[RTC List] Suddenlink Offer

[Ron Schoenherr]

I guess it is time for a broadcaster to chime in here. There are NO 
local stations broadcasting a HD digital over-the-air signal in this 
market.

Suddenlink is picking up the Fox (KBVU) and CBS (KVIQ) signals directly 
off a satellite feed and putting them into their digital tier. If you 
are a Suddenlink subscriber you would need o have a HD converter box and 
subscribe to the digital tier.

KEET is broadcasting two digital channels that can be picked-up only as 
an over-the-air signal. One channel is merely our regular analog channel 
up-converted to our digital transmitter. KEET’s second digital channel 
is called /The World /and that is a news and public affairs channel that 
is fed by PBS.

KEET’s analog and digital signals over-the-air signals have been on and 
off the air recently due to the installation a new radio antenna for a 
client on our tower. We have also been doing replacement of some tower 
strobe lights and when a tower worker is on that tower ALL of our tower 
clients must go off the air to protect the worker.

Many of the stations, including KEET, feed a signal directly to the 
cable head-in via fiber from their studios, so the over-the-air signal 
may not be there when work is being done on the tower but cable 
subscribers continue to get their programming.

Ron Schoenherr
KEET-TV


Rollin Richmond wrote:

> I received an offer from Suddenlink that promises me an monthly bill 
> of less than $100 for cable, internet and phone. That package is 
> costing me about $125/month now. Is this a good deal or am I missing 
> something. One aspect of the promise that Suddenlink is making is that 
> the rate is good for only 12 months. My current rate has been stable 
> for several years.
>
> Can anyone also tell me how I can get high definition TV service 
> through Suddenlink cable? Do I need a special box or will my current 
> boxes (Tivo Series 2 and a Cox Digital Cable box) do the trick? Thanks 
> for the help. Rollin
> ________________
> Rollin C. Richmond
> rollinr2 at gmail.com <mailto:rollinr2 at gmail.com>
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Ronald L. Schoenherr
Executive Director
KEET-TV
P.O. Box 13 
Eureka, CA 95502-0013
707-445-0813
707-445-8977 (fax)