DTV Readiness Test

[BB37]

I just noticed that KOCO has updated the message they scroll across the screen to the June date. There are now 127 days remaining of KOCO's analog broadcast.

KOCO supposedly has some technical issues to resolve with their DTV transmitter and antenna; that may be behind their decision to delay the switchover, but ratings could have a hand in it as well.

[traxx]

The real issue with KOCO is the channel out of Lawton. If the Lawton channel changes over on Feb. 17 then that clears the way for KOCO. KOCO has been running DTV for some time now, they've just been limiting their power so as not to interfere with the Lawton channel's analog signal. If the Lawton channel switches solely to DTV, it remains to be seen if KOCO boosts their digital signal power. If all that happens that should really help out viewers in the metro area, including myself. **Fingers Crossed**

I noticed over the weekend several of the local stations running scrolls that said they intend to switch on Feb. 17 as was originally planned by the government.

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KOCO supposedly has some technical issues to resolve with their DTV transmitter and antenna; that may be behind their decision to delay the switchover, but ratings could have a hand in it as well.

The way KOCO is "spinning it", they are making it sound like a patriotic decision to support Obama and our Congress, almost as if the other stations deciding to go ahead as originally planned is an unpatriotic snub.

Imagine that --- a station spinning the news to fit its own agenda!

They actually mentioned their parent company, which may have the most to do with the decision. Hearst-Argyle may have strong ties to the Obama administration, you just never know anymore why people do the things they do.

Anyway, to heck with converter boxes, go out and buy that giant Hi-Def TV you always wanted, stimulate the economy! Debt is a beautiful thing! (I promise!) ;-)

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Anyway, to heck with converter boxes, go out and buy that giant Hi-Def TV you always wanted, stimulate the economy! Debt is a beautiful thing! (I promise!) ;-)

Funny! Isn't that the whole reason we need to stimulate the economy, bad debt.

[woodyrr]

Since the newscast this morning, KFOR 4 has decided to be "patriotic". That probably means KAUT as well. KWTV had stopped running the continuous crawl on the analog signal.

I think that the whole thing has just come undone.

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Funny! Isn't that the whole reason we need to stimulate the economy, bad debt.

You bet! It was intended as a joke, that's why I put the wink at the end.

Yeah, we've got tens of thousands of fools who went into excessive debt and brought down our economy, combined with the criminals on Wall Street, and now the hard-working frugal people are sitting on a nest-egg half the size it was a couple years ago.

We need some good old-fashioned rioting in the streets. It would do this country a world of good! :-)

In troubled times like these, I'm thankful that I have Krispy Kreme to turn to for comfort.

[TaoMaas]

In troubled times like these, I'm thankful that I have Krispy Kreme to turn to for comfort.

Uh oh...enjoy 'em while you can. I was reading an article earlier today that listed Krispy Kreme as one of the companies that may go under this year. They expanded too far, too fast and now they can't generate enough revenue to cover the loans they took out for that expansion.

[oneforone]

I just wonder if the June date will actually take place. I predict this date will probably be set back a couple of more times so that granny and Ed the Cheapskate can have a box given to them from a family member or pick one up at a garage sale. We all know by the time the government sets a date in stone the boxes will have been upgraded with new features.

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Since when did TV become a right? What about those without TVs? Shouldn't we start a coupon program to buy them TVs so they can watch "America's Got Crap."

[TaoMaas]

Since when did TV become a right? What about those without TVs? Shouldn't we start a coupon program to buy them TVs so they can watch "America's Got Crap."

True, it's not a right to own a tv. But since the airwaves are generally thought of as belonging to the public (and the government is planning to make money off of this inconvenience to everyone), perhaps they feel obligated to make this whole thing as painless as possible.

[drumsncode]

KOCO reiterated its position tonight on the 5pm show to go with the new delay, and they had their boss in an interview telling us that 20,000 people in this area are not ready! Amazing. I get the feeling that KOCO is hoping to snag 20,000 new viewers if KWTV, KFOR, and FOX25 change over early.

Even though Paul Folger intro'ed the story and spouted the "patriotic" spin, it looks like its all about ratings. Gee, why am I not surprised? ;-)

[woodyrr]

Using just the population of Oklahoma County in 2000 (701,807)

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and not factoring in the population of the entire viewing area, that is 97.2% of the population being DTV ready. On another board it has been mentioned that the original goal for pre cut off readiness was 85%. I think that I'd work real hard to come up with a better rationalization than that. If he meant households instead of people that's still 92.5%, not as impressive, but still pretty good - and that's still confined to Oklahoma County.

