http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ Putting HDTV on the Map in Oklahoma en-US Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/search.php http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/march-15-two-new-hd-channels-for-cox#post-911 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:02:42 +0000 hdtver 911@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Hallmark Channel HD will be on Channel 769 in OKC and most likely Tulsa.<br /> Epix HD will be located on Channel 798 and Epix will be on Channel 211 as part of the Cox Advanced TV Movie Pak.</p> <p>As has been the rule of late, this information is located on the March billing cycle statements under "News from Cox." </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/cox-moving-kfor-and-koco#post-910 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:37:21 +0000 Taddeusz 910@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I'm not sure when it happened but KFORDT, KFORDT2, KOCODT, and KOCODT2 are currently available on two separate clear QAM channels in the OKC area, 84 and 116. Previously they were only on channel 84. I wonder if Cox is planning on moving those from 84 to 116 and they are keeping both alive until the change is permanent? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/snow-madness#post-903 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:59:37 +0000 mdeatherage 903@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>It's been the usual mix of usefulness and severe overreaction, hasn't it? I flipped by KFOR and noticed that somehow they'd managed to "enhance" their snow-closing graphic so that it still covered the top 10%-20% of the picture despite being reduced in size. With these guys it's always "One step forward, one step backwards and eat a jar of paste."</p> <p>KFOR pre-empted its entire daytime schedule (programs they have to pay to air) for live remotes of people standing outside in freezing rain, but I think they went ahead with NBC's prime-time schedule (programs NBC pays them to run), continuing with the philosophy of looking like they'll sacrifice to get you severe weather coverage without actually sacrificing much. (That is, if you ignore 4-2, the "4Warn Forecast" channel that they must spend thousands of dollars per month to beam over the air and which is less useful than a Weather web site. It had nothing about the current weather situation all day long. Honest to god, if they're not going to have anything but automatic content on there, why bother? Did the thing have more than 5 viewers during the entire month?)</p> <p>KOCO ran ABC's prime-time schedule and replaced the commercials with its weather updates, actually sacrificing money and keeping viewers entertained. Didn't watch KWTV.</p> <p>Tonight, I'm hoping that KOKH and KOCB (the only two network affiliates who can't superimpose graphics on HD yet) will let the new first-run HD series episodes (<em>Smallville</em>, <em>Kitchen Nightmares</em>) run in HD and update at the commercials, especially since everyone has plenty of ways to find out what might be closed tomorrow after 9PM on those two channels. Wishful thinking? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/good-job-kfor#post-900 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:42:13 +0000 mdeatherage 900@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Conan's 18-34 demographic is growing daily, there's no bigger story in entertainment...</p> <p>...so be sure to not show the beginning of his monologue, the part everyone wants to see, so that you can show <strong>crappy SD video of a fire that's not doing anything</strong>, followed by a minute of useless studio banter (and more Mike Morgan!) and three minutes of local commercials that you didn't show at the right time, so you decide to show them over <strong>the one thing everyone wants to see</strong>.</p> <p>It's not like I was going to watch Jay Leno ever again after this crap, but after Conan actually came to KFOR to do promos and you to pull this chickenshit stuff?</p> <p>This is why we can't have nice things. You just screw them up.</p> <p>For the record, KFOR joined <em>The Tonight Show</em> in progress <em>five minutes late</em>, just exactly as Conan finished talking about the late-night imbroglio. We missed the biggest entertainment story of the year so you could show <em>a fire not doing anything</em> plus studio banter plus commercials that <em>you should have skipped because you didn't run them at the right time</em>. You made bad choices and we don't get to see the hottest thing on television. Good job!</p> <p>We knew NBC was completely screwed, but are all NBC affiliates this bad as well? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/leno-in-conan-out#post-899 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:31:43 +0000 Kevin Sherrard 899@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>It looks like Jay is back in his own time slot at 10:30. Conan maybe going to Fox? