KWTV has received FCC approval to shut down channel 9 over-the-air transmissions and use UHF channel 39 as their exclusive transmitter. The shutdown will occur Monday, August 30 at 12:30 PM following the noon newscast.
Short service interruptions will begin July 29 to induce viewers to re-scan their tuners for the UHF signal. The PSIP 9.1 designation till be added to the UHF channel 39 beginning August 16. RF 39 will then be identified as both 9.1 and 9.2 and RF 9 will become 9.3.
KOCO-DT is broadcasting from their new antenna that is attached at the top of their tower. It looks like there is still some fine still tuning going on so if do have KOCO-DT in your channel guide it would be a good idea to do a rescan.
David Evans is quoted that the new digital antenna could be installed as early as next week. I would guess it would still be a while after that before they would actually use the new antenna. I am sure more infrastructure work will need to be done because they can start transmitting on the new antenna.
Cox added Fox Soccer HD on channel 702 in OKC and channel 704 in Tulsa.
I really enjoyed watching KFOR’s HD coverage for the OKC Memorial Marathon this morning before church. There was a mix of SD and HD cameras, but the HD shots looked really good.
DirecTV announced today they will be launching more HDTV channels beginning in May.
Here is a list of channels:
Cox added Fox Sports Plus HD today on channel 710 in OKC and Tulsa.
Check out a behind the scenes live video feed from the KFOR-DT control room on Ustream.
Cox Oklahoma tweeted that they are giving away a 3DTV. You have to sign up at the Cox Norman, Edmond, or Riverside stores by 6 PM April 11.
Tip from hdtver,
If you are interested in checking this out, here is link then “More details on getting ready for 3DTV” The information is specific to Samsung and Panasonic models.
The specifics of most interest are that the broadcasts will occur on April 7,8,9.10 and 11. HDMI 1.4 and 3D glasses/goggles that work with Sumsung and Panasonic are required. The real bummer: 3D-Ready TVs purchased before February 2010 will not support the HDMI 1.4 specification and will not work for the Masters broadcasts. So says the Cox website.
Further notes…
Cox Oklahoma tweeted that the 3D channel will be on channel 710 in OKC and Tulsa. If you don’t have a 3D TV you can see the Masters in 3D at the Edmond and Norman Cox stores in the OKC area or the Cox Riverside store in Tulsa.
Aurora 5000 passed along this link:
KOCO-TV Gets New Digital Antenna
OKLAHOMA CITY — Eyewitness News 5 has received a new digital antenna to help improve its over-the-air signal.
The state-of-the-art antenna stands nearly 1,500 feet high and uses an omni-directional, multi-polar signal that should help viewers tune in KOCO-TV better.
Construction crews will take the old analog antenna down from the tower and replace it with the new one over the next few weeks.
Over the weekend, I watched several shows on my new iPad that had failed to record on either of my DVRs because of KOCO’s weak signal. While the iPad experience was great, I hope this will enable me to pick up the NBA playoffs that will soon feature the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Carmike 10 in Stillwater is the only theater in Oklahoma get the Final Four in 3D. There are only about 100 theaters nation wide who are showing this in 3D in the theater.
Cox announced on Twitter today that starting on 4/1/2010 the price of HD OD (On-Demand) movies will be reduced to $4.99. This is the same price as SD movies!
KFOR SD has switched from channel 3 to channel 4 on Cox Cable today. If you have any recording scheduled on channel 3 you may have to cancel your recordings and create to new recording for each show on channel 4.
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Cox making changes to OnDemand
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