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94.1 HD2 Off?

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heythereterry

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Hi. I usually listen to 790 The Zone on WSTR HD2, but I have not been able to receive it the past couple of days. They still promote it, so I wonder if nobody over there pays attention to the HD signals because nobody listens to them.
 
Yeah... give them a call and ask for the engineering department. I have done this a couple of times with WSB-FM 98.5. I am no engineer, but it appears to me that these stations doe not have alarms when they have a problem with the HD. The two times I have called WSB when the HD was off for a couple of days, they (using their words) "reboot" and the HD is back on within 30 minutes.

A few months ago I called the chief engineer for WYAY to let him know that the 106.7 HD was sounding muddy and a lower volume than the analog. He had it fixed within a couple of days.
 
Re: 94.1 HD2 Off? yep listeners calling in helps a busy eng

Some engineneers. manage. a lot of tasks. Calling lets them know they missed the HD. being out.A lot of it is like your desk top needs a refresher. A reboot and that has to be done by man not automatic.
 
I have never seen an HD setup at the TX site. Is it more computer than transmitter? I have never heard the term reboot with an analog transmitter, but have heard reboot used frequently with an HD transmitter.
 
The HD "generator" is a computer, some more reliable than others. Most run a version of Linux, customized for Ibiquity's needs. Being a computer-They occasionally need a kick start. Early models have standard IDE disk drives, which can be filled up, or become corrupt etc.

The transmitters, are usually capable of IBOC only, IBOC +FM or Analog FM only. Some transmitter brands are seemingly more reliable than other brands when producing IBOC. Occasionally you find that you do, literally, have to reboot the transmitter, if it gets into some sort of funk, Starving the IBOC of data is usually source of "funk". I have seen multiple transmitters running iboc that produce fire and smoke, or they return to "packing crate" status...which means that the transmitter is no longer on your channel, but some other channel. Fortunately most of them will not run on the wrong channel.

On top of all of that the HD-2 HD3 etc are usually another computer. Which is another chance for a lockup. THEN, on top of that you probably have an Automation playback machine...another PC, that will need a kick now and again.

Between the analog, streams, video streams, and HD these side channels are easily overlooked.
 
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