[Vision2020] public TV signal question....

[Tom Hansen]

Hey, Debbie -

You haven't lived until you've smelled the aroma of unleashed smoking 
testosterone intensified in the WWE's Cage of Doom by a couple sterroid-
addicted beheamoths.  And that's just the cheering section.

Hey, if it weren't for Sports Illustrated's swim suit issue, I'd have to 
take up book readin'.

Until then . . .

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> Thank you, Bill! I really appreciate it. Not sure why
> I ignored it all these years... Now if it had been
> ESPN, I know someone in our household who would have
> had it taken care if in 15 seconds or less!  The same
> person who is still celebrating the return of Fox
> Sports Sports Sports (eyeroll) =)
> 
> Debbie Gray
> 
> --- Bill London <london at moscow.com> wrote:
> 
> > This is the response from Ken Segota the chief
> > engineer here at KUID to Debbie Gray's question
> > regarding the reception of IdahoPTV on the local
> > cable station was posted on V2020. BL
> > 
> > -----------  
> >   As Chief Engineer for Idaho Public TV in North
> > Idaho let be respond to your question about our
> > Idaho Public Television signal being so bad on
> > cable.  The cable system puts our broadcast signal
> > on cable on Channel 12 which is the same channel our
> > digital transmitter is operating on from Paradise
> > Ridge.  The noise you are seeing on your set is our
> > Digital signal getting into the cable system or your
> > TV tuner and mixing with it.  Your analog set sees
> > the digital signal as noise or snow. The short
> > answer is to call the cable company and tell them
> > you have an interference or ingress problem with
> > channel 12 on the cable at your house.  They should
> > come and solve the problem, it could be as simple as
> > a bad shield or loose connection on their system up.
> >  The worst case is if the tuner in your set isn't
> > shielded well enough then using a "cable Box" should
> > fix the problem. 
> > 
> >    
> > 
> >   As a little background:
> > 
> >   Years ago the Moscow Cable Company carried KUID on
> > Channel 13 to avoid this problem but they decided
> > they couldn't spare the open channel on 12 so they
> > moved us to 12 on the cable system with the promise
> > that the could and would take care of any issues
> > this caused.  If you lived in Moscow before we moved
> > our analog from channel 12 and put the digital
> > transmitter there the problem appeared as a ghost
> > image of our own signal caused by the time
> > difference for the signal to get directly to your
> > set and to get to the cable company then to your
> > set.  Now instead of the ghost you see the digital
> > signal as "noise".  We periodically get calls from
> > viewers in Moscow with this problem and in most
> > cases I believe they are solved.  If the Time Warner
> > isn't responsive please let us know so we can try to
> > put some pressure on them, but the trouble ticket
> > has to be originated from the cable viewer.
> > 
> >    
> > 
> >    
> > 
> >   Ken Segota
> > 
> >   Chief Engineer
> > 
> >   Idaho Public TV KUID / KCDT
> > 
> >   Moscow / Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
> > 
> >   (208) 885-1226
> > 
> >    
> > 
> >    
> > >
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