Uplink activity for 4/22/08
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Those Scranton locals aren't being "tested". They are the "minor" local channels. The big 4 network channels will be uplinked eventually in HD on a different transponder.
Dish Network MUST offer all the local channels receivable by one satellite dish antenna eventually whether they originalte as analog or digital signals. So they are cramming all the minor locals in MPEG4 on the spot beams. For some reason Scranton got the minor locals before the HD locals were uplinked.
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Tony
Dish Network MUST offer all the local channels receivable by one satellite dish antenna eventually whether they originalte as analog or digital signals. So they are cramming all the minor locals in MPEG4 on the spot beams. For some reason Scranton got the minor locals before the HD locals were uplinked.
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Tony
Okay, so I miss-read 2 of them, but the CW is in HD (WLMT). Here's a question for you..... The PBS station, WKNO, shows different SD and HD feeds. I don't think I've ever seen the same program on -TV and -DT. Is this a nationwide thing, or is Memphis the exception/test/oddball? I don't know if it would be related, but the Mid-South Public Communications Foundation (License holder for WKNO) has applied to the FCC to operate a second digital channel on channel 10 after the transition date. (WKNO-DT uses channel 29) Would Dish be required to carry the new channel upon start-up, or would this be another "soon" timeframe?
I missed the WLMT being a fifth one. Is it owned by one of the big 4 affiliates?
PBS HD is usually different than the typical local SD offerings. I suspect one of the subchannels is still required to simulcast the analog. May not be in HD.
PBS HD is usually different than the typical local SD offerings. I suspect one of the subchannels is still required to simulcast the analog. May not be in HD.
I'm guessing that this entry:
ADD 5713 TEST MPEG4 HD Tp 1 EchoStar 5 129w UNAVAIL HIDE
Might be Cartoon Network HD. Can anyone confirm?
ADD 5713 TEST MPEG4 HD Tp 1 EchoStar 5 129w UNAVAIL HIDE
Might be Cartoon Network HD. Can anyone confirm?
How in the world is 61.5 using spots for Buffalo? The 61.5 chart from cablevision shows Buffalo is nowhere near a spot. Perhaps the spots were adjusted? I thought they would need FCC approval.
See map: http://ekb.dbstalk.com/e12spots.pdf
See map: http://ekb.dbstalk.com/e12spots.pdf
I was wondering the same thing - there has been discussion for some time that Buffalo wasn't covered by any spot on the map. BTW, I believe that E* did renumber the spots, for whatever reason. I don't think they're re-aimable, however, unless they shift the footprint of the entire bird.
Brad
That channel was not available and apparently served no purpose. The one that is available is on 5429.
Suppose that map only indicates the center of a spot. The spot may be somewhat larger than indicated. They all seem to be shown as the same size, which is not likely either.
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