DENDude 224 Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Just wondering, does KSL-TV not sign off anymore on Sunday Mornings? I was in St. George, UT last weekend and was watching tv around 3am and they were airing an infomercial for music cd's from the lds church.
mre29 1588 Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Maybe you were watching a cable version that doesn't sign off when the broadcast station does.
Eat News 4745 Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Maybe you were watching a cable version that doesn't sign off when the broadcast station does. So do they have a super secret sign-off just for the OTA's? Does God see snow... or just a blue screen like the rest of us?
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Speaking of, WOAY finally quit signing off after Nightline. They now air Last Man Standing, TMZ Live, and clear World News Now as well, followed by ATM leading into their 6am show.
rkolsen 1697 Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 So do they have a super secret sign-off just for the OTA's? Does God see snow... or just a blue screen like the rest of us? WETA (PBS in DC) did until recently. That and having seperate schedule for their SD and HD feeds - cable 26 serves as their primary feed (OTA 26.4) and HD Cable (26.1).
Rusty Muck 4428 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 For the longest time WDAY/WDAZ simply ran a slide with the station logos (and that of KBMY/KMCY) during downtime on a nightly basis. Not sure if they still do. I can't think of any other stations that still closedown for non-techincal reasons. The conversion to digital made it obsolete.
bammy99 25 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 KVIA used to sign off bright and early Sunday mornings for a few hours, want to say they still do
TheRolyPoly 2655 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Actually, according to TV listings, I think KSL has stopped signing off. Paid programming has pretty much taken over the off-air slots, whatever they were.
rkolsen 1697 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I can't think of any other stations that still closedown for non-techincal reasons. The conversion to digital made it obsolete. That and transmitters don’t need to be manned and remotely controlled. Doesn’t KSL have a network of translators some of which may be analog?
blizzard59 41 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I can't think of any other stations that still closedown for non-techincal reasons. The conversion to digital made it obsolete. There are a few PBS members that have become so cash strapped they now turn off OTA transmitters at night. A few here in the Midwest I can think of: Iowa Public Television, off air Midnight-5 AM Network Knowledge, off air 11 PM-6:30 AM WDSE/WRPT, off air 1 AM-6:30 AM KSMQ, off air Midnight-6 AM NET in Nebraska shut off their transmitters overnight as recently as last year, but I couldn't find confirmation that they still do. I would guess they still do though. Except for WDSE/WRPT and KSMQ, cable systems receiving these stations via fiber receive a 24/7 fiber feed. Satellite providers pick up the signals OTA, so the transmitter shutdowns affect them too.
Eat News 4745 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 That and transmitters don’t need to be manned and remotely controlled. Q:Why did you need to man transmitters way back then???? A: Because in the olden days you needed to have somebody babysit the transmitter because the things were power hogs,..and they could become a BIT unstable if left alone. Stuff could catch fire or blow up....lights on the tower could go out and planes could hit it. Things are a bit more stable now.
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