Seattle HD Locals

[cebbigh]

Hmm, interesting thread ....

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=79626

Portland kptv carries the Hawks.

 

[pbrown]

I read a thread somewhere else that suggested that D* has added KCPQ-HD recently. Does anyone know if that's true, and if so, did they have to add the KMYQ also? If they didn't that might be a good omen for an E* deal soon.

 

[PeggyD]

I read a thread somewhere else that suggested that D* has added KCPQ-HD recently. Does anyone know if that's true, and if so, did they have to add the KMYQ also? If they didn't that might be a good omen for an E* deal soon.

According to D*'s web site, only KING, KIRO & KCPQ in HD.

 

[long_time_DNC]

And we (E* folks) get only KOMO, KIRO and KING in HD. Be nice to get KCPQ in HD...

 

[Poke]

As you can see they have not updated this in awhile but folks still might check the site from time to time.

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/hdlocal.htm



Updated 11/19/06

TV Market
(click for map) Network and Channel Satellite

Albuquerque
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6324 6326 6327

Atlanta
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6365 6366 6367 6368

Boston
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6318 6319 6320 6321


Chicago
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6312 6313 6314 6315

Dallas
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6383 6384 6385 6386

Denver
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°, NBC "off the air" 10/18
6330 6331 6332 6333

Detroit
Available 7/5/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 118.75°
6459 6460 6461 6462

Houston
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6389 6390 6391 6392

Indianapolis
Uplinked 5/31/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 118.75°
Removed 11/8/06

Kansas City
Available 3/8/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6377 6378 6379 6380


Los Angeles
Available 2/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6306 6307 6308 6309


Miami
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
ABC WPLG hidden in engineering mode on 6/29, returned 7/17
6401 6402 6403 6404

Minneapolis
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6347 6348 6349 6350

Nashville
Available 2/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6340 6341 6342 6343

New York City
Available 2/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6300 6301 6302 6303

Philadelphia
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6353 6354 6355 6356

Phoenix
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox KTVK 110°
6446 6447 6448 6449

Pittsburgh
Uplinked 11/15/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 118.75°

Portland, OR
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6420 6421 6422 6423

Raleigh
Uplinked 5/31/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 118.75°

Sacramento
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox WB 110°
6395 6396 6397 6399


Salt Lake City
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 129°
6372 6373 6374

San Antonio
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6426 6427 6429

San Diego
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6407 6408 6409

San Francisco
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox KICU KRON 119°
6438 6439 6440 6441 (test)

Seattle
Available 5/10/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6414 6415 6416

Spokane
Available 5/4/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 110°
6432 6433 6434 6435

St. Louis
Available 7/5/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 118.75°
6453 6454 6455 6456

Washington DC
Available 3/1/06 ABC CBS NBC Fox 61.5°
6359 6360 6361 6362

Future planned markets for 2006
Cleveland Memphis
Austin
Baltimore Milwaukee
Greenville, SC
Buffalo New Orleans Providence Springfield, MO
Burlington Indianapolis Norfolk
Charlotte Jacksonville Tulsa
Cincinnati Oklahoma City
Louisville Orlando

 

[cebbigh]

Off subject but just got power back after the storm. Hope everyone else is doing ok.

 

[pbrown]

Anybody's dish blow out of alignment in the big storm? Mine were rock solid, even my 24" 129 dish stayed perfect. I was pretty happy with that. We were lucky we didn't lose power... it's getting cold out!

 

[bradleys]

My 30 inch dish for 129 blew out of alignment a little. It's quite a bit more sensitive to aiming than a smaller dish.

On the bright side, my little bow-tie antenna that I used to pick up the on-air HD locals (4, 5, 7) broke off of the balun during the windstorm. I get a signal of over 90 with just the little 6 inch wires hanging down from the balun. That's a better signal than I got with the antenna. It's good to live a mile and a half from the transmitters.

On the KCPQ-HD subject, when I'm in Canada, I get KCPQ-HD on StarChoice satellite.

Does anybody else think it's stupid that I have to go to Canada to be able to watch a Tacoma station that I can't get in Seattle?

Yes, I thought so.

 

[PeggyD]

Our power was out for 62+ hours & came back yesterday afternoon. I had connected the 622 & one TV to the generator Saturday evening to watch the news. Our maximum wind gust was only 25.7, four minutes before the power went out at 1:06 am Friday, so I'm not surprised the two dishes remained aligned.

The only problems I've had which probably don't have anything to do with the storm was the corrupt hard drive message Thursday evening & a freeze this evening trying to watch a show recorded today. A hard reset seems to have fixed it.

 

[cebbigh]

Both my 500's and the CM4248 remained aligned. I haven't noticed signal degradation. In fact, since the storm it seems I'm getting a little stronger OTA signal. Lots of trees and branches came down nearby. Power restored while I was at work at 3:30pm Sunday. No damage that I could see to homes in the neighborhood but some big trees did get knocked down. The crews are still working on the downed lines about a block from my house. Sure glad they temp'd to get restoral. After this year I'm definitely going to get serious about a backup power/heat plan.

 

[long_time_DNC]

My dish remained aligned, but 6 days without power wasn't a lot of fun. Ran on generator power for 6 days and it was nice having a dish. Everyone else out here has cable and thus had no TV/news. So, I was able to get news from KING, KOMO, etc and pass it along.

I decided to do the backup power/heat plan after 4 days with no heat, light or running water for 4 days back in '93. That was a hideous 4 days...

 

[Jordan420]

Hawks Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cebbigh]

My power went out again Friday night. Got it back Saturday 11pm. That was the best game I've ever watched on a 5 inch battery powered black and white screen!!!

 

[long_time_DNC]

Haven't lost power again yet...though it's blinked several times. That was one heck of a game! An edge-of-your-seat nailbiter!

 

[cebbigh]

If anyone hears about a replay please post. I hoped NFLHD would do it but so far they are only showing regular season games.

 

[dfergie]

If they don't replay it let me know, Im going to archive the game to Replay...

 

[long_time_DNC]

I think they show weekend replays on Tuesday and Thursday, 2 games each night. That'd cover the 4 weekend games nicely.

 

[PeggyD]

If anyone hears about a replay please post. I hoped NFLHD would do it but so far they are only showing regular season games.

On http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/home

NFL Replay Schedule for the week's games:

Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. ET — Seahawks 21, Cowboys 20
Several key mistakes down the stretch, including a mishandled snap on the game-winning field goal attempt, doomed Dallas.

 

[cebbigh]

On http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/home

NFL Replay Schedule for the week's games:

Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. ET — Seahawks 21, Cowboys 20
Several key mistakes down the stretch, including a mishandled snap on the game-winning field goal attempt, doomed Dallas.

Thanks! I'll set to record (and hope the storm coming thru today doesn't knock the power down again).

 

[long_time_DNC]

I'm not looking forward to this storm coming in today at all... Rain, wind and then snow. Oh joy...

Enjoy the game!