Vlad 276 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 So anyone know what time the stations here in New York will turn off their Analog Feed for good? I know WABC-TV will switch right after Eyewitness News at Noon. This concluding Analog TV for good. When are the other stations shutting down today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 229 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Vlad, According to wcbstv.com WCBS will shutoff at 2pm, WNBC by 12:30 pm, WNYW shuts off at 12am, WWOR at 11:59 pm (they're running the info crawl as i speak) and WPIX (same time as WABC) at 12:30pm (according to the crawl on last night's news at ten). WNET and WLIW in the afternoon, maybe at 12:30 pm. Not sure about WXTV and WNJU but like WNBC, maybe at 12am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Since the switch I can't get WABC or WPIX OTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Since the switch I can't get WABC or WPIX OTA. :awesome: Oh man, do I really have to post instuctions on how to get the digital signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 WABC has been pretty weak for me, and I'm pretty close to the transmitter. WPIX and WNET are crystal clear now. Perhaps you should adjust the VHF part of your antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Let me clarify, since WABC-DT and WPIX-DT moved to Ch7 and Ch11 I can't get any signal from them in my area. My antenna is VHF/UHF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 WABC has always had a weak signal for me too, and I thought I was the only one, glad to know thats not the case, lol. Anyway all of the other stations are fine, except for WABC. At this point I'm tired of going up and down the ladder on my house, I'm not breaking my legs for WABC, lol. So I'm hoping they'll do something on their part to improve their signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Someone in the AVS Forum said to give them the weekend to adjust it and if it's still not good on Monday then contact WABC and let them know you can't tune them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 But I'm noticing that the digital channels are now clearer than ever! and the picture quality on a lot of the channels has dramatically increased, 720p almost looks like 1080i, lol. The issue with WABC's PQ after their launch of the "Live Well" network seems to now be fixed as well, because the quality of the picture on my TV is noticeably better. (Cable Box).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'd imagine they'll all do a lot of weekend tweaking. Right now they're just making sure everything is working....getting it working properly comes on Monday. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 But I'm noticing that the digital channels are now clearer than ever! and the picture quality on a lot of the channels has dramatically increased, 720p almost looks like 1080i, lol. The issue with WABC's PQ after their launch of the "Live Well" network seems to now be fixed as well, because the quality of the picture on my TV is noticeably better. (Cable Box).. The switchover has nothing to do with bandwidth...I imagine that it might just be a placebo type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lampstein 6 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Could also be that the stations have boosted the power on their digital signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Could also be that the stations have boosted the power on their digital signals. I was wondering about that because watching CBS 2 News at 11 last night, the picture seemd so much better than it has ever been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 The only thing that would affect the PQ would be the lack of blocking...increasing the transmission power wouldn't add any bandwidth to the channels, all stations still have only 18MBPS to work with. ATSC is all or nothing...you either have the full signal, or you have nothing, unlike NTSC where you can get a fuzzy but watchable signal. Any perceived increase in PQ must be in your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Indeed, it is all or nothing, but the stronger the signal the more bandwidth you are actually receiving. (AKA, less loss). It won't be dramatic, but if your signal is clearer, it will make it easier for your ATSC tuner to decode. It doesn't have an effect on the picture quality, but obviously it will make it easier for your tuner to lock on to the signal, and may result in the picture being more stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Does anybody know how long WCBS and WNBC will be nightlighting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 They have 30 days from June 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 Bandwith or no bandwith, I most definitely noticed a sharper picture on all of the channels, it seemed as if the 720p picture that I'm used to was at 1080i, lol. I work at RadioShack and I had a lot of customers come in today saying that they were not able to get a good signal from Channel 2 and 7. I'm sure they recieved a lot of calls as well, so hopefully they'll work on getting that fixed or at least tweaking their transmission power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I can't get a signal from WABC-DT, WPIX-DT or WNET-DT with my indoor VHF/UHF antenna so I connected my outdoor scanner/ham discone antenna to my tuner card and all three come in with a strong signal. I guess since the antenna is higher it has an easier time finding the signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Found this interesting... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/307399-Broadcasters_HD_Squeeze_Play.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbhcity 3 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Does anybody know how long WCBS and WNBC will be nightlighting? Here in LA, KCBS 2, KNBC 4, KTLA 5, KWHY 22 and KBEH 63 have been running the nightlight program and right now KCBS 2 is the only station still doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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