned this off.
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post #1813 of 2121
9/29/09 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by Dilbert12 View Post

Have others noticed WHOI is no longer broadcasting in DD5.1. I sat on my remote last week, and may have screwed something up, but it seems they turned this off.

Also noticed 19.1 (WHOI) is now in 2.0 stereo.

The OTA channels in 5.1 dolby digital are 3.1 (WCIA), 12.1 (WILL) 31.1 (WMBD) and 43.1 (WYZZ).....the rest are 2 channel on my A/V receiver....

CBS has the best surround sound in their broadcasts, IMHO.
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post #1814 of 2121
9/29/09 at 6:58pm
This morning WMBD in HD (Channel 912 on Comcast) was also breaking up just like the CNN, TNT, TBS, etc. channels mentioned above, however, unlike them, WMBD was breaking up every few seconds. The other channels mentioned in my post above would break up about once every 20 to 30 minutes or so on average. Anyone else experience this today? It was during the morning news between 6:30 and 7:00.
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post #1815 of 2121
10/4/09 at 2:45am
ShermyL this is a problem with your home, contact the cable co again.

if something like this was happening to everyone, it would be fixed quickly. while stations and cable cos have occasional hiccups, long term problems are 99.9% local.

techs are paid hourly, not by the call, it can take some time.

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Originally Posted by ShermyL View Post

This morning WMBD in HD (Channel 912 on Comcast) was also breaking up just like the CNN, TNT, TBS, etc. channels mentioned above, however, unlike them, WMBD was breaking up every few seconds. The other channels mentioned in my post above would break up about once every 20 to 30 minutes or so on average. Anyone else experience this today? It was during the morning news between 6:30 and 7:00.
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post #1816 of 2121
10/17/09 at 8:43pm
For the last week or so, anything I'm watching on WYZZ HD via Dish Network has had terrible audio sync problems. There has been terrible break up of the audio every 15-30 seconds or so. The video does not break up. All other local HD (and national) is not having this problem. Any suggestions?
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post #1817 of 2121
10/19/09 at 10:10am
This is the same on DirecTV. Lots of audio BRRRRPS! Very annoying. Does anyone with cable have this issue?
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post #1818 of 2121
10/19/09 at 10:37am
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Originally Posted by powers02 View Post

For the last week or so, anything I'm watching on WYZZ HD via Dish Network has had terrible audio sync problems. There has been terrible break up of the audio every 15-30 seconds or so. The video does not break up. All other local HD (and national) is not having this problem. Any suggestions?

This is a problem that all Fox stations are having! The problem seems to be in the Fox splicer. For some reason it only affecrts D* and E* and some cable co's that take an off the air signal.. We try to have our operators monitor the their feed and call the ops center to have them reset their receiver. The off air feed to consumer receibvers doesn't seem to be affected.
Please post future problems, it will help in trouble shooting.
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post #1819 of 2121
10/19/09 at 7:23pm
Thanks for the info. Just as an update, the SD feed seems to be OK, we'll see if this gets any better on the HD side
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post #1820 of 2121
10/27/09 at 8:01am
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Originally Posted by ctmooregottapee View Post

ShermyL this is a problem with your home, contact the cable co again.

if something like this was happening to everyone, it would be fixed quickly. while stations and cable cos have occasional hiccups, long term problems are 99.9% local.

techs are paid hourly, not by the call, it can take some time.

Thanks for the reply ctmooregottapee!

I'll look into it further. Repeating what I said above, a tech put a signal amp on one of the cable runs going to a bedroom (SD set top box) and it improved the signal there. However, he checked the signal to the HD stb and said it was fine. Would it be beneficial for me to get my own signal amp for the run to the HD stb? Or should I get a tech out to look at it - again?
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post #1821 of 2121
11/2/09 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by ShermyL View Post

Thanks for the reply ctmooregottapee!

I'll look into it further. Repeating what I said above, a tech put a signal amp on one of the cable runs going to a bedroom (SD set top box) and it improved the signal there. However, he checked the signal to the HD stb and said it was fine. Would it be beneficial for me to get my own signal amp for the run to the HD stb? Or should I get a tech out to look at it - again?

I called Comcast to have a tech come out and was told they would only check their own products (i.e. the STB and the cable, and nothing in between). From doing other research on this forum, I went ahead and tried removing all the things in between the point it comes into the house and into the stb. I removed a cheap 3 way splitter so I could have the cable going directly to the TV (which I don't use), one going to the FM tuner (which has never worked - anyone know why?), and finally the one going to the STB. It was a little better but still got the interruptions. Next, I removed a radioshack signal amplifier. I thought this would make the reception better, but to my surprise, removing it improved it a bit more - still not perfect. I then took my Monster Cable Surge protector out of the mix, and Presto!! No interruptions.

Now for the bad news - to me anyway, I got the most recent bill from Comcast, and the rates have gone up increasing my total bill by $35.00 a month!! It turns out the 6 month special pricing had ended, and they have raised the rates slightly all at the same time. I called and said "I am strongly looking into moving to DirecTV since I can get their basic service for less than the increase in my bill. What can you do for me to keep you as my service provider?" The guy on the phone could only offer me the addition of their phone service! We are a cell phone home, thus no need.

Now that I finally got my HDTV with Comcast to my liking, I'm likely off to another provider.