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/amc-dlp-and-imax#post-889 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:48:38 +0000 Phillip 889@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I recently went up to AMC to watch a movie with the Mrs. we usually drive to Moore but didn't feel like it so I thought what the heck I will go to AMC since it's closer and we were only going to see christmas carol. Anyway when I got there I was surprised to see that the AMC now has two screens that are DLP and then the IMAX digital screen. We saw New Moon on one of the DLP screens and it looked really good. Then we decided to try out the IMAX and see Christmas carol in 3D. It was pretty impressive, I think the most impressive thing about it was the trailer for Avatar. I was surprised in the depth, color and clarity of the picture. Anyway I am at least glad that AMC is trying to upgrade their theater now. Now unless I just want the balcony treatment I can just drive two miles to AMC and see a movie on DLP, if it happens to be playing on one of them. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/three-new-hd-channels-on-cox-by-december-31st#post-884 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:28:50 +0000 hdtver 884@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>The December billing cycle statements list the following new channels under "News From Cox"</p> <p>Tennis Channel HD on Channel 729<br /> Investigation Discovery HD on Channel 761<br /> BBC America HD on Channel 764</p> <p>All three should be activated "by December 31st." I assume this information applies to both Tulsa and OKC Cox systems. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-dts-new-look#post-893 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:42:04 +0000 hdtver 893@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I noticed today that KSBI-DT 51.3 now has banners on both sides of the screen saying "DSBI-DT Thunder TV" and that 51.4 looks a bit sharper. Am I behind in noticing this development for the first time? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/amc-dlp-and-imax-1#post-890 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:49:19 +0000 Phillip 890@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/stuttering-koco-hd-feed#post-880 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:29:50 +0000 HDedmond 880@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Has anyone noticed problems with the HD feed of ABC programming on KOCO?</p> <p>I first noticed it a few weeks ago during the show FlashForward. The HD image seems to stutter and briefly flash a negative of the image on the screen. At first I thought this might be something the show FlashForward was doing intentionally, since it is a Science Fiction show. </p> <p>However, I later noticed the stuttering on a college football broadcast and on another TV show, so I am now wondering if this is a problem with ABC's feed, KOCO's broadcast, or Cox's retransmission.</p> <p>Has anyone else noticed this? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/cox-added-5-new-hd-channels-on-10-27#post-879 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:20:06 +0000 HDedmond 879@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>As previously rumored, Cox added these 5 HD channels in Oklahoma City on 10-27-2009.</p> <p>719 / ESPN News HD<br /> 751 / Fuse HD<br /> 764 / WE HD<br /> 773 / Disney XD HD<br /> 813 / Starz Edge HD</p> <p>Kudos to Cox for making progress in catching up to the sats. Hopefully channels such as HDNet and HDNet movies will be added soon by Cox! </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/koco-5-news-working-on-hd#post-878 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:03:37 +0000 clark willis 878@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Do the blue bars added to KOCO 5 mean they are working on HD newscast? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/at-least-5-new-hd-channels-on-cox-10-27-2009#post-875 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:35:36 +0000 hdtver 875@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>This information is located at <a href="http://ww2.cox.com/residential/oklahomacity/tv/channel-lineup.cox#14" rel="nofollow">http://ww2.cox.com/residential/oklahomacity/tv/channel-lineup.cox#14</a> when you press the Print this lineup (PDF) button. </p> <p>Apparently on October 27th the following new HD channels will be activated:</p> <p>719--ESPN News HD<br /> 751--Fuse HD<br /> 764--WE HD<br /> 773--Disney XD HD<br /> 813--Starz Edge HD</p> <p>By my count this will bring the Cox Cable HD channel total to the mid-70s (plus the HD On Demand Over 450 HD "Choices") </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/kfor-up-to-new-tricks#post-860 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:18:53 +0000 mdeatherage 860@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I've noticed for two days in a row that KFOR has been doing severe weather coverage during commercial breaks, just like the other OKC stations, instead of KFOR's preferred mode of dropping the programming while leaving the commercials intact.