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post #1561 of 2942
2/17/08 at 10:25am
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Originally Posted by digiblur View Post

Their other sister station feeds Cox an HD feed via fiber of CW-HD. Guess how much is in HD? Zero! Cox still calls it HD... lol.

Another problem is all 4 stations are run/owned together.When you go to their office it is nbc33, fox44, cw21,and kzup 19 or some channel like that. All 4 are run by the same group.
Even When i called the nbc 33 number about hd programming shown in sd, the person asked me what channel i was referring to, 33, 44, 21, or 19? I didnt think 19 or 21 was even broadcasting hd programming ota.
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post #1562 of 2942
2/17/08 at 8:40pm
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Originally Posted by dennispap View Post

Another problem is all 4 stations are run/owned together.When you go to their office it is nbc33, fox44, cw21,and kzup 19 or some channel like that. All 4 are run by the same group.
Even When i called the nbc 33 number about hd programming shown in sd, the person asked me what channel i was referring to, 33, 44, 21, or 19? I didnt think 19 or 21 was even broadcasting hd programming ota.

19 and 21 are still running analog OTA and will probably just do the flash cut thing. No telling if HD will be in the picture.

21 sends an HD signal to Cox via fiber, Cox has it in their HD lineup but I haven't seen HD on it in over 6-8 months.
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post #1563 of 2942
2/18/08 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by digiblur View Post

19 and 21 are still running analog OTA and will probably just do the flash cut thing. No telling if HD will be in the picture.

21 sends an HD signal to Cox via fiber, Cox has it in their HD lineup but I haven't seen HD on it in over 6-8 months.

Well Digi.

The CW does do hd. I don't know why the station up there doesn't send it to Cox, even if they can't do OTA for some reason. WNOL is sending an HD feed to Cox here in New Orleans. Even though the don't have the bandwith to send it OTA on they space they lease from Ch 49. They recently got a permit to move the HD ch 15 that was for WGNO. So WGNO will stay on the lease spot until the conversion in 2009. And ch 38 should be HD, using ch 15, very shortly.

Don H
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post #1564 of 2942
2/18/08 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by wtkflhn View Post

Well Digi.

The CW does do hd. I don't know why the station up there doesn't send it to Cox, even if they can't do OTA for some reason. WNOL is sending an HD feed to Cox here in New Orleans. Even though the don't have the bandwith to send it OTA on they space they lease from Ch 49. They recently got a permit to move the HD ch 15 that was for WGNO. So WGNO will stay on the lease spot until the conversion in 2009. And ch 38 should be HD, using ch 15, very shortly.

Don H

I should have worded it better. I know the CW does HD as I can see WNOL's feed in HD but WBRL is upconverted SD on an HD resolution. Just WBRL doesn't send Cox HD anymore.
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post #1565 of 2942
2/20/08 at 10:31am
Our Corporate Entity purchased a CW HD receiver from Harriis for the WBRL Cox feed when the station converted from The WB to The CW Network.

It was installed about a month after the changeover.

I am checking on your issue with CW-HD today.

I will get back to you on it when I find out what is going on.

Lou Strowger
Chief Engineer
KWKT-TV Waco
ComCorp USA
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post #1566 of 2942
2/20/08 at 11:27am
Sorry to ask a simple, boring question, but I did search through this thread for an answer with no luck. At least not a recent answer.


Here's my question...Can you still pick up unencrypted channels? I was thinking that you could pick up the local networks w/o digital upgrade. Someone at work told me that this is not possible. My first HDTV will be delivered next week and want to be prepared ahead of time.


tia
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post #1567 of 2942
2/20/08 at 1:28pm
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Originally Posted by FOX44CE View Post

Our Corporate Entity purchased a CW HD receiver from Harriis for the WBRL Cox feed when the station converted from The WB to The CW Network.

It was installed about a month after the changeover.

I am checking on your issue with CW-HD today.

I will get back to you on it when I find out what is going on.

