HD Locals: Chicago, IL

[Doug Brott]

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

DMA: Chicago, IL
Established: 11/22/2005
Rank: 3

HD Locals available in this DMA

ABC - WLS (7)
CBS - WBBM (2)
NBC - WMAQ (5)
FOX - WFLD (32)
PBS - WTTW (11)
CW - WGN (9)


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

[EmilG]

I would guess within the last week or so I've been seeing annoying pixelation on scene changes. It was pretty bad last night watching the DNC.
I have OTA as a backup and it has no issues. I also do not have any problems like this on my other channels, just the locals.

Anyone else?

Thanks

[mike_442]

I just got off the phone with DTV...that was a waste of time regarding my local stations in Chicago. NBC seems to be horrible lately. Pixelation and Audio "buzzing" are very common. I haven't noticed it much on the other locals, but it seems to be very common on NBC. Any hope of this being cured? I refuse to let DTV come to my house as they will be clueless and it will be a waste of time!

[bakerfall]

Audio has been, and still is, out of sync on CSN. I know it's not a local network, but it is a local channel.

[djzack67]

NBC 5 has been bad , using OTA for now.

[Scott Stevens]

There was a problem last night with the audio on channel 2. The center channel/dialog was frequently muffled while the surrounds were normal, and there was occasional high frequency noise/whining.

I experienced it during HIMYM and CSI Miami.

[bakerfall]

I had the same problem with channel 2. Very annoying.

[jgrade]

Channel 2 CBSHD, same issue with center channel missing on The Big Bang Theory. Two and a Half Men had center channel, but annoying crackling sound half way through program (almost like the gain was turned up too high) that went away in about 10 minutes.

CBS has always been a disaster with sound issues.

[Stuart Sweet]

Apparently these same issues were seen on the OTA feed, so it seems this was not DIRECTV-related.

[Macfan424]

Apparently these same issues were seen on the OTA feed, so it seems this was not DIRECTV-related.That's true. WBBM just moved into their new studios, and are having a few transition problems. No doubt everything will be fine in a few days.

[rcw119]

My wife has complained about General Hopital's sound the past few days and today she saved the recording to play for me...It does the Buzzing and Crackling every 30 seconds to a minute. The show is on at 2PM Central and is in 720i with Dolby Digital sound.

I'm going to have to tell her to go watch it in SD.

[kjnorman]

The sounds is totally out of sync and is breaking up and stuttering though out the show. It also happens on the ads as well so this is some type of transmission issue.

[dam006]

Non stop audio problems from 8 - 8:20. Stopped watching HD channel and switched to SD so not sure how long problem progressed. Echo or Burping of sound.:mad:

[deweydm]

Non stop audio problems from 8 - 8:20. Stopped watching HD channel and switched to SD so not sure how long problem progressed. Echo or Burping of sound.:mad:


Same. Wish we had noticed while it was recording. I'd have checked the OTA signal for similar. (Watching the Bears game, but the wife started watching Desperate Housewives during the half and complained.) No idea if it was just the directv feed, or an issue in general with ABC in Chicago.

[kjnorman]

We gave up with Desperate Housewives and will download it instead. This continues for about 8 minutes into Brothers and Sisters and then the picture jumped and everything was fixed. So problem was fixed at 9:08 CST.

[PitVipers]

Same problem with Desperate Housewives -- sound was fine on SD receivers but messed up on HD receivers. We had a similar problem on NBC during the Olympics but that was much less frequent and not nearly as annoying.

[retromzc]

For the last few days I've been seeing numerous video break ups and freezes on CBS2 (WBBM) every few minutes. Some are just minor glitches and others are very serious glitches. Also hearing some audio burps every now and then.

[Lord Vader]

That's true. WBBM just moved into their new studios, and are having a few transition problems. No doubt everything will be fine in a few days.

But they're still broadcasting their signal from the Hancock Building and not the Sears Tower, right? This is why I can NEVER get their signal via OTA. I can get the other networks but cannot get WBBM-CBS TV Channel 2 via OTA.

[Blitz68]

But they're still broadcasting their signal from the Hancock Building and not the Sears Tower, right? This is why I can NEVER get their signal via OTA. I can get the other networks but cannot get WBBM-CBS TV Channel 2 via OTA.

Has nothing to do with the building. It has to do with the frequency they are using. They are broadcasting there Digital TV in the VHF range. They will be changing that early next year since they have got approval from the FCC. You should be good then.

[FloorHead]

At 9:25 the audio is out of sync on WLS.

[retromzc]

Fox32 HD via DirecTv has been awful for about the last week. Numerous picture freezes, breakups and audio burps. Also, some sort of weird flashing on quick scene changes. I also see similar problems via DirecTv HD locals on ABC7 HD from time to time. Thank goodness for OTA reception which shows none of these problems.

[Lord Vader]

Has nothing to do with the building. It has to do with the frequency they are using. They are broadcasting there Digital TV in the VHF range. They will be changing that early next year since they have got approval from the FCC. You should be good then.

Actually, from where they presently beam their signal does have its impact. It's rather tough to aim my OTA antenna just right if all the signals are coming from one location but then WBBM's is coming from another. I'm sure their frequency also plays a part, but location isn't totally irrelevant. I did hear that they were rumored to move their signal to the Sears Tower like the rest of them currently do.

[JoeTheDragon]

Fox32 HD via DirecTv has been awful for about the last week. Numerous picture freezes, breakups and audio burps. Also, some sort of weird flashing on quick scene changes. I also see similar problems via DirecTv HD locals on ABC7 HD from time to time. Thank goodness for OTA reception which shows none of these problems.

The football games looked good but KING OF HILL has been breaking up a lot.

also fox 32 is the only station to not to have there local news in hd or local shows in DD 5.1

[ColonelJulius]

Actually, from where they presently beam their signal does have its impact. It's rather tough to aim my OTA antenna just right if all the signals are coming from one location but then WBBM's is coming from another. I'm sure their frequency also plays a part, but location isn't totally irrelevant. I did hear that they were rumored to move their signal to the Sears Tower like the rest of them currently do.

WBBM is buying WTTW's old transmitter and will be broadcasting from the Sears Tower in Feb on channel 12. Their current digital channel is 3 which is brutal.

[Stuart Sweet]

A friend who lives in the Chicago area tells me:

25 miles away is the pickup point.
And the Sears Tower and the Hancock are not even .5 mile difference in the "arc" position to point the antenna based on where the pickup point is.

