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Post by Skaggs on Jun 20, 2004 19:42:25 GMT -5
Posted on the WXXA website: WXXA DigitalStatus of WXXA-DT1- The FCC has issued a Public Notice authorizing a change to the TV Frequency Table of Assignments that deletes channel 4 and adds digital television channel 7 for Albany, NY. 2- WXXA-TV will submit a Construction Permit Application to build and operate WXXA-DT on channel 7 with a radiated power of ten kilowatts. 3- The approximate air date for WXXA-DT is August ’04. 4- The Fox network has announced that their format of choice for transmission has been changed to 720P which is an accepted HDTV format. WXXA-DT will be able to pass this HDTV signal on to our viewers. |
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Post by SONY007 on Jun 20, 2004 20:07:45 GMT -5
This is good confirmed news. Their 1st scheduled telecast is Panthers vs Giants NFL preseason game 8/19
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Post by Skaggs on Jul 13, 2004 13:55:31 GMT -5
Posted on the WXXA website on July 13, 2004: WXXA DigitalStatus of WXXA-DT1- The FCC has issued a Public Notice authorizing a change to the TV Frequency Table of Assignments that deletes channel 4 and adds digital television channel 7 for Albany, NY. 2- WXXA-TV has submitted a Construction Permit Application to build and operate WXXA-DT on channel 7 with a radiated power of ten kilowatts. 3- The approximate air date for WXXA-DT is January '05. 4- The Fox network has announced that their format of choice for transmission has been changed to 720P which is an accepted HDTV format. WXXA-DT will be able to pass this HDTV signal on to our viewers. We currently are fedidng our programming to Time Warner Cable up converted to a 720P format. This appears on thier digital channel 1823.
What I find even more remarkable then the change in digital OTA transmission date is the poor spelling on the WXXA website and the fact they think their channel is on TWC at 1823. It is actually on TWC channel 1808. In the last paragraph: "fedidng" = "feeding"? "thier" = "their"? The change in the digital OTA date is bad news for those AlbanyHDTV users who wanted to see the FOX NFL coverage in HD. More on that topic is available here. |
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Post by SONY007 on Jul 13, 2004 19:28:10 GMT -5
Skaggs, Does this OTA mean no Fox HD in time for football season, even on 1808? I am hoping that is still ago, as they pretty much already guranteed that. What do you think?
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Post by Hankster on Jul 14, 2004 3:23:07 GMT -5
I was wondering this too. My guess would be that they will have HD for us TWC subcribers in time for pre-season football in August. We are getting a 720p upconvert now.
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Post by SONY007 on Jul 14, 2004 11:00:17 GMT -5
I am guessing the same thing. OTA does not matter to me, as Direct TV will not allow me to just add HD to my system without going to their 1st level of programming, I am a grandfathered SD ticket only subscriber for the NFL. So hopefully Fox will take care of us. GO GIANTS
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Post by Skaggs on Jul 14, 2004 11:52:52 GMT -5
It is my understanding that the HD football games will be shown on TWC 1808. The people that lose out are the non-TWC subscribers that are waiting for the digital Over The Air transmission to start.
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Post by SONY007 on Jul 15, 2004 15:16:42 GMT -5
Thanks Skaggs! Great news for us TWC subs, but that does stink, As I am considering going with OTA and Dtv for Football season.
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