Lou Strowger
Chief Engineer
KWKT-TV Waco
ComCorp USA

Any chance of CW 21 (Wbrl) broadcasting hd over the air, on their own channel (not the fox subchannel)?
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post #1568 of 2942
2/20/08 at 6:11pm
This is probably a very dumb question but I have a samsung LCD and it's picking up a LOT of DTV channels over my cable line. I have an OTA antenna and I use it sometimes, but it isn't plugged in and i'm seeing FOX HD and a few others. So I was wondering does that mean I can get Cox Digital TV and not have to get a tuner box?
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post #1569 of 2942
2/20/08 at 6:35pm
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Originally Posted by srbtiger06 View Post

This is probably a very dumb question but I have a samsung LCD and it's picking up a LOT of DTV channels over my cable line. I have an OTA antenna and I use it sometimes, but it isn't plugged in and i'm seeing FOX HD and a few others. So I was wondering does that mean I can get Cox Digital TV and not have to get a tuner box?

Sorry. No it doesn't mean that. You should be able to get the local HD chanels that are on Cox. They are supposed to be unencrypted. If you want to get the digital versions of the basic and expanded basic pkgs., or any of the digital tiers, you will have to have a Cox authorized box.

Don H.
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post #1570 of 2942
2/20/08 at 7:16pm
Ahhh, thanks. I assumed that would be the case but I was kind of thrown off because I'm getting CST HD, TNT HD, and CNN HD on DTV channels as well but they don't have sound. I'm assuming that is why I would need the box?
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post #1571 of 2942
2/20/08 at 10:18pm
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Originally Posted by FOX44CE View Post

Our Corporate Entity purchased a CW HD receiver from Harriis for the WBRL Cox feed when the station converted from The WB to The CW Network.

It was installed about a month after the changeover.

I am checking on your issue with CW-HD today.

I will get back to you on it when I find out what is going on.

Lou Strowger
Chief Engineer
KWKT-TV Waco
ComCorp USA

Thanks for the research! When I check the HD feed it isn't HD but if I check the CW out of New Orleans the same show is in HD, but I get very poor signal on the N.O. CW-HD feed on Cox.
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post #1572 of 2942
2/21/08 at 7:05am
Digi, on dish network i see that they now have the guide data for 33-2, weather plus (no big deal i know) but how come we can get the data for all of the other digitals and their subchannels, Except for cw 21 (44-2)
Is the station responsible, or is it a tribune or dish thing?
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post #1573 of 2942
2/21/08 at 4:35pm
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Originally Posted by dennispap View Post

Digi, on dish network i see that they now have the guide data for 33-2, weather plus (no big deal i know) but how come we can get the data for all of the other digitals and their subchannels, Except for cw 21 (44-2)
Is the station responsible, or is it a tribune or dish thing?

I'm not sure of that but I did notice on the reports Wednesday that WVLA2 was added to the EPG list. http://www.satelliteguys.us/uplink-c...4-changes.html

If I remember right the guide data is fed by tribune. Email the station and dishquality@echostar.com.
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post #1574 of 2942
2/24/08 at 1:02am
FOX44CE - I'd love to find out if there are plans to broadcast CW21 in HD OTA. Smallville is one of my favorite shows and its not the same in SD.
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post #1575 of 2942
2/24/08 at 6:07pm
Sunday night, 7:30pm, NASCAR race is only 1/4 finished due to long rain-delay... and WGMB-HD has switched back to SD.
The wet track means the racing is not so great, but the delay means that it is now a night race. Meaning brightly-lit cars, sparks and sometimes even fire. Meaning pretty race video...
...if I could only see it.
C'mon WGMB. At least *act* like you care.
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post #1576 of 2942
2/25/08 at 3:28pm
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Originally Posted by nino2469 View Post

FOX44CE - I'd love to find out if there are plans to broadcast CW21 in HD OTA. Smallville is one of my favorite shows and its not the same in SD.

WBRL will flash cut to digital in Feb 2009 and broadcast CW in HD at that time.

There is no digital allocation in the interim for that station.

The CW Hd feed to COX has been up since I contacted them last week.
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post #1577 of 2942
2/25/08 at 3:30pm
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Originally Posted by Doctor_Technical View Post

Sunday night, 7:30pm, NASCAR race is only 1/4 finished due to long rain-delay... and WGMB-HD has switched back to SD.
The wet track means the racing is not so great, but the delay means that it is now a night race. Meaning brightly-lit cars, sparks and sometimes even fire. Meaning pretty race video...
...if I could only see it.
C'mon WGMB. At least *act* like you care.

FOX dumped the HD feed after the rain delay started.

