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KODF-LD SIGNS ON!

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eskipper411

I did a rescan at 11:15 pm and picked up KODF's DTV signal! The channel is picked up by DTVPal DVR. However, this scan locked up my receiver. The guide says KODF-LD BRITTON, TEXAS and as a thought, why is a LP going HD?
 
eskipper411 said:
...why is a LP going HD?
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There's no technical reason why they cannot - they're low-power, not low-spectrum. They get the same 6 MHz that the full-power stations get, just as they did with analog. The only difference is less coverage area. There are many LPDTV stations broadcasting HD - mostly 720p, but some are even going 1080i. One of my local LPDTV stations broadcasts 720p on the primary subchannel, and 480i on the second subchannel.
 
Many TVs divide the signals into two ''bands'' all analog and all digital. And I'm sure the LPTVs have learned that most viewers are now scanning up and down the digital channels and missing the analogs altogether.
 
eskipper411 said:
The guide says KODF-LD BRITTON, TEXAS and as a thought, why is a LP going HD?
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As of this writing, KODF is now in 1080i with the info guide now showing ``KODF-LD 26.1''. The current programming content will be very familiar to transplanted New Yorkers. Understanding what that means is left as an exercise... :)
 
fredcantu said:
Many TVs divide the signals into two ''bands'' all analog and all digital. And I'm sure the LPTVs have learned that most viewers are now scanning up and down the digital channels and missing the analogs altogether.
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Or using converter boxes, which for the average technically-challenged viewer means they no longer receive analog signals at all.
 
Bob E. Nelson said:
As of this writing, KODF is now in 1080i with the info guide now showing ``KODF-LD 26.1''. The current programming content will be very familiar to transplanted New Yorkers. Understanding what that means is left as an exercise... :)
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They've been on the air for a while, but they were at 480i until they went off the air yesterday (even though their animated logo promised HD). But they came back online at 1080i today with the virtual fireplace. Guess they're making good on that HD promise.
 
JHBrandt said:
They've been on the air for a while, but they were at 480i until they went off the air yesterday (even though their animated logo promised HD). But they came back online at 1080i today with the virtual fireplace. Guess they're making good on that HD promise.
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And now they've added a 480i (SD) subchannel 26.2. Both are showing the fireplace for now.
 
26.1 has been Mega TV since just before the New Year, but KODF seems to be having trouble deciding what to put on 26.2. They kept the virtual fireplace until this week, then experimented with a SD/HD simulcast (a la KXTX/39 and KSTR/49) for about a day. Last night it was infomercials - basically the same ones KHPK/3.1 is showing (except in Spanish of course).
 
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JHBrandt said:
I guess one channel of infomercials just wasn't enough, so now they have two!
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We form quite an exclusive club, don't we? :)

I caught 26-3 during a rescan last night. We two just might be the only Anglophones in all of D/FW who are aware that KODF, KPFW, and KVFW exist. Well, lets enjoy it while we can...before the FCC raids the rest of the spectrum of OTA. :-(
 
fredcantu said:
It's good to be bilingual. It doubles your chances of finding something to watch.
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I must hasten to add that some of the programs on KODF (Mega-HD) require *no* language skills whatsoever. Think of ``Sabado Gigante'' with even better looking women. :)
 
Bob E. Nelson said:
fredcantu said:
It's good to be bilingual. It doubles your chances of finding something to watch.
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I must hasten to add that some of the programs on KODF (Mega-HD) require *no* language skills whatsoever. Think of ``Sabado Gigante'' with even better looking women. :)
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I think that's the only reason TO watch KODF or other spanish stations.
 
fredcantu said:
It's good to be bilingual. It doubles your chances of finding something to watch.
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Throughout 2009, Spanish-language broadcasts made up about a third of the total available. But they've been growing more quickly this year, and are now at nearly 40% of the total.

So knowing Spanish doesn't quite double your chances, but it comes close.

Oh, and I agree with Bob that you don't have to know Spanish to enjoy many Spanish-language shows. Same goes for some of the infomercials, by the way - just turn the sound off and enjoy the "scenery" ;-)
 
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Bob E. Nelson said:
JHBrandt said:
I guess one channel of infomercials just wasn't enough, so now they have two!
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We form quite an exclusive club, don't we? :)

I caught 26-3 during a rescan last night. We two just might be the only Anglophones in all of D/FW who are aware that KODF, KPFW, and KVFW exist. Well, lets enjoy it while we can...before the FCC raids the rest of the spectrum of OTA. :-(
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Interestingly, 26-3 started off in Spanish, but it's been mostly in English lately. It seems like it'd make more sense to have one infomercial channel with two audio programs.
 
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