Velocity channel MIA

[lazydogmot]

It was just there. Did it move, get dumped, bail? What?

 

[comfortably_numb]

It was just there. Did it move, get dumped, bail? What?

Yep been gone for over a month now. Scrambled, I believe.

 

[navychop]

Isn’t it OTA? I think I watched Motor Week on it.

 

[DWS44]

Yep been gone for over a month now. Scrambled, I believe.

Huh? I'm watching Velocity right now on channel 246. No issues recently that I'm aware of and I watch it almost daily...it's probably my most watched channel.

 

[bobvick]

It’s still there. It must be out of free preview. This makes it sound like it’s gone for good.

 

[navychop]

Yep. 246. FantomWorks on now.

 

[DWS44]

Dude this is not the FTA forum. I heard Velocity has been renamed to Motor Trend or something like that I believe.

The channel still called Velocity. They did recently join with Motor Trend for online on-demand content, though.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Huh? I'm watching Velocity right now on channel 246. No issues recently that I'm aware of and I watch it almost daily...it's probably my most watched channel.

Sorry, I was thinking the OP was asking about the (formerly) FTA Velocity on Ku 121.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Isn’t it OTA? I think I watched Motor Week on it.

There is a channel called Rev’N on OTA which is pretty similar

 

[DWS44]

There is a channel called Rev’N on OTA which is pretty similar

Hadn't heard of that one...no affiliate in Charlotte yet. Looking at their schedule, it looks like most of their programming is the thinly-veiled car product infomercial type shows.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Hadn't heard of that one...no affiliate in Charlotte yet. Looking at their schedule, it looks like most of their programming is the thinly-veiled car product infomercial type shows.

We have it here on the WROB/KMJC/KCKS cluster of stations. I had never heard of it before I saw it here, either.

 

[lazydogmot]

OK, let me explain. I receive tv from Hotwire Communications. We have a community antenna that receives Dish Network and is cabled to our homes. You won’t believe this but my receiver is a 722k. I have only had this setup for two weeks but when it started I had Velocity on 246. Now it is not even in the guide. I called Hotwire and they had me do a QAM Setup scan to see if 246 would come back. It completed and it is not back.

 

[Tampa8]

OK, let me explain. I receive tv from Hotwire Communications. We have a community antenna the receives Dish Network and is cabled to our homes. You won’t believe this but my receiver is a 722k. I have only had this setup for two weeks but when it started I had Velocity on 246. Now it is not even in the guide. I called Hotwire and they had me do a QAM Setup scan to see if 246 would come back. It completed and it is not back.

It would appear it isn't in the package Hotwire is giving you through DISH. It was likely free for everyone and why you could watch it for awhile now it's back to normal.

 

[lazydogmot]

I was thinking that myself so I checked and it is in all but the Basic package. Plus, I have found I am missing a lot more than 246. About 50 channels that I should have are not in my guide.

 

[Tampa8]

I was thinking that myself so I checked and it is in all but the Basic package. Plus, I have found I am missing a lot more than 246. About 50 channels that I should have are not in my guide.

Be sure you are using the guide that shows every channel you get.

 

[lazydogmot]

Thanks Tampa8, I am doing that. They, Hotwire, are sending someone out if it does not resolve itself.