Knoxville, TN - HDTV - Page 52

I'm glad you mentioned this - I thought it was my TiVo. But then I checked the Comcast DVR upstairs that I never watch and it had the same glitches, so I figured it was the cable in our area.

Sounds like it was a wider problem. For me it seemed often to be on Bill Maher on Fridays on HBO for the last couple weeks. I rarely have glitches at other times on other channels, although it does happen from time to time. For example, I record Daily Show (mon-thur 11pm Comedy Central) and I don't think it ever glitches. I could be HBO - Maher is a live show, which unfortunately is off 'till next year.

I got the same type of glitches on other channels I watched in recent week, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, principally, but HBO HD was the hardest hit. I haven't watched much of anything but Bill Mahr lately on HBO. Two weeks in a row his show was a mess.

If my Crumbcast service continues to deteriorate with each new round of HD channels, I'll get serious about getting another provider or going to antenna and net TV only. Come spring, if the Braves aren't on in HD, everyday, I will turn off crummycast, for sure. I'm getting tired of SD and "Intermediate Def" TV service.....not to mention that it's hard to get weather on the Weather Channel and that the History Channel hardly has any history anymore....other than Pawn Shop History... Cable's products are getting unfathomable. Most of the channels I turn to, I wouldn't watch unless I was tied to a chair and my eyes super-glued open...

I hope that the dip in service for about two weeks was an uncommon aberration. If that sort of event gets prevalent and these little audio glitches persist, I may fire 'em...?

Oh, I am so glad I have been Comcast-free for 2 1/2 years now.

They only shut it down because they couldn't find/didn't want to pay for the 3+ hours a week of federally mandated Educational/Instructional programming. If not for that it would be on today.

And it was 100 times better than 10 Weather Plus.

Today I saw the most interesting thing. The color black seems to have returned to WVLT's CBS programming. Hooray!

It seems like they have finally adjusted their contrast. The picture isn't too bright and the colors are not as washed out.

On a side note, I had Comcast come out and fix out line for our limited service. I kept it to save money on their internet package. I programmed all the channels I could get through them and saw both on Comcast and via OTA on my DirecTV receiver that 8-2 seems to have a much better picture.

I have been out of the OTA scene for a couple of years. I am receiving WBIR on 10.3 and 10.4 now. Is it my TV scan or did they move.

Still comes in 10.1 and 10.2 for me.

WBIR transmits RF on 10.3 and 10.4. Occasionally a converter box or tuner will not receive the correct data to virtually display those 10.3 and 10.4 signals to their correct locations of 10.1 and 10.2.

Is WATE now monkeying around with their PQ? I noticed over the weekend the picture seemed to be a little dark and was also pretty soft, the HD stuff anyway.

This channel started breaking up on 12/6/2010 is there a problem? I live near Turkey creek and never have a problem.

Just a heads up for DirecTV customers in Knoxville, TN that you could possibly lose WTNZ FOX 43.


More info on wtnzfox43[DOT]com

Apparently they forgot they already broadcast over the air for free. lol

Or wait an hour and watch almost the exact same newscast on WATE.

Funny that they said NOTHING about Fox programming, like House, NFL, NASCAR, MLB, etc. but instead mentioned local news?

To be honest, if they must have a 10pm newscast then they should do like in the Tri-Cities. There WCYB produces the 10pm newscast on WEMT, but they have separate anchors (except for the weekend weather guy) and the Fox station's newscast is an hour.

Slightly off topic: Does anyone have video recordings they could share of Knoxville KM2XKA channel 7 from 1982, their only year of operation. Private message me, please.

hello all! I live in Maryville by Blount Hospital. I was wondering what stations besides the locals you folks are picking up. Any fringe stations from surrounding markets? Which markets? Also, I am looking to get an OTA antenna, and have done a little research. Seems the Winegard 8200u and the ChannelMaster 4228(HD) get pretty good reviews. Does anyone have experience with either of these two? Or, does anyone have some recommendations....i am guessing I will need a combo as one of our locals is still on the VHF Hi band (please correct me if I am wrong). Thanks for everyone's help!

