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    Problems with Watch HGTV on Roku/Hulu Live.

    Hello all: My wife and I just moved to Massillon, Ohio n February 2019 after being in Canton 17 years. We are still doing Hulu Live and have been very happy with it for over a year now. We also have the local Massillon Cable TV for the Cleveland diginets..Total monthly cost:$99.10..And Mohu...
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    Back again..Now a cord cutter

    Hello all After a few years with Directv and a year or so with Time Warner (Spectrum) My wife and I are trying to cut the cord..Also posted a lot when I had FTA..Wish I hadn't had to get rid of it.. When Spectrum's prices were about to go up from the Introductory rates, I cut them off in March...
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    Back after several years-Looking into Dish again

    Hi all: I haven't posted in probably at least 2-3 years, since I was into Free To Air Satellite-I was in those Forums a lot. I may be at the end of my Directv commitment. (Will be checking for sure soon.). I had been with Time Warner and earlier with Dish, probably as much as 10 years...
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    Thanks everybody

    Because of motor issues, ive not been trying to watch FTA for awhile..Wife and I just switched to Directv and had the big dish and motor taken down off our pole.. I have no room to store the Dish/motor in our small apartment so I just put it out in the backyard..This was Saturday. By Sunday...
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    Frozen Motor..

    A few weeks ago I was trying to reset my Openbox Channels, and the motor (Sadoun DG280) moved very slowly to the left-And just stopped..Tried to reset everything at the receiver, and a manual reset at the motor itself, but the dish will not move at all..And I get a "clicking" noise when I push...
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    Sadun Motor DD-280 does not move

    I had my receiver (Openbox s9) on 72w with a good signal but found I could move the motor no further west with the receiver..Checking outside, I found I cound maually move it all the way east, but it's just frozen in that spot..Clicking noise on both east and west buttons, though the lights...
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    LNB to motor cable-Loss of signal issue..

    My setup has mostly been pretty stable except I lose signal on occasion..When I take the old receiver/tv out to the dish, the signal pops right in..I then find that the Coaxial cable from the LNBF to the motor (DG280) has to be somewhat loose for the signal to come in on the openbox 9. Just...
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    WIVM-LD 39 Canton, Ohio adds 2 more RTV channels

    WIVM- LD 39 in Canton, Ohio appears to have gained 2 new subchannels-My Family TV on Channel 39-5 and Cutlery Corner on 39-6..I don't know if it's a permanent thing or not..My Family has no sound.. Cutlery Corner seems to be part of the Frost Great Outdoors Network, of which Frost Cutlery...
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    DG-280 Motor-completely stopped..

    Was tweaking the Dish tonight to get a slightly better signal on 83 W and all was going well until I started to move the dish motor (DG-280) to other satellites..Suddenly I was getting "Out of Range" errors on my S9..Finally decided to reset everything. I have 72 and 83 West programmed back in...
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    "Nashville Network" to return as a digital subchannel-Part of the Luken Communications family of Net

    Crook and Chase Stars Join Luken Communications at NAB to Announce the Return of The Nashville Network - Yahoo! News Targeted for late summer 2012..Lots of good people involved here..
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    My Thoughts on the Openbox S9

    I know I am very late to the party here regarding the Openbox S9, but as I said on another thread, Because of the kindness of a longtime Satellite Guys member, I recently acquired a slightly used Openbox S9. It came last Saturday afternoon. Considering I really had no instructions (The...
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    Openbox S9 Manual Question

    Hello all: Due to the kind offer of a longtime member here, I'll be receiving a slightly used Openbox S9 in the next few days. I downloaded a user manual from the "Manual" section here for an Openbox S10..Will this be good for the S9, or is there another manual I'm missing, or a more...
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    General Openbox S9 Questions

    As my Income Tax should be here in the next couple of days, I am seriously looking into a Openbox s9 (or above) as an upgrade to the Fortec Star Dynamic Receiver I am using now.. While I know there are probably many threads about the Openbox on here, I thought I would try to ask a few general...
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    Roku-Is it worth it?

    Hello folks: I spend most of my time here at the FTA forums and have Time Warner Cable for my regular TV viewing-I've been hearing about these streaming TV boxes and think I might want to try the Roku..A couple questions..While there appears to be some tv channels that are monthly access..Do...
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    Need help to Line up Dish on pole..Thanks.

    Hi Folks: I've had problems in the last few months with my ku dish/pole holding steady and keeping a signal..I wonder if anyone in Northeast Ohio, that has a signal meter, particularly in the Akron-Canton area, might be willing to come down and help me get it back on line..I am hoping to upgrade...
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    Can't keep Satellites aligned with my dish setup..

    I have tried for weeks to keep my Ku Band Satellite Dish still. 36" Fortec Star on a pole with DG-280 motor and Fortec Star Dynamic Receiver. My Long/Lat is 81.4/40.8 degrees..If I get 72 degrees set , 83 degrees goes out of kilter..I cant keep a signal on any Sat location for long..Is there a...
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    Broadcasting/Cable article on Me/Antenna TV

    Three "Three's Company in Multicast Space" Basically saying that RTV is falling behind..Me and Antenna cooperated with each other in acquiring the NBC/Universal shows..
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    MeTV now in Cleveland

    Today MeTV has been added to WOIO-19.2. replacing Weather Now and is on Time Warner Cable 987..Latest post in my Classic Media Blog.. Cleveland Classic Media: WOIO adds MeTV I think we have one of the best areas for Classic TV in the US..
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    Pole momement Issues

    Hello folks: Havent posted much lately because over the last several weeks, I havent been able to watch much FTA because of some dish pole issues.. With all the rain and snow over the winter and spring the ground under my Dish pole has had a lot of movement..It takes a long time to acquire a...
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    Duplicate channels, channels on wrong satellite, etc..Fortec Star Dynamic

    I want to apologize first.. I believe I've had this problem before, and got an answer to it, but not sure how to search it as its kind of involved.. In pulling down the channels off the Satellites/Transponders, using the Fortec Star Dynamic Receiver on the USALS setting. and a Sadoun DG-280...
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    Fortc Star Dynamic-Lost signal, remote will not run motor..

    Hello folks: While trying to check on FTA Satellite..(Sadoun 36" dish-SD 380 Motor-Fortec Dynamic Receiver), I find that I have no signal, and the remote will not drive my motor, though the motor works manually..Could low remote batteries be part of the problem?..Thanks for any insight..
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    Found an intersting item at Goodwill..

    I was at my local Goodwill and found a Videocipher II I think Model Number S56 or S560..Looked to be a Big Dish Receiver..The back had a combination of RF and RCA connections and old fashioned speaker hookups..the red and black ones you push up. Looked to be from the mid 1980's..Just wondering...
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    Pictures of Ice On Dish

    When going outside this morning to check on things due to the ice storm that hit Northeast Ohio last night I took some pictures of my dish that is basically totally ice covered now.. Note:I took these with an IPod Touch so I am not sure how good these will be..Would it be wise not to try to...
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    River Broadcasting Schedule?

    Been watching RBN this afternoon. Like the Westerns they show in the afternoons. Lone Ranger, Annie Oakley, Cisco Kid, and now Bonanza. Do they have a schedule anywhere?
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    Names from the Past:Steve Mehs, John Corn..

    I am finding I can read the pub members' posts but cannot reply as I am not a paying member (which is fine)..In reading through some posts tonight I saw two names I have not seen for years..Steve Mehs and John Corn-Two mainstays from the old DBS Talk days..Just wanted to send a hello out to them...