It is just VHF-3 is subject to so much interference.

[Lord Vader]

Well, I'm 32 miles west/southwest of downtown Chicago, which makes it tougher, of course. If their change in February to a different frequency does help, then I can't wait! :)

[Blurayfan]

For the last few days I've been seeing numerous video break ups and freezes on CBS2 (WBBM) every few minutes. Some are just minor glitches and others are very serious glitches. Also hearing some audio burps every now and then.

I've also noticed numorous break ups or freezes on CBS 2 for a few days now as well. However the OTA feed is not experiencing this issue. I hope DirecTV corrects this soon. Thankfully I have OTA as a backup.

[retromzc]

The video break ups and freezes along with audio burps continue and seem to be increasing in frequency. This is quite annoying since the channel is hard to get ota. Never had this problem until it started a few weeks ago. Is there no human monitoring anywhere along the various transmission lines?

[aa9vi]

I've also noticed numorous break ups or freezes on CBS 2 for a few days now as well. However the OTA feed is not experiencing this issue. I hope DirecTV corrects this soon. Thankfully I have OTA as a backup.

I disagree. In Northbrook, I see the same issues, both OTA and via satellite. I think it's something with WBBM's transmitter or signal getting too much interference. The OTA signal level is down significantly too.

[retromzc]

Hmm....this is strange. My ota reception of WBBM has been somewhat improved lately. Last night I used the pip function in my tv to compare the two signals (ota vs. Direc). With ota I saw two minor breakups on Big Bang Theory during the entire show. On Direc I saw breakups and heard audio garbles about every 5 minutes. They did not occur at the same times as the minor breakups via ota. I'm not sure where the problem lies, with WBBM or DirecTv. Some investigation may be called for here.

[Scott Stevens]

Is anyone else still having problems with WBBM? I still get frequent pixelization/screen freezes. It occurred all throughout Cold Case and The Unit Sunday night.

[retromzc]

YES! Lots of them. Some are minor and brief while others can last up to 10 seconds. It will be wonderful when WBBM moves to channel 12 in February so I can watch reliably via ota and not put up with this any more.

[Lord Vader]

This is beyond ridiculous! I was watching CSI: Miami last night and every few minutes there was an audio glitch. It's like an electronic zap that is immediately followed by total loss of audio for 5-10 seconds or more. And it's happening every several minutes!

[retromzc]

One would think there'd be some human monitoring somewhere along the line but obviously there isn't. If the folks who don't have DirecTv provided HD locals knew the quality of them, they'd be in no hurry to get them. I am starting to see video glitches on every Chicago station except for NBC 5. Once again, thank goodness for over the air reception.

[Doug Brott]

YES! Lots of them. Some are minor and brief while others can last up to 10 seconds. It will be wonderful when WBBM moves to channel 12 in February so I can watch reliably via ota and not put up with this any more.

I have a feeling this is when the reception will improve with DIRECTV as well ..

[Doug Brott]

One would think there'd be some human monitoring somewhere along the line but obviously there isn't. If the folks who don't have DirecTv provided HD locals knew the quality of them, they'd be in no hurry to get them. I am starting to see video glitches on every Chicago station except for NBC 5. Once again, thank goodness for over the air reception.

DIRECTV is aware of issues in Chicago and are doing what they can when they can. Some have been fixed and others will be fixed.

[Scott Stevens]

OK, well at least now I know it's not just me...

[Lord Vader]

Yesterday I watched CSI, which I recorded last Thursday, and as usual, the audio dropouts were frequent. It sure is annoying missing chunks of conversation when watching a program. It's getting to the point where I'll have to turn on closed captioning!

[retromzc]

Thanks for your input Doug, at least we now know they are aware of some problems and trying to fix them. Thanks again, appreciate your response very much.

[Lord Vader]

The audio dropouts were prevalent in today's Titans @ Lions game, which come to think of it, might have been a blessing. I didn't have to hear all those fans booing the Lions'. :D

[Kevin872]

DIRECTV is aware of issues in Chicago and are doing what they can when they can. Some have been fixed and others will be fixed.

That's definitely reassuring. Every morning my wife watches Judge Joe Brown on Fox 32 and at almost every scene change parts of the video distort for a second. I have confirmed that this doesn't happen while using OTA. It isn't just Judge Joe Brown... it's many shows on Fox (and ch 26 I believe). Not to mention the severe audio brrrrrrping on channel 2 as mentioned previous times.

This kind of stuff normally doesn't bother me but these issues have been going on for months.

At least they are aware and looking into it. :)

[retromzc]

Yeah those video distortions during scene changes on FOX32 are quite distracting. I also see those same distortions now and then on ABC7. Since DirecTv seems to be aware of the problems let's just hope they can figure out and fix the problems, til then it's ota for me.

[Lord Vader]

They may be "aware" of it, but what good does that do when this has been going on for weeks?

[irishelvis]

Anbody know if Ch 11 & Ch 26 is ever going to be in HD on DTV?

Ch 11 WTTW has great HD programming and without an antenna I miss a lot of HD sports on WCIU ch 26

[JoeTheDragon]

Anbody know if Ch 11 & Ch 26 is ever going to be in HD on DTV?

Ch 11 WTTW has great HD programming and without an antenna I miss a lot of HD sports on WCIU ch 26

Game finder has tuning to a hidden HD WCUI but it was CH 7 or CH 5 HD feed.

Also need CH 50 HD my network TV / WPWR-TV

[rcw119]

Major WBBM Ch. 2 issues tonight during Survivor. The usual Audio studdering.

[ehall73]

Yes, Survivor was unwatchable last nite. It was so bad I was going to switch to the standard channel instead of the HD.

[Lord Vader]

Great. I recorded CSI last night. I haven't watched it yet and now am wondering if that is going to be bad.

[Stuart Sweet]

Apparently the issues are with WBBM itself. According to these posts at our sister site, AVSForum.com, they can be seen OTA:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15219515#post15219515
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15220858#post15220858
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15221486#post15221486

To contact WBBM:


So if you could post a link as well to:
http://cbs2chicago.com/contact

[retromzc]

Hmm, I just did another DirecTv vs OTA check using the pip in my tv. While WBBM-DT is rather hard to receive ota I only saw a couple of minor breakups via ota while the DirecTv feed froze, broke up, went black and had numerous audio gurgles every few seconds. Not sure where the problem lies but it's never been this bad before.

