FCC rules discourage local television broadcasters from providing quality TV signal reception, forcing most to use expensive cable & satellite TV providers. Eureka, CA, February 24, 2009 – I was perusing KIEM-TV’s website earlier tonight when I ran across an interesting link to their policy on granting waivers to satellite television viewers (specifically DirecTV viewers) [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in Digital TV News | 1 Comment
Washington, D.C. – When Obama speaks… people listen. Well, it seems that politicians listen, at least. After penning a request to Congress two weeks ago to push back the official transition date to digital television, it seems that both the House and U.S. Senate are prepared to do just that. The below paragraph from Friday’s [...]
January 26th, 2009 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
Washington, D.C. – There was an interesting article posted on Fox News this morning concerning the transition to Digital Television next month. “ President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up [...]
January 14th, 2009 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
DirecTV accidentally turns subscriber HD DVRs and receivers into zombies. HDTV subscribers must reset receivers in able to view digital HD programming. Official announcement from DirecTV to customers on HD DVR problem and how to fix it.
October 7th, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
Review of DirecTV’s new Video On Demand (VOD) service, available to DirecTV customers with HDTV satellite TV and DVR receivers. Downloads using broadband.
July 14th, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
Buying DTV Converters Online. As we’ve mentioned here before, there aren’t many websites that can actually process the “free” $40 government coupons when buying a DTV (CECB) converter online.
July 12th, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
A frightening number of the DTV conversion boxes currently on the market lack a key feature that will leave their owners unable to watch many of their favorite channels after installation.
July 6th, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
Below are the latest channel listings as provided by SuddenLink Communications for Humboldt County, California. HDTV channels are indicated in RED. Channels listed as “basic” are transmitted via the cable system as an analog (NTSC) signal, and can be tuned-in without the need for a DTV tuner or converter at present. This is the case, [...]
June 29th, 2008 | Posted in | No Comments
We now include information on HDTV programming available from satellite providers and cable television.
June 28th, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
Custom Search AACS – Advanced Access Control System. A computer specification for guarding next-generation optical-media content created by the film, electronics, and software industries. AC-3 – (see Dolby Digital 5.1) Aliasing – Jaggedness that appears at diagonal edges of objects in a pixel or raster image. De-aliasing (anti-aliasing) is a smoothing of the jagged edges [...]
June 25th, 2008 | Posted in | No Comments
<br /> @import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css);<br /> Custom Search We are still adding to this list, station by station.Hopefully, the page will be finished within the next couple of weeks. As they say in the TV industry… Stay Tuned!!! Below is a list of all known television broadcasters in the Eureka, CA and Humboldt County markets. Many [...]
June 21st, 2008 | Posted in | No Comments
Eureka Television Group (ETV), the broadcasting conglomerate that currently owns five television stations in the Eureka, California, market, recently posted information on the accessibility of their signals via broadcast, cable and satellite television. This includes VHF, UHF, UHF-LPTV and Digital or HDTV.
June 19th, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
I am a lifelong resident of Humboldt County, California and have spent most of the past 41 years interested in radio, broadcasting, television and electronics. I began my “career in broadcasting” at the age of 8 in CB Radio, which was all the rage in the 1970′s. I spent the next several years tinkering with [...]
June 2nd, 2008 | Posted in | No Comments
Information on HDTV and digital television reception using OTA Over The Air antennas and TV sets. Purchasing antennas, accessories and installation advice.
June 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Digital TV News | No Comments
HDTV Is On The Way HDTV and DTV service is coming soon to a television set near you, even if you live in Humboldt County. In February of 2009, most broadcasters across the county will be changing the frequencies that they currently broadcast at and start transmitting their signals in an all-digital format called DTV [...]
May 19th, 2008 | Posted in | No Comments