[RTC List] Suddenlink Offer

[David C. Thewlis]

Ron Schoenherr wrote:
> I guess it is time for a broadcaster to chime in here. There are NO 
> local stations broadcasting a HD digital over-the-air signal in this 
> market.
>
> Suddenlink is picking up the Fox (KBVU) and CBS (KVIQ) signals directly 
> off a satellite feed and putting them into their digital tier. If you 
> are a Suddenlink subscriber you would need o have a HD converter box and 
> subscribe to the digital tier.
>   
They said they were going to do that almost a year ago once agreements 
were finalized.  But I haven't seen any evidence the feeds are available 
- certainly they are not in the 700 series HDTV tier.  Does anyone know 
what the "channel" numbers are for these feeds?  Anyone from Suddenlink 
that can help?  We do indeed have an HD converter box and subscribe to 
the digital tier.
> KEET is broadcasting two digital channels that can be picked-up only as 
> an over-the-air signal. One channel is merely our regular analog channel 
> up-converted to our digital transmitter. KEET's second digital channel 
> is called /The World /and that is a news and public affairs channel that 
> is fed by PBS.
>
> KEET's analog and digital signals over-the-air signals have been on and 
> off the air recently due to the installation a new radio antenna for a 
> client on our tower. We have also been doing replacement of some tower 
> strobe lights and when a tower worker is on that tower ALL of our tower 
> clients must go off the air to protect the worker.
>
> Many of the stations, including KEET, feed a signal directly to the 
> cable head-in via fiber from their studios, so the over-the-air signal 
> may not be there when work is being done on the tower but cable 
> subscribers continue to get their programming.
>
> Ron Schoenherr
> KEET-TV
>
>
> Rollin Richmond wrote:
>
>   
>> I received an offer from Suddenlink that promises me an monthly bill 
>> of less than $100 for cable, internet and phone. That package is 
>> costing me about $125/month now. Is this a good deal or am I missing 
>> something. One aspect of the promise that Suddenlink is making is that 
>> the rate is good for only 12 months. My current rate has been stable 
>> for several years.
>>
>> Can anyone also tell me how I can get high definition TV service 
>> through Suddenlink cable? Do I need a special box or will my current 
>> boxes (Tivo Series 2 and a Cox Digital Cable box) do the trick? Thanks 
>> for the help. Rollin
>> ________________
>> Rollin C. Richmond
>> rollinr2 at gmail.com <mailto:rollinr2 at gmail.com>
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