HD Locals: Cleveland-Akron, OH

Well I would like to start this thread with possible problems with WOIO Ch. 19 in HD. Any one else getting loss of signal and digital distortion with the HD signal on 19-1? Just awful. And that's not any comment on local news programming either.

 

Well.... If you are talking about the MPEG4 channel 19 (HD), then yes. If you are talking about the OTA channel 19-1, then no.

I have seen the same distortion that you are experiencing on the Directv provided WOIO 19. Hope they can get these issues worked out soon.

 

Please reserve this thread for issues with the DirecTV-delivered HD LiLs for Cleveland-Akron, OH. May I suggest the Cleveland HD OTA channel thread at AVS Forums for discussion of OTA channel issues.

 

Channel(s) affected - 19 WOIO
Date - 9/4/08
Time - 8:00 to 9:00 pm
Description of Issue - lots of blocking and stuttering throught the last half of Big Brother

 

Same problem here, I better get the Brown's game the pregame show is stuttering. 09-07-08 12:37pm

 

Stuttering problem here currently on Channel 3 NBC Cleveland. Slow motion action not sure if it's part of the pre game show or not. Commercials seem fine.

 

I can't believe they can't get the audio in sync with the video after all this time. The Cleveland CBS station is the worst. Is there anything that can be done to fix this?

 

Here's the reply I received from CH45/49

Eric,
If everything goes according to plan DirecTV will begin using our HD signal on November
1, 2008. If there are any technical issues that come up that date may be pushed back.
Ultimately DirecTV has to use local HD signal when the analog signals cease next
February.
Thanks for writing.

Don

Don Freeman
Programming
Western Reserve PBS
WNEO/WEAO

 

Well that didn't happen yet, we'll see.

 

Channel(s) affected - 19 WOIO HD
Date - 12/12/08 & 12/14/08
Time - 8:00pm - 9:00pm & 11:00am to ??
Description of Issue - lots of blocking and stuttering throughout the Sunday (12/14) Tailgate 19 show. Also noticed the same problems Friday night (12/12) during the Frosty the Snowman hour.

 

Someone needs to reboot the encoder for WOIO ch 19. Macroblocking and audio worbling has progressively grown worse over the past 2 weeks.

 

The Steelers game was horrible, I couldn't wait to go to work to watch the second half on cable. Lot's of stuttering and skips. 12/14/08

 

Channel(s) affected - 19 WOIO HD
Date - 12/14/08
Time - 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Description of Issue - Same as everyone else watching 19 lately. Lots of green blocking and audio stuttering throughout the Survivor finale. I thought it was the wind last night slightly adjusting the dish but it does look like it's on 19's side.

 

PBS - WVIZ (25) has been added to the lineup.

 

looks good and glad to have it!

 

+1 now all we need is My43 in HD and I'll be set.

 

Is there anything worth watching on 43? Even if it was in HD?

 

The channel 19 pixelation & audio stuttering problems appear to be fixed. Haven't noticed any of the problems this morning.

 

Now if we just had PBS - WEAO (49), I would be happy!