[Lord Vader]

Indeed. I just activated an HR22-100 and channel 2 is unwatchable! :mad:

[2000voltz]

last night (friday) was by far the worst yet. ghost whisper, number, even letterman where impossible to watch

[Surveyor40]

The problem was from WBBM ch 2. After seeing how bad Numbers was on D*, I switched over to my rooftop TV antenna (TivoHD). It was much worse, heavily pixelated, hiccuping audio, video dropping out every other sec. I just decided to give up. Since the problem appears to be from ch 2, D* may not be able to improve reception, short of being feed fiber from WBBM's control room.

[Lord Vader]

Do those idiots at WBBM even know this is happening??? :mad:

[Surveyor40]

Ch 2's poor digital reception, IMHO, is probably due to the digital TV transition. WBBM is on ch 3 digital, and will be moving to ch 12 digital for the Feb19th analogue TV shutdown. You can read about WBBM's switchover plans at the following link. Scroll down to the digital transition document.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101265478&formid=387&fac_num=9617

[Lord Vader]

No, it's not due to its being on channel 3 digital. That's an excuse.

[bakerfall]

I agree, these are relatively new issues while they've been on channel 3 digital for a long time. Switching in Feb may fix it, but something else is adding to the issues now.

Really f'n annoying during the Bears game today

[rcw119]

Bears game is horrible. Has anyone contacted WBBM? Any response? I'm thinking of emailing them and copying a link to this thread.

[Lord Vader]

I contacted them and was told, "The problem must be with your satellite provider. We suggest contacting them." When I told them that I was having the same problem via OTA, they had the nerve to then tell me that my antenna is "poorly aimed."

[ex mailman]

I contacted them and was told, "The problem must be with your satellite provider. We suggest contacting them." When I told them that I was having the same problem via OTA, they had the nerve to then tell me that my antenna is poorly aimed."

The problem is that if you call directv the person your talking to probably does not know that its channel 2 problem. This has been going on for a while and directv representives and channel 2 representives should know about this problem. I am sure that directv and cbs chicago management know about it but do not tell the people your talking to. The bears game today was terrible.

[HoosierBoy]

Is anyone seeing a video stutter on Ch 32 during the Dal v. Pitt game?

[pappys]

Is anyone seeing a video stutter on Ch 32 during the Dal v. Pitt game?

Many of the same video/audio stutter on Fox 32 as well.

[Lord Vader]

Is anyone seeing a video stutter on Ch 32 during the Dal v. Pitt game?

Yes! That was giving me eye strain and a headache, which is why I had to flip to channel 398 to watch it in HD. MUCH better!

[pappys]

I have issues with the following networks in Chicago:

WBBM - CH2 - CBS (Extreme amounts of audio and video glitches). By far the worst channel.
WLS- CH7- ABC (moderate audio and video pixelation).
WFLD - CH32 - FOX (moderate audio and video pixelation).

Local issues: Ch 26 (WCIU) is a horrible channel. Many graphic problems, and video issues.
Comcast Sportsnet HD - CH665. Audio is out of sync 100% of the time on HD channel only. During bulls games, you can hear the ball being dribbled as the free throw is going through the net.

[ChicagoZag]

I came to this forum seeking information on why the Bears game on channel two was so awful today. I seem to consistantly be having that problem on CH2. As I was researching, CH32 started having the pixelation problems, but it appears to have cleared up in the 3rd quarter of the game. I have not had problems as much with Fox32 as I have had with CH2.

[Doug Brott]

I agree, these are relatively new issues while they've been on channel 3 digital for a long time. Switching in Feb may fix it, but something else is adding to the issues now.

Really f'n annoying during the Bears game today

I believe that DIRECTV is making some changes to this channel yes. Hopefully it will be resolved soon. They are aware of the issue.

[bear_brian]

Does someone know whom the best entity is to contact and to complain? Watching Channel 2 is painful - the Bears game, 60 Minutes, etc. I get an audio or video stutter about every two to three minutes. It is ridiculous and makes me quesiton why I am paying for this sort of thing ...

[ICM2000]

2 and only somewhat better 32 were awful since last Friday, at least I now know it is not related to my equipment -- Brrrrrrp!

[dam006]

Here's my take:

Ch 2 - HORRIBLE! This probably started about a month ago and wasn't an issue before then. Audio and video resets occur every 5 - 10 minutes. :flaiming

Ch 5 - Used to be the worse but has been doing very well lately. Resets (video glitch or sound glitch) occurs maybe once an hour. :confused:

Ch 7 - Sound on HD channel constantly loses sound. I've had at least 3 occasions when there was no talking, only sound effects and music, on recorded shows. :scratchin

Ch 9 - Only time I have an issue is during Smallville. Center channel doesn't exist but dialogue gets pushed to R & L channels so you can at least watch. :icon_cry:

Ch 32 - Haven't had much issues at all. :)

[2000voltz]

I have issues with the following networks in Chicago:

WBBM - CH2 - CBS (Extreme amounts of audio and video glitches). By far the worst channel.
WLS- CH7- ABC (moderate audio and video pixelation).
WFLD - CH32 - FOX (moderate audio and video pixelation).

Local issues: Ch 26 (WCIU) is a horrible channel. Many graphic problems, and video issues.
Comcast Sportsnet HD - CH665. Audio is out of sync 100% of the time on HD channel only. During bulls games, you can hear the ball being dribbled as the free throw is going through the net.agree with all of this except 7 seems pretty relieable for me.
26 drives me nuts with the sox games, hd pic pushed in a sd frame. why do they do that?

[Doug Brott]

Seems DIRECTV is not the only problem:

Interesting. I just did a search before posting these same symptoms on WBBM-DT. I also have really good satellite signal levels. But the really interesting thing is that I'm on DirectTV!

Seems the real problem is with WBBM .. It is my understanding, though that progress is being made to improve the situation.

[tzphotos.com]

I receive WBBM via OTA and have seen more glitches in the last month and a half.
It may be something with WBBM not DirecTV or DISH.

[imtired1959]

I do not believe that it is a DirecTV issue. On the AM21, all other Chicago digital channels give me 88-100% signal, CB@$$, WBBM Channel 2.1 gives a 771 error with no signal acquired. It momentarily came back Saturday evening with a 65% signal.

The digital tuner on the TV will not lock either. The analog tuner on the TV provedes a very snowy picture.

Something happened around the end of October that created this.

I also believe that WBBM will not bother to spend the money to fix this until they swap frequenices (equipment) in February (after all, they have to pay for the new news studio fiasco that thier , now fired, General Manager Joe Ahearn left them :nono2: ).

