I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a rabbit ear
antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the ceiling. It works
well. When I initially did the auto channel search programing, it detected
5 analog channels and 18 digital channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to one of
the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak signal glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

Eisboch

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a rabbit ear
antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the ceiling. It works
well. When I initially did the auto channel search programing, it detected
5 analog channels and 18 digital channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to one of
the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak signal glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

That's interesting - open carriers? Can you tell if there's a signal?

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a rabbit
ear
antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the ceiling. It works
well. When I initially did the auto channel search programing, it
detected
5 analog channels and 18 digital channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to one of
the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak signal
glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

That's interesting - open carriers? Can you tell if there's a signal?



There's a signal. The same, weak, snowy analog picture and programming that
existed before.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a rabbit
ear
antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the ceiling. It works
well. When I initially did the auto channel search programing, it
detected
5 analog channels and 18 digital channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to one
of
the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak signal
glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

That's interesting - open carriers? Can you tell if there's a signal?



There's a signal. The same, weak, snowy analog picture and programming
that existed before.

Eisboch

Some stations have been granted exemptions. I don't know what the details
are but Google would probably have the answer,

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a rabbit ear
antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the ceiling. It works
well. When I initially did the auto channel search programing, it detected
5 analog channels and 18 digital channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to one of
the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak signal glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

That's interesting - open carriers? Can you tell if there's a signal?

The guv'mint forgot to turn off the mind control sub-channel. They were
too busy passing out coupons to for everyone to buy the set-top-boxes to
receive the new mind control sub-channels.

BAR wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a
rabbit ear antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the
ceiling. It works well. When I initially did the auto channel
search programing, it detected 5 analog channels and 18 digital
channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to
one of the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak
signal glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

That's interesting - open carriers? Can you tell if there's a signal?

The guv'mint forgot to turn off the mind control sub-channel. They were
too busy passing out coupons to for everyone to buy the set-top-boxes to
receive the new mind control sub-channels.



Is that what Glenn Beck told you to think? Sounds like something that
crackpot would say.

--
The modern GOP is little more than an army of moral absolutists led by a
gang of moral nihilists.

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On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I noticed something interesting yesterday (Saturday).

I have a HD TV set up at the music shop and have it attached to a rabbit
ear
antenna set that I stuck up in the overhead above the ceiling. It works
well. When I initially did the auto channel search programing, it
detected
5 analog channels and 18 digital channels being broadcast "over the air".

Friday was supposed to be the federally mandated end of analog TV
transmission.

Saturday afternoon I repeated the auto channel detection setup ritual.

It still detects 5 analog channels and 18 digital. When I tune to one of
the analog channels, it's still there in all it's snowy, weak signal
glory.

Did five TV stations forget to turn the analog switch to "off"?

Eisboch



If you are out in the boonies with analog repeaters you may still have
analog.

I don't know. I thought the plan was that all analog broadcasts would stop
by federal mandate on Friday, a delay from a few months ago.
Just curious as to why nothing seems to have changed.

Eisboch

Eisboch