Uplink Activity Report - 1/14/2009 1:02am - 418 changes

[RandallA]

Yes, but KMTP did broadcast multicultural programming that are not on 9 and 54.

I see. I checked for a list of locals available for my address and don't see KMTP listed anymore.

 

[Scorpion.sting]

5180(6) - WRTV [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 5 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Indianapolis, IN)
5181(8) - WISH [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 5 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Indianapolis, IN)
5182(13) - WTHR [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 5 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Indianapolis, IN)
5183(59) - WXIN [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 5 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Indianapolis, IN)

yes Indianapolis locals in HD come on dish turn them on.

+1

 

[neoabacus]

What

I was hoping to see Dayton HD in there not lousy SD

 

[jeffmwknight]

[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Well, KMTP's OTA coverage is using Sutro Tower in SF which is 2.5 million watts so maybe I can hookup an OTA DTV converter box and antenna and add the channel back that way but will need to see if it will reach South San Jose. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]KMTP-TV - About Us[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]KMTP32
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[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Coverage[/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif] The station’s signal is broadcast from Sutro Towers with 2.5 million watts of power. Its signal is carried by substantially all the cable television systems in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area reaching approximately 1.9 million households over the air, via satellite and cable. Major California cities covered include San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, and Menlo Park.[/FONT]

http://www.worldchannelus.com/enfirst.html

 

[M Sparks]

its an endless cycle of foolishness.

That's what it should say under the logo. "Celebrating 5 years of serving you an endless cycle of foolishness."

 

[digiblur]

2500kw is their analog signal as DT is only licensed to 1000kw in UHF.

 

[Mr Tony]

very cool that ciel 2 is coming into place

 

[MikeD-C05]

I am betting that these channels for the locals are just being used to test the spotbeams if they are indeed on spotbeams. I see a lot of markets that are on eastern arc, like the Beaumont, Tx area. Funny that KFDM is in hd on the ceil sat but not in hd on eastern arc. This leads me to think either that they are indeed just testing. I haven't seen anything that says that DISH and KFDM has settled their retransmission dispute. ALso haven't seen the hd version of KFDM uplinked on eastern arc 61.5 sat . Either that or DISH plans to duplicate a lot of locals so they don't have to change out the dish 1000.2 sat dishes that are already installed. Especially since they have so much room for spotbeams on the new Ceil sat.

 

[Laddyboy]

I am betting that these channels for the locals are just being used to test the spotbeams if they are indeed on spotbeams. I see a lot of markets that are on eastern arc, like the Beaumont, Tx area. Funny that KFDM is in hd on the ceil sat but not in hd on eastern arc. This leads me to think either that they are indeed just testing. I haven't seen anything that says that DISH and KFDM has settled their retransmission dispute. ALso haven't seen the hd version of KFDM uplinked on eastern arc 61.5 sat . Either that or DISH plans to duplicate a lot of locals so they don't have to change out the dish 1000.2 sat dishes that are already installed. Especially since they have so much room for spotbeams on the new Ceil sat.

I think it's likely the latter.

 

[Jim S.]

Yes, but KMTP did broadcast multicultural programming that are not on 9 and 54.

They took down secondary PBS stations in NYC and Philadelphia too. I know the Philadelphia one had lots of independent programming, I never checked on the NY one.

 

[Quintz71]

Half way there on my HD's. Just called tech support and the upgrade will take place on Friday, all it cost me was an extension of my commitment!

 

[nelson61]

If I count correctly, something like 40-50 spot markets on Ciel and some of the conus local markets presently on E5 still missing. Lots of capacity still remaining. More to come.

 

[digiblur]

I didn't have a chance to go through a number the spotbeams yet, probably going to wait till the next round of locals anyways before I take the time to do it.

I did correct the table with the transponder IDs but the post is too large to edit. It keeps timing out

The locations on TheList are now correct as far as I can tell. Here's a look at 129 right now:

SatelliteGuys.US - Subscription 129°W

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I expect another uplink overnight, if not for more locals/HD activity but for Sirius channel changes which are happening overnight.

 

[apollog]

It's late Scott, get some sleep. You've had a long week. We appreciate all your hard work. :up

 

[digiblur]

Huh oh... I found something interesting on 61.5. Pure speculation here... butttttt...

The transponder with the LTD's... the ones that usually have the slates when a channel is taken down is also mapped to channels 125, 134, and 164.

124 is BET...owned by Viacom.

133 is Fox Movies... Viacom too?

163 VH1 Classic... Viacom.

Something smells fishy. Is that what Scott's Avatar means?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Fox movies is not Viacom. But interesting find.

I still find this OFFICIAL screen shot from Dish interesting for the new 922. It shows FX HD.... hmmm Does not carry FX HD.

 

[photoman76]

[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Well, KMTP's OTA coverage is using Sutro Tower in SF which is 2.5 million watts so maybe I can hookup an OTA DTV converter box and antenna and add the channel back that way but will need to see if it will reach South San Jose. [/FONT]

I'm in San Jose and receive KMTP's OTA digital channels fine using an outdoor antenna.

 

[rhdj]

This is getting good. It has been a while since I believed something may be lit up. I may be let down again, but I actually feel good about what is coming for once.

 

[MisterLas]

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 1/14/2009 10:40pm - 418 changes


Channel Additions:
4500 - WSB [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 4 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Atlanta, GA)
4501 - WGCL [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 4 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Atlanta, GA)
4502 - WXIA [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 4 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Atlanta, GA)
4503 - WAGA [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 4 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Atlanta, GA)
4504 - WPCH [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 4 Spotbeam ?? (NA)(Atlanta, GA)

What if someone has "moved" to Atlanta and a signal check shows they can still hit TP4? Does that mean they'll be fine? Or are the "movers" hosed?