Buffalo,NY Channel 2 question

[ahrjmr]

Has anyone had a problem with channel 2 (NBC) affiliate signal breaking up during the 5 pm news cast and continuing into NBC Nightly News?

The breakup only happens for about 5 to 10 seconds and you don't lose the picture. The picture jumps and the sound becomes distorted.

Thanks,

[Indiana627]

I don't watch the news on that channel, but all my recordings from it last week were fine: Knight Rider on 2/17, Medium on 2/18, L&O on 2/20, Apprentice on 2/21.

[on7green]

I watch Ch2 news and NBC Nightly News (HD). Minor pixellation on occasion. But not like it was a couple of months back.

[mtsz52784]

I agree... have seen this issue quite a few times lately.

[Indiana627]

I got the following info from my contact at WGRZ:

"Yes, we are experiencing a problem, possibly two that have caused the issues. One part seems to be a card in our encoder that is causing excessive data errors. The other is a compatibility problem between the PSIP application and the encoder that also is causing data errors. The combination of both problems generating errors has prevented some receivers from being able to hold a lock on the WGRZ digital signal. On Time Warner the problem compounds with the additional processing and re-transmission of the signal. What was a ¼ second burp becomes a 2 – 3 second freeze. We hope to have the issues worked out in the next day or two. We have already bypassed the offending card and have adjusted the PSIP parameters in an effort to fix the problem. I am hopeful that we can resolve these problems this week with confidence."

One can assume this issue is also the cause for the problems D* customers have seen.