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KTVK analog signal - DTV alerts

J

justthenumbers

I had the opportunity to watch KTVK's analog signal for a few minutes this morning.

I noticed that, at least during the newscast, the main picture is now a "squeezeback" (don't know if that's the right term -- the layout is reminiscent of what ¡Más! Notas looked like when it was still around, or that music video/news/weather show on KASW in the mornings from a few years back.)

On the left was a message along the lines of "If you are seeing this message, your TV is not prepared for the digital transition", or something like that, followed by an FCC phone number.

There was a scroll along the bottom of the screen explaining the DTV transition.

How long have they been doing this?
 
I would guess a couple of months now. TV3 is on display (nice, big LCD) in one of my doctor's offices and I've noticed that format for two visits now (or about 4 to 6 weeks or so). It's aggravating enough that, if it were my personal TV, I'd be running out and buying a converter box ASAP.
 
landtuna said:
I would guess a couple of months now. TV3 is on display (nice, big LCD) in one of my doctor's offices and I've noticed that format for two visits now (or about 4 to 6 weeks or so). It's aggravating enough that, if it were my personal TV, I'd be running out and buying a converter box ASAP.
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It's an LCD TV that's picking up the analog signal? That seems odd...I thought all LCD TVs had digital tuners.
 
justthenumbers said:
It's an LCD TV that's picking up the analog signal? That seems odd...I thought all LCD TVs had digital tuners.
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It is a large flat-screen and appears to be an LCD (but it is mounted up high on a wall so I can't actually see it up close).

It definitely was receiving the analog signal.
 
That message has been running on KASW for a few months. It only recently began appearing on KTVK. They had used a different message with the big A in the upper right corner (no, not scarlet).

TVs with digital tuners aren't limited to digital broadcasts only. They pick up both digital and analog.
 
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