We can't broadcast what we ain't got.
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post #1578 of 2942
2/25/08 at 4:42pm
Fair enough. I'm sure your master control folks were having fits all night with the restarts that kept being pushed back to "real soon now". It was not a good day (and night) for NASCAR.

Sorry for the grumpy prior post - that was one race that was just not meant to happen.
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post #1579 of 2942
2/25/08 at 7:18pm
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Originally Posted by FOX44CE View Post

WBRL will flash cut to digital in Feb 2009 and broadcast CW in HD at that time.

There is no digital allocation in the interim for that station.

The CW Hd feed to COX has been up since I contacted them last week.

2009 is a way out but I'm glad to hear it will be HD and not SD.

Thanks for the work on the CW HD Cox feed!
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post #1580 of 2942
2/25/08 at 9:13pm
yeah its nice to know a time frame though I am disappointed that Smallville is SD until then for me. Thanks for the response!
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post #1581 of 2942
2/26/08 at 7:54am
Anybody notice this morning during the today show that everytime nbc33 cuts in with the girl doing the traffic, there isnt any audio!!!! it isnt a tape, because they showed different graphics, traffic cam shots(Unlike like the taped weather guy,He has audio). Does anybody at that station watch the channel??? Even if it was a tape, if it doesnt have audio, dont run it.
Bush league
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post #1582 of 2942
2/26/08 at 7:55am
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Originally Posted by digiblur View Post

I'm not sure of that but I did notice on the reports Wednesday that WVLA2 was added to the EPG list. http://www.satelliteguys.us/uplink-c...4-changes.html

If I remember right the guide data is fed by tribune. Email the station and dishquality@echostar.com.

i emailed the station cw 21 and that dish link last week, no response yet
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post #1583 of 2942
2/26/08 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by dennispap View Post

i emailed the station cw 21 and that dish link last week, no response yet

You might try WGMB since it is on their DT signal. Or maybe FOX44CE can help?
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post #1584 of 2942
2/28/08 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by FOX44CE View Post

The CW Hd feed to COX has been up since I contacted them last week.

Checked the CW tonight and saw a show in HD....wow...haven't seen that in a while. I'm shocked that no one else complained or maybe the complaints were not getting to the correct people.

Thanks!
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post #1585 of 2942
2/29/08 at 6:14pm
Digi, on dish network i see that they now have the guide data for 33-2, weather plus (no big deal i know) but how come we can get the data for all of the other digitals and their subchannels, Except for cw 21 (44-2)
Is the station responsible, or is it a tribune or dish thing?

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Originally Posted by digiblur View Post

You might try WGMB since it is on their DT signal. Or maybe FOX44CE can help?

Hopefully he can help because i still havent heard anything from 44, 21, or dish
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post #1586 of 2942
3/1/08 at 9:18pm
Noticed at 33 WVLA's website, they are looking for a Master Control Supervisor, a Master Control Operator, and an engineer.

Maybe a recent housecleaning has been performed??? Maybe people in master control at 33 will pay more attention when NBC is feeding a HD program.

If a TV station can't afford a handful of 13" or smaller monitors for master control and around the station, then they really should turn in their license and let another company provide quality TV service to the city of license.

I want to say that MOST of the time the bad decisions about HD (whether it's 5KALB or 9WAFB or many others) are made by management and not by engineers.

Like radio, most TV the last few years is run by salespeople in management as opposed to the years when broadcasters and programmers ran TV and radio stations. That being said:

Comcorp's Chief Engineer for Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport is based out of Waco, Texas!!! That's a heck of a commute!!!
Does he fly a helicopter from Waco when BR or Lafayette has technical trouble? How would he know if a part time master control operator is asleep at the HD switch?

Funny....their ad for an engineer says he would need to work in an environment without a lot of supervision--that sounds like the situation right now!

If a TV engineer is not enthusiastic and EAGER for the transition to digital in addition to being knowledgeable, they NEED TO GO.
In Louisiana, there were some engineers hired simply because they were vets from WW2. It's long past time for them to retire.
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post #1587 of 2942
3/2/08 at 8:59am
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Originally Posted by radiomaster View Post

Noticed at 33 WVLA's website, they are looking for a Master Control Supervisor, a Master Control Operator, and an engineer.

Maybe a recent housecleaning has been performed??? Maybe people in master control at 33 will pay more attention when NBC is feeding a HD program.

