Monday, February 16, 2009

Observations 16 FEB 2009

Well, Congress botched the DTV Transition, and geeks everywhere are steaming. Only KDNL (ABC), owned by the evil Sinclair, will be shutting off analog tonight. RF-30 analog, and it's 2 MW ERP of front-end overload will be gone.

WSIU is learning that VHF-High might not work so well. Watch for a petition to increase ERP.

KTVI has moved into it's new West County studio, in "HD" (upconverted SD), as has KPLR after it's "assimilation". KPLR's staff were herded into disintegration chambers when Order 66 was carried out, and KTVI staffers were told to work two jobs for one paycheck.

http://www.fox2now.com/sports/ktvi-tko-berthold,0,5031259.story

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/tube-talk/tube-talk/2008/10/who-survived-black-friday-at-kplr/

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/tvradio/story/1938D8CA52B186D7862574DE001A0121?OpenDocument

I bought a second 48 gallon trash can. This shredding business is getting serious.

Speaking of shredding, my links may become much less frequent. How much of my real life do I wish to spend on being a news aggregator? Another thing to let go of, perhaps....

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