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I can pass on the Batman, but I love Star Trek. Can I come out of the basement please?
I'm glad Memphis has ME-TV and I might try setting up an outdoor antenna to see if I can get it. I keep hoping a station in Jackson will pick it up, but WJKT has gone with Cool TV, and WBBJ is going to pick up CBS on a subchannel starting on 1-1-12. When I've tried to get information on the possibility of ME-TV coming to Jackson I've only been able to talk to someone who doesn't know anything about subchannels, much less what will be on it, or I've received no response from anyone who should know. 
So did WLMT drop RTV to make room for ME-TV? THere are a lot of stations doing that. I still hope that since WJKT is more or less a sister station to WLMT and they simulcast programming at times that they'll eventually get ME-TV as well.
CH23-2 is showing a mix of old movies and TV. Watched the Brit's Invisible Man, as well as Charles Bronson in Man-with-a-Camera...and no commercials.
Is 30 showing My Network TV in prime time instead of ME-TV? I wouldn't like that too well. I'd rather see ME-TV's prime time lineup.
I just looked at ME-TV's website and found out that WBBJ in Jackson is getting ME-TV some time around 1-1-12. So I'll FINALLY be able to get it on OTA or cable either one. To me this is even better than their getting CBS. ;D
I found out that ME-TV is only going to be used as filler on 7.3, which will only be about 5 or 6 hours a day when CBS programming isn't on. I guess that it's better than infomercials but it still stinks. Thanks for almost nothing WBBJ.
I tuned in this morning to see what was on Charter digital channel 135 where 7.3 has been, only to find out that now it's only available with Charter's HD package which I don't have at the present time. In order to get what little of ME-TV is available I have to pay extra for it. I don't know whether Charter or WBBJ is the cause of this, but this is only getting worse. For what little time WBBJ is carrying ME-TV is isn't worth paying extra to me. I'll get it OTA.
WBBJ's Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/ABC-7-Eyewitness-News-WBBJ/159026164741 is getting a lot of comments from unhappy viewers, including myself, over how this is being handled. Between the people who are unhappy about losing the weather radar, those who want ME-TV full time, 7.3 only being available on Charter's HD package, and not at all yet on Jackson Energy Authority cable, or satellite, and the poor picture quality for the few people who are getting it OTA, WBBJ has managed to screw it up all around. :-\
There has been another Facebook page started asking WBBJ to put ME-TV on 7.2 at http://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=wbbj%20metv&init=quick&tas=0.5319677913072835#!/METVJACKSON. I don't know what luck they'll have but at least I know that there are other wiewers that want it as well.
I don't know of any subchannels of any station in any market carried by Dish or DirecTV. Good luck on that one.
DirecTV sells an add-on OTA tuner that interfaces with the H-series recorders so you can DVR OTA signals. That's the closest I know one can integrate subchannels on satellite.
DirecTV sells an add-on OTA tuner that interfaces with the H-series recorders so you can DVR OTA signals. That's the closest I know one can integrate subchannels on satellite.
I got a little bit of good news today. I found out that 7.3 was accidentally set as an HD channel by WBBJ, but that they are working to correct the problem, and that it should be available on Charter soon without having to have the HD package.
I was also told that they eventually want to have ME-TV on its own subchannel, but that they have to make technical improvements first, and they hope to have it on in the future. So it sounds like we'll have ME-TV full time in the future, just not at the present time. I'll give it time and see if they keep their promises.
I was also told that they eventually want to have ME-TV on its own subchannel, but that they have to make technical improvements first, and they hope to have it on in the future. So it sounds like we'll have ME-TV full time in the future, just not at the present time. I'll give it time and see if they keep their promises.
I just checked and found out that the problem with 7.3 only being in the HD package has been resolved. It's now available to all viewers on Charter that have a digital tuner. I'll admit I'd rather see it be on basic, but this is better than it having been in the HD package only. Now if they hopefully get ME-TV to being on its own subchannel ASAP I'll be happy.
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