Riddle me this.........

[Mr Tony]

So here is a riddle for ya

If a company says they are adding a bunch of affiliates to their stations including in your market........but alot of the stations are not on the air

Do you get excited???

Here is what I mean. I see DTV America is adding a bunch of affiliations to stations (per the actual network site). Supposedly in Minneapolis we are to get Bounce, Escape and Laff on a DTV America station (KMBD-LD). Problem is the station has been off the air for a year now. When DTV America took over KJNK-LD (25) they shut down KMBD 43 (which at the time was HSN2,...DTV bought it from HSN).

So I guess whenever DTV decides to turn on the station.....then maybe I'll get excited
But until then I'm not going to get my shorts in a bunch wondering about when we will get those stations.

 

[jegrant]

DTV America advertised they were starting a My Network affiliate in Lafayette, Indiana that never came to pass. Then they claimed it would be a Telemundo affiliate launching in Fall 2015, didn't happen. So I say, no. Also, they've got phantom affiliates of Grit and Laff in Fort Wayne and Terre Haute that aren't on air yet are nonetheless listed as affiliates.

 

[localclassictvfan]

Naw, it doesn't pay to get excited

 

[Mr Tony]

DTV America advertised they were starting a My Network affiliate in Lafayette, Indiana that never came to pass. Then they claimed it would be a Telemundo affiliate launching in Fall 2015, didn't happen. So I say, no. Also, they've got phantom affiliates of Grit and Laff in Fort Wayne and Terre Haute that aren't on air yet are nonetheless listed as affiliates.

I know. It just gets some people riled up with "oh we're getting ________________ on this station"....then they realize its not on the air yet

 

[Mr Tony]

Naw, it doesn't pay to get excited

says the person who gets riled up about what was replacing Live Well in his market and now is riled up because GetTV shows on the screen but no picture yet (for 2 months)

 

[Blindowl1234]

Ice, now you and I remember a few FTA satellite ideas that never got off the ground too. I won't mention their names, actually I can't remember them now lol....Like anything we just keep our fingers crossed

 

[Mr Tony]

Ice, now you and I remember a few FTA satellite ideas that never got off the ground too. I won't mention their names, actually I can't remember them now lol....Like anything we just keep our fingers crossed

Freedbs

 

[danristheman]

DTV America advertised they were starting a My Network affiliate in Lafayette, Indiana that never came to pass. Then they claimed it would be a Telemundo affiliate launching in Fall 2015, didn't happen. So I say, no. Also, they've got phantom affiliates of Grit and Laff in Fort Wayne and Terre Haute that aren't on air yet are nonetheless listed as affiliates.

I live near fort Wayne wish we had those subs.

 

[localclassictvfan]

says the person who gets riled up about what was replacing Live Well in his market and now is riled up because GetTV shows on the screen but no picture yet (for 2 months)

Yep, thats true

 

[jegrant]

Well if WEDX-LD Fort Wayne ever sees the light of day (or an "ON AIR" light LOL):
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=183650

It claims it will carry three of the Katz networks: Grit, Escape, and Laff.

 

[localclassictvfan]

Well if WEDX-LD Fort Wayne ever sees the light of day (or an "ON AIR" light LOL):
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=183650

It claims it will carry three of the Katz networks: Grit, Escape, and Laff.

They will eventually go on the air once dtv america takes care of their technical problems...

 

[danristheman]

I live north of Fort Wayne 40 miles in fact do you think I have a chance to pick those up?

 

[Mr Tony]

They will eventually go on the air once dtv america takes care of their technical problems...

what technical problems?

 

[Mr Tony]

I live north of Fort Wayne 40 miles in fact do you think I have a chance to pick those up?

with the tower south of Ft Wayne (and low powered) probably not

 

[localclassictvfan]

what technical problems?

something on a website from a station out of fresno when I clicked on it said DTV America was going off the air to fix technical issues....I'd have to go back....

http://www.venturabroadcasting.com/kvbc-13/

That website had it but apparently the problem has been fixed because the notification is not there anymore....

 

[Mr Tony]

But a station on the air and having "technical issues" is different than a station that hasnt been on the air in months now
Alot of these DTV America stations are as of right now "pipe dreams"....they have the CP (construction permit) for these stations or they **were** on the air but arent now.

 

[N5XZS]

Yep, The local stations don't tell you in advance "Depending on the TV markets" Albuquerque's TV is one of them they don't seem to care to tell the TV viewers knows what's going on. For just adding new sub channels surly they should be promoting it for soon to be a new sub channels!

 

[Utshost]

Iceberg, I was at the IDS building last week to check what is needed to get the transmitter up and running again and how much cable is needed to get from the fiber switch to the xmitter. It shouldn't be long now. Waiting to hear back then I'll be firing it up.

 

[Mr Tony]

Iceberg, I was at the IDS building last week to check what is needed to get the transmitter up and running again and how much cable is needed to get from the fiber switch to the xmitter. It shouldn't be long now. Waiting to hear back then I'll be firing it up.

any update?

 

[Utshost]

any update?

Should be on this week.