</p> <p>Unlike the other stations, at least as far as I know, KFOR is trying to "make up" for it by running 2-3 minutes of extra local commercials at 10:35, instead of the beginning of <em>The Tonight Show</em>.</p> <p>It should go without saying, of course, that "4Warn 24/7", the 24-hour digital weather channel KFOR still touts, did not stop running its loop of weather that Mike Morgan apparently taped before 4:30 PM while 4-1 was warning about severe thunderstorms. So the station's "weather channel" remains as useless as ever, and now they're running commercials instead of NBC programming in protest of actually having to leave the primetime NBC programming on the air?</p> <p>The HD news is a big deal, and it looks great. Two steps forward, one step back. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/6-new-hd-channels-for-cox-on-september-29th#post-870 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:04:34 +0000 hdtver 870@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>The billing statements for September include the notice that six new channels will become active on the 29th:<br /> NBA HD on Channel 726<br /> NHL HD on Channel 727<br /> WGN HD on Channel 734<br /> MSNBC HD on Channel 788<br /> More Max HD on Channel 805<br /> TMC HD on Channel 810 </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/improvements-at-kfor#post-868 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:13:47 +0000 mdeatherage 868@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Is it my imagination, or has KFOR's <strong>SD</strong> picture improved in the last few weeks?</p> <p>Previously, KFOR's SD picture was so incredibly unsaturated and washed out that it actually annoyed me to watch programs like <em>Jeopardy</em>, because there would be huge blocks of blue pixellation in the background of each answer (question). I'm noticing recently, however, that while <em>Jeopardy</em> is still in SD, the picture appears to be much clearer and brighter, less washed out.</p> <p>In other words, on par with KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KOCB, and KETA.</p> <p>Am I imagining it? (I've ragged on KFOR so much that if they're fixing it, I should speak up.) </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/directv-adds-keta-nd-koed-in-hd-1#post-867 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:37:40 +0000 Newshawk 867@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Yesterday (8/19/09), DirecTV added OETA stations KETA in OKC and KOED in Tulsa to those cities' HD line up. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/directv-adds-keta-nd-koed-in-hd#post-866 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:36:51 +0000 Newshawk 866@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/reception-issues#post-864 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:56:33 +0000 cubfan 864@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Has anyone else been having major issues receiving local channels the last few weeks? The only one I'm able to pull in is KFOR. I get no signal from KOCO or KWTV. I live in NW OKC around 117th and County Line. I'm using a Dish Network VIP 722 receiver and a Channel Master 3020 antenna mounted in the attic. The results are the same using my TV’s built in tuner, which is a Samsung HL-61A750 so I don't think it's the Dish receiver that's at fault. I've tried multiple re-scans and moving the antenna around, none of which helps. I’m just trying to find out if anyone in my general area is experiencing the same issues or if it's a problem with my setup. Thanks for any help. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/fox-sports-hd-now-has-fox-sports-sw-feed#post-859 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:23:44 +0000 Sooner Al 859@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>From the FWIW department...</p> <p>It appears that Fox Sports HD (Cox Channel 722) in the OKC market now has the regular Fox Sports Southwest feed full time. I ran across this while flipping through the onscreen guide Thursday afternoon.</p> <p>Thank you Cox... </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/sa8300-into-yamaha-rx-v565-hdmi-dies#post-858 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:16:27 +0000 ProjectorGuy 858@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Ok I just got a new setup with a Yamaha RX-V565 receiver.</p> <p>I have one HDMI out to my Mitsubish HC1600 projector (720P)<br /> If I put the SA8300HD DVR in one of the inputs the video will output to the projector for a few seconds and then I get fuzz then a picture again after a few seconds. I also get no sound. The video source is "HDMI X" for what input source I have it plugged into. Ideas? Is this a strange HDCP problem between the projector and the receiver?</p> <p>FYI- HDMI from SA8300 straight out to the projector I get no sound but I do get video so I have to do the sound analog</p> <p>Other HDMI devices no problems<br /> UGH! </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/fcc-suggests-double-rescan-for-dtv-reception-problems#post-857 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:10:57 +0000 hdtver 857@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Check out this article and linked FCC PDF:<br /> <a href="http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/061809dtvweak/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/061809dtvweak/</a></p> <p>How to "Double Rescan" a DTV:</p> <p>1.Disconnect the antenna from the box or digital TV.