Such is life!
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post #1822 of 2121
11/3/09 at 7:41am
I was a Peoria Insight/Comcast customer since about 1998, and upgraded to both their internet and hi-def services as soon as they became available to me. I was always really happy with their internet service, but their TV service always left me wanting more. Their Hi-Def offerings were always very weak, the DVR was horrible, and service would go out for days at a time with no explanation. If you called and complained sometimes they would discount your bill a little, but usually it wasn't worth the 4 hour phone call to save a few bucks.

I switched to DirecTV almost two years ago and couldn't be happier. Their picture quality and channel selection are both vastly superior. Shortly after I left Comcast they did add more HD channels to their lineup, but they still aren't close and the quality still sucks (I've got friends who still have Comcast). DirecTV's DVRs are also much better in my opinion. Sure they have the tendency to get sluggish at times when new firmware comes out that adds new features (it takes a couple of upgrades to get the speed back as they go back through the firmware and remove bugs and trim it down) but I think it's worth it. The idea of putting the hi-def version of a channel right next to the standard def version, and allowing you to hide the standard def versions so they don't even show up in the guide is great (don't get me started on how often I have to tell my parents "Don't watch channel 4, the same show is in hi-def on channel 910 switch to that one" when I visit). The DirecTV boxes also let you create custom guides so it only lists the channels you want, no more scrolling through pages of PPV and shopping channels for me.

If you want more info on DirecTV be sure to check out the thread here
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=914047

or DBSTalk.com
http://www.dbstalk.com/

There is a lot of information at both places.

Also feel free to PM me. I can probably give you some pointers on how to save some money if you switch too.
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post #1823 of 2121
11/3/09 at 8:51am
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Originally Posted by Beerstalker View Post

I was a Peoria Insight/Comcast customer since about 1998, and upgraded to both their internet and hi-def services as soon as they became available to me. I was always really happy with their internet service, but their TV service always left me wanting more. Their Hi-Def offerings were always very weak, the DVR was horrible, and service would go out for days at a time with no explanation. If you called and complained sometimes they would discount your bill a little, but usually it wasn't worth the 4 hour phone call to save a few bucks.

I switched to DirecTV almost two years ago and couldn't be happier. Their picture quality and channel selection are both vastly superior. Shortly after I left Comcast they did add more HD channels to their lineup, but they still aren't close and the quality still sucks (I've got friends who still have Comcast). DirecTV's DVRs are also much better in my opinion. Sure they have the tendency to get sluggish at times when new firmware comes out that adds new features (it takes a couple of upgrades to get the speed back as they go back through the firmware and remove bugs and trim it down) but I think it's worth it. The idea of putting the hi-def version of a channel right next to the standard def version, and allowing you to hide the standard def versions so they don't even show up in the guide is great (don't get me started on how often I have to tell my parents "Don't watch channel 4, the same show is in hi-def on channel 910 switch to that one" when I visit). The DirecTV boxes also let you create custom guides so it only lists the channels you want, no more scrolling through pages of PPV and shopping channels for me.

If you want more info on DirecTV be sure to check out the thread here
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=914047

or DBSTalk.com
http://www.dbstalk.com/

There is a lot of information at both places.

Also feel free to PM me. I can probably give you some pointers on how to save some money if you switch too.

I know how great DirecTV is. I was a subscriber for about 5 years up until about 4 years ago. I left because they were raising their rates and taking away channels. It looks like the pendulum has swung the other way once again. I think I'm about to jump ship - at least the television part, Comcast's internet service is working well for me. Another thing that bugged me a bit about DirecTV was the service going out during a storm or heavy clouds. With the HD dish that is required, does this problem get reduced? Look for a PM from me!
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post #1824 of 2121
11/4/09 at 10:28am
I noticed on a recent DVRed episode of "Community" the weather warning was overlaid on HD. How long has this been going on? Do the other stations have this capability yet?
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post #1825 of 2121
11/4/09 at 10:58am
i am wondering why none of the peoria tv stations would switch over to HD for their newscasts.Chicago has done it for a long time.
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post #1826 of 2121
11/4/09 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by bluegras View Post

i am wondering why none of the peoria tv stations would switch over to HD for their newscasts.Chicago has done it for a long time.

Uh, because Peoria IS Peoria & Chicago IS Chicago - it's all in the $$$...
None of the S/D/C stations do news in HD, either - & we are a much larger market than P/B, so you do the math.
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post #1827 of 2121
11/5/09 at 7:04am
Anyone have any info regarding Chuck Collins "moving" from WMBD TV to WEEK TV?
Chuck Collins was the weather person on WMBD for a long time, why the switch?
Is there an article in local papers somewhere?
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post #1828 of 2121
11/5/09 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by Jon_J View Post

Anyone have any info regarding Chuck Collins "moving" from WMBD TV to WEEK TV?
Chuck Collins was the weather person on WMBD for a long time, why the switch?
Is there an article in local papers somewhere?

I think it has been in the works for a while. If you go to the bottom of the "Greg and Dan" audio archives. (10/20/09) http://www.1470wmbd.com/Greg-And-Dan...chives/3351428 they had him in the studio talking about the switch.
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post #1829 of 2121
11/6/09 at 3:02pm
Oct 19 2009 , PJ Star , on Collins move to WEEK.
http://www.pjstar.com/news_county/x1...EEK-dream-team
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post #1830 of 2121
11/7/09 at 6:29am
Often there are two audio problems with WYZZ HD on Dish. The audio breaks up badly watching live, and programs recorded on DVR have voice and video so far out of synch you can't hardly watch it. When I'm live I just switch over to OTA and they have no audio problems.

I can't record consistently on WYZZ OTA because my signal strength is around 70, and I get frequent dropouts.

I hope they get this resolved - it's been going on for awhile.
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