Interesting on Channel 8 doing their news in HD. I didn't even know.

We get our HD locals through DISH, so I couldn't comment on OTA.

I hope that Channel 11 gets their news in HD soon, especially for the morning news. The weather lady is cute!

I have not watched the independents or noticed. I will try and check it out for you and get back to you. I am up in Denton and have had little problems with OTA.

And yes WFAA looks great. Watch the morning news cast for Jackie Hyland.

All my channels arrive in the 70s (21 and 27 don't arrive consistently). I live in Frisco and have a 10ft in my attack so I don't think it is the quality of the signal, but more about my antenna getting through the roof from such a distance.

FWGMills said:

...By the way, the WFAA-HD newscasts are stunning. I don't really care to see THAT much of Gloria Campos or Dale Hansen, but the graphic elements and the weather maps are wonderfully crisp and clear. Gotta hand it to Channel 8, first with HD signal, first with HD news. When are the others gonna wake up!

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On May 28, 2006, I asked this of KXAS. This was before WFAA launched their HD newscasts. Here's the email I sent:

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Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 8:15 AM
To: engineering@nbc5i.com
Subject: When HD?

Do you have any plans in the near future start broadcasting your
newscasts in HD?

Thank you.

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Here's the reply:

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Subject:
RE: When HD?
From:
"Borden, Jim (NBC Universal)" <Jim.Borden@nbcuni.com>
Date:
Tue, 30 May 2006 15:01:02 -0400
To:
"'Matt ----------------

We do not have definitive plans. NBC will likely react to whatever the competition does rather than take the lead on this issue.

Jim Borden
KXAS Engineering

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After WFAA launched their HD newscasts, I recently followed-up with KXAS in the following email sent February 11, 2007:

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Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:44 AM
To: engineering@nbc5i.com
Subject: When HD? (part deux)

Dear Mr. Borden, et. al:

This is a follow-up of an email conversation we shared on May 30, 2006. (I've pasted the correspondance in its entirety at the end of this email).

When I asked when NBC5 had plans to begin doing morning shows in HD, you replied that, "NBC will likely react to whatever the competition does rather than take the lead on this issue."

While I admire your candor and honesty, can you now address your plans to transmit morning (and evening) news casts in HD, now that WFAA has decided to "take the lead on the issue"?

Thank you.

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Here's the reply:

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Subject:
RE: When HD?(part deux)
From:
"Borden, Jim (NBC Universal)" <Jim.Borden@nbcuni.com>
Date:
Tue, 30 May 2006 15:01:02 -0400
Matt:

The best I can say is that we have not set a firm HD launch date, but will keep viewers posted on our progress.

Jim

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All of the DFW digital channels are now transmitting at their full licensed power. I live near Saginaw (about 25 miles NW of the transmitters at Cedar Hill) and normally have a 85-100% signal on all channels. I do get a periodic pixelation (happens about every 30 seconds) on channels 27-1 and 54-1 even though the signal shows close to 100%. The problem only shows up on my two 622s. My older Dish 6000 and the tuners built into two of my TVs pick up the same two channels with no problems at all. Everything is connected to the same outdoor antenna. I haven't been able to determine if the problem is related to multipath (big grain elevators near Saginaw), or some type of PSIP data issue since it only happens on the 622s. Since 54-1 is a shopping channel I could care less about it and if I want to watch 27-1, I switch to the TV tuner.