[pjrocco]

Audio and pixelation issue here as well... The Bears game was almost unwatchable.

[aa9vi]

I do not believe that it is a DirecTV issue. On the AM21, all other Chicago digital channels give me 88-100% signal, CB@$$, WBBM Channel 2.1 gives a 771 error with no signal acquired. It momentarily came back Saturday evening with a 65% signal.

The digital tuner on the TV will not lock either. The analog tuner on the TV provedes a very snowy picture.

Something happened around the end of October that created this.

I also believe that WBBM will not bother to spend the money to fix this until they swap frequenices (equipment) in February (after all, they have to pay for the new news studio fiasco that thier , now fired, General Manager Joe Ahearn left them :nono2: ).

Guys, WBBM DOES have an encoder problem. They are aware of it and fixing it. I read it one day, but the post was edited on

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=815397&page=115

I did also see some minor issues with WMAQ on D* also. I have seen the problems OTA on WBBM but not WMAQ.

[mcaldero]

Whatever the problem is with Ch. 2, I hope it is fixed soon. As many have said, the Bears game was almost unwatchable on Sunday and all of my wife's favorite shows are painful as well (NCIS, The Mentalist, etc.).

[Lord Vader]

I've switched all my channel 2 season passes to 390 for the time being so I don't lose these HD shows.

[aa9vi]

I've switched all my channel 2 season passes to 390 for the time being so I don't lose these HD shows.

Will D* be opening up the WCBS (CBS east) HD feed for us since WBBM is so problematic? This would make sense to many of us and get WBBM to fix the situation pronto!

[Doug Brott]

Added PBS - WTTW (11) to the lineup

[erosroadie]

Whatever the problem is with Ch. 2, I hope it is fixed soon. As many have said, the Bears game was almost unwatchable on Sunday and all of my wife's favorite shows are painful as well (NCIS, The Mentalist, etc.).

Hmmm. Out here in the Western Suburbs, Channel 2 in HD (via sat) was fine last Sunday during the Bears game on my HR21-700. I occasionally saw pixilation, but it occurred maybe every 30 minutes or so. No sound dropouts. Game was watchable (helps that they won).

I hope there isn’t a problem with the WBBM feed to DirecTV as it's the only local Chicago station that I cannot get using my AM21 OTA.

[alansdad]

Weird thing with PBS. I have the HR20 set to Native On, Original Aspect. Watching WTTW from the DTV feed, I get 1080i; OTA gives 720p. What's up with that? (I thought WTTW used to be 1080i, I just noticed tonight that 11-1 is seen as 720p by the DVR.) The OTA is also noticeably cleaner than the satellite. One can definitely see jaggies in the DirecTV feed that aren't present in the OTA feed. Bandwidth?

[bear_brian]

Last week I sent an email to WBBM. Here is the reply either this guy is unaware of the fact that there is a problem, or he just wants me to run around in circles) --

Hi Brian,

Thank you for your recent inquiry. Numerous Direct TV clients have
complained about this problem. We send not only Direct TV, but Comcast,
Dish Network and RCN Cable our signal directly via fiber optic feeds.
We have not had any complaints from those other viewers.

You will need to contact their customer service department to direct
your concerns to their technical people.

Sincerely,

Paul S. Rodriguez
WBBM-TV Chicago

[retromzc]

This situation with WBBM-DT has become ridiculous. Neither WBBM or Directv seem to care, just push the problem to each other. Thank goodness I discovered my old Comcast lifeline basic line carries WBBM-DT in the clear with no problems.

[vid53]

I agree!! It is getting old!!!

It seems like no one cares at Directv and we can keep paying our bills every month.Tonight while watching Survivor,It broke up and made it hard to watch.Every time you wanted to hear the entire sentence, it broke up and you missed what was said.

[HoosierBoy]

I called today to complain about the quality of WBBM-HD and the technical rep I spoke wanted to send out a technican to solve my problem.

One would think there is a way for the reps to see there is a lot of complaints and not offer to send someone out to fix a problem at what has to be an expensive cost.

[dgordo]

Perhaps someone should email Ellen Filipiak?

[bakerfall]

I don't know, but the only show I really watch on CBS is How I Met Your Mother and it was pretty much unwatchable last night. It's gotten to the point where I might just start downloading CBS shows, but that doesn't help for football!

[kjnorman]

This channel is now pretty much unwatchable now. Constant audio burbs and frequent picture breakup.

I do not watch much CBS but by wife does, and sitting here tonight the constant burbs wer driving me nuts that I have fired off an email to customer support to complain.

Personally after seeing how long this has been going on for, I don't expect much hope.

The only real hope I have is that after the DTV transition on Feb 17th that this will be solved once they move from channel 2 to 12. So we perhaps have to suffer another 7 weeks of this....

[retromzc]

I don't know if the move of CBS2 to channel 12 in February will improve the situation on Directv or not since they claim they are getting a fiber feed from CBS2, but it should help a great deal with being able to watch CBS programming via ota.

[Stuart Sweet]

I don't know... I asked a friend in the Chicago area and he wrote that as far as he knows, DirecTV only gets a fiber feed of WBBM for the SD version. That might not even be true.

He also says the NBC feed has moved to the ATSC digital feed (cropped for SD), not 100% sure on WBBM, that WBBM HD is most definently via ATSC OTA pickup, and he has been watching WBBM HD for the last hour, and while it isn't perfect, it is certainly watchable.

One more thing, in his opinion WBBM isn't going to lift a finger until they are on their new frequency.

[retromzc]

Well, fwiw it was a WBBM employee who said they provide Directv with a fiber feed of WBBM-DT. True or not, I don't know. While at times things do settle down with the station and it is fairly watchable there are times when the video break ups and the audio burps and growls are unbearable. I do know that it wasn't like this until fairly recently.

[MarkMac]

Along with WBBM-DT(Ch2), I have also been having numerous issues with WFLD-DT(Fox32). This dates back to the BCS bowl games (tons of problems with the Natinonal Champiobship game on 1/8).

Thing is, while I only receive Ch2 over the dish, I have FOX over both the dish and antenna. The problems with FOX have been occurring on both. Has anyone else been having problems with Ch32?

[ICM2000]

Minor issues with FOX (32) but I do not have OTA. Fox is much less of an issue than CBS (2) which continues with audio breakups on both national and local programming. Same issue on 4 different HD receivers.

