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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jul 26, 2009 3:55:33 GMT -6
I see the SD copy of CW30 on Ch 4.3 is gone. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. If they really want a full screen SD version, just put it on KUCW's signal where it makes sense, but I say just let it go.
If they really want to make use of their extra bandwidth, why not put something good on there? Retro TV (ex-RTN) would make an excellent choice. I could probably just leave the station on all day and be totally fine with it.
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Post by kenglish on Jul 26, 2009 10:40:13 GMT -6
I think they planned to leave the KUCW-SD copy up for a while, to be sure their new (KUCW-DT) transmitter tube wasn't gonna fail. Putting the 4.3 signal up meant having many people do a re-scan to even find it (I don't know why some sets need a re-scan, just to update the PMT on an existing channel). They probably got busy, the reason it stayed up so long. In such a situation, I'd be tempted to just leave it in the PMT, but not put anything on it...reducing the bandwidth to a minimum. Maybe indicate that it's a "standby channel" in the EPG. Of course, we need to remind everybody to re-scan, and to re-scan often, for new channels. That's a fact of life in the Digital world. Now, if we could just get KJZZ/KUTV to put NASA-HD on their spare bandwidth.........................  . |
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Post by dxstuboy on Jul 26, 2009 11:31:32 GMT -6
Ken, I would LOVE to see NASA-HD on my television. I love NASA TV. Get to see the UFOs they try to cover up, but that's a whole other topic. KJZZ could handle it, as could KUCW, or as you said KUTV. The chances of this actually happen are pretty low, but we can dream can't we.
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Post by dxstuboy on Jul 26, 2009 23:59:33 GMT -6
Hmm, I can see the CW on 4-3 now. Glitch maybe.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jul 27, 2009 18:16:21 GMT -6
I'm not getting 4.3 right now. You aren't getting a remap that points to 30.1 there are you?
Oh, and speaking of having to remap, remember that the KUCW simulcast started on 4.2 and only later shifted to 4.3
I was thinking about RetroTV some more and KUTV would actually be a good fit for that too. RTV would be a good companion to This which is already on there. Also, RTV is already on several other stations that are co-owned with KUTV (KUSG St George, KEYE Austin TX, WTVX Ft Pierce/West Palm Beach FL).
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Post by dxstuboy on Jul 28, 2009 23:38:45 GMT -6
It seems like SLC is slow to get updates to DTV. I still haven't seen a new station since the transition.
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