as I said previously, be happy you have at least an option to see MeTVWell, there it is. MeTV (and MeTV2) is gone from 101 now.
Bye bye my friend. Now I have to watch you on SUCKY KBMT 12.4....
as I said previously, be happy you have at least an option to see MeTVWell, there it is. MeTV (and MeTV2) is gone from 101 now.
Bye bye my friend. Now I have to watch you on SUCKY KBMT 12.4....
I think what some people here are forgetting and should remember, especially if they have been at this hobby for a while is that nothing on FTA lasts forever. We all get spoiled by what we can receive for free and then get pissed when its taken away. Some will say its not free, it costs me money to buy and maintain the equipment. To those people I say, you knew the "risks" of FTA when you got into this hobby. So enough of the whining. I've been at this hobby since 1991. Imagine all the great stuff I've seen come and go and I'm not bellyaching. C'mon people grow up. This is a hobby not a life or death situation.
Here one minute and gone the next is the mantra of FTA.
It all started with me with vhf/uhf in the mid 80's with channel 17 wphl out of Philadelphia receiving it from Brooklyn after that I bought a ,5 ft dish with a uniden receiver still have receiver from radio shack about 30 years later 17 receivers 8 dishes im still watching something I love this hobby.
I first knew about FTA sometime in the very late '80's to early '90's when some people had those large shaped Skybird dishes in their backyards. Back then, I was very interested to know more, but figured it would be way out of my price range and no place to put such a large item where I lived. In those days, I thought 'those guys are so lucky to have such a large dish and receiver to get every single TV channel in the world with no interference at all! Just a crisp clear picture everytime!'. I eventually forgot all about it over the years until 2013, I kind of stumbled over FTA again on Google search about space satellites and I haven't looked back since. I know I long missed the glory days, but FTA is still a wonderful hobby and C-Band continues to be where all the action is.![]()
I did notice 2 or 3 channels from Puerto Rico, that have been gone for awhile. (I could be wrong.) Everything else appears to remain, as long as the Wyoming station, FOX, MeTV and all the rest remain, I'm not complaining.I still get LATV and Telemista from Mexico, I haven't seen the Deportes channel for awhile now, not sure if that's gone too.
If there was an option that only one channel could remain, I myself would pick the FOX channel as the one to remain. Of course though, rather not lose any of them period, since I'm too far away to get anything on OTA without putting up a major outdoor antenna, nor do I have extra money to spend on a cable or satellite bill every month.
highskies;
I am not familiar with your OTA reception situation, but I also live in a difficult area - mountains of SW Virginia, with no Line-Of-Sight. I have tried several really expensive outdoor antennas. The best performing one that I found was similar to the antenna that you will see if you search ebay for 221278916096. Cost under $34, including shipping. I thought it was a gamble when I ordered it, but thought "Why Not? - It's only $34!" That gamble paid off good! I've been using it for about 2 years now, and if the electronics fail, I will quickly order another one...