I'm also in Maryville and I have the Channel Master 4228 mounted in my attic and pointed toward Knoxville.I pick up all the local stations,channel 20 which I think is out of Crossville,and several Ion channels(54.1,54.2,etc.) but I'm not sure where they are out of.I dont think you need an antenna for UHF and one for VHF as the 4228 picks up both.Check out the Channel Master website if you havent already.

Channel 20 comes from Buffalo Mountain in Anderson County. That's the mountain that has a flock of wind turbines on it. Channel 54 is on Cross Mountain, farther north and a bit more east. Cross Mountain is right on the Anderson, Campbell County line. A good sized ridge along Alcoa Highway prevents me receiving it. My mom who lives just north of the offending hill picks up 54 just fine. I heard 54 might get a tower on Sharp's Ridge....??? Cross Mountain is a bit far north for some of us to get well. Cross Mountain is the highest mountain on the northern plateau....well it was...they may have taken so much coal and rock off the top that it isn't anymore... ???

So, 20 and 54 both broadcast off of mountains that are higher 3000' . The height helps but, apparently, the farther south you go, progressively smaller ridges can block 'em. That's the case for me anyways.

WATE unleashes the country music.

Get ready East Tennessee. WATE 6.2 will be airborne soon with 24/7 country tunes originating from The Country Network. Color me orange with envy.

ok thanks. I checked the website and did some more research and apparently the cm 4228hd does pick up both. MACINTN, do you have the older version or the newer one with the "HD" suffix? I read that the the older ones do quite a bit better than the newer, redesigned "HD" (also made in mexico, go figure). Thanks again for the helpp

Just curious...anybody in Knoxville or Johnson City TN areas receive any Asheville, NC - Greenville/Spartanburg SC stations? Supposedly 13-WLOS would reach Knoxville area when they completed their antenna upgrade. Or perhaps WSPA-7. Any results? Back in analog days folks in Johnson City area could even receive WBTV-3 from Charlotte with a good antenna. Just wondering.

Mine has been up since the digital conversion took place.I would guess its the older one without the HD designation.I also think it was manufactured in the US.I would like to know how the new (HD) design differs from the old one as it looks the same to me on the site.

Ok I did some looking,my older model 4228 was only rated for UHF signals and the HD rated for both UHF and VHF,however I do pick up the locals that broadcast in VHF.

Just got some information that they are expected to start rolling out news casts and other local programming in high definition by the middle of January as the final stages of upgrades are almost complete. It's about time...are you excited?

ok, so i got the CM 4228HD up an am receiving everything available (I think) EXCEPT the local ABC affiliate, WATE. I have the antenna ran to my tv and have it do the search and it brings up everything above channel 8. I was also able to add another channel manually (7.1). But for the life of me I cannot get WATE. I called the engineer at wate and he told me that they are broadcasting off the same tower as wtnz and that i should be able to pick it up. hmmmmm, not sure what to do here. anyone have any suggestions or advice as to help with my little problem? I as always appreciate it very much folks!

Make sure you watch this Sunday night's 11pm newscast...

Can anyone record this onto a DVD-/+R disc for me? Private mail me, please.

Which station?

wvlt, 8

Now that WVLT is HD, it'll be very interesting to see how long it takes WBIR to do the same. They've already been doing a lot of local production in HD with their new Heartland Series stuff and the promos for their shows and specials. Have to think newscasts aren't far behind.

Volunteer TV News!

Now in HD!!

Our resolution is so high we need THREE on-screen school closing crawls!

All jokes aside, except for one studio camera and the live shot looking soft, the PQ is pretty good.

Wonder why they didn't publicize it more? Were they afraid WBIR would sneak theirs in a day or two before WVLT???

Now the question is.... how soon do the rest follow?