I'm going to be the guest on tonight's Satellite Nation. Listen live at 8PM ET tonight, or the recorded version will be available for download tomorrow.
Echostar Expands Channel 56
By Trip Ericson on Wednesday, May 15 2013, 08:23 - News
I got a note from a friend near Raleigh, NC yesterday letting me know that it appears Echostar is running a channel 56 transmitter there with a still "Dish" graphic on it. I got him to send me a transport stream capture and, sure enough, it's running Mobile DTV. Here's what's on it, according to the channel labels:
56-1 INFO
56-2 HGTV
56-3 DISC
56-4 COMEDY
56-5 TOON
56-6 FOOD
56-7 TNT
56-8 CNN
Plus ESG (Electronic Service Guide) data. It looks like on 1/31 Echostar notified the FCC that it would be adding transmitters in several locations. I will be adding them to the Echostar page under Discontinued Services (which I will soon have to move to "Active Services" it seems). Those locations are:
Durham, NC
Ann Arbor, MI
Dickerson, MD
Jacksonville, FL
Mount Pleasant, PA
Janesville, WI
Kannapolis, NC
West Bend, WI
Tuscaloosa, AL
Cleveland, OH
I can't figure out what the pattern is there, if any. If anyone else has any ideas, please let me know.
Tower Query and Front Page
By Trip Ericson on Tuesday, May 7 2013, 09:37 - Site Updates
I'm pleased to announce that the RabbitEars Tower Query is now finished, though bug reports are welcome, and it is now available to the public: Tower Query
Please be careful with the Tower Query; you can bog your system down pretty quickly if your search is too broad.
Additionally, I've begun work on the new front page. Opinions are welcomed: New Front Page
Have a great day!
Mexican Digital Transition Website
By Trip Ericson on Saturday, May 4 2013, 18:04 - News
In the course of my work at the new job last week, I stumbled across the website for Mexico's digital transition. I figure it may be useful to some readers here, so I am providing the link. Do let me know if you find it to be useful or interesting.
Tijuana is only a few weeks away from being digital-only.
Arizona TV Station Update - April 2013
By dhett on Thursday, May 2 2013, 02:07 - Arizona Station Update
As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome.
New licenses
- K35EE Moccasin (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital. It is unknown whether the station on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 35; 36-54-22 N, 112-48-48 W (Moccasin Peak); 2.52 kW directional; HAAT 371 m.
Menu Rearranged
By Trip Ericson on Tuesday, April 30 2013, 14:14 - Site Updates
I got no feedback on my last post about making some changes to the site, so I went ahead and made at least some of my changes. You'll note the menu has been rearranged at the top of the page. Coming soon, time permitting, I will take the advice a friend offered me more than a year ago and move the blog off the front page in favor of a page to help people find their way to the important things on the site. The blog will still exist, just not on the front page.
Opinions are welcome.
Opinions Sought on Odds and Ends
By Trip Ericson on Friday, April 26 2013, 10:53 - Site Updates
I've been thinking about rearranging the "Odds and Ends" section of the website, and would like some opinions. I created it initially as a place to store all the various things I did that didn't really fit anywhere else at the time. Nowadays, a number of the functions are duplicated elsewhere.
For example, there are lists of all DN, DM, and DTS facilities. At the time, the TV Query did not exist. Now it does, and is much more feature-packed than the simple lists I produced way back when. I propose to eliminate those entirely along with other now-redundant features, move some of the more useful features to other places on the site, and possibly make some other cuts and changes.
Let me know what you think in the comments. Have a great weekend.
Apologies for Downtime
By Trip Ericson on Tuesday, April 23 2013, 07:41 - Site Updates
I wanted to apologize for the extensive down time the site experienced yesterday. The issue has been corrected and should not return.
Happy Fifth Birthday to RabbitEars!
By Trip Ericson on Sunday, April 14 2013, 03:00 - Site Updates
Today is the fifth anniversary of the public launch of RabbitEars. Hard to believe it was April 14, 2008 when I first made the site public, as it exists today. And look how far it has come!
Many thanks to Bruce, without whom this site would not exist.
Here's to many more years!
Arizona TV Station Update - March 2013
By dhett on Wednesday, April 3 2013, 02:05 - Arizona Station Update
As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome.
New licenses
- K27KS-D Globe/Miami (KPHO License Corporation) has filed for a license to cover its change to a new antenna, replacing one no longer supported by the manufacturer.
- K35EE Moccasin (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has requested a license to cover its flash cut to digital. It has not yet been granted, nor is the station on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 35; 36-54-22 N, 112-48-48 W (Moccasin Peak); 2.52 kW directional; HAAT 371 m.
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