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Forum: TV Database Updates 21-Sep-2010, 11:30 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By pdsebring
Des Moines TV market, continued

I should have mentioned:

WOI real channel 5 is ABC network on virtual channel 5.1 and RTV on 5.2.
KDIN has alternate programs on virtual channels 11.2 and 11.3.
KCCI has weather on 8.2, WHO has...
Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange 21-Sep-2010, 11:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,943
Posted By pdsebring
1024x768 is not really 1280x720 because 1024x768...

1024x768 is not really 1280x720 because 1024x768 is aspect ratio 4:3 (1.33:1) and 1280x720 is aspect ratio 16:9 (1.78:1)(aka widescreen). It should be obvious that, while 768 is slightly more than...
Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange 21-Sep-2010, 10:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 67,032
Posted By pdsebring
C band FTA

Don't forget the OTARD (Over-the-Air Reception Device) rule of 1996. Governments, home owners associations, and landlords can prevent you from erecting a C band dish which would probably be 6 feet...
Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange 21-Sep-2010, 10:08 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 67,032
Posted By pdsebring
FTA satellite

Don't forget to mention DVB-S2 HDTV on FTA. I watch PBS HD on satellite AMC 21 at 125W. PBS on satellite is frequently different than my local terrestrial broadcast IPTV (Iowa Public Television).
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Forum: TV Database Updates 21-Sep-2010, 9:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,363
Posted By pdsebring
Call sign suffix

Okay, I read the FCC attachment to the post on call sign suffix. Essentially, before the conversion to DTV on July 12, 2009, suffix -TV indicated an analog station and -DT indicated a digital...
Forum: TV Database Updates 21-Sep-2010, 9:15 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,470
Posted By pdsebring
Windows Media Center channel guide

Does anyone know were Microsoft gets their channel information for the Windows Media Center channel guide? I would like to propose corrections to it like proposing corrections to the TV Fool...
Forum: TV Database Updates 21-Sep-2010, 8:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,363
Posted By pdsebring
Call signs suffix

I never really paid any attention to the call sign suffix until I read another post on this forum. I didn't think the call sign suffix had any important meaning. What does call sign suffix mean?
Forum: TV Database Updates 21-Sep-2010, 7:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,363
Posted By pdsebring
Des Moines broadcast TV market

These are the stations available to me in the Des Moines TV market:

WOI real channel 5 virtual channel 5.1 ABC network
KCCI real channel 8 virtual channel 8.1 CBS network
KDIN real channel 11...
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