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I live in North Broward and am still not able to pick up this signal with a 30 element UHF Yagi. Just a faint "haystack" on the spectrum analyzer ( RF Ch. 44 ). I was told that they are on "emergency power". Hopefully, they will be at full power soon.

I'm in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and I don't get that channel either (OTA 9.1).

I thought that WHDT was a low power station. If that's the case we'll never be able to receive it in Broward. I have the channel listed on my TiVo lineup but have no signal detected in my tuner.

I think by sometime in September, WHDT is suppose to put out enough power to reach southern / central Palm Beach County from the South Broward / north Dade transmitter facility.

Thanks! That's great news.

Does Comcast carry HDNet or HDNet Movies in this area?

No, Comcast carries neither in this area! It would be nice if they would!

Tomorrow is the big day when I dump cable TV ($$ savings biggest motivation) and have a rooftop antenna professionally installed. Does anyone live due south of MIA ? How do other people handle the inevitable rooftop antenna/hurricane dilemma ? I am having a telescoping antenna mast installed with the antenna (Channel Master UHF/VHF) so I can at least get the thing down to roof top level. Suggestions, advice welcome.

Thx.

Why doesn't Comcast in Broward carry WHDT? It carries every other local channel and subchannel.




Isn't RetroTV HD an oxymoron? How can old tv programs be aired in HD? They weren't filmed in HD. Just because its HD resolution doesn't make it actual HD.

Why does it need to be professionally installed? Its just an antenna. Its not like its a dish that needs to be aimed at at specific point.

I imagine you could just unmount it if a hurricane is coming. Andrew was the first Hurricane that hit this area in my lifetime(33 years) and most people had cable by then. So somebody who's really old would be better to answer this.

According to my friend in Boynton Beach, the WHDT version of Retro TV is vastly different from the one we are all used to. Mainly for me, no Adam-12 or Dragnet at 5 and 5:30...

The "old programs" you refer to were not filmed in widescreen but they were filmed using the highest quality equipment available at the time. That high quality will shine through perfectly on an HD channel. You will see these programs in a way you never thought possible.

True, except for the stretch-o-vision. I can't watch a distorted picture no matter how its high quality shines through.

I haven't been able to receive the Retro Channel yet, but I do not believe they are stretching their programs. They may be reformatted to widescreen in such a way that the original picture is not distorted. This process was done with the old Seinfeld episodes shown on channel 39-1. The picture is widescreen but the image looks normal. They crop the top and bottom of the picture to make it wider. If you have not seen it check it out.

Mr. Marksteiner is the owner of WHDT.

Also from http://rickcaylor.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4867538 :


- Trip

This WPLG FCC "application to cover" made me pull the OTA stuff out of the garage. (DTT-901, Winegard SS-3000.)

The extra power definitely helps a lot here in central Palm Beach County. I was hoping that a power increase would make indoor reception of Miami's VHF stations as easy getting the Miami UHF's but it still took quite a bit of tinkering to find a good spot. Those of you who are closer to the Dade / Broward line will get more out of it. By comparison WSVN barely registers a blip with the same setup.

Anyone having issues with WSFL-DT (39.1) lately?
I'm about 23 miles from the transmitters, but it seems the signal quality is poor.
Tried watching the Dolphins/Pats game last Monday, and the stream kept breaking up every few seconds. Totally unwatchable..

By contrast, WFOR-DT (4.1), whose transmitter is at the same location (Distance/Compass direction according to antennaweb.org), I have perfect reception.

Good morning guys,

I have a comcast tech coming saturday to do a cablecard install. I have been trying to find out if miami is using SDV or not but cant find anything conclusive. Does anyone know if Miami is in fact using SDV?

Thanks!

acesk8er:

Any chance you can catch me new TSReader data on WTVJ, WSCV, and WSFL? If you're able to pick up any of the low-power stations, I'm missing most of those as well.

WSFL added This TV, and I'm hearing that WTVJ and WSCV may be dedicating some bandwidth to Mobile DTV.

Thanks.

- Trip

Any using U-Verse in the 33173 area or close? I just ordered and they state they can now feed 4 HDTV's at the same time. I will check with the installer when they come out.

Also, how do you like U-Verse?
I have had D* for 15 yrs now but my isp is crap.

I have Directv for TV and U-Verse 24 Mbps for isp. I would stick to Directv and get U-Verse for the internet only.

Hey Trip, I captured the stream data from the easy-to-get stations. The Decontis viewer decodes the M/H stream from WSCV. It's a down-conversion of the main HD program, see enclosed screen cap. I can't get the Miami LPTV's.

 

TSReader Captures 10-8-10.zip 69.99609375k . file

Cool, thanks. Wonder why you couldn't catch WTVJ...

- Trip

I have the same problem with both channels from time to time and, to a greater degree, with WTVJ 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. It's caused by multi-path interference. The same interference that caused ghosting in the old analog system causes a breakup of the signal in the new digital system. If it's really bad, you may need to switch to a good outdoor antenna that picks up UHF signals.

Has anyone heard any news about when WHDT 9.1 is going to operate at full power. I still cannot get this channel and it is not carried by Comcast in Broward County.

Check out: http://www.sfltv.com/2010/10/22/wtvj...-news-channel/

Early next year!

This station's OTA signal is for all practical purposes its STL to Comcast's Palm Beach cable headend. You're not missing anything as most of the programming is infomercials. No more "WHDT Sports World Exclusive" horse jumping re-runs... ;-)

For anybody in Weston who has Advanced Cable, have they added any new HD channels lately?

I'm moving from Memphis, TN to Coral Springs in 2 weeks. Is this the correct thread I should follow or the West Palm Beach one? Coming in to say hi.

Ok next question, we will be in zip code 33065. I use Comcast internet currently and they said they don't service the range of the house we are going to rent. Are my other options only Advanced Cable or ATT? If so how are the speeds? I will be working from home temporarily so I need to have a reliable internet connection.

I use OTA and record as much as possible from that instead of the D* feeds. Doing a antennaweb search looks like we are mostly around 20 - 23 30 miles from the different towers. Good times for me!