<br /> 2.Re-scan the box or digital TV without the antenna connected. As with any scan follow the on-screen instructions or owner's manual for your device.<br /> 3.Unplug the box or digital TV from the electrical outlet for at least one minute.<br /> 4.Reconnect the antenna to the box or digital TV and plug the unit into the electrical outlet.<br /> 5.Rescan the box or digital TV one more time.</p> <p>Here are the FCC's tips on indoor antenna location:</p> <p>Near a window.<br /> As high as possible.<br /> Away from other electronic equipment, including computers, VCRs, DVD players, converter boxes, and the television itself.<br /> Change the direction the antenna is facing.<br /> Rooftop antennas may be needed in some instances.<br /> And don't forget to run the channel scan again after moving the antenna. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/cox-gears-up-for-multi-room-dvr#post-819 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:29:34 +0000 Sooner Al 819@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>From the FWIW department...</p> <p>This was posted on the BBR Cox HSI forum by "robl27"...</p> <p><a href="http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=174924&#38;site=cdn" rel="nofollow">http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=174924&#38;site=cdn</a> </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/kfor-now-broadcasting-hd-on-syndicated-late-night-tv#post-852 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:15:29 +0000 ralfthedog 852@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I was just looking at the listing for CSI: NY on Sunday 06/14 10:30 PM. The cox cable guide shows it as HD! </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/cox-cable-hd-dvr-acting-wonkey-with-external-hd#post-853 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:20:27 +0000 ralfthedog 853@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I don't know when it started happening, but My Cox cable DVR has started having trouble with my external hard drive. I can get the DVR to see it, but it takes unplugging/replugging things that should not be un/re plugged live.</p> <p>Any one else having trouble or is my hardware frelling out? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/opinion-needed-when-do-you-think-kfor-will-flip-the-hd-switch#post-835 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:44:00 +0000 puck2009 835@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Since the switch to DTV for KFOR and KOCO is two weeks away, I want to know when you think KFOR will begin full time HD.</p> <p>...and I want NO "garbage channel" presumptions. kthx. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/what-to-do-about-severe-weather-coverage-in-okc#post-828 Sat, 16 May 2009 15:11:56 +0000 mdeatherage 828@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>The truncation of the last (and most important) 35 minutes of the <em>LOST</em> season finale on May 13 has once again underscored the problems with severe weather coverage in OKC, particularly for those who value high-definition pictures. But before we rant, let's consider both the current state of the coverage and the rules that are in play. Here's where we are today:</p> <ol> <li>KFOR, KOCO, and KWTV can all superimpose a weather warning map over the network HD signal, so in most cases, they don't have to drop the signal out of HD to show the severe weather map. KFOR doesn't always do this for KFOR's own impenetrable reasons (cheap owners, using very old equipment, and probably something to do with Mike Morgan loving to be on camera, a combination I call the "Mike Morganizer").</li> <li>KOKH and KOCB <em>cannot</em> impose the weather map over the HD picture, or at least have never done so in my experience.</li> <li>KWTV appears to be the only commercial network station that can superimpose both a weather map and a weather crawl (scrolling words) across the HD signal. KWTV's HD weather map is also significantly better than the other two: it's smaller and clearer. KFOR and KOCO must drop to SD to show a crawl with new text information.</li> </ol> <p>And now the unwritten rules:</p> <ol> <li>Every TV station with a weather department <strong>will break into normal programming</strong> when there's a <strong>tornado</strong> warning in the broadcast area. If they're running high-rated programs, they may resist the urge as long as it's just watches or severe thunderstorms, but once it's time to say "take shelter," the staff meteorologist is going on camera. Whether we like it or not, this is as it should be, because people's lives are then at stake.