WSBK

[Bob Nelson]

On my Comcast cable WSBK is "TV38" while the SD of NBCBoston simply says
"NBC". (On the bottom of screen indicator of station and program)

On Friday, January 6, 2017, Mark Laurence <marklaurence@mac.com> wrote:

> MNT is “My Network TV”, which provides the prime-time programming on WSBK.
> According to Wikipedia, it’s actually a syndication service rather than a
> real network.  And on WSBK, they identify themselves as “My TV38.”  I’ve
> never heard anybody call it MNT until today.
>
>
> > On Jan 6, 2017, at 1:41 AM, A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > What's MNT?
> >
> > On 1/5/2017 10:13 PM, Mark Laurence wrote:
> >> The Globe still isn't printing NBC Boston in their TV schedule. The
> Herald started today, but they have thrown in the towel on channel numbers
> and call letters. Now their listings are for CBS, NBC, ABC, etc. WSBK is
> called MNT which is not the way anyone thinks of them or their network.
> But the local news blocks reference the Boston stations.
> >>
> >> Most of this makes sense, as trying to list "8.1, 60.1, 60.5, cable 10,
> HD 810" for NBC would be less than helpful to most readers who still scour
> the paper for nightly listings.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jan 5, 2017, at 8:31 PM, Paul Anderson <paulranderson@charter.net
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> And also in the Worcester area, Charter’s program guide on my TiVo is
> still backwards.  Not difficult to turn to 777 for WBTS for live NBC
> programs, but to record them I had to, for example, I have to record “7
> News” on Wednesday at 9:00 to record “Law and Order SVU" because the
> program and channel number still has WBTS on 787 and WHDH on 777.
> >>>
> >>> The regular cable box shows the channel and show name correctly.
> >>>
> >>> Paul
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Jan 5, 2017, at 7:38 PM, Dave Doherty <dave@skywaves.net
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Out here in Worcester tonight, the Charter feed for NBC Boston on
> channel 777 (however they are getting it) absolutely sucks. Major
> pixellation and long audio dropouts. NBC News was unwatchable.
> >>>>
> >>>> -d
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:
> boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org <javascript:;>] On
> Behalf Of Larry Sochrin
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 5:26 PM
> >>>> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org <javascript:;>
> >>>> Subject: WSBK
> >>>>
> >>>> Since several of you wrote about WSBK recently, I thought I’d ask a
> question.  I get over-the-air internal antenna broadcasts in Brookline
> Village, around route 9. The only station that is really touchy, and needs
> occasional antenna repositioning, is WSBK.  I’ve never quite figured out
> why that is but perhaps some of you might know?
> >>>>
> >>>> As an aside, NBC Boston channel 60.5 started filling my TIVO’s
> program guide as of yesterday, when it changed from being listed by TiVo as
> WBTS-LD to WMFP-DT5.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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> >
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