HD Locals: Portland, OR

[Doug Brott]

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

DMA: Portland, OR
Established: 9/13/2006
Rank: 23

HD Locals available in this DMA

ABC - KATU (2)
CBS - KOIN (6)
NBC - KGW (8)
FOX - KPTV (12)
PBS - KOPB (10)
CW - KRCW (32)
ION - KPXG (22)


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

[cdizzy]

Well I'll give it a shot.


Channel(s) affected - NBC(KGW ch. 8)
Date - 8/26/08
Time - 8:30pm pacific
Description of Issue - Audio was ahead of video by at least a full second while watching America's got Talent. The problem went away after about 10 or 15 minutes.

[cdizzy]

Channel(s) affected - CW(KRCW ch. 32)
Date - Everyday
Time - Happens about every 10-15 minutes
Description of Issue - Audio cracks and/or stutters while watching live TV. Doesn't matter what show your watching. I noticed this about a month ago but I forgot to report it because I don't watch that channel very often.

[Doug Brott]

Added PBS - KOPB (10) to the lineup

[Miggity]

I saw that there was a thread started and closed on this topic with no posts so I need to start it again.

I've had DirecTV since October and I have always had a sound problem with channel CW 32. Every few seconds there is a sound glitch. The audio glitches and cuts out. My AV receiver loses the signal for a second from the HR22.

Since someone else had this same problem and it only happens on this channel I've concluded its not me but this channel here in Portland.

Anyone else still noticing this same thing? It makes CW impossible to watch, which sucks because they show some decent reruns.

[marvod]

I get the noise as well. Kinda like a digital noise sound. It was so bad I no longer record anything on 32. I have an antenna and record form 32-1.

[Miggity]

Whats a good contact email/phone number for DirecTV to report and complain about this?

[skihoodoo]

i am in an area not affected by snow but i have lost channel 2 (KATU HD) this morning see picture below to see what i get :confused:

[marcmec]

I too experience this problem. Only the HD feed does it. The SD version of the channel shows no such artifacts.

[marcmec]

I get the noise as well. Kinda like a digital noise sound. It was so bad I no longer record anything on 32. I have an antenna and record form 32-1.

Marv, do you see the same anomalies on each type of receiver that you have?

[stansher]

I have 3 HD receivers and have this problem on all. It has been like this since we got 32 in HD. It is almost unwatchable.

[marvod]

Marv, do you see the same anomalies on each type of receiver that you have?

Yes I do. 3 HR20 and 1 HR21.

[morgantown]

You ought to post this in the local HD issues area too (if you have not already):

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=137752

[Miggity]

I got that same KATU message.

Also been having the same CW 32 HD problem...

Channel(s) affected - CW(KRCW ch. 32)
Date - 24/7
Time - Every 60 seconds
Description of Issue - Audio cracks and/or stutters while watching live TV. Doesn't matter what show your watching. Makes watching this channel borderline impossible.

[hijump245]

I got that same KATU message.

Also been having the same CW 32 HD problem...

Channel(s) affected - CW(KRCW ch. 32)
Date - 24/7
Time - Every 60 seconds
Description of Issue - Audio cracks and/or stutters while watching live TV. Doesn't matter what show your watching. Makes watching this channel borderline impossible.

I'm having the same problem with CW 32. I almost totally refuse to watch the HD channel due to this issue. I have this problem with sun, rain, snow, or anything else. No other channel has anything remotely like this for me.

[hijump245]

Same problem with my CW 32 in HD. I posted this in that local HD thread also.

[Go Beavs]

I got that same KATU message.

Also been having the same CW 32 HD problem...

Channel(s) affected - CW(KRCW ch. 32)
Date - 24/7
Time - Every 60 seconds
Description of Issue - Audio cracks and/or stutters while watching live TV. Doesn't matter what show your watching. Makes watching this channel borderline impossible.

This channel is unwatchable. Good thing is there's nothing on there I really need to watch.

[Boleyc]

I just wanted to concur that the CW is nearly unwatchable for me as well:

Channel(s) affected - CW (KRCW ch. 32)
Date - Everyday
Time - Happens about every couple minutes
Description of Issue - Audio cracks and/or stutters while watching live TV, along with pixelization of the video. Happens for all programs on this station.

[Boleyc]

I am seeing the same issue and I also posted in the local HD issues thread.

[Doug Brott]

Added ION - KPXG (22) to the lineup