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RTV on 16.3
- Thread starter Mattswad
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I'm certainly no expert, but not that I'm aware of. The way I understand it is: Cable/Satellite providers don't want to carry the local channels. But FCC requires them to carry full powered channels in certain areas.
WYGA-LD is a Low Power Digital station...unless you're a FULL POWER station, you're pretty much not carried on ANY cable/satelite provider. The only exception I'm aware of is the Spanish Azteca America WUVM-LP channel 4 on DirecTV (that is still a low power **ANALOG** station!!!) and *technically* Comcast lists WKTB 47.1 (Telemundo-Spanish) as a local station and for some reason W23DN, which is another LP Analog station is grouped with the locals even though they're just a Home Shopping Network repeater.
And no sooner than you ask, does RTV disappear from 16.3 along with every other subchannel! ARG! Oh well, probably just a wasp nest or a piece of pine straw on their broadcasting equipment. It's amazing how low budget/low maintenence/amateur some of these stations are. I read their job application for "station manager" or some title like that. All they wanted was somebody that could clean bug nests off the transmitter and plug the power chord in if the motel cleaning lady stepped on it at the extended stay where their offices are located! I'm sure they could have just walked outside and any random bum in Atlanta would be glad to do that for $12 a month....problem is, I don't think anyone associated with that channel or many of the other low power jokes have ever even set foot in Atlanta. Including the owners/bosses of THE ATLANTA CHANNEL even!!!
WYGA-LD is a Low Power Digital station...unless you're a FULL POWER station, you're pretty much not carried on ANY cable/satelite provider. The only exception I'm aware of is the Spanish Azteca America WUVM-LP channel 4 on DirecTV (that is still a low power **ANALOG** station!!!) and *technically* Comcast lists WKTB 47.1 (Telemundo-Spanish) as a local station and for some reason W23DN, which is another LP Analog station is grouped with the locals even though they're just a Home Shopping Network repeater.
And no sooner than you ask, does RTV disappear from 16.3 along with every other subchannel! ARG! Oh well, probably just a wasp nest or a piece of pine straw on their broadcasting equipment. It's amazing how low budget/low maintenence/amateur some of these stations are. I read their job application for "station manager" or some title like that. All they wanted was somebody that could clean bug nests off the transmitter and plug the power chord in if the motel cleaning lady stepped on it at the extended stay where their offices are located! I'm sure they could have just walked outside and any random bum in Atlanta would be glad to do that for $12 a month....problem is, I don't think anyone associated with that channel or many of the other low power jokes have ever even set foot in Atlanta. Including the owners/bosses of THE ATLANTA CHANNEL even!!!
RTV on 16.3 could hardly be more disappointing.
For me the signal is actually better than 2-2 was, but there are too many technical issues now.
When 16-3 worked, briefly, the audio was not in sync with the video. Then it went to a sort of still frame that refreshed now and then with muffled audio, and now, nothing.
But this is 16, the station that aired a DVD player "tray open" menu screen for a long time and nobody at the station cared about that either. Oh well.
For me the signal is actually better than 2-2 was, but there are too many technical issues now.
When 16-3 worked, briefly, the audio was not in sync with the video. Then it went to a sort of still frame that refreshed now and then with muffled audio, and now, nothing.
But this is 16, the station that aired a DVD player "tray open" menu screen for a long time and nobody at the station cared about that either. Oh well.
Yup...I get a few lines here and there that are frozen across the screen. Definitely sounds like some wasps have built a nest in their satelite that they receive the feed from. Or maybe the wind blew the aluminum foil off of their rabbit ears where they pick up WRBL-RT's signal and duct tape a coax cable to their transponder.
I wish I still had the .pdf when they posted a "help wanted" ad for a station manager. It's a 1 man operation. The boss is in TX and I'd be surprised if he's ever sat foot in Atlanta much less directly overseen or even *seen* his station. It literally said the hire should merely work in or around the same building as the tower and once a week come into the "studio" to get the mail, make sure methheads haven't stolen any wire, ensure that the wires are all plugged in and check for wasp nests in the transmitter. The only qualification was that you had to have *some* level of familiarity with broadcasting equipment so you could tell a subcontracted repairman the name of the part or where it was located in the case of a failure. It paid $60,000 a year too. Would've been a sweet gig. Wonder if their hiree even has OTA reception & is aware that they're off-air?e, ensure that the wires are all plugged in and check for wasp nests in the transmitter. The only qualification was that you had to have *some* level of familiarity with broadcasting equipment so you could tell a subcontracted repairman the name of the part or where it was located in the case of a failure. It paid $60,000 a year too. Would've been a sweet gig. Wonder if their hiree even has OTA reception & is aware that they're off-air?
I wish I still had the .pdf when they posted a "help wanted" ad for a station manager. It's a 1 man operation. The boss is in TX and I'd be surprised if he's ever sat foot in Atlanta much less directly overseen or even *seen* his station. It literally said the hire should merely work in or around the same building as the tower and once a week come into the "studio" to get the mail, make sure methheads haven't stolen any wire, ensure that the wires are all plugged in and check for wasp nests in the transmitter. The only qualification was that you had to have *some* level of familiarity with broadcasting equipment so you could tell a subcontracted repairman the name of the part or where it was located in the case of a failure. It paid $60,000 a year too. Would've been a sweet gig. Wonder if their hiree even has OTA reception & is aware that they're off-air?e, ensure that the wires are all plugged in and check for wasp nests in the transmitter. The only qualification was that you had to have *some* level of familiarity with broadcasting equipment so you could tell a subcontracted repairman the name of the part or where it was located in the case of a failure. It paid $60,000 a year too. Would've been a sweet gig. Wonder if their hiree even has OTA reception & is aware that they're off-air?
Wow. I am speechless.
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