What an NBC station should look like

Started by reednavy, January 29, 2009, 12:06:12 PM

hanjin1

That's weird, I live in Springfield and can get ABC in hd fine, but I can not get NBC to come in hd at all.


Quote from: stjr on February 20, 2009, 07:45:41 PM
Karl, an UPDATE: 

With rabbit ears, I can now get Channel 12 (NBC) in digital in southern Duval but only on my big screen TV, not my smaller one in the kitchen.  I am guessing the larger TV's have better electronics or built-in receptors as all stations are easier to receive on them for me.  I still can not get Channel 25 (ABC) on any TV.  I hope they increase the power and/or fix both signals soon.

Interestingly, with analog, Channel 12 was at the top in reception (with 4 and 7).  Now my easiest and most stable station in digital appears to be Channel 7 followed by Channels 4, 30, and 47.  Of all the stations, I would say that Channel 7 (PBS) is overall the best due to ease of reception, the programs they run (like Nature) in showing off HD, and for exploiting their digital spectum (5 stations now) for us rabbit ears folks.  I do look like the 24/7 weather radar, temps, and times on Channel 12-2.

Channel 4's HD news picture (not necessarily content) is far superior to all the others.  Channel 30's (and I suppose their sister station, Channel 47) video news clips look like they have a washed out color, milkiness, look to them.  You can really see the contrast in color and clarity when they lay graphics from the studio over the pictures.  I suspect they haven't modernized their equipment and it really shows.

Recently, the Grammy's looked great on the big screen.  And the opening aerial scenes of CSI-Miami.

downtownparks

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They are fixing the transmitter and the antenna. In the next week or two. The odd thing is, both signals (12 and 25) are fed from the same antenna at southside and Beach, and both are VHF Digital, so in theory if you get one, you should get both.. As far as analog, only 12 is fed from the southside tower, ABC 25 is fed from a tower in Middleburg.

hanjin1

Hmmm that is weird. Well it used to be that I wouldn't get both in HD, then one day all of a sudden I started getting 25-1, but if I enter 12-1 nothing happens.