KJZZ adds more subchannels than we were expecting

[CAwasinNJ]

Some of you were waiting for Comet? Well, it's here along with 2 other subchannels. The new lineup is:

14.1 - KJZZ, same as always
14.2 - Comet
14.3 - TBD
14.4 - Charge!

Of course we've been talking about Comet for a few months now. It's a Sci-Fi channel.

TBD sounds to me like a complete waste of space. You can read about it at variety.com/2016/tv/news/sinclair-broadcast-group-tbd-digital-channel-1201938056/

Charge! is an action-adventure channel. More about that here: deadline.com/2017/01/charge-sinclair-broadcast-metro-goldwyn-mayer-action-network-launch-1201887875/

The weird part about this launch is that the substream ID for TBD appears to be the same as the old original KJZZ feed. Without doing a rescan trying to tune in the original KJZZ got TBD instead, which is probably going to confuse a lot of people and have them wondering why KJZZ was replace with nonsense. Not a good plan.

[tardiscaptain]

The Comet Network website finally reported to me that they were on 14.2. I then went to the TV and noticed TBD showing up (I didn't do a full re-scan). So I didn't know about Charge on 14.4 but it sounds interesting. I'll have to do a re-scan the next time I have access to the TV. What little I watched of TBD didn't impress me.

Did KTMW add a fifth sub channel on .5? I don't recall seeing it before.

I was also talking with H&I about being aired over-the-air in the SLC metro area. They responded about some upcoming expansion. I didn't know if this was a generic answer or if they had something in mind.

[CAwasinNJ]

Yes, KTMW did add LATV on 20.5, though that copy is in 16:9 format rather than squished 4:3 that's on KULX. It also helps that KTMW is a full power station and not a class A station.

[tardiscaptain]

Is 14.4 running? I didn't get it on my last scan.

[CAwasinNJ]

I can see 14.4