Cold weather is not the problem because same problems are ongoing at least for the last 18 months.

[ncfoster]

Hi everyone. I am new to D* HD, and have my first real HDTV. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now, and perhaps I have been lucky, since I am not a big CBS watcher. But, I have had no major problems on Letterman, news, etc., when I have tuned in.

My question is about WGN. I have seen very little mention of that here.

Overall, I don't have problems when watching the news, etc., which is quite watchable. However, it seems like their broadcasts of Blackhawks games are probably quite compressed. Things generally seem less clear, and I see a fair bit of motion blurring during the games. Hockey games on CSN, VS, NBC, etc. are all far better looking.

I am wondering whether the D* WGN is significantly compromised, compared to the OTA feed, or are all WGN hockey broadcasts just worse than the others? This would really bug me during baseball season, I am sure, so I want to figure out whether getting a decent rooftop antenna is a good idea. Thanks in advance.

[dgordo]

WGN was once very good for sports. Then they added a worthless subchannel. Now their picture is pretty poor for sports. I have always watched OTA and I dont see much of a difference between the OTA feed and the directv feed.

[ncfoster]

WGN was once very good for sports. Then they added a worthless subchannel. Now their picture is pretty poor for sports. I have always watched OTA and I dont see much of a difference between the OTA feed and the directv feed.

Thanks so much for your reply. That is really unfortunate, but unless others disagree, then I probably won't bother with OTA for now. It seems like a lot of people here do, though.

[dgordo]

Thanks so much for your reply. That is really unfortunate, but unless others disagree, then I probably won't bother with OTA for now. It seems like a lot of people here do, though.

I still have my antenna up because I have been a directv customer for so long that it was necessary to have it to see locals in HD. If I didnt have it up I would still add one now just to be able to see the limited sports events on WCIU, but thats just me.

[retromzc]

Hi everyone. I am new to D* HD, and have my first real HDTV. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now, and perhaps I have been lucky, since I am not a big CBS watcher. But, I have had no major problems on Letterman, news, etc., when I have tuned in.

My question is about WGN. I have seen very little mention of that here.

Overall, I don't have problems when watching the news, etc., which is quite watchable. However, it seems like their broadcasts of Blackhawks games are probably quite compressed. Things generally seem less clear, and I see a fair bit of motion blurring during the games. Hockey games on CSN, VS, NBC, etc. are all far better looking.

I am wondering whether the D* WGN is significantly compromised, compared to the OTA feed, or are all WGN hockey broadcasts just worse than the others? This would really bug me during baseball season, I am sure, so I want to figure out whether getting a decent rooftop antenna is a good idea. Thanks in advance.

HD on WGN looks just as bad ota as it does on Directv. It's been that way ever since they added the spanish sub-channel.

[ktabel01]

Been having these same issues with my locals for several days. Now they are working fine. It's crazy that this many people in a market this big are having so much trouble. And my local provider is supposed to send a tech out saturday. don't know if i should cancel that but I think i should since I doubt there could be a dish issue for it to come and go like this.

[ncfoster]

I still have my antenna up because I have been a directv customer for so long that it was necessary to have it to see locals in HD. If I didnt have it up I would still add one now just to be able to see the limited sports events on WCIU, but thats just me.

I take it that the WCIU feed on D* is not yet in HD? I hadn't realized that. I haven't had a reason to watch it since the new hookup. That might be enough reason, indeed...for the 3 times a year I turn it on. LOL

[dgordo]

I take it that the WCIU feed on D* is not yet in HD? I hadn't realized that. I haven't had a reason to watch it since the new hookup. That might be enough reason, indeed...for the 3 times a year I turn it on. LOL


No WCIU yet. Directv is still fighting with Weigel.

[JoeTheDragon]

Fox 32 is showing Seinfeld as being HD in the guide but it is not in HD.

[retromzc]

Fox 32 does not have the equipment to record or play anything in HD....only the Fox network feed.

[retromzc]

I haven't heard an audio burp or seen a video break-up on CBS 2 for the last two evenings. Could the problem finally have been resolved?

[JoeTheDragon]

Fox 32 does not have the equipment to record or play anything in HD....only the Fox network feed.

It's not in HD but the guide says that it is. They where also able to play bears preseason (NON Fox network feeded) games in HD DD 2.0 only.

[dgordo]

Has anyone else noticed a lot of drop outs on WFLD lately?

[pilotboy72]

I hope so. It was taking the drama out of Horatio's dramatic lines.

[Fontano]

I hope so. It was taking the drama out of Horatio's dramatic lines.

And that's a bad thing?

[rcw119]

I hope so. It was taking the drama out of Horatio's dramatic lines.

LMAO!

[The Keymaster]

I have been having issues with dropouts and pixelization on WFLD for the last week or so. It shows up on the off air also, but it does not seem to be quite as bad.

[dgordo]

I am beginning to hate WFLD. It is becoming unwatchable.

[The Keymaster]

Agreed... This issue is getting worse. I do not watch WFLD that much, but I usually catch The Simpsons at 5PM rather than be depressed by the local news. It glitched at least 6 times last night with a full frozen picture and loss of audio.

[retromzc]

I've been seeing glitches ota as well as via Directv, so it may be a WFLD problem.

[The Keymaster]

Is it me or is it more noticeable on DTV than t is on over the air?

[dgordo]

Much worse on directv than OTA.

[The Keymaster]

Yeah, I took some time to fully analyze it last night. On the over the air I am getting some single or double line drop out with little or no audio issue. On the Directv feed, I am getting a full drop, freeze and reset.

[dgordo]

Same here.

[bakerfall]

My guess is the problems are occurring on WFLD's side and are being exacerbated by the MPEG4 encoding process, so it's worse on D*.

[The Keymaster]

The issue with Fox 32 seems to have resolved itself...at least at my location. Much better the last few days.

[dgordo]

I have been emailing the past few days with someone at WFLD and they think they have the issue resolved.

[qwsxz]

Knock on wood, but I think both WFLD and WBBM are stable now.

[RawisTheGameHhH]

is there any news on 50 going to HD?

[dgordo]

is there any news on 50 going to HD?

Not yet.

[JoeTheDragon]

WCIU 26 is down no need to call us message
WWME 23 is up and others up.

EDIT Back up.

