[mocciat]

I was trying to watch the colts game on KOVR 13 out of Sacramento and it had no sound the last minute or so now the game is over and still no sound. The SD channell is ok. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[videojanitor]

Are you referring to the MPEG-4 satellite feed, or OTA? I checked the OTA transmission, and there's audio on that.

 

[kenmoo]

There was another thread earlier on the same topic in the Sac DMA. I didn't have sound on the MPEG4 HD feed the whole day and still don't. The SD version of KOVR sound was/is fine. Glitches like this are pretty annoying because I don't know what to do to resolve them. I'll try a RBR after the news is over on a different MPEG channel that does have sound.

 

[veryoldschool]

I was trying to watch the colts game on KOVR 13 out of Sacramento and it had no sound the last minute or so now the game is over and still no sound. The SD channell is ok. Anyone else having this problem?

Since Friday, KOVR has been having sound & picture problems.
This has been an on going problem for them. You might want to contact the engineering manager: Robert P Heiss [email protected]

 

[kenmoo]

Since Friday, KOVR has been having sound & picture problems.
This has been an on going problem for them. You might want to contact the engineering manager: Robert P Heiss [email protected]

Thanks for that info. Always nice to hear why some isssues pop up out of nowhere. Just did a Menu reset and sound is still missing. I'll just watch a different channel till they get sound back. NFL is over for the day.

 

[sactoken]

I am having the same problem on the sat HD feed. I recorded Face the Nation this morning and CBS Evening News now and both have no sound. I thought it was maybe a background tuner problem (since both times it was the 2nd program being recorded) so it's good to know it's a station problem instead.

 

[HolmesCo]

Yes this channel in general seems to be quite lacking. Same problem for me, I jsut wne to ota and it was fine, which puzzles me. same broadcast isn't it? Anyway Ch13 is quite odd I think, last week I had no video or audio from it.
And someday they may actually start doing a bit more HD, but then again maybe not.

 

[mocciat]

Yes this channel in general seems to be quite lacking. Same problem for me, I jsut wne to ota and it was fine, which puzzles me. same broadcast isn't it? Anyway Ch13 is quite odd I think, last week I had no video or audio from it.
And someday they may actually start doing a bit more HD, but then again maybe not.

this channel is bad

 

[Bob Hess]

I was trying to watch the colts game on KOVR 13 out of Sacramento and it had no sound the last minute or so now the game is over and still no sound. The SD channell is ok. Anyone else having this problem?

This was a DirecTV problem and did not originate at KOVR. I check the AVS Forum daily for these kinds of reports, either in the DBS thread or Sacramento local thread. I'll also try to check over here. We have all of the contacts at DirecTV to expedite these fixes if we know about them.

Bob Hess
Director, Broadcast Operations/Engineering
CBS13 KOVR / CW31 KMAX

 

[HolmesCo]

This was a DirecTV problem and did not originate at KOVR. I check the AVS Forum daily for these kinds of reports, either in the DBS thread or Sacramento local thread. I'll also try to check over here. We have all of the contacts at DirecTV to expedite these fixes if we know about them.

Bob Hess
Director, Broadcast Operations/Engineering
CBS13 KOVR / CW31 KMAX

Bob, I and I'm sure others appreciate your checking the forums. Can you give me some idea when you will do more HD. It seems like there is less on your channel than 3 or 10, though they all could use more!. I guess 3 is getting close to going hd with the news, local shows etc. This is all going too slow! Whats the general plan for channel 13? Thanks.

 

[packfan909]

This was a DirecTV problem and did not originate at KOVR. I check the AVS Forum daily for these kinds of reports, either in the DBS thread or Sacramento local thread. I'll also try to check over here. We have all of the contacts at DirecTV to expedite these fixes if we know about them.

Bob Hess
Director, Broadcast Operations/Engineering
CBS13 KOVR / CW31 KMAX

Hi Bob,

Can you have your contacts at DirecTV deal with the pixelation issues that were experienced all night. Reminds me of a poor OTA signal but know better. I can get a perfect signal watching your OTA signal.

