RTN down?

[iafirebuff]

Well, was going to watch Get Smart and Hogan's Hereos....all my RTN/Equity stations went dark. THey were there, I dozed off for 5 minutes and now gone The other stations are still on G10. I hope this is not the end!

 

[iafirebuff]

FALSE ALARM - They are back!

 

[tvropro]

RTN goes down all the time. When our receivers can't get a quality lock and there's still signal there then I would start worrying. To see what I mean If you have a c band system go over to G-26 and try to lock the DVB-S2 with an Mpeg 2 box. No dice

I wouldn't be too concerned with G-10 ku changing over till the satellite is replaced. Since DVB-S2 will require more signal to operate well. Im sure Equity has taken that into consideration.

 

[Corrado]

Maybe the weather again in Arkansas?

 

[tvropro]

Maybe the weather again in Arkansas?

Little Rock is getting pounded by storms now.

 

[Mr Tony]

when in doubt, check the weather for Little Rock

 

[tvropro]

when in doubt, check the weather for Little Rock

In my weather program I have Little Rock as an alternate location. Works for me

 

[Diamond Jim]

I know that all of the Little Rock stations are uplinked there, but are the stations from other locations uplinked from Little Rock or from the city of their location?

 

[brentb636]

That's a lovely question, Jim. I'm hoping someone has the answer. If all are uplinked from LIttle Rock, then they probably get there by microwave, I'm guessing. I wish I could get involved in that technology, without actually getting a job, and leaving home.

Brent

 

[Mr Tony]

The stations are uplinked from Little Rock. Most of the Equity stations have no "local" office.

They are uplinked and sent to the transmitter site in X city and then sent out via the OTA

So as an example, it goes from Little Rock to Marquette (WMQF) transmitter site which gets remodulated and then sent out on OTA.

They use a master control to control most of the stations. Thats why sometimes you'll see Little Rock commercials on another Equity station (like KTVC Oregon)

I'm just guessing but it may look like this (stole image from the ARCS site....hence the old satellite name)

 

[brentb636]

Thank you , much, Ice. Having " no local office" removes the part of the equation I was most curious about. Always wondered how they collected all the info in one place to be uplinked from separate and diverse locations.



Brent

 

[Mr Tony]

Brent
I've seen here locally in Minneapolis a few of the low powered stations use to have a Dish box set up

Before WUMN was Univision, it was MTV2 and when it would pour out, you'd see the old green and grey "searching for signal" on the screen

 

[Mr Tony]

Thank you , much, Ice. Having " no local office" removes the part of the equation I was most curious about. Always wondered how they collected all the info in one place to be uplinked from separate and diverse locations.



Brent

from the equity website

Equity Media's proprietary Centralized Automated Satellite Hub ("C.A.S.H.") system and Retro Television Network ("RTN") provide centralized content distribution services, which Equity Media believes are unique within the media industry.

 

[turbosat]

brent said :without actually getting a job, and leaving home.

I really like that idea too!!