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WLNE AUDIO

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Runrigger

Since the digital switch has anyone noticed WLNE's audio is lower than that of the other stations? My Mom is in Providence & uses a converter box now. No problem with the signal itself, but audio is definitely lower than it used to be.
 
WLNE audio is staying on the air with DTV instructional programs until mid-April, and that is all they have on the station, except for broadcasts of their local news throughout the day.
 
Runrigger said:
Since the digital switch has anyone noticed WLNE's audio is lower than that of the other stations? My Mom is in Providence & uses a converter box now. No problem with the signal itself, but audio is definitely lower than it used to be.
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Your Mom actually watches Channel 6?!? :D
 
formeraa said:
Runrigger said:
Since the digital switch has anyone noticed WLNE's audio is lower than that of the other stations? My Mom is in Providence & uses a converter box now. No problem with the signal itself, but audio is definitely lower than it used to be.
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Your Mom actually watches Channel 6?!? :D
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General Hospital. And yes I did check it for her. The volume is lower than it used to be on analog & lower than any of the other digital stations. It's actually fine to someone with good hearing, but this is my Mom who gives new meaning to the term "crank it up".
 
The nightlight material is being aired off of DVD. The audio level on it is lower because it's consumer grade equipment.
The audio path changed for the airing of the nightlight.

Remind your mom that 87.76 goes away after 04/17/09.
 
I'm not sure I understand, Mike. What is the nightlight material & what's 87.76? Is anything going to change after 4/17? Is the lower audio level permanent?
 
I couldn't modify the response, but think I found the answer. The 87.76 has to do with listening on the radio, which she doesn't do anyway. I assume once the nightlight material stops being aired, audio levels will return to normal then.
 
Runrigger said:
I couldn't modify the response, but think I found the answer. The 87.76 has to do with listening on the radio, which she doesn't do anyway. I assume once the nightlight material stops being aired, audio levels will return to normal then.
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No, audio levels on WLNE-TV will be non existant. Zippo. Zero. Nadda.
 
Maybe I'm not making myself clear, but it's my understanding WLNE is in nightlight mode for 2 months after the digital switch. Due to that, audio levels are lower. Once they're out of nightlight mode are you telling me there will be no audio with a digital converter box? I don't care about listening on the radio. I highly doubt audio will disappear once they're out of nightlight mode since the converter box is being used for the very purpose of watching & listening in digital. I assume once out of nightlight mode the analog is gone & audio levels will return to what they used to be.
 
It is just that the audio carrier for TV channel 6 is just below the FM Band (88-108) at 87.7 and many FM radios will go down to pick up the audio. When WLNE turns off the nightlite service so will the audio go on 87.7 too.It will interseting to find out what kind of interferce radios will pick in the few markets (Albany and Philly) that will have digtial TV signals on Ch.6
 
Runrigger said:
Maybe I'm not making myself clear, but it's my understanding WLNE is in nightlight mode for 2 months after the digital switch. Due to that, audio levels are lower. Once they're out of nightlight mode are you telling me there will be no audio with a digital converter box? I don't care about listening on the radio. I highly doubt audio will disappear once they're out of nightlight mode since the converter box is being used for the very purpose of watching & listening in digital. I assume once out of nightlight mode the analog is gone & audio levels will return to what they used to be.
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I think everyone who has responded is getting confused about your problem. It sounds to me as if the digital broadcast of WLNE is what you are concerned about regarding your mom, not the analog nightlight broadcast. Once the nightlight analog signal goes off the air in April, the analog audio portion, which broadcasts on 87 FM, will indeed disappear. But the audio portion of the digital broadcast will remain intact. I think you are saying that since the analog signal changed to the nightlight service, the audio on the digital broadcast has lowered. If this is the case, I doubt that anyone on this site would know for sure whether the audio level will return in April. If your mom is actually watching the analog signal (the nightlight service), she will lose this signal in April when it goes off the air, at which time only the digital channel of WLNE will be available. But I think she watches the digital broadcast of WLNE (on channel 49) for General Hospital and possibly the news and some other ABC programming. If the audio level is low, maybe its the converter box (are other digital stations low?), or it just may be a problem with WLNE. I live in central Massachusetts and can sometime receive WLNE digitally. I will tune in and see if the audio is low with me as well.
 
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