Not your domain but FOX40 has been a problem as well. Picture almost snowy if that is even possible. Very poor performance on the Sacramento locals. Is this something at the uplink location for D*? Or is it at their transmission location.

Getting to be very frustrating.

EDIT: I just noticed on a station break that the picture and signal issues corrected themselves. But when programming switches back to the network the signal goes downhill again.

Is everyone else noticing the same thing

 

[Radio Enginerd]

EDIT: I just noticed on a station break that the picture and signal issues corrected themselves. But when programming switches back to the network the signal goes downhill again.

Is everyone else noticing the same thing

Confirmed. Turned on CSI NY and the local break looked fine. Once normal programming started again, the break up was so bad it became unwatchable.

However earlier I was able to see the pixelization during commerical breaks as well.

 

[mocciat]

Hi Bob,

Can you have your contacts at DirecTV deal with the pixelation issues that were experienced all night. Reminds me of a poor OTA signal but know better. I can get a perfect signal watching your OTA signal.

Not your domain but FOX40 has been a problem as well. Picture almost snowy if that is even possible. Very poor performance on the Sacramento locals. Is this something at the uplink location for D*? Or is it at their transmission location.

Getting to be very frustrating.

EDIT: I just noticed on a station break that the picture and signal issues corrected themselves. But when programming switches back to the network the signal goes downhill again.

Is everyone else noticing the same thing

Same issue here. Thanks Bob. I emailed you this week about the audio issues glad to see you here on the forum.

 

[Bob Hess]

Bob, I and I'm sure others appreciate your checking the forums. Can you give me some idea when you will do more HD. It seems like there is less on your channel than 3 or 10, though they all could use more!. I guess 3 is getting close to going hd with the news, local shows etc. This is all going too slow! Whats the general plan for channel 13? Thanks.

All HD material on KOVR and KMAX is fed by the CBS and CW networks. At this point in time, we have been building up our HD infrastructure but do not expect to see any HD news on KOVR or KMAX in 2007. We we do it, it will be everything and not just a few cameras.

Bob

 

[Bob Hess]

Hi Bob,

Can you have your contacts at DirecTV deal with the pixelation issues that were experienced all night. Reminds me of a poor OTA signal but know better. I can get a perfect signal watching your OTA signal.

Not your domain but FOX40 has been a problem as well. Picture almost snowy if that is even possible. Very poor performance on the Sacramento locals. Is this something at the uplink location for D*? Or is it at their transmission location.

Getting to be very frustrating.

EDIT: I just noticed on a station break that the picture and signal issues corrected themselves. But when programming switches back to the network the signal goes downhill again.

Is everyone else noticing the same thing

As of about Noon today, DirecTV tells me they have corrected the problem.

- Bob

 

[packfan909]

As of about Noon today, DirecTV tells me they have corrected the problem.

- Bob

Thanks Bob,

I am checking out 13 Digital and I can confirm that the drop outs are gone. Soap Opera is running which is network originated.

All is good.

 

[mocciat]

As of about Noon today, DirecTV tells me they have corrected the problem.

- Bob

Your the best Bob!!!

 

[HolmesCo]

All HD material on KOVR and KMAX is fed by the CBS and CW networks. At this point in time, we have been building up our HD infrastructure but do not expect to see any HD news on KOVR or KMAX in 2007. We we do it, it will be everything and not just a few cameras.

Bob

Yes I echo the others, thanks for giving some input. And I realize I may have sounded like I think your channel is lacking, no offense intended, I know its the networks that you have to rely on.

HD News doesn't really interest me that much, I just mentioned it as I was hoping CH 3 was gong to be doing more HD during the day, but probably not, looks like its just the news. Though it will be nice to see Diedre in HD, (yes I have a crush on her) I was really more thinking about things like the morning shows, where 3 and 10 are HD with Today and whatever channel 10s is called,,, but ch 13 GMA is not. Is the network itself going to give more HD soon, esp during the day, morning shows, soaps and what not, or is that still off in the distance?

Like I said, its all going to slow for me! Even the today show, the hosts are HD but as sooon as they go to Tim Russert in DC or some field reporters, there we are in pillar box. Like you said, one camera I guess! So its all a bit frustraing. I even look forward to commercials being in HD> :lol: