msnyder said:
I've also been working with Jason @ MetroTech...
Tyler usually pulls Fox 51, ABC 7 (KLTV), NBC 56 (KETK), and CBS 11 out of Dallas (This is supposed to have changed April 1st to KLSB CBS 19 broadcast out of Tyler in HD) CBS 19 will bee the first and only to broadcast in HD for Tyler. I have told them I could care less about HD for locals right now, why can't they just broadcast locals via the dish stream instead of OTA? At least until the bugs are worked out of the OTA stuff. DishNetwork has had Tyler locals for a year and DirecTV started streaming them April 1.
Hi, guys, I've been reading up on Voom on this forum and especially for the Tyler area and I can shed a little light on the OTA subject for Tyler.
(edit) Are you aware that the VOOM receiver will deliver only digital signals and not the analog stations? That is probably why you can't get any signals OTA through the V* receiver. The new CBS station should change that.
FOX 51 and NBC 56 are listed as having digital signals available now, but that is only part of the story. FOX is broadcasting digital signals from their studio location in Longview at 200 watts only, so that is barely enough strength to cover Longview (if it does at all) and they are NOT delivering any HD content. They are merely mirroring their 480i signal at this time. We cannot get that signal in Tyler unless you have a long range antenna and maybe not even then.
As for NBC 56, they are broadcasting their digital signal from their tower in Jacksonville at 400 watts only and can be received from Tyler with a good antenna, however, according to their tech department they also are not broadcasting any HD signals, again just mirroring their 480i analog signals over a digital carrier. They have no plans to broadcast HD content in the near future.
Channel 19 is now KYTX (CBS) and they are available on Cox cable on channel 11 only for now, however, they (their tech department) have said that they will be broadcasting OTA analog and digital signals beginning June 1st at full power and their digital signal will carry all CBS HD content at 1080i! Something to look forward to. I hope they get on air soon, but to be honest I don't really watch network TV much anymore.
I have E* service now and am contemplating moving to V*, but I am getting a little bit scared off by the horror stories I've read here. Can you shed any light on the installation quality here in Tyler? Are they competent? Prompt? Knowledgeable? etc.... I would appreciate hearing of your experiences.
Please let me know if you need any further info on local OTA situation, as I have been making quite a project out of finding out what's going on so I can take advantage of my new HD home theatre setup.