HD Locals: Providence, RI

[Doug Brott]

Please post broadcast issues with DIRECTV satellite delivered HD Local Channels only

DMA: Providence, RI
Established: 11/21/2006
Rank: 52

HD Locals available in this DMA

ABC - WLNE (6)
CBS - WPRI (12)
NBC - WJAR (10)
FOX - WNAC (64)


For instructions, please visit this thread (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=137643)

[DMRI2006]

Several have reported problems in other threads -- as I have I over the last 2-3 weeks specifically. Dropouts spread across all channels.

[sonofjay]

Anyone else get periodic pixelation in video on the local channels? In particular I see this 5-6 times an hour on Fox 64. Have also see it on NBC as well but I can't say for sure if it happens more or less often. Signal seems fine.

Anyone else?

[dbsdave]

Well I am moving back to the ocean state.....wondering how these locals have been doing lately since I know there were a lot of problems as recent as a year ago.

[BruinsHockey08]

I've noticed that during the NFL games there is some really rough pixelation, I noticed this last year and it's continued into this year. I am not sure if that is because of my TV or the actual feed.

[draposo]

I normally really love my DirecTV, however the last couple of weeks I have noticed the NFL broadcast of Sunday Night Football on WJAR 10 is TERRIBLE. It is the only time I have any issues with the quality of my locals, but It is quite frustrating because it really is not much better than standard def TV on most of the shots.

[NewForceFiveFan]

The HD feed of RI PBS - WSBE (36) has been out for a few months. I'm not sure exactly when it went out but the SD feed is still there if I unhide sd duplicates. This is actually a pain just to watch one channel. I would think if D* couldn't tune in an HD feed for a reasonable amount of time (going on five or six months now) the hd channel would be disabled and the sd version would be available even when "hide sd duplicates" is activated. Who would be the best person to contact at either Directv or at WSBE to tell them about this outage.

[Dr_J]

Just discovered this thread. I had posted last night that I was having pixelation problems with the NBC HD Sunday Night Football telecast thinking it was a national issue. However, seeing this thread makes me think it might be a local issue. HD channel 10 was practically unwatchable the few minutes I tried to watch it.