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Post by rexh53 on Oct 12, 2006 20:07:01 GMT -5
I have not had an HD signal from WTVM all day long. Anyone else having this problem?
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Post by Mike Slade on Oct 12, 2006 20:22:30 GMT -5
None for me either
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Post by DJ on Oct 12, 2006 21:28:22 GMT -5
None here in NW Columbus.
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Post by Mike Slade on Oct 13, 2006 7:36:08 GMT -5
They lost their output tube, whatever that is  . They hope to be back up by Monday but it could be later in the week. |
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Post by asianinvasion on Oct 13, 2006 9:40:43 GMT -5
I was wondering what was going on. I haven't had a signal for them this entire week. Hopefully they get it fixed quickly.
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Post by majorweston on Oct 15, 2006 7:37:49 GMT -5
I spoke to WTVM's Chief Engineer on Friday. He estimates they will be back in service no earlier than Tuesday evening. They are awaiting parts and a factory rep to install the equipment. He also spoke about their overall plans to go to full power later this year. They require upgrades to the new tower so they can move their transmittor to 1000 feet. He said they need additional guy wires to add support for tower stability before they can make the move. At a minimum, he estimates 3 to 4 months for that work.
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Post by Mike Slade on Oct 17, 2006 18:27:30 GMT -5
They are back on the air
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Post by zedsdead on Oct 21, 2006 13:29:27 GMT -5
I cannot get the WTVM signal today. Have they gone off the air again?  |
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Post by DJ on Oct 21, 2006 22:50:46 GMT -5
It's off for me as well. No signal.
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Post by asianinvasion on Oct 23, 2006 14:53:32 GMT -5
I emailed the station and got a response. They are hoping to have the digital tower back up tomorrow (10/24). Seems they had another part go missing or go bad and have to replace it.
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Post by Mike Slade on Oct 23, 2006 16:24:12 GMT -5
This time it was the power supply for the output tube that was replaced last week.
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Post by rexh53 on Oct 24, 2006 5:33:05 GMT -5
My father-in-law used to have a saying for times like this. "A rough start makes for a smooth finish." Let's hope that WTVM can get thier signal up and keep it up. Maybe some RF Viagra would help.
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Post by rexh53 on Oct 24, 2006 10:21:08 GMT -5
11:20 AM today.... Signal back up.... (TV came on, scared wits out of me...)
No... wait.... it just fell out again.
Close but no cigar.....
:-0
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Post by rexh53 on Oct 24, 2006 10:27:51 GMT -5
11:25 AM.... Up again! :-)
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. They hope to be back up by Monday but it could be later in the week.