Over the air TV and sub-channels

[Bunty]

KWTV is the only locally owned station. And they locked up the market for the “local loop” with “News Now 53” on Cox over 20 years ago. Clearly defined and curated classic reruns provided by a national programmer who does everything for the local station in exchange for the local station selling 6 minutes of ads per hour is a win win.

I think KOTV-6 CBS Tulsa is owned by the same company that owns KWTV-9. Like KWTV it doesn't have very many subchannels. 6.3 is a replay of KOTV Tulsa news like KWTV 9.2 is a replay of the KWTV OKC news.

KOTV's signal makes it into Stillwater better than the other Tulsa stations, which fairly often aren't even there.

[Bunty]

A lot of guys will like it that the DEFY channel is now on KFOR 4.4 after exiting 52.5 several months ago for ION+. If you haven't been able to get DEFY channel on a couple of low powered OKC TV stations, then you can now on channel 4.4.

[oklip955]

You mean ATSC 1.0. Because according to wiki, "ATSC 2.0 was a planned major new revision of the standard which would have been backward compatible with ATSC 1.0. The standard was to have allowed interactive and hybrid television technologies by connecting the TV with the Internet services and allowing interactive elements into the broadcast stream. Other features were to have included advanced video compression, audience measurement, targeted advertising, enhanced programming guides, video on demand services, and the ability to store information on new receivers, including Non-realtime (NRT) content.[15][16][17]

However, ATSC 2.0 was never actually launched, as it was essentially outdated before it could be launched. All of the changes that were a part of the ATSC 2.0 revision were adopted into ATSC 3.0."

Moving to a different informative topic, flat indoor antennas work out best if they are made to accept connections with RG-6 cable. That kind of cable cuts down on signal loss. I know, since using an antenna like that gets me all the high powered OKC stations, but it had to be mounted at ceiling level. That way it gets VHF 5 and 13 fine and steady. Most flat antennas, though, come with a thin built-in cable that can't be traded with RG-6 cable. Such antennas may work out if you don't live too far from the towers. Stillwater, especially in the valleys, can be difficult with bringing in all the high powered OKC TV stations with a steady signal when using an indoor antenna, amped or not.

The Antenna Man on YouTube is a great place to get elaborate info on indoor as well as outdoor antennas. He has tested a bunch of them.

I am TV shopping and saw the ATSC 3.0 and it looks like currently channel 9 is not using 3.0. I dont have a tv with 3.0 right now but looking at them. Thoughts on 3.0 and what stations are broadcasting at this time.

[Bunty]

I am TV shopping and saw the ATSC 3.0 and it looks like currently channel 9 is not using 3.0. I dont have a tv with 3.0 right now but looking at them. Thoughts on 3.0 and what stations are broadcasting at this time.

Channels 4, 5, 25, 34, and 43 are the only OKC stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0. About all are only simulcasting their primary ATSC 1.0 channels and often video is upscaled to 1080p. However, Fox 25 is offering the T2 channel, so there is nothing but tennis on all the time.

ATSC 3.0 is supposed to give OTA stations the same capabilities and features as online streaming. But broadcasters are slow in adapting them. Lawsuits aren't helping. In a statement to the FCC, LG said the “challenging and uncertain patent landscape” around ATSC 3.0 forced it to halt support for the standard in upcoming models. The company was ordered to pay $1.68 million in a patent suit over ATSC 3.0 technology, which LG says would amount to a 125% increase in patent fees per TV sold with NextGen capability. So ATSC 3.0 is no longer in new LG sets. LG has appealed.

OKC ATSC 3.0 signals are stronger, so people in fringe signal areas might want to try getting a ATSC 3.0 tuner or TV with 3.0 for more stable reception. But avoid the HDHomerun Flex 4 tuner. It can't decode channels 4 and 5, due to DRM.

Consumer Reports did a recent article on ATSC 3.0. https://www.consumerreports.org/elec...768e0791bd6274