OMG The BIG Switch !!!

zippyt · 06-12-2009, 05:09 PM

Ok Fess up , who doesnt have Tv any more ??

Perry Winkle · 06-12-2009, 05:21 PM

Me. I don't have a TV. Haven't had one for a couple of years. Couldn't care less.

DanaC · 06-12-2009, 05:24 PM

I love my telly. Don't take my telly. No disassemble number five!

Crimson Ghost · 06-12-2009, 05:52 PM

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Happy Monkey · 06-12-2009, 06:16 PM

The chart's not quite right. Some cable companies are going ahead and upgrading to digial as well, requiring some users to upgrade to a cable box instead of plugging the cable directly to the TV.

TheMercenary · 06-12-2009, 07:41 PM

I for one refuse to get a digial system under any circumstances.

Crimson Ghost · 06-12-2009, 07:54 PM

I know it's not quite right.
But since my TV is out for some reason, I thought I'd post it.

glatt · 06-13-2009, 06:14 AM

It's Saturday morning, and I just scanned the new stations, and there are half a dozen of the old analog ones still broadcasting. wtf? I thought the deadline was 7 hours ago. Is the deadline tonight?

There are about a dozen new stations, which is neat, but they are in lanuages I don't understand. Sounds like dutch, chinese, and of course spanish.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

There are about a dozen new stations, which is neat, but they are in lanuages I don't understand. Sounds like dutch, chinese, and of course spanish.

Well obviously you forgot to press 1 for English.

Kitsune · 06-14-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

It's Saturday morning, and I just scanned the new stations, and there are half a dozen of the old analog ones still broadcasting. wtf? I thought the deadline was 7 hours ago. Is the deadline tonight?

We still are getting five analog stations here. Strange.

glatt · 06-14-2009, 08:08 PM

My wife was just flipping past an analog channel and they announced the analog channel would remain on until July 13th, broadcasting that crap about the switch and also emergency weather alerts as they occur.

dar512 · 06-14-2009, 08:55 PM

They're called night-light stations. They'll be on for a bit longer.

tw · 06-15-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

... they announced the analog channel would remain on until July 13th, broadcasting that crap about the switch and also emergency weather alerts as they occur.

These are low power stations or translators. For example, some stations that serve less than 10,000 viewers are also considered important for the safety of those persons. Therefore these stations were granted extensions and (last I read) were considered targets of federal funds to help with the transition.

For further information - for everyone - enter your zip code in this web site: FCC engineering maps

Some stations were broadcasting on temporary frequencies before the transition. Once they turned off the analog transmitter, the digital transmitter was changed to that frequency. Then they discovered their digital transmissions did not work properly. These are the stations that no longer appear as clear as they did before 13 June. An ABC station in Philadelphia is one that is not being forthcoming about details of their mistake.

Juniper · 06-13-2009, 10:35 AM

Not much change for me. I'm picking up a channel from Indianapolis here in Dayton; that's new.

Shawnee123 · 06-13-2009, 01:02 PM

WHAT? My TV isn't working? What happened? Was there some kind of change? No one told me.

Oh yeah, I got cable. Never mind.

06-12-2009, 05:09 PM	#1
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Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The chart's not quite right. Some cable companies are going ahead and upgrading to digial as well, requiring some users to upgrade to a cable box instead of plugging the cable directly to the TV. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-12-2009, 07:41 PM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I for one refuse to get a digial system under any circumstances. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-12-2009, 07:54 PM	#7
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	I know it's not quite right. But since my TV is out for some reason, I thought I'd post it. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

06-12-2009, 05:21 PM	#2
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Me. I don't have a TV. Haven't had one for a couple of years. Couldn't care less.

06-13-2009, 06:14 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's Saturday morning, and I just scanned the new stations, and there are half a dozen of the old analog ones still broadcasting. wtf? I thought the deadline was 7 hours ago. Is the deadline tonight? There are about a dozen new stations, which is neat, but they are in lanuages I don't understand. Sounds like dutch, chinese, and of course spanish.

06-14-2009, 08:08 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My wife was just flipping past an analog channel and they announced the analog channel would remain on until July 13th, broadcasting that crap about the switch and also emergency weather alerts as they occur.

06-14-2009, 08:55 PM	#12
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	They're called night-light stations. They'll be on for a bit longer. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-13-2009, 10:35 AM	#14
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Not much change for me. I'm picking up a channel from Indianapolis here in Dayton; that's new.

06-13-2009, 01:02 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	WHAT? My TV isn't working? What happened? Was there some kind of change? No one told me. Oh yeah, I got cable. Never mind. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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