Fox in HDTV???

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I know Fox announced they were going to try to do 1/2 of prime time
broadcasting in HDTV by Fall 2004, so has this happened? Any football
in HD?

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Aaaargh! Our cheap-O Fox station here in Nashville doesn't bcst HD!!!!
Stupid Sinclair!!!

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"Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > I know Fox announced they were going to try to do 1/2 of prime
time
> > broadcasting in HDTV by Fall 2004, so has this happened? Any
football
> > in HD?
>
> The Fox station in Kansas City is broadcasting on such low power
> that you would have to be standing next to the tower to receive
> the signal. Only 1.1KW. What a bunch of losers.

Out of curiosity, what would be a decent broadcast signal,
and how far would it travel and still provide decent reception,
assuming no significant obstructions.

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RoyBoy wrote:
>
> "Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > I know Fox announced they were going to try to do 1/2 of prime
> time
> > > broadcasting in HDTV by Fall 2004, so has this happened? Any
> football
> > > in HD?

Green Bay has had FOX local with full HD Power for 3 weeks

now... but no HD Programs yet... just 4:3 upconverts.

The FOX NY Giant NFL game was not in HD last nite...

in GBay...



> >
> > The Fox station in Kansas City is broadcasting on such low power
> > that you would have to be standing next to the tower to receive
> > the signal. Only 1.1KW. What a bunch of losers.
>
> Out of curiosity, what would be a decent broadcast signal,
> and how far would it travel and still provide decent reception,
> assuming no significant obstructions.

Using a Channel Master UHF 3021 4 bay bow tie antenna...

mounted indoors... 40 miles for Full Power HD UHF

stations works WELL from both GBay & Wausau, WI areas...

40 miles is a Good minimum.. distance...

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Get some advertisers to spend some money on HD spots, and place those spots
on HD stations, and you'll see full power.
Hard to stay in business when all the cash is going out and nothing is
coming in.
OR
being the huge HD enthusiast you are, volunteer to pay their electric bill
for one month of "full power" HD transmission. In other words, PUT YOUR
MONEY WHERE YOUR BIG MOUTH IS.\


"Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:5RnVc.28589$9Y6.14590@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:5db363e0.0408200418.197c0c3d@posting.google.com...
> > I know Fox announced they were going to try to do 1/2 of prime time
> > broadcasting in HDTV by Fall 2004, so has this happened? Any football
> > in HD?
> The Fox station in Kansas City is broadcasting on such low power
> that you would have to be standing next to the tower to receive
> the signal. Only 1.1KW. What a bunch of losers.
>
>

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Joe H wrote:
>
> I,m pulling in the HD from 30 miles road, 21+ by the way the crow flies.
> The hell of it is, they say HD, but half the time after a Commercial they
> forget to throw the switch.

The Green Bay local FOX-HD is transmitting only upconverts in 720p

Full Power daily... According to the FOX local WLUK -DT.....

FOX HD broadcasting will begin within the first 12 days of SEPT..

Date is not exactly known....


As a side note: NBC & PBS and now CBS-HD in GBay now

have and use Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for HD 'at times'...




>
> Some are just Stretching the picture, it's not HD. But I watched the Playoff
> of the Baseball teams and it was fantastic on my Hitachi 50 inch LCD.
>
> "RoyBoy" <armageddon79@SPAMBAD.email.com> wrote in message
> news:yhoVc.7188$%m4.1226786@read2.cgocable.net...
> > "Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > > "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > I know Fox announced they were going to try to do 1/2 of prime
> > time
> > > > broadcasting in HDTV by Fall 2004, so has this happened? Any
> > football
> > > > in HD?
> > >
> > > The Fox station in Kansas City is broadcasting on such low power
> > > that you would have to be standing next to the tower to receive
> > > the signal. Only 1.1KW. What a bunch of losers.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, what would be a decent broadcast signal,
> > and how far would it travel and still provide decent reception,
> > assuming no significant obstructions.
> >
> >

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In article <5RnVc.28589$9Y6.14590@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
"Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote:

> "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:5db363e0.0408200418.197c0c3d@posting.google.com...
> > I know Fox announced they were going to try to do 1/2 of prime time
> > broadcasting in HDTV by Fall 2004, so has this happened? Any football
> > in HD?
> The Fox station in Kansas City is broadcasting on such low power
> that you would have to be standing next to the tower to receive
> the signal. Only 1.1KW. What a bunch of losers.

Hey, get in line! That's a whole 300 more watts than here in Austin!

Needless to say, thanks to my no-analog Panasonic tuner, I've been
watching a lot less Fox this past year. At least when I do watch them,
they're the clearest analog station around here.