Anybody have an accurate count of current FM HD operations,,,,and any commercial TV stations that have elected not to convert to HDTV (Meaning discontinuing operations when the fateful last day arrives) ? Thanks JBI
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Double ?...How many HD FM and HDTV for Mississippi?
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From Memphis I have received WABG,WMAO,WMAV,WMAE, WCBI, and WRBJ in HD
WMAV and WCBI being the most frequent and best signals from down south.
While living on the 18 floor of a high rise I could watch WMAV & WCBI any given night.
and believe this or not... W15CG in Pontotoc was always audible with a very weak visual.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=TX1050006.html
WMAV and WCBI being the most frequent and best signals from down south.
While living on the 18 floor of a high rise I could watch WMAV & WCBI any given night.
and believe this or not... W15CG in Pontotoc was always audible with a very weak visual.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=TX1050006.html
jboydingram said:
I count 31 full-power TV stations in Mississippi.
- Seven are already on the air with their full interim DTV facilities.
- Sixteen have DTV permits on hand *and* Special Temporary Authority to operate reduced DTV facilities. Chances are all sixteen are on the air, at least at reduced power.
- Three have DTV permits but no reduced-power STAs. They may already be on the air with full facilities but not had their permanent license approved yet.
- There is one permit for a completely new station (WMAA-43 in Columbus) which will sign on as a DTV operation, with no analog signal.
- A completely new station in Jackson (WWJX-51) has an analog permit only. Either they'll amend it to specify DTV operation, or they'll flash-cut from analog operation on channel 51 to DTV operation on channel 51 on Transition Day.
- Two relatively new stations (WRBJ-34 and WUFX-35) are operating as analog but did not receive a DTV assignment. These stations will have to flash-cut to digital on their existing channels.
- Another relatively new station (WKDH-45) was in the same situation but has already flash-cut to DTV.
So, in total, eight stations are positively known to have begun DTV operation; nineteen more are almost certainly operating in DTV; only three don't yet have a DTV permit.
The story is different among LPTV/Class A stations. I count 80 such stations in MIssissippi. (this figure is heavily influenced by failed wireless-cable systems at Meridian, Grenada, and Hattiesburg which have left a pile of "orphaned" LPTV permits) Only eleven have DTV permits. Four have received digital companion channels (will operate a simulcasting DTV on a separate channel from their analog); the other seven will flash-cut to DTV on their existing channels. 66 stations do not appear to have any current plans to switch to DTV.
Probably the best person to answer that question ^^^
lost many hours on your site over the years
http://www.w9wi.com/
lost many hours on your site over the years
http://www.w9wi.com/
I'm wondering if WTVA will ever convert - I think they are one of those in the "no DTV application" category, citing financial hardships or some such nonsense. I want my NBC HD!jboydingram said:
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On another note, what's the incentive for MS stations to go HD? Those HD radios aren't exactly flying off the shelves.
In the short term, there really isn’t any incentive to make the change to HD. It’s an expense, and one that will reap few benefits any time soon. So, with the tight budgets that stations currently operate under, it’s tough to justify the costs in small markets.
Still, there is a chicken-and-egg issue here. Until there is something worthwhile on HD (and frankly, the audio difference from the FM analog and the HD is pretty subtle), there is no reason for folks to go out and buy HD radios. And, until there are ears listening, broadcasters won’t bother to make the change. Interesting. In some ways, it reminds one of the early days of FM.
Here in Memphis, we do have much HD. WRVR has a very cool Blues channel on HD2, where you will hear everything from Muddy Waters to Professor Longhair; yet, still, the guys at Best Buy tell me the buyers aren’t beating the doors down to buy the JVC HD Radio.
So, it may be a while before HD Radio hits critical mass, if at all. But, for WTVA to not have upgraded to DTV is inexcusable. Every other station in that market has.
DE
Still, there is a chicken-and-egg issue here. Until there is something worthwhile on HD (and frankly, the audio difference from the FM analog and the HD is pretty subtle), there is no reason for folks to go out and buy HD radios. And, until there are ears listening, broadcasters won’t bother to make the change. Interesting. In some ways, it reminds one of the early days of FM.
Here in Memphis, we do have much HD. WRVR has a very cool Blues channel on HD2, where you will hear everything from Muddy Waters to Professor Longhair; yet, still, the guys at Best Buy tell me the buyers aren’t beating the doors down to buy the JVC HD Radio.
So, it may be a while before HD Radio hits critical mass, if at all. But, for WTVA to not have upgraded to DTV is inexcusable. Every other station in that market has.
DE
WCBI HD is very nice... I will have to look but I saw a story somewhere about how WCBI was feeding the HD subchannels using a wireless lan link to the tower.
actually i found it.. a very nice read
http://www.terawave.com/casestudy_WCBI.html
actually i found it.. a very nice read
http://www.terawave.com/casestudy_WCBI.html
I'm pretty sure that was taken care of a while ago - the channel 8 assignment has been in the FCC database for at least 6 months - possibly 10 months.w9wi said:
I paged through a recent FCC report on the DTV transistion, and WTVA was one of a small handful of stations that hadn't even started the application process, and they were admonished (whatever that means) for dragging their heels. :
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