Thread: 1/19/2011 2:43pm - Uplink Activity Report - 112 changes

5194(13) - WNYA [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Spotbeam 3 (Mkt:Albany, NY-Pittsfield, MA-MY) (NA)

WNYA is on channel 51 (rf 13) - WNYT is channel 13 (rf-12) (NBC)

Dish can not seem to get the map downs correct for the Albany market They have never corrected the ION mapdown issue.

Originally Posted by wkomorow

5194(13) - WNYA [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Spotbeam 3 (Mkt:Albany, NY-Pittsfield, MA-MY) (NA)

WNYA is on channel 51 (rf 13) - WNYT is channel 13 (rf-12) (NBC)

Dish can not seem to get the map downs correct for the Albany market They have never corrected the ION mapdown issue.

I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if they will add WCWN HD.

Originally Posted by wkomorow

5194(13) - WNYA [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 03 Spotbeam 3 (Mkt:Albany, NY-Pittsfield, MA-MY) (NA)

WNYA is on channel 51 (rf 13) - WNYT is channel 13 (rf-12) (NBC)

Dish can not seem to get the map downs correct for the Albany market They have never corrected the ION mapdown issue.

interesting. The only time I've seen dish use the RF channel as mapdown is when a subchannel is carried. If the station went back to its old analog number then the subchannel gets the old RF #...otherwise they make up a mythical number

Example is Mankato, MN (down the road from me)
CBS is on 12-1 (RF12) and mapped to 12
Fox is 12-2 (RF12) but use to be on 38 so Fox shows as 38

So yeah you're right....Dish in your case screwed up the maps

WNYA is a strange channel. It is licensed to Pittsfield MA as a full power station, but the repeater station is near Albany. The Pittsfield channel is still analog 15, the Albany station is digital 51 (rf13), but on all cable systems in NY it is know as MY 4 Albany.

In the case of the ION station, it is channel 55 (rf 50), but Dish has it mapped down as 50, yet Dish guide for OTA 55 is correct.

Dave, I am really surprised they would uplink the HD of WNYA before WCWN. Obviously, WCWN is far more popular and has a lot more HD. The only thing I can think of is that WNYA has a strange connection to WWOR, since it shows both YES and WWOR coverage of Yankee games. Maybe this is somehow connected to the Dish Fox deal???? Either that or Charlie Ergen bought the Yankees and wants them to be seen in the capital region ;>

Originally Posted by wkomorow

In the case of the ION station, it is channel 55 (rf 50), but Dish has it mapped down as 50, yet Dish guide for OTA 55 is correct.

With Ion if the station is owned by Ion (as in this case it is) all they are doing is remapping the national feed to what the "local" channel would be. Dish does that so they only need to carry one feed (on 72.7 for EA and 119 for WA) and they just remap it 25 times for each local market. Directv does the same thing