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WLTW HD Signal Down For Several Days

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Barry

WLTW HD1 and HD2 (New York Country) have not been heard for several days.
While HD signals in the area don't seem to go off the air as often as they did a couple of years ago, it is still not uncommon for them to do so.
Perhaps the fact that there are so many antennas and electronics crammed together on the top of the Empire State Building has something to do with this.
I realize an outage like this only affects a handful of people listening on HD radios. But if HD is ever to be ready for prime time, the signals need to be made more reliable. HD radio reminds me of what I have heard about the early days of FM-there were few listeners or commercials, and stations would be off the air for days, with few noticing or caring.
 
I checked today with WLTW. They said that the HD signal, and HD2/New York Country will be down for several more days due to an "engineering" issue. It has already been off for about a week.
If it was the main signal experiencing technical problems, I doubt they would let it stay off the air more than a day.
 
Yes, a money issue, as in... is it really worth the money and the time to repair a signal that only a handful of people will be listening to in the first place?
 
I remember Z100's HD signal being out for days. I made a post about it on Z100's Facebook page 3 days into the outage and they were surprised that anyone was listening with an HD radio. The IBUZ came back a week later.

For now, just enjoy the DX on 106.5 and 106.9, there's supposed to be good tropo tonight!
 
Nick said:
I remember Z100's HD signal being out for days. I made a post about it on Z100's Facebook page 3 days into the outage and they were surprised that anyone was listening with an HD radio...
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"They" meaning other Z100 listeners, or "they" as in the station itself? And if the latter, then what exactly is their logic of even transmitting an HD signal in the first place?
 
The HD on WLTW came back yesterday.
NY Country HD2, which carries Country Road, from Clear Channel, is actually quite good, with personalities on at all times. But I do wish they could offer at least some local content, such as occasional announcements of local country music concerts.
 
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