If a TV station can't afford a handful of 13" or smaller monitors for master control and around the station, then they really should turn in their license and let another company provide quality TV service to the city of license.

I want to say that MOST of the time the bad decisions about HD (whether it's 5KALB or 9WAFB or many others) are made by management and not by engineers.

Like radio, most TV the last few years is run by salespeople in management as opposed to the years when broadcasters and programmers ran TV and radio stations. That being said:

Comcorp's Chief Engineer for Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport is based out of Waco, Texas!!! That's a heck of a commute!!!
Does he fly a helicopter from Waco when BR or Lafayette has technical trouble? How would he know if a part time master control operator is asleep at the HD switch?

Funny....their ad for an engineer says he would need to work in an environment without a lot of supervision--that sounds like the situation right now!

If a TV engineer is not enthusiastic and EAGER for the transition to digital in addition to being knowledgeable, they NEED TO GO.
In Louisiana, there were some engineers hired simply because they were vets from WW2. It's long past time for them to retire.

Each of their facilities has a C.E. and associated Eng staff. In the case of Baton Rouge, last year starting around this time, the M.C. Supervisor left, followed by the C.E., then the Asst. C.E.. Basically, the people who were most familiar with the technical operations all left over the course of less than a year.

On the subject of "13 inch monitors", they have (or had) HD monitors fed by set top boxes connected to antennas on the roof for each HD channel in the control room. It's not an issue of not being able to see the HD off-air signals.
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post #1588 of 2942
3/2/08 at 2:59pm
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Originally Posted by boce View Post

Each of their facilities has a C.E. and associated Eng staff. In the case of Baton Rouge, last year starting around this time, the M.C. Supervisor left, followed by the C.E., then the Asst. C.E.. Basically, the people who were most familiar with the technical operations all left over the course of less than a year.......

IMHO. That progression of employee loss indicates poor management. The sup leaves and then the technical staff can't work for the replacement, so they leave.

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Originally Posted by boce View Post

.....On the subject of "13 inch monitors", they have (or had) HD monitors fed by set top boxes connected to antennas on the roof for each HD channel in the control room. It's not an issue of not being able to see the HD off-air signals.

They evidently don't bother to look at them.
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post #1589 of 2942
3/2/08 at 7:55pm
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Originally Posted by raouliii View Post

IMHO. That progression of employee loss indicates poor management. The sup leaves and then the technical staff can't work for the replacement, so they leave.

They evidently don't bother to look at them.

Definitely, or they dont know, cant tell the difference between sd and hd
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post #1590 of 2942
3/3/08 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by radiomaster View Post

Noticed at 33 WVLA's website, they are looking for a Master Control Supervisor, a Master Control Operator, and an engineer.

Maybe a recent housecleaning has been performed??? Maybe people in master control at 33 will pay more attention when NBC is feeding a HD program.

If a TV station can't afford a handful of 13" or smaller monitors for master control and around the station, then they really should turn in their license and let another company provide quality TV service to the city of license.

I want to say that MOST of the time the bad decisions about HD (whether it's 5KALB or 9WAFB or many others) are made by management and not by engineers.

Like radio, most TV the last few years is run by salespeople in management as opposed to the years when broadcasters and programmers ran TV and radio stations. That being said:

Comcorp's Chief Engineer for Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport is based out of Waco, Texas!!! That's a heck of a commute!!!
Does he fly a helicopter from Waco when BR or Lafayette has technical trouble? How would he know if a part time master control operator is asleep at the HD switch?

Funny....their ad for an engineer says he would need to work in an environment without a lot of supervision--that sounds like the situation right now!

If a TV engineer is not enthusiastic and EAGER for the transition to digital in addition to being knowledgeable, they NEED TO GO.
In Louisiana, there were some engineers hired simply because they were vets from WW2. It's long past time for them to retire.

Actually, I am Corporate Engineer for ComCorp and also Chief Engineer for the ComCorp FOX stations in Waco.

We have an excellent Chief Engineer in BR, and as was noted earlier in another post, the CW HD issue was just a communications SNAFU that occurred when he took over the stations.

I have discussed the NBC switching issues with him and he is working on improving communications with their programming department.

HD switching is automated there but the programming department schedules which shows are to be switched to the HD feed.

I will be traveling to BR soon and that is one of the situations I will address when I'm there.
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