Oh, sometimes poking a little fun is too easy.Read our comments to a TVNewsday letter writer's response to the trade site's article about VHF DTV problems, and why we're poking a little fun at the letter, on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: Some Hope For WJW Signal?
Posted on July 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're not sure we're releasing the balloons and celebrating just yet, but an OMW/ODTV reader is sharing what could be good news for those over-air digital viewers struggling to receive Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8.Read more on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: We Give Up On WJW, WOIO Signals
Posted on June 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
OK, we've ranted enough.And just like with our earlier ranting about the afternoon drive talk programming on a certain major Cleveland market AM radio station, we've realized that ranting and raving about it here isn't going to change the situation.Read more on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: The VHF DTV Struggle
Posted on June 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Here we are, now over a week out from the June 12th digital TV transition, and stations which "transitioned" to a VHF frequency for their permanent digital channels are still getting a lot of flack.Read more on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
Quick Hits For A Monday
Posted on June 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're still "on hiatus", as it were, but we want to bring out some items we don't want to get moldy.OK, maybe this wasn't as "quick" as we thought...TV CHANGE: Cleveland Classic Media's Tim Lones gives us a heads up on the future of WOAC/67 Canton, the infomercial outlet being sold out of the bankruptcy case of Multicultural Broadcasting's TV division.And there is no future - for either the WOAC call letters, or, apparently, the old channel number 67.Incoming owner Tri-State Christian Television … [Read more...]
ODTV: Sorting Through The WJW Mess
Posted on June 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Yes, we were a bit harsh in yesterday's item, explaining the "lack of power" out of Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8's new digital transmitter...which was believed to be running at 30 kW, but is actually only putting out 11 kW, based on our research of FCC filings.Read more at our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: WJW Power Mystery Solved?
Posted on June 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(This is a full reprint of an item posted on our Ohio Digital TV blog.)The biggest post-DTV transition story in Northeast Ohio is the surprisingly anemic performance of WJW/8 "Fox 8"'s new signal on VHF channel 8, its old analog channel.As it turns out, the signal may be less powerful than pretty much everyone thought, including us, and WJW's digital channel 8 appears to be operating not at the approved post-transition power level of 30 kW, but at 11 kW instead.Yes, you read that right.It took … [Read more...]
ODTV: ODTV Followup Monday
Posted on June 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're sorting out what's left after Friday's end of full-power analog TV service, and even correcting ourselves once or twice...Read more at our Ohio Digital TV blog, including VIDEO of a local station's DTV switch... … [Read more...]
ODTV: Cleveland Digital TV Transition Awards
Posted on June 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Welcome, to our first Cleveland Digital TV Transition Awards!Here are our own "winners and losers" from the day analog, full-power TV went away in Ohio's largest TV market, and our primary coverage area:MOST IMPROVED: A tie between two occupants of that new antenna tower on Broadview Road in Parma, WKYC-DT (RF 17) and WVIZ-DT (RF 26).You could make a case for either to be the ultimate winner, but it's basically a tie due to their cooperative work and co-location.With the new facility replacing … [Read more...]
ODTV: Almost Done
Posted on June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
At this writing, the end of full-power analog TV in Northeast Ohio is nearly complete.Only the analog signals of WKYC/3 (NBC), WVIZ/25 (PBS), WNEO/49 (PBS) and WQHS/61 (Univision) remain, and the last three will be gone before midnight tonight. WKYC's "nightlight" DTV information loop will continue through June 26th...the station having taken all entertainment and news programming off of analog 3 at 10 AM.Over in the Mahoning Valley, only the analog signal of WFMJ/21 (NBC) is still on the air … [Read more...]
