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What will happen on WVTM 13.2?

Chad-Stevens

Chad-Stevens

As you know, NBC WeatherPlus ceased all operations New Years Day. As of this morning, 13.2 has been airing an occasional weather radar map backed with their news theme music, a black screen backed with their news theme music, and promos for their newscast. Of the three, the black screen seems to be getting the most airtime.

About a year ago, it was announced that RTN would go on one of NBC13's subchannels, but judging by this thread at National TV regarding RTN's status, that would seem higly unlikely at this point.
 
This is interesting for Mobile viewers, as WKRG-TV has been promoting 'RTN 5' quite significantly as of late. The main WKRG feed (with CBS) has had TV promos during local programming featuring a new logo that might make CBS jealous.
 
WKRG was showing the "red screen of death" all weekend on 5-3 but today it's just a black screen. With people all over the country reporting that RTN is back on the air in one form or another on the TV board, Mobile's just dead, and we weren't exactly one of RTN's smaller markets.
The good news is that nothing's changed with weather plus on WPMI 15-2. Same graphics and branding as before they shut down, a very smooth transition.
WLOX 13-3 is still showing a PSIP for "the tube" (yes, I've rescanned) with a WLOX slide on the screen. I guess they're still hoping the station will relaunch or they forgot how to operate the equipment.
The strangest thing going on down here though is WSRE has added a Spanish PBS station on 23-4. We don't have that many Mexicans, do we? I don't even think any of the christian channels are carrying Spanish programming on their 10 plus sub-channels
 
poledo said:
WKRG was showing the "red screen of death" all weekend on 5-3 but today it's just a black screen. With people all over the country reporting that RTN is back on the air in one form or another on the TV board, Mobile's just dead, and we weren't exactly one of RTN's smaller markets.
The good news is that nothing's changed with weather plus on WPMI 15-2. Same graphics and branding as before they shut down, a very smooth transition.
WLOX 13-3 is still showing a PSIP for "the tube" (yes, I've rescanned) with a WLOX slide on the screen. I guess they're still hoping the station will relaunch or they forgot how to operate the equipment.
The strangest thing going on down here though is WSRE has added a Spanish PBS station on 23-4. We don't have that many Mexicans, do we? I don't even think any of the christian channels are carrying Spanish programming on their 10 plus sub-channels
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Do you happen to know what's on WLOX's 13-2 subchannel?

That Spanish language channel WSRE is carrying is called V-Me. I get it on DirecTV. I don't speak Spanish but sometimes there's some interesting stuff on there, like dubbed episodes of the History Channel's Megastructures.

I'm surprised the TBN affiliate doesn't have a Spanish subchannel. The one in Memphis has "Enlace" which is their Spanish language ministry channel or something. And I think the children's channel "qubo" may have some Spanish language stuff, but that may only be on SAP.
 
WLOX 13-2 is a Biloxi weather channel. Almost the same as NBC's weather plus. Can't recall the name/branding off the top of my head.
 
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