[retromzc]

CBS 2, WGN 9 ISSUES

After several weeks with no locals issues....WBBM-CBS 2 audio has been "warbling" much of the day. Then it will "burp" and clear up for a while, followed by more "burps" and back to the warbling audio. Video doesn't seem to be affected. Also, WGN 9 has been suffering from video break-ups and audio burping the last few days. Both stations are fine ota.



Both problems seem to have corrected themselves at least temporarily.....we'll see if it lasts

[Blurayfan]

[B]CBS 2, WGN 9 ISSUES[/B

After several weeks with no locals issues....WBBM-CBS 2 audio has been "warbling" much of the day. Then it will "burp" and clear up for a while, followed by more "burps" and back to the warbling audio. Video doesn't seem to be affected. Also, WGN 9 has been suffering from video break-ups and audio burping the last few days. Both stations are fine ota.

CBS via DirecTV was unwatchable for me yesterday evening due to the audio issue. I was forced to switch to my AM21 OTA feed.

[ncfoster]

I am just curious after reading posts like the last one, why people default to watching the DirecTV feed, if indeed the OTA feed tends to be better. I would think that you would watch OTA almost always, no?

[qwsxz]

In loop, OTA is not necessarily better with all the shadowing and echoing.

[ex mailman]

I have a h21-100 dvr and been having problems with playback. My pictures freezes alot during playback. It seems to be just HD locals. Has anyone had the same problem. When the playback freezes the buttons on the remote control will not funtion.

[FloorHead]

Major Burrip problems on WFLD HD about every 5 seconds or so. 1:45PM

[FloorHead]

Burrips fixed now

[JoeTheDragon]

fox32 bad guide info on the Simpsons they have the wrong episode is listed vs what is being shown.

[Lord Vader]

So with the digital transition scheduled for tomorrow, what's to become of WBBM CBS 2? I'm in the Lisle-Naperville area, exactly 30 miles west/southwest of the Loop, and that's the only OTA station I cannot get here. I've never been able to. I read that WBBM is moving both their frequency and their antenna's location, but wanted to follow up on that to see if it's true and if anyone knows the details.

[retromzc]

Tomorrow at around noon WBBM will sign off both analog 2 and dt 3. The dt frequency will move to rf channel 12 with 8kw of power. They will then be broadcasting from the Sears (Willis) Tower using some of WTTW's equipment which they purchased. This should improve their signal a lot! Also WLS turns off rf 52 and moves the digital signal to rf 7 at around the same time but with a lot less power.

[retromzc]

I was quite surprised to see that there were no service interuptions on either WBBM or WLS today when both stations changed frequencies. They must be using a direct feed from the stations.

[tzphotos.com]

I was quite surprised to see that there were no service interuptions on either WBBM or WLS today when both stations changed frequencies. They must be using a direct feed from the stations.

I have two HR-20s and both still receive 2.1 and 7.1, so somehow the channels are mapping to the new frequencies. I did not re-scan. I did have to re-scan my Samsung HDTV for the locals.

[sammib]

Can anyone tell me why Ch5 NBC Chicago does not broadcast Ellen Degeneres in HD.

[rcw119]

WBBM is having major issues this evening while *trying* to watch Dave and now Craig. BBBRrriippp Audio every 2 minutes or less.

[Blurayfan]

WBBM is having major issues this evening while *trying* to watch Dave and now Craig. BBBRrriippp Audio every 2 minutes or less.

I also noticed the audio drop out through the 10:00 news.

[ncfoster]

I don't know if this is exactly on topic, but I am having some major drop outs on Comcast SportsNet Chicago. So, it isn't a broadcast station, but it is "local", so I am guessing you folks would have some experience with this channel.

I first saw it when I turned it on at about 10:30 Saturday night, and it has persisted throughout the night and early morning whenever I return to that channel. Other channels seem fine, but I don't know what channels share that satellite, etc.

Anybody else seeing this?

[JoeTheDragon]

WCIU 26 stared doing stretch-o-vision to sd shows makeing the direct tv feed look cropped / cut off and stretched.

[qwsxz]

WBBM 11 artifacting and sound is always out of sync.

Any hope that we will get WCIU 26 in HD once D12 is live? I dream about a 100% HD via D* Cubs season.

[JoeTheDragon]

WBBM 11 artifacting and sound is always out of sync.

Any hope that we will get WCIU 26 in HD once D12 is live? I dream about a 100% HD via D* Cubs season.

I also want MY50 HD and CLTV HD as well.

[dishrich]

New HD locals added 6/16/10:

20 WYCC-PBS
26 WCIU-Ind.
50 WPWR-MyTV
66 WGBO-Univsion (actually added a week earlier)

[HoosierBoy]

Is anyone experiencing a low volume on WCIU-HD? It was very low on Saturday night and Sunday morning. I called DTV to let them know and they forwarded to engineering to look into it.

Just wondering if any one else had the same issue or if they might have adjusted already.

[HoosierBoy]

Based on the test channel data, WYIN -56 could be the next HD local that is lit up for us.

[broeddog]

I live in Northern Illinois and was wondering if I should be able to get WYCC 20. It would be nice to get PBS in HD.

[HoosierBoy]

WYCC-HD is active on DirecTv as of last Wednesday.

[dishrich]

WYIN 56-2 SD (Ka) is lit up.
The prog guide on it is identical to the main ch, but it actually appears to be PBS Kids, so obviously they are having a prog guide issue on it.
And, it appears that WYIN makes nary a mention of this subchannel on their own website... :rolleyes:

[irlspotter]

Now all we need is CLTV HD

[HoosierBoy]

WYIN 56-2 SD (Ka) is lit up.
The prog guide on it is identical to the main ch, but it actually appears to be PBS Kids, so obviously they are having a prog guide issue on it.
And, it appears that WYIN makes nary a mention of this subchannel on their own website... :rolleyes:

PBS/Lakeshore Kids is actually 56-3 OTA. 56-1 and 56-2 are HD channels showing the same program. One would think that would have been the choice to broadcast. Somehting is strange.

[HoosierBoy]

Now all we need is CLTV HD

....and MeTOO!

[brett1198]

WCIU-26 and WPWR-50 are in HD. Just noticed after watching a recording of Sox game, took me 4 innings to realize it was recorded on WCIU. How long has it been in HD?

[Lord Vader]

Since last week it appears.

[RawisTheGameHhH]

WCIU-26 and WPWR-50 are in HD. Just noticed after watching a recording of Sox game, took me 4 innings to realize it was recorded on WCIU. How long has it been in HD?

probably about 2 weeks ago; I am very happy!

