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Scott Fybush scott@fybush.com
Tue Mar 29 20:30:58 EDT 2016


With modern encoder technology, it's relatively trivial to put two 720p 
streams on the same station. My local ABC affiliate has ABC on 13.1 in 
720p and CW on 13.2, also in 720p. They downconvert CW from 1080i for 
the purpose. (ABC and Fox are native 720p; CBS/CW, NBC and PBS feed in 
1080i.)

On 3/29/2016 8:14 PM, Jeff Lehmann wrote:
> In Providence, WNAC 64.2 (RF channel 12) "MyRI TV" began broadcasting in HD sometime last year. Of course they do broadcast a fair amount of HD programming, the MyNetwork TV programming and syndicated shows.
>
> Jeff Lehmann
>
>> On Mar 29, 2016, at 3:43 PM, Mark Laurence <marklaurence@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> I don't think any X.2 subchannel broadcasts in HD.  I know 5.2 (as well as
>> 4.2, 7.2, 25.2, 25.3, or 56.2) is not in HD over the air.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 1:08 PM Don via Boston-Radio-Interest <
>> boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org> wrote:
>>
>>>> Not being offered in HD on cable is not going to help them attract
>>>> eyeballs.
>>>
>>> 5.2 is not in HD on Comcast?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
>>> To: "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu>
>>> Cc: "Boston Radio Group" <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:40 AM
>>> Subject: Re: 10 p.m. newscast on 5.2
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not being offered in HD on cable is not going to help them attract
>>>> eyeballs.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Sean Smyth <ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Any idea if many are watching? They've been promoting the heck out of
>>>>> it
>>>>> on
>>>>> the mothership.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>
>



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