Big Shake-up to Happen on 99w and 101w C-band

[pacificrim]

I'm nowhere near jumping off the Good Ship FTA - PBS and Classic Arts is enough for me and my family, however it still sucks.

 

[ray224000]

This has been the only hobby that constantly teaches what delay gratification is all about. I've been looking for another 1m or 1.2m dish for pennies on the dollar. I've found plenty, but can't get owners to return calls. Ill get trying.

For me the thrill is in the hunt."

 

[Babadem]

Very sad news indeed.

 

[Cosmo Blatz]

Don't spend much time messing with FTA anymore but saw this post....and I don't think Bounce TV is part of Weigel. Seen so much stuff come and go over the years I gave up on FTA a year ago or more. Too much money invested over the years to invest any more in it.

I think you are correct about BounceTV. It is carried on the Weigel OTA stations but does not appear to be owned by Weigel.

 

[neljtorres]

CW WSJP Probably is next because WORA the new ABC PR I heard from.a friend.that they will.get CW to

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[ynnedibanez]

i was under the impression that this was just for the 99w channels
am i mistaking?

 

[Mr Tony]

Weigel does not own Bounce. The folks who own Bounce also own the new "Grit" and "Escape" channels

 

[T4Runner]

i was under the impression that this was just for the 99w channels
am i mistaking?

Read post #1...

 

[danristheman]

Let's start a campaign against fiber just a thought. Is the fiber and the Internet why they are leaving?

 

[primestar31]

Let's start a campaign against fiber just a thought. Is the fiber and the Internet why they are leaving?

You can't be serious? Have you ever read those posts from Brian as to just how much uplinkers gouge on pricing to uplink satellite programming?

This is a no-brainer for the providers, and is a two-fer in that it locks out us FTA "freebies" for no extra costs versus also paying for encryption.

There just aren't enough of us on fta to overcome those sorts of economics... Not to mention we don't pay them anything, so what they've given us FREE over the years is a gift from God.

 

[KE4EST]

Let's start a campaign against fiber just a thought.

It sucks that this is going to happen, but I don't want to go back to the stone age. Life will go on after November 1st, in a couple of months people will find something new to complain about.

 

[danristheman]

I didn't see those posts I knew that tv stations are switching to fiber or Internet.

 

[danristheman]

Also with this is gdmx are they moving to 97w?

 

[KC9TIK]

During the wee cold winter months earlier this year, I couldn't put in satellite dishes easily, but there was one channel I really wanted to get. A couple of hours later, I FOUND THE IP FEED. http://www.rcrq.com/radiocraft.asx If I've done it once, I'm sure we could put our heads together and find other IP feeds.

 

[primestar31]

Get yourself an Amiko A3, an connect it to the 'net. You'll still find everything available, even after these go away. There's plenty of "channels" on Youtube and elsewhere, so there's never a lack for something to watch.

 

[Bob2011]

You can't be serious? Have you ever read those posts from Brian as to just how much uplinkers gouge on pricing to uplink satellite programming?

This is a no-brainer for the providers, and is a two-fer in that it locks out us FTA "freebies" for no extra costs versus also paying for encryption.

There just aren't enough of us on fta to overcome those sorts of economics... Not to mention we don't pay them anything, so what they've given us FREE over the years is a gift from God.

Go price the cost to build, launch and administer a satellite over a decade or two before saying it is price gouging.

The fact is more of these full time satellite feeds to one location are going away. There is no point to it when cheaper stable landline options are available. The only channels that will remain are ones that need to deliver to multiple locations.

 

[. Raine]

How long has MeTV been up on 101 and 99W? Just curious, it's been up since I've been into FTA.

 

[primestar31]

Go price the cost to build, launch and administer a satellite over a decade or two before saying it is price gouging.

The fact is more of these full time satellite feeds to one location are going away. There is no point to it when cheaper stable landline options are available. The only channels that will remain are ones that need to deliver to multiple locations.

Just stating a fact. It is gouging, period. Sorry if you are in the business or whatever, but facts are facts.

 

[Lone Gunman]

Really hate to hear that about movies as I watch that one quite a bit along with those channels on the PR mux. Oh well.

 

[Titanium]

I don't recall discussing price gouging. It is supply and demand pricing. The bandwidth is limited and with the build, maintenance and replacement schedules, the cost is high. Is 15k per month really that expensive to put you 24/7 channel in front of 5-7 (potential 50+) million viewers in North and Central America? Every additional satellite viewer decreases the per viewer cost, but with IP delivery, every viewer costs more!

Satellite distribution is economical if overcoming geographic obstacles or supporting a large number of downlinks with "broadcast" experience or local insertion type programming. Providing a local experience is very expensive.

Satellite distribution remains economical and viable for most broadcasters. I don't see this delivery method becoming obsolete any time in the foreseeable future.

This departure has little to do with the economics of satellite bandwidth cost. It is about matching technology to the needs of the broadcaster's distribution scale and requirements for content security.

Boycott fiber? Serious? We all want giga connections for our Netflix and YouTube puppy videos, but whine and cry when the technology disrupts other distribution models.

A major shift occurred when fire was created by man, but to this day we still enjoy salads, fresh fruits and sushi...