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WIYC (Weather Nation) In HD?

It appears that Montgomery has a new HD local station.  WIYC (fomerly The Country Network, now Weather Nation) is in HD 1080i 16×9 with dolby digital.  I was first tipped off by Dish Network’s uplink report today.  See it here.  WIYC HD was uplinked but not available.  (We’ll update you as soon as it goes [...]

| January 25th, 2012 | Continued

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Dish Network Launches WAIQ(APT/PBS) HD and Uplinks Another Local HD

As predicted last week, today Dish Network launched WAIQ HD in glorious HD on channel 26-00 HD.  Also, of curious note, Dish uplinked WIYC HD.  I did not know WIYC was even in HD.  We will contact them for more details.  Dish now has all of the HD locals for Montgomery.  Many of you won’t [...]

| January 25th, 2012 | Continued

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Charter Doubles HD Offerings in 2011

Over the past few years I’ve made several snarky comments about the lack of HD channels from our local cable companies.  The satellite companies were killing the competition.  Well, to quote ESPN analyst Lee Corso, “Not so fast my friend.”    Over the last year Charter Communications has doubled its HD offerings.  Heading into 2011 [...]

| January 23rd, 2012 | Continued

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Dish Network To Add WAIQ APT/PBS HD

Today, Dish Network uplinked WAIQ(APT/PBS) in HD.  However, it is not yet available.  Dish is adding PBS HD stations all across America.  We expect them to light up WAIQ HD in the next couple of weeks.  MTR will update you once this happens.  No news on Charter’s plans on WAIQ or DirecTV’s plans for WCOV for [...]

18Jan2012 | | 7 comments | More
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Gump Night

104.9 The Gump is debuting on Thursday, January 12th the new program “Gump Night”.  Regional and local bands who play original material will be featured.  The first week has Jack of Hearts out of Atlanta playing live from the It’ll Do Tavern. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/100815/wacv-debuts-gump-night

9Jan2012 | | 3 comments | More
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A Golden Year In Popular Music

In the winter and early spring, the Beach Boys made a record; the Rolling Stones regrouped with a new member; Bob Dylan performed a concert that was later released on vinyl; Ray Charles broke new artistic ground; and the Beatles recorded a demo. That paragraph could have been written about any year between 1962, and [...]

9Jan2012 | | 0 comments | More
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WSFA Remains #1

It’s not much surprise to most that WSFA (per Nielsen Media Research November 2011 Ratings Period) has maintained their lead as the #1 station in the Montgomery market. “Whether it’s serving our community with 12’s Day of Giving or breaking into programming when the weather is threatening, we want our viewers to come to us [...]

1Jan2012 | | 27 comments | More
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Top Posts for 2011

In case you were wondering…here are the top 10 post from MontgomeryTVandRadio.com in 2011. 10. Dish Drops WCOV 9. May 2011 TV Ratings 8. Layoffs at Bluewater 7. Adam Bagni Leaving WNCF 6. Dish Network and DirecTV Increase Prices in 2011 5. Viewpoint Ratings – The Truth 4. DirecTV/Dish vs. WCOV 3. Viewpoint to Continue; [...]

1Jan2012 | | 0 comments | More
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How Will 2011 Be Remembered?

As we approach the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012 (don’t get me started on the end of the world thing), let us look back on an eventful 2011. ROYAL WEDDING: Prince William and Kate Middleton captured the attention, and the hearts, of the world with their fairytale wedding in April.  For a moment, [...]

26Dec2011 | | 3 comments | More
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What Is Your Local TV and Radio Wish List For 2012?

2011 is winding to a close.  It’s time to think of what could have been and what could be.  In 2011, Montgomery saw the expansion of HD radio and changes to WIYC and WSFA.  WIYC lost TCN Country, brought it back as a subchannel, lost it again. brought it back and then lost it again. [...]

21Dec2011 | | 9 comments | More
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Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown

A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on CBS in 1965.  In the 46 years since, it has rightfully become a cultural icon. The “Peanuts” comic strip, created by Charles Schulz, had been around for a decade before he had the idea to move his characters to television. Though not exactly light and carefree, the “Peanuts” [...]

20Dec2011 | | 0 comments | More
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