</li> <li>TV stations make money from their networks for showing network programs and network ads. They are foregoing revenue to interrupt programs, and also when they break in only at commercials. Even so, both KOCO and KWTV (and lately, sometimes even KFOR) have been leaving the programs up and breaking in only at commercials. <em>This costs them money</em>, and we should not ignore that when complaining.</li> <li>Other than OETA, a non-commercial station I'm not discussing today, none of the OKC stations yet has the ability to record and playback HD content, at least not that has been demonstrated outside a few random KFOR "Is this a great state or what?" news segments. When KOCO drops the end of &lt;i&gt;LOST&lt;/i&gt; for severe weather coverage, they'll usually replay it later&mdash;but the replay <em>won't be in high-definition</em>, and that matters to people reading this site.</li> <li>KFOR, KOCO, and KOKH all have secondary digital channels they've used for other purposes, usually an entirely useless weather loop that doesn't change during severe weather. (During the <em>LOST</em> finale, while Rick Mitchell was talking about tornadoes approaching Anadarko, channel 5-2 was showing five-hour-old forecasts and tons of ads. Because of this, cable and satellite providers typically do not carry these secondary channels, making them always available only to people with antenna reception.</li> </ol> <p>That makes it hard to propose something consistent that works for everyone:</p> <ul> <li>Stations are not going to leave regular programming up in case of tornado warnings.</li> <li>They're also not going to put the severe weather on the secondary channel because most customers don't use antennas, and those people can't get the secondary channels.</li> <li>They all want the ability to play back pre-recorded HD content rather than just passing the network feed through, but they don't have that yet. KOKH/KOCB, which were so far ahead of the curve in the early days of HD, are now behind because they can't superimpose weather maps over HD pictures. If a tornado warning comes during the American Idol finale, they're going to have to cut in, and replays later won't really help.</li> <li>Nonetheless, most severe weather warnings only affect a small portion of the broadcast area. They know this, but they can't direct one signal to Anadarko and leave everyone else on the network.</li> </ul> <p>Here's my dream scenario:</p> <p>KWTV adds a digital 9-2 channel so that all of the OKC stations have one.</p> <p>When severe weather occurs, they can go wall-to-wall with coverage on the secondary channels (4-2, 5-2, 9-2, 25-2). To let people know this, they replace their normal station bugs (the translucent "4" or "KOCO-DT" logos in the corner) with versions outlined in red, and text that says "tune to 4-2" for more information. Those stations that can impose a weather map can do that instead with an indication of more information on the secondary channel.</p> <p>If a tornado warning is called, stations must still interrupt the main channel with wall-to-wall coverage, but then the secondary channel <em>can show regular programming</em>. No one's going to start by looking at the secondary channel for regular programming. So, for example, if you're watching <em>LOST</em> and aren't in the Anadarko area, you turn to 5-2 when the warning is issued. If a <em>new</em> warning is added for a different area, the stations can still break in on the secondary channel to warn people and direct them back to the main channel for full details.</p> <p>I would even go so far as to say that if there's an active tornado warning, the station bug should be outlined in <em>flashing</em> red to get everyone's attention. Or perhaps solid red, since color-blind people might not notice the outline but would definitely notice a solid bug. Or just leave the weather maps up on the main programming on the secondary channel.</p> <p>Ignoring any technical problems with doing it over the air, the next difficulty is that the cable and satellite companies don't usually carry the secondary channels. For satellite companies, at least, the issue is bandwidth: they can only fit so many channels on a given satellite, and they don't carry anything that people don't demand. DirecTV doesn't even carry OETA and KOCB in HD in Oklahoma City; you have to get them over the air to get the HD picture.</p> <p>Ideally (and I know I'm dreaming here), I'd like to see the stations and the carriers have an electronic signal such that when they start putting network programming on the alternate channel, they push a button and the satellite and cable companies automatically pick up those channels and start carrying them on predetermined channel numbers. That way, the carriers don't waste the space for ridiculous 24/7 weather loops that no one watches, but they'll provide their customers with valuable services during severe weather. The station owners would have to give up on this pipe dream that carriers will carry what are basically useless ad channels 24/7, but they should give up on that anyway and be happy to provide them during severe weather situations.