The first wave of analog shutoffs in the Cleveland/Akron TV market happened, as planned, at 10 AM this morning.And here at the OMW World Headquarters somewhere in western or northern Summit County, it's mostly good. Mostly.Analog signals for the following stations are no longer broadcasting: WEWS/5 (ABC), WJW/8 (Fox), WOIO/19 (CBS), WVPX/23 (ION), WUAB/43 (MyNetwork TV) and WBNX/55 (CW).WKYC/3 analog (NBC) is airing the expected DTV information-only "nightlight" video loop, with video and text … [Read more...]
ODTV: Nightlight
Posted on June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've been saying it for a long time...Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3 in Cleveland will keep analog channel 3 going an extra two weeks longer than any local station.Instead of finding WKYC's local news or NBC's entertainment programming there, though, you'll find rather boring programming on the soon-to-be-former home of WKYC itself.Read the details on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: On The Night Before DTV
Posted on June 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
...there were some clarifications, some changes, and more testing...Read the full item on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Full-Power WKYC-DT On Air
Posted on June 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(This is a repost from our Ohio Digital TV blog, in full.)At this writing, the new WKYC-DT facility on RF channel 17 is lit up now, and is putting a strong signal into the digital tuners at the OMW World Headquarters, located next to Bruce Wayne's mansion somewhere in western or northern Summit County. (We get out of here via a bat cave, too, you know.)We'd checked as recently as late morning, when a reader told us he'd been receiving the new WKYC-DT. We looked, didn't see a signal on RF 17, and … [Read more...]
ODTV: Getting Ready
Posted on June 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Here at the OMW World Headquarters, we often note that these blogs are published at our discretion, and we may not be around every day.Well, you'd have to round up the proverbial "wild horses" to pull us away from this today and Friday.Read the "one day before" DTV update on our Ohio Digital TV blog...And note: We do have some other updates not related to digital TV...we may or may not be able to post them before Monday, as nothing is pressing news. Keep watching... … [Read more...]
ODTV: Analog Shutoff Times As We Know Them
Posted on June 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It has taken us far too much time to compile this list...and it's not even complete.View the analog TV shutoff list for Friday, at least what information we do have, on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: Two Days Out
Posted on June 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This report comes to you just two days before all full-power analog...oh, you know the drill by now. And like one of our OMW updates, it's a multi-parter...look for the bold subheadings...And coming later today, a list of all the Ohio stations we have shutoff times for on Friday.Read the rest of this article on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Full Power WVIZ-DT On Air
Posted on June 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
An E-mail from an OMW reader far from Parma sent us sprinting to our nearest digital TV, and yes, it's true...After a wait of many years, the full-power WVIZ-DT facility has made its first appearance.At the OMW World Headquarters, about 20 air miles from the Parma antenna farm, WVIZ-DT is providing a strong signal into our 2nd floor HDTV being fed by an indoor amplified antenna. It's also an easy catch on our Zenith converter box feeding a downstairs TV.And the reader who tipped us off to … [Read more...]
A Busy DTV Week
Posted on June 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've reached the point of no return in regards to the digital TV transition. And at this point, even a member of Congress wildly waving hands and laying down on the DTV Track won't stop the end of full-power analog TV in the United States, by the end of the day this Friday.Yep...THIS Friday.Read the entire article at our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
Friday Quick Follow
Posted on June 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It's Friday, follow quick!WE'LL MISS IT, BUT...: We may well miss all the activity, but OMW hears that if you're interested in watching activity involving a new digital TV antenna...Broadview Road in Parma is the place to be this Friday afternoon. (Any regular OMW/ODTV reader needs no help finding the location.)It is, of course, one week out from the official end of full-power analog TV, and both stations camped out on that new tower hope to start up brand new full-power digital … [Read more...]