On the other hand, although KFOR has, indeed, decided to move analog cut off to June 12, KWTV ran their crawl during the 6 pm. newscast this evening and all four OETA stations are on the updated termination list with a February 17 date.

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[oneforone]

KOCO reiterated its position tonight on the 5pm show to go with the new delay, and they had their boss in an interview telling us that 20,000 people in this area are not ready! Amazing. I get the feeling that KOCO is hoping to snag 20,000 new viewers if KWTV, KFOR, and FOX25 change over early.

Even though Paul Folger intro'ed the story and spouted the "patriotic" spin, it looks like its all about ratings. Gee, why am I not surprised? ;-)

I delivered televisions for 5 years. I can only think of a handful that had rabbit ears. Most had cable or satellite hooked up to at least one TV in the house. 6 out of every 10 of my customers had service through Cox.

It is very possible that many of those 20,000 are cable or satellite subscribers that only have service hooked up to one or two TV's in the house. The rest are on rabbit ears.

Not to mention KFOR and KOCO come in crappy over rabbit ears as it is. That reason alone is why I find it hard to believe that 20,000 people do not have converter boxes.

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KSWO out of Lawton is still appearing to make the switch on Feb. 17. I went to their site and it had a Feb. 17 digital countdown at the top of the page. They have a section called Digital Wizard but it mainly just links to outside websites. It doesn't give any info on the KSWO station itself.

[BB37]

KFOR has apparently flip-flopped. In this morning (Tuesday)'s DOK, KFOR stated they're now delaying channel 4's cutoff until June. They ARE going to switch over sister station KAUT-43 next week, however.

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According to this document: http://kswo.images.worldnow.com/imag...KSWOFCC388.pdf

KSWO out of Lawton plans to shut off analog broadcast on February 17. Go to page 6 and the second comment box explains this. Hopefully that means I can get KOCO over the air after that.

[SoonerDave]

I just wonder if the June date will actually take place. I predict this date will probably be set back a couple of more times so that granny and Ed the Cheapskate can have a box given to them from a family member or pick one up at a garage sale. We all know by the time the government sets a date in stone the boxes will have been upgraded with new features.

At this point, I think it will *never* happen. The transition will become entirely optional.

Pathetically ridiculous.

[traxx]

At this point, I think it will *never* happen. The transition will become entirely optional.

Pathetically ridiculous.

If President Obama had been our President back in the '50s we'd still be watching black and white television today.

[SoonerDave]

If President Obama had been our President back in the '50s we'd still be watching black and white television today.

HAH. We'd still be listening to AM radio because there'd be six people under some rock that couldn't spell "TV" without a dictionary and eight weeks notice.

[Thunder]

I believe it is unpatriotic to delay the switch. Another failure on Obama's part and another failure on Congress' part for doing what their Messiah want.

[bluedogok]

At this point, I think it will *never* happen. The transition will become entirely optional.

Pathetically ridiculous.

It will happen...sometime. The lure of the $19 Billion they expect to get from auctioning off the spectrum will win over the enough of the ones who want to prolong the transition.

[blangtang]

i was at home during the storms yesterday, flipping around. sometime around 3 or 4 pm, the signal completely died for both channel 4 and 9 on my converter box. poof! not sure why. fox 25 came thru just fine. about 10 minutes after the dead signal 4 came back and a little later 9 returned. I live in norman, dont get channel 5 (yet).

any ideas what that was about?

[Matt]

No ideas, but the same thing happened to me, OTA.

Glad I'm not the only one--thought it may have been my equipment.

[blangtang]

No ideas, but the same thing happened to me, OTA.

Glad I'm not the only one--thought it may have been my equipment.

well

[blangtang]

No ideas, but the same thing happened to me, OTA.

Glad I'm not the only one--thought it may have been my equipment.

well i'm thinkin its gettin to be worse now than when over the air analog existed w/o restriction.

my main point is that i hope the signal does not cut out when some severe weather is headed my way. and thats what happened...yesterday.....

i'm pissed this whole exercise is about shifting electromagnetic spectrum waves from tv to cell phone companies.

signed,

mr. no cable/no satellite