</p> <p>I would argue that a plan like this will make <em>more</em> people safe than the current methods. When something like <em>LOST</em> gets pulled off the air for severe weather coverage that's not going to affect you in OKC or Shawnee or Guthrie, how many viewers turn completely away, to a national cable or satellite channel, in disgust? If another storm blows up and moves into their area, they may not be warned at all because they gave up on local TV. By keeping the regular programming on a secondary channel with weather bugs, those people would <em>stay with the local stations</em> and get warned if a new storm developed.</p> <p>I don't think it's technically feasible with the equipment that the stations have today. It also doesn't really help DVR owners, who probably wouldn't have the foresight to record both 5-1 and 5-2 for two hours just in case severe weather came up during the <em>LOST</em> finale. I'm not sure that can be helped. But if the stations and the carriers can team up to provide <strong>both</strong> severe weather coverage and regular network programming, more people will watch local stations, and more people will be informed if severe weather develops quickly and heads towards them.</p> <p>I hereby disclaim and relinquish ownership of this idea and any royalties it might generate, now and in perpetuity, irrevocably, so that no station is inhibited from implementing these ideas for fear of owing me any money. (T-shirts would be nice someday but are in no way expected or required, lol.)</p> <p>So, having said all this: can you improve on it (and give your idea away)? Can we make this even better so that more people get the information they want and need without losing programming when they don't want to? When tornadic storms are in the area, I want to see both wall-to-wall coverage <strong>and</strong> network programming if the storms aren't affecting me. I think it's the best way to keep everyone safe and paying attention. If I'm wrong, enlighten me. Let's see if we can make a recommendation to the TV stations that gives everyone as much of what they want as possible. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/kocb-dt-audio-weirdness#post-782 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:19:52 +0000 mdeatherage 782@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>What has been up with the audio on KOCB-DT during the afternoon this week?</p> <p>I've watched the 2PM "Deal or No Deal" for the past few days, and the audio is just incredibly bad&mdash;continuous wild pitch changes of (musically speaking) a half step or even a whole step. Music is all but unlistenable, and even speech tends to sound like a drunken robot.</p> <p>It would be a pain to try to rip a recording to post a sample online, but I could try if no one else saw it. It's been this way ALL WEEK. Fox25eng, any idea what's going on? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/news-of-latest-cox-hd-coming-soon-channel-hard-to-find#post-816 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:23:00 +0000 hdtver 816@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I came upon the news quite by accident. You go to the OKC Cox Home Page then click on "More HD is here!" then click on "Channel Lineup Print this lineup (PDF)" and scroll down to "Cox Digital Cable--HD" and there it is.</p> <p>The new channel will be BET HD on Channel 750. Just when it will be "coming"? Don't know. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/trouble-receiving-digital-signals-in-norman-after-the-switch-but-not-before#post-820 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:53:22 +0000 steveg 820@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Can anyone help me out -- prior to the "switch," I was receiving KFOR digital very well, KOCO decently, KWTV good, OETA good, and KOKH good. I am using a small radio shack outdoor UHF/VHF antenna, mounted in the attic.</p> <p>Since sometime within the last 6-8 weeks, I have stopped receiving the KOCO and KWTV broadcasts completely. I get ZERO signal. I still get very good signal from KFOR. Does anyone know exactly what has happened? FYI, I live in southeast Norman, on the west side of Lake Thunderbird, about 5 miles east of OU campus. </p> <p>Also, as a side note -- if I attach the antenna wire directly to my Samsung HDTV, I receive KFOR great (as I noted). However, if I run the antenna wire through my DirecTV HR20 receiver's off-air antenna input, I cannot get KFOR to show up (zero signal). This used to work just fine. I was able to get KFOR 4-1 (and all the other stations as well) through my DirecTV receiver before (using the off-air antenna), but not now. </p> <p>Finally, I'm also having trouble trying to tune these stations, since I did a "re-scan" for channels. Since then, and since I'm not getting any signal on channels 5-1 and 9-1, my TV won't even store those channels so that I can at least fiddle with tweaking the antenna orientation. With no signal coming in, the TV won't even let me add the channels. There seems to be no way to manually add a channel that has no signal.</p> <p>Can anyone help with any, or all, of these issues?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Steve G.</p> <p>Anyway </p>