We have been fielding a lot of calls and e-mails regarding the DTV transition and viewers not receiving KCTS 9. If you haven't re-scanned your DTV converter box or digital TV since Friday, June 12, please do so immediately.
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DTV transition: Antennas and your reception
Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 06/16/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
Four hours in on DTV day
Posted by Daphne Adair on 06/12/2009
KCTS 9 Communications Specialist
KCTS 9 Communications Specialist
Calls are coming in to our in-house call center and the biggest question is rescanning. If you had a digital TV or converter box working with KCTS 9 before today, and now aren't getting us... it's because we switched digital channels from UHF 41 to VHF 9. (For the full story, click here.)
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Digital TV is here!
Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 06/12/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
It's a few minutes past 4:00 a.m. in Seattle and we just put the new KCTS 9 digital transmitter on-air.
This transmitter is on VHF channel 9 where our old transmitter has been.
Click here for digital transition help
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20 minutes to the digital transition
Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 06/12/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
I'm here at the KCTS 9 transmitter with our transmitter engineer Tim and it's almost time for the analog shut off.
In about 20 minutes we will be shutting down the KCTS 9 analog transmitter. We will also shut off the current KCTS 9 digital transmitter that's operating on channel 41.
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TV Screen Format Issues
Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 03/19/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
We've received several e-mails and phone calls lately regarding screen formatting on 4x3 analog TVs. KCTS 9 broadcasts HD 16x9 on channel 9.1.
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Why Didn't KCTS 9 Transition To DTV in February?
Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 03/10/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
Why didn't KCTS 9 transition to DTV in February?
First of all, KCTS 9 and most TV stations in major cities have been broadcasting digital TV since 1999, so the DTV transition isn’t so much a transition for TV stations but for viewers since the TV stations have been operating both analog and digital for a while now.
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Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 03/02/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
We’ve received several e-mails and phone calls lately asking about the technical changes we are making to our broadcast for the DTV transition.
I’d like to explain what changes KCTS 9 has made to our transmitter facility to prepare for the analog shutoff on June 12, 2009.
First some notes about licensed transmitter power.
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Digital Transition For Dummies
Posted by Jabran Soubeih on 02/17/2009
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
KCTS 9 Executive Director of Engineering
With the DTV Delay bill now signed into law, KCTS 9 and other TV stations in Seattle will continue analog broadcasts until June 12.
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