From DirecTV - DTV Switchover Info

[Scott Greczkowski]

As you know already full power stations that have not already transitioned to a digital signal will be doing so on Friday 6/12. Overall we expect very few problems with the transition but here are a few last minute notes:

• WNBC in NYC is expected to be down for 2 hours in the afternoon as they retrofit their transmitter. We will have on screen messaging up while this is happening and redirect to another station if needed.
• We expect temporary outages for the following stations

Thursday June 11th:
6/11/09 – 2301 MT – Davenport, IA/Rock Island, IL/Moline, IL: KWQC 6 (NBC). Expected outage 1 hour.
6/11/09 – 2301 MT – Jackson, MS: WLBT 3 (NBC) Expected outage 2 hours
6/11/09 – 2335 MT – Cincinnati, OH: WKRC 25 (CW) Expected outage 2 hours
6/11/09 – 2335 MT – Cincinnati, OH: WKRC 12 (CBS) .Expected outage 2 hours

Friday June 12th:
6/12/09 – 0500 MT – Greenville- Spartanburg, SC/Ashville, NC: WLOS 13 (ABC) Expected outage up to 1 hr
6/12/09 – 0500 MT – Portland OR: KGW 8 (NBC) Expected outage - up to 1 hr
6/12/09 – 0500 MT – Seattle- Tacoma, WA: KCTS 9 (PBS) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 0700 MT – Washington DC-Hagerstown, MD: WDCW 50 (CW) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 0800 MT – Kansas City, MO: KMCI 38 (IND) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 - 0900 MT - Lansing MI: WKAR 23 (PBS) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 1030 MT – New York NY: WCBS 2 (CBS) Expected outage 2 hours
6/12/09 – 1030 MT – New York NY: WCBS – DNS 80, 380 & 390 (CBS) Channel will be in outage for approximately 2 hours
6/12/09 – 1130 MT – El Paso, TX: KTSM 9 (NBC) Expected outage- up to 1 hr
6/12/09 – 1200 MT – Salt Lake City UT: KTMW (IND) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 2159 MT – Miami-Ft Lauderdale. FL: WLTV 23 (IND) Expected outage 2 hours
6/12/09 – 2200 MT – Miami-Ft Lauderdale. FL: WSVNHD 7 (FOX) Expected outage 45 minutes
6/12/09 – 2159 MT – Tri-Cities, TN-VA: WCYB-CW 6 (CW) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 2159 MT – Tri-Cities, TN-VA: WCYB 5 (NBC) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 2200 MT - Boston MA: WMUR 9 (ABC) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 2258 MT – Salt Lake City UT: KUTH 32 (UNI) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/12/09 – 2259 MT – Topeka, KS: KSNT 27 (NBC) Expected outage 1 - 2 hours
6/12/09 – 2300 MT - Cedar Rapids, IA: KIIN 12 (PBS) Expected outage 6 hours
6/12/09 – 2300 MT – Des Moines- Ames, IA: KDIN 11(PBS) Expected outage 6 hours

Saturday June 13th
6/13/09 – 0059 MT - Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: KBMTHD 12 (ABC) HD -Expected outage 4 hours
6/13/09 – 0059 MT – Chico-Redding, CA: KRCR 7 (ABC) Expected outage 1 hour.
6/13/09 – 0059 MT – San Francisco- Oakland- San Jose, CA: KRON 4 (MNT) Expected outage 2 hours
6/13/09 – 0100 MT – San Francisco- Oakland- San Jose, CA: KTVU 2(FOX) Expected outage 6 -12 hours

• The following stations will be going dark after the transition:

1. Buffalo NY - WNGS Ch 67 (Ind)
2. Eugene OR - KTVC Ch 36 (Ind)
3. Fort Myers-Naples FL - WEVU Ch 4 (UNI)
4. Fort Smith AR - KPBI Ch 34 (Ind)
5. Little Rock-Pine Bluff - KKYK Ch 49 (Ind)
6. Oklahoma City OK - KUOK Ch 35 (UNI)
7. Salt Lake City UT - KCBU Ch 3 (Ind)
8. Salt Lake City UT - KUTF Ch 12 (TFT)
9. Spokane WA - KQUP Ch 24 (Ind)
10. Springfield MO - KWBM Ch 31 (MNT)
11. Butte-Bozeman MT - KBTZ Ch 24 (FOX/MNT)

 

[hancox]

One additional note:

The station update from Tribune Media (who maintains the guide data that DirecTV uses) will be updated Friday NIGHT, so there may be a gap for those in markets where stations are switching earlier in the day.

 

[Bob Nielsen]

One additional note:

The station update from Tribune Media (who maintains the guide data that DirecTV uses) will be updated Friday NIGHT, so there may be a gap for those in markets where stations are switching earlier in the day.

KCTS 9 in Seattle switched frequencies at 4:30 am. When I checked at 7:30, the ATSC tuner on my HR20 was picking it up just fine.

 

[goaliebob99]

One additional note:

The station update from Tribune Media (who maintains the guide data that DirecTV uses) will be updated Friday NIGHT, so there may be a gap for those in markets where stations are switching earlier in the day.

You know if Directv would let us scan for our own stations they wouldnt have to worry about this.. Honestly I dont understand how hard it is to write software that can do this! Who ever made this decision at D* during development was boneheaded.

 

[ChrisK114]

You know if Directv would let us scan for our own stations they wouldnt have to worry about this.. Honestly I dont understand how hard it is to write software that can do this! Who ever made this decision at D* during development was boneheaded.

Yes I don't understand this either. What purpose does it serve?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

They control the horizontal and they control the vertical.

 

[Juan]

I always thought that d* and E* had a direct fiberlink to the NY stations like the cable co's do

 

[raoul5788]

They control the horizontal and they control the vertical.

Pretty cool that we get reruns of the Outer Limits on TXX, eh Scott!

 

[DJ Rob]

Will there be a place/thread to report problems with OTA mappings, etc. after stations transition to Directv?

There a couple here in the Denver DMA that are not mapped correctly now.

 

[hancox]

Will there be a place/thread to report problems with OTA mappings, etc. after stations transition to Directv?

There a couple here in the Denver DMA that are not mapped correctly now.

DirecTV has indicated a "big upload" will come tonight, so I would sit tight until tomorrow AM.

I'll post a thread to track these from tomorrow on.

 

[hdtvtechno]

ABC) WLS-TV digital RF 7 is not working..

 

[DJ Rob]

DirecTV has indicated a "big upload" will come tonight, so I would sit tight until tomorrow AM.

I'll post a thread to track these from tomorrow on.

I have reset my receivers last night, this morning and no change. There's still problems.
Can you post a link to that thread here as I'm not finding it?

 

[DJ Rob]

Since I didn't see one, I created a thread for issues.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-forum/178350-digital-tv-transition-ota-issues.html