[rcw119]

The sound is all off on CBS lately. The best example was David Letterman on Friday night was all Bass. How I met your mother is turned up pretty far tonight. Anyone else nothing issues?

[JoeTheDragon]

Poor HD on the fox 32 local news.

[aa9vi]

Many OTA channels are not appearing in the guide properly. Please fix! Zap2it/tribune Media has WPVN and WOCK listed properly but not WCIU, despite my efforts to inform them of the recent change.

WCIU-DT RF27 now has 5 subchannels as of 12/15/10:
26-1 WCIU
26-2 U2
26-3 METV
25-4 METoo
26-5 This

need to remove 26-6 and insert 26-5 into the guide lineup since it is not showing up.

Also, WPVN-LD RF 20 has 4 channels not listed in the guide:
24-1 RTV
24-2
24-3 Community Access
24-4 Polvision

WOCK-LD RF 4 is not showing up:
13-1 MEGA
13-2 Airang
13-3 LATV
13-4 MCTV

[zman977]

Chicago HD local channels seem to be down. the standard Def channels are working.

[Earl Bonovich]

Chicago HD local channels seem to be down. the standard Def channels are working.

All the HD Locals are coming just fine here

Are you getting a search-signal error? You may have some snow pileup on your dish from the heavy snow last night.

[qwsxz]

The following HD channels disappeared from my custom guide filter a couple days ago:
11
20
26

I do not know what happened, but I re-added them and all is fine now.

[zman977]

Yep,it was snow on the dish. brushed it off and it works fine.

[HoosierBoy]

Anything we can do to push for the updating of the databases to re-map the correct WCIU sub-channels? I e-mailed Zap2it and they replied that they would look into but still no love.

[aa9vi]

Tribune Media is updated for WCIU and the subchannels

WCIU 26-1, 26-2, 26-3, 26-4 are all showing up in the guide
26-5 says "channel not available" and you cannot even manually tune it. The AM-21 box won't let you. D*'s channel mappings are out of sync with Tribune Media.

This issue is a month old. Please fix promptly.
I have called D* multiple times and exchanged 8 emails already. Most of the replies came from people who did not have a clue what a subnchannel was.

Yikes.

[dishrich]

You need to go DIRECTLY to WCIU & talk w/an engineer there. THEY have MORE interest in getting THEIR signal to work properly than D* does. They should be able to contact someone directly at TMS, which should automatically fix D*'s database. (I guarantee you it's probably affecting other providers that use TMS for their guide database)

I did it this way with one of our local PBS's & they had it fixed within 3 days & it's been fine since then...

[djzack67]

Still no updated guide data for WCIU Sub-channels.

[djzack67]

Anyone notice a few audio blips in Survivor tonight in Chicago

[djzack67]

Added today. A sub. Shock. Wyin 56-2. It's a start.

[djzack67]

Wonder is DTV is going to add more Chicago subs

[JoeTheDragon]

any one seeing black screens from time to time on ABC 7 HD sound does not drop out?

[Lord Vader]

I thought I was the only one who noticed this. Apparently I am not alone. Yes, I have experienced this for several days now.

[retromzc]

I have noticed it also. It seems to happen at the top of the hour and also at the bottom of the hour generally during ABC network programming. Two or three video blackouts each time. It does not happen via ota, only on DirecTv. It does not happen on Comcast either.

[zac0490]

I have the same thing do we need to call.

[Rob 14]

i`ve seen it also didnt pay no mind to it.anyone know the reason they haven`t add ch 44 in HD ?it`s been available since 1-1-11.called the other day to ask why and they said i needed to have the spanish channels.that the channel is not a national channel.i said sir yes it is its like univision not being a national channel.he said telemundo is a local channel only.what a joke.:lol:

[sammib]

I have noticed it also. It seems to happen at the top of the hour and also at the bottom of the hour generally during ABC network programming. Two or three video blackouts each time. It does not happen via ota, only on DirecTv.

Ok, so I happened to get a chance to check out WLS/ABC7 on Comcast and it is also blacking out on Comcast. Perhaps it's in the feed ABC7 is sending out to DirecTv and Comcast?
Ditto here. DWTS and Cougartown last night had 1-2 sec blackouts. Any suggestions what can be done?

[JoeTheDragon]

Ditto here. DWTS and Cougartown last night had 1-2 sec blackouts. Any suggestions what can be done?

get a AM-21

[JoeTheDragon]

i`ve seen it also didnt pay no mind to it.anyone know the reason they haven`t add ch 44 in HD ?it`s been available since 1-1-11.called the other day to ask why and they said i needed to have the spanish channels.that the channel is not a national channel.i said sir yes it is its like univision not being a national channel.he said telemundo is a local channel only.what a joke.:lol:

I want CLTV HD you can get 44 HD OTA but not CLTV.

[djzack67]

any one seeing black screens from time to time on ABC 7 HD sound does not drop out?

Again tonight before the storm

[djzack67]

Hoping they release of few new subs soon for OTA. Like Retro Tv

[sammib]

get a AM-21
OK I'll bite. What is a AM-21?

[retromzc]

It is an over the air add-on tuner for DirecTv receivers that do not have over the air tuners built in.

[retromzc]

Still seeing black outs at the top and bottom of the hour on WLS/ABC7.

Update:
Problem seems to be fixed or has gone away. I didn't notice any blackouts on Sunday.

[djzack67]

Drop outs during Happy Endings on ABC

[djzack67]

Drop outs on CBS 2 on Hawaii Five o last night

[djzack67]

So why is Diectv broadcasting WYIN 56.2 as a local but not any other local sub channels

[Earl Bonovich]

Drop outs on CBS 2 on Hawaii Five o last night

Those were not drop outs... those were broadcast issues.
The same issues at the same point were seen at least on Comcast because my neighboor asked me about them.

[puckparent]

Fox 32 keeps alternating from HD to SD. This kept happening during American Idol Wednesday night. I also am still having problems with WLS with the picture going black and the sound remaining. I called DirecTV and was told it was a local broadcasters problem and not a DirecTV problem. Anyone else having these problems still?

[djzack67]

Fox 32 keeps alternating from HD to SD. This kept happening during American Idol Wednesday night. I also am still having problems with WLS with the picture going black and the sound remaining. I called DirecTV and was told it was a local broadcasters problem and not a DirecTV problem. Anyone else having these problems still?

