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  1. DIRECTV Programming
    Ah, got it - thanks for clearing this up. Didn't know that Saturday evenings are exclusive to Fox; that explains things. Did that exclusive Fox window used to be on Saturday afternoons and got moved to Saturday evenings? I seem to remember that Fox games used to be on Saturday afternoons and...
  2. DIRECTV Programming
    Well, here we go again, Phils fans. As a result of last night's rainout, today's Phillies-White Sox game, originally scheduled for 4:05 pm, was moved up an hour to 3:05 pm so that last night's game could be made up tonight at 8:15 pm. The afternoon game was properly bumped up to 3:05 on...
  3. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Sometimes, you have to do several sequences of clearing the memory and re-doing initial setup to get the system to get all the OTA channels in. Mine does that sometimes too. You may also have to redo/reset/repopulate any OTA channels that are checked or unchecked in any "Favorite" channel...
  4. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Hancox and P Smith are right on target. It's unbelievable that D* would implement an OTA system that physically precludes you from receiving otherwise receivable OTA stations. And don't forget, besides the two zip code limitation in the AM21 and lack of updated Tribune station/guide data, the...
  5. DIRECTV Programming
    Once I got home mid-evening to catch the last few innings of Phillies-Pirates and saw what was going on, I knew this thread would be a volcano. Absolutely unbelievable. The Phillies website shows that CSN Philly carried tonight's game in the Philadelphia market. The Pirates website shows MLB...
  6. DIRECTV Programming
    Not entirely sure about Sixto's explanation of the recent changes, since 3 channels going from MLB to NBA wouldn't make sense with the NBA season ending. 747, 748 and 749 are now showing up as MLBEI channels on my guide. I understand this, but presumably DirecTV wants to provide the best...
  7. DIRECTV Programming
    Checked my on-screen guide and didn't notice any upcoming Phillies games with dual feeds, although the schedule is only available for a few days forward right now. Tonight's game is only a single feed (at http://www.directv.com/sports/mlb_schedules), which in the past has been the other team's...
  8. DIRECTV Programming
    I think one possibility is because, each year, a few weeks into the season, DirecTV/MLBEI and Comcast (and DirecTV/MLBEI and Rogers) hammer out a single-season agreement for DirecTV/MLBEI to include feeds in the MLBEI package from non-carried RSNs. This may or may not be the result of, or at...
  9. DIRECTV Programming
    The reason fans want dual feeds is that it's a lot more enjoyable to listen to your own team's announcers than the other team's. I don't believe any bandwidth excuse for MLBEI not including Phillies feeds (or Blue Jays or Astros feeds) thus far. Today is the first Phillies broadcast carried by...
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thank you both for the helpful comments. For the moment (since I'm not having any problems with my HR24, and since the HR44 is not yet widespread), I think I'll just stick with my current setup. Don't really have any more room in my A/V cabinet for another component (such as multiple main...
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Hi dettxw - thank you for your suggestion. I do have a separate smaller attic antenna aimed toward the local Detroit stations, and on an A/B switch at the tv, in case the outside antenna/rotator/wiring gets blown down or otherwise damaged in a storm (especially during the winter). The outside...
  12. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Hi All: Does anyone happen to know if the AM21N + HR34 (and/or HR44) receiver combination can scan for OTA signals on a first zip code entry with an outside antenna aimed toward an adjacent city/market, storing the received stations into memory, and then allow you to rotate your antenna toward...
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Actually, the "significantly viewed" law has been in place for some time, for both cable and satellite. Cable companies follow it regularly by including significantly-viewed adjacent-market stations in their channel lineups, while satellite companies mostly ignore it, keeping strictly to...
  14. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    The AM21's do go bad over time. My third one fortunately continues to be fine after a year and a half. I would encourage anyone having this problem to contact DirecTV for a replacement. See: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=160282
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    (1) Some way, any way, to manually add OTA stations (including subchannels) into the AM21's saved channel listing as you rotate your outside antenna among multiple directions. (2) Some way, any way, for the on-screen guide to display programming data for manually-added OTA stations. (3) Add...
  16. DIRECTV Programming
    Sent a message to DirecTV advising that WEYI 25.1 (NBC) from Saginaw, MI is not receivable with my AM21, even though 25.2 comes in just fine (as do the other stations in that neighboring market). Real channel assignments for these subchannels are 30.1 and 30.2, respectively. I'm assuming that...
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Got my badge, my plane ticket and my hotel reservation - looking forward to seeing the DBSTalk crew on the 9th!
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    The new HR34 main receiver, when combined with the separately-purchased $50 AM21N OTA receiver, is able to send OTA stations from the AM21N (along with satellite-delivered stations received by the HR34) to other household tv's that are connected using the new C31 client boxes (just coming out...
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Are you using the same antenna as you do for your tv tuner? And if you enter two zip codes that are nowhere near your location, does it still find the locally-receivable stations (albeit perhaps with no resulting guide data)?
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Both, actually (I'm in the northern Detroit burbs). With the outside antenna aimed to the SE, I get 4 stations from Windsor/Leamington, Ontario plus 3-6 more from Cleveland late some evenings. To the SSW, the local Detroit towers are exactly in line with Toledo (4 stations). One station comes...
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