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RE: OTA TV - terracore - 02-23-2016
I just did a fresh rescan @ 05:17pm and the 4's, 13, 9 are MIA. The 11's show up but no signal. 14 is no longer reported as 23.
ETA: H22 I'd love to hear more about these upcoming offerings. And bless you for studying and going into your field.
RE: OTA TV - ElysianWort - 02-23-2016
quote:Gosh Kalakoa I wish it were that easy. Stream your favorite shows if you have a load of data to use. I don't. My favorite show is the news in the morning while I wash dishes. Guess I'll start buying the newspaper again.
Originally posted by kalakoa
Just stream your favorite T V shows over the internet -- problem solved!
RE: OTA TV - terracore - 02-23-2016
I posted this once before, but here are the 17 channels we should be getting. Apologies but the clickable links will probably get scrubbed out when I paste this but I think the formatting will survive. Maybe H22 can post corrections as applicable:
4.1 ABC major network
4.2 MeTV classic television programming (Brady Bunch, Gunsmoke, MASH etc), MeTV Network
9.1 KFVE local, KFVE The Home Team - KFVE, K5-Hawaii News, Weather and Sports
10.1 PBS major network
10.1 PBS transmitter 2, same programming as above
10.2 PBS different programming than 10.1
10.2 PBS transmitter 2, same programming as above
10.3 PBS Sometimes different programming than 10.1 or 10.2
10.3 PBS transmitter 2, same programming as above
11.1 FOX major network
11.2 CCW major network
13.1 NBC major network
13.2 CBS major network
14.1 KWHE religious programming and old TV shows/movies
45.1 CBS (same programming as 13.2)
45.2 THIS TV movies and drama
45.3 ESCAPE TV basically a movie channel with movies from 80's-2000
ETA: formatting, antenna is aimed just to the East of Hilo.
RE: OTA TV - H22 - 02-23-2016
quote:
Originally posted by terracore
ETA: H22 I'd love to hear more about these upcoming offerings.
Sure-- we have 2 channels ready to go, both are low power and run off of solar. Since we're running such low power, the beam will be concentrated at the HPP/Orchidland/Beaches area from Mountain View. Signal should be strongest in HPP. Channel 32.1 and channel 2.1.
One channel is set up with weather and a live-updating TV program guide (with a chill electronic music audio channel); the other I'm finishing up now with a low-budget loop of local news programming. I keep tweaking things though, so we'll see what the final product will end up being.
I've had 3 networks talk with me in the last month or so who are interested in entering the "Hawai`i" market, so there's opportunity for expansion with sub channels. I'm spending every extra cent I have on this project, so that is what dictates the complexity of the offerings.
The major delay I keep hitting is with something called the RF amplifier. I bought one used and it died after having a test-pattern up for about 2 days. A new one was set to arrive in mid-January, and the manufacturer told me there'd be a delay of at least 2 months. There's a very short list of amplifiers that meet both the FCC's criteria and can run off of DC/solar power. So that's where we're at with it.
The only promise I can make is that we'll be a little weird. :-)
RE: OTA TV - H22 - 02-23-2016
quote:
Originally posted by terracore
I posted this once before, but here are the 17 channels we should be getting. Apologies but the clickable links will probably get scrubbed out when I paste this but I think the formatting will survive. Maybe H22 can post corrections as applicable:
Looks pretty right on to me!
RE: OTA TV - TomK - 02-23-2016
H22,
"I'm actually studying for my Broadcast Engineer certification exam for this very reason. Even the big markets have a shortage of engineers, let alone remote places like The Big Island. 90% of the current engineer roster is set to retire in 10 years or less with demand on spectrum increasing in a big way."
Does this mean in the future we'll be able to harass you whenever there are OTA transmitter problems here? [
]You might find yourself quite busy!
RE: OTA TV - H22 - 02-23-2016
quote:
Originally posted by TomK
Does this mean in the future we'll be able to harass you whenever there are OTA transmitter problems here? [
Haha! I hope so!!
RE: OTA TV - Kenney - 02-24-2016
Aloha H22.I agree with Terracore that it's great you're working on your Broadcast Engineering Certificate! It takes a lot of effort to educate yourself in order to reach a goal. I'm looking forward to seeing some locally broadcast Stations and the contributions you have and will make as a trained professional!
RE: OTA TV - wheresbilly - 02-24-2016
This is the reply I received from KITV. That was the only station that bothered to reply to my inquiry about lost reception.
Please: If you have an issue take the time to contact the responsible party. NOTHING gets done unless they know someone cares. Thanks
My name is Chuck Parker. I am the News Director at KITV. Thank you for taking the time to send the note. Yes, as you know we are having signal problems on the Hilo side of the Big Island. I apologize for any inconvenience that may have or may be causing you. Our engineers are in Hilo today trying to assess the problem and figure out how to fix it. Unfortunately however, I do not have a timetable as to when it will be fixed.
marko mark
RE: OTA TV - macuu222 - 02-24-2016
I have over 1000 DVD's. It's time to start watching them.