Happened on 7 last night during Castle

[djzack67]

Noticed a little audio sync issue on CBS 2 today

[djzack67]

Wow I didn't notice WYCC 20 is now in HD

[dishrich]

Only been there since last June:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=2504817#post2504817

[djzack67]

Only been there since last June:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=2504817#post2504817

I knew it was there just recently noticed HD Content

[Spring Rubber]

Is everyone else seeing the picture on WGN stuttering like crazy? I've noticed it all afternoon today during the news and the Cubs game. WGN is perfectly fine OTA, and all of the other D* HD locals seem fine. I guess I'll have to call D* if this persists since it seems like an issue with the link between WGN and D*.

[HoosierBoy]

Yes, it was stuttering for me also on Sunday 7/17. I had to switch to WGN OTA to watch the Sox game.

[HoosierBoy]

Looks like WGN is better tonight.

[djzack67]

Looks okay today

[alnielsen]

Earlier today I found WGN 9.1 & 9.2 were dead. I haven't checked back to see if they were back up.

[djzack67]

Earlier today I found WGN 9.1 & 9.2 were dead. I haven't checked back to see if they were back up.

Up now

[Spring Rubber]

WGN is bad again today. I wonder what's going on?

[imtired1959]

As of 4:15, 9-1OTA, 9-2OTA and 9 off the dish are okay.

[alnielsen]

OTA 9.1 & 9.2 are on the air. Cubs are tied in the 10th.

[djzack67]

9.1 and 9.2 okay today

[qwsxz]

Stuttering again last night (7/26) on Channel 9 during the Cubs/Brewers game.

[djzack67]

What's up with Cubs Games. Do you think it's the production company?

[Spring Rubber]

It's fine over the air, and the problem also appears on other WGN programming. It's got to be a WGN-DirecTV uplink issue.

[RawisTheGameHhH]

I noticed the White Sox game last week was choppy; I thought maybe it was the camera showing the at bat but then it was all of there cameras.

[djzack67]

Wonder if any chance of Adding Retro Tv to Chicago Line up.

[zman977]

I noticed WCIU 26 and WWME 23 are broadcasting bland screens and have been for a while. All the other Chicago locals seem to be on the air on D. Wondered if anyone knew what was going on.

[djzack67]

I noticed WCIU 26 and WWME 23 are broadcasting bland screens and have been for a while. All the other Chicago locals seem to be on the air on D. Wondered if anyone knew what was going on.

Saw that last night.

[djzack67]

ABC 7 blips in audio tonight

[djzack67]

Anyone notice audio blips in CBS 2 last night.

[djzack67]

Anyone getting 24.1 on OTA yet via Directv receivers

[heisman]

Insane amounts of tiling/blocking on Chicago HD locals tonight. No other channels, just locals.

[tzphotos.com]

I was watching CBS 2 in Chicago and I'm seeing very bad microblocking.

I hope DirecTV isn't starting some bad trend, because this looks really bad!

Even my parents, who normally wouldn't notice this, saw it and commented.

I thought I also saw it on WGN 9.

Any one else notice this problem?

[tzphotos.com]

It's DirecTV side, because I just check 2-1 and the picture is just fine.

DirecTV this better not be the future of DirecTV HD Video in Chicago.:mad: If I want crap like this I could go with U-Verse!

[DJ Matt]

I recorded Two and a Half Men and the picture was absolutely terrible tonight. This is the first time I have ever had a problem with the picture through DirecTV and CBS who, in my opinion usually has the best HD picture quality of any of the local networks. I did not, however, notice this on Fox as I recorded Terra Nova too. I assume this was a DirecTV issue. The image was highly compressed it seemed like. I would not even call the picture HD as it contained heavy macrblocking, banding, and lots of blur.

[tzphotos.com]

They haven't fixed the problem with CBS 2 in Chicago as of this morning. It still looks terrible!

[tzphotos.com]

It's not just CBS 2. I was watching the local news on WGN 9 and saw the same blocking. I switched over to the OTA 9-1 and I don't see the problem.

DirecTV is doing something to the picture and it is really bad. Hopefully they are aware of the problem! I hope it's a problem and not a new way of compressing the signal so they can fit more channels. :nono2:

[texasbrit]

Many people reporting this problem in Chicago. Since it's locals only, and affecting all the locals, it has to be a problem in DirecTV's Chicago Local Receive Facility, or in the link between the LRF and the satellite. That means we should expect it to be fixed soon.

[retromzc]

Seeing the same thing on Chicago locals here too via Directv. Horrible quality. OTA is fine.

[Earl Bonovich]

How does it look now.

[tzphotos.com]

How does it look now.

The issue seems to be corrected.:)

Whatever DirecTV did last night, it didn't work.

[texasbrit]

I don't think they did anything last night. It was fixed late this morning.

[Earl Bonovich]

The issue seems to be corrected.:)

Whatever DirecTV did last night, it didn't work.

I don't think they did anything last night. It was fixed late this morning.

Correct.

It was corrected this morning.

[tzphotos.com]

I don't think they did anything last night. It was fixed late this morning.

I was talking about whatever they tried to do last night. ie testing new software, equipment, cutting the data rate. It was a fail.

[texasbrit]

What makes you think they did any of that?

[tzphotos.com]

What makes you think they did any of that?

Because, I'm always afraid these companies are looking for ways to squeeze more channels in the same bandwidth at the expense of picture quality.

[DJ Matt]

So does anyone know the specific reasoning to why CBS and WGN looked like crap? Glad its been fixed though. I haven't turned on the TV today to see, but I have more shows recording tonight. Lets hope the issue is long gone.

[aa9vi]

WMAQ looked real bad too. But Ok today.

Now... just need to get WCIU 26-5 on the AM-21 and I'll be happy. Who the heck needs duplicate SD programming on WYIN and WYCC subchannels. (translation: remove 20-2, 56-4 and ADD 26-5) Been waiting for 11 months now. Hopefully you'll get the fix in. Thanks.

[djzack67]

WMAQ looked real bad too. But Ok today.

Now... just need to get WCIU 26-5 on the AM-21 and I'll be happy. Who the heck needs duplicate SD programming on WYIN and WYCC subchannels. (translation: remove 20-2, 56-4 and ADD 26-5) Been waiting for 11 months now. Hopefully you'll get the fix in. Thanks.

Agree on 26-5

[luckydob]

anyone else having issues with wgn tonight for hawks game? Audio and video cutting out every minute or so...making the game unbearable to watch.

[zman977]

Having horrible pixelation on WGN all morning. Been going on sense early this morning.