Problems With KOCB-DT, KSBI-DT and KOPX-DT in Taloga
Glenn Gore writes: Is there something wrong with the DT signals of 34(33), 52(51), and 62(50)? We haven’t been able to receive any of them at the cable system here in Taloga for months now. We put up...
View ArticleODLA April Meeting
For the educators among you, the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association is hosting a Hi-Def Day promoting the use of High Definition technology in educational settings… Please join your colleagues in...
View ArticleKWTV Weather Overlay in HD?
Bobarino writes: Is it just me or did anyone else that KWTV now has the equipment necessary to display weather maps and text scrawls in HD? I noticed last night that they kept their 16×9 HD picture but...
View ArticleIs OKCity getting a second candelabra tower?
Charles Simon wrote: Construction of what looks like a second candelabra tower at the south end of Oklahoma City’s antenna farm can be seen from both I35 and I44 as you approach the Cowboy Hall of Fame...
View ArticleDirecTV Adds 4 HD Channels
DirecTV added these channels today in HD. You must have an MPEG4 recevier to view them. Food Network (Channel 231-1) MGM (Channel 255) National Geographic (Channel 276) CNBC (Channel 355)
View ArticleState of the Union Address Tonight in HD
Tonight is a rare opportunity to really compare the picture quality between the local stations coming all from the same feed. The feed for the State of the Union Address is being produced by CBS in...
View ArticleKOMI-DT Going Off Air For Super Bowl
ggore writes, KOMI-TVÂ 24 in Woodward has announced that they will be turning their transmitter off all day on Sunday Feb 3 so that cable subscribers in Woodward, Weatherford, Clinton, Elk City, Alva,...
View Article16×9 Next Year?
Bruce writes: When broadcast changes to HD will local programing be in wide screen or will it remain in 4:3 format? I have a wide screen TV and it would be nice to have everything in wide screen…
View Article2008 HD College Football on ABC and ESPN Networks
HDsportsguide.com is reporting that all ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNUHD live college football games will be in HD. Read
View ArticleOklahoma Memorial Stadium Going HD
OU is getting a new scoreboard that will have a 16 mm HD capable video system for the 2008 football season. They are also updating Soonervision cameras to HD as well. This presents some interesting...
View ArticleDoes KFOR-DT have new gear for the Olympics?
I noticed during the NBC Nightly News and earlier on some other show that KFOR’s DTV crawl was superimposed over an HD broadcast. Previously, KFOR had to drop out of an HD broadcast to run the...
View ArticleDid the Democrats book all the HD cameras?
I was beginning to worry that none of the Republican Convention would be in HD. Dish doesn’t have a dedicated RNC HD channel, like they had for the Democrats, and the only HD coverage I had seen were...
View ArticleKSBI-DT to Broadcast First Thunder Game in HD OTA
KSBI-DT will broadcast the first Thunder game in HD 1080i October 29th. There will be a production truck parked by the Ford Center that will send the SD and HD feed to KSBI then the HD feed will be...
View ArticleBCS Championship in 3D in Stillwater?
The BCS Championship game will be shown in 3D in about 80 Digital Movie Theaters around the country. The closest theater to Oklahoma City and Tulsa according to the Cinedigm website that will carry the...
View ArticleSuper Bowl to Feature 3D ads
NBC will broadcast the first ever 3D commercial during the Super Bowl. The ads will be for the Monsters and Aliens movie and Sobe Lifewater. The ads will run at the end of the second quarter.
View ArticleFeb 17th DTV Transion is Here
The time has finally come for the 1st part of the DTV transition to now become reality. If you have a digital tv or a converter you will need to do a rescan for digital tv channels today. In the...
View ArticleInside Sooner Football Letterboxed
Does anyone else find it silly that Inside Sooner Football is shown in glorious letterboxed standard definition on KWTV? Clearly, the show is shot using HD cameras for the show, but apparently the...
View ArticleKSBI-TV Expanding HD Offerings
I noticed today that KSBI-TV is carrying the SEC Network game of the week in HD, which likely means as part of their recent move the station has upgraded its equipment. They’ve also put out a press...
View ArticleKFOR Transmits HD from Chopper
KFOR-DT transmitted HD from their helicopter for the first time today. KFOR-DT is definitely stepping up the HD news coverage in the state. It is only a matter of time when we will see a tornado in HD...
View ArticleBlizzard of 2011 – HD Weather Closings
One of the problems with being first to market is that your gear gets old before the stations that waited to buy their equipment. Perhaps it’s just me, but I find KFOR’s weather graphics offensive...
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