icemannyr1
join:2001-04-11
Township Of Washington, NJ
| WSAH switching to Retro TV July 1st.
Since the NYC, Northern NJ and CT systems get this channel I thought I'd post,
Retro TV Finds A Home In New York
By Staff
TVNEWSDAY, Jun 4 2009, 10:35 AM ET
Retro TV has landed its biggest clearance to date, announcing today that it's entered into an agreement with Multicultural Broadcasting's WSAH New York (DMA 1).
RTV will air on the station's primary channel and will be available to cable , satellite and over-the-air viewers beginning July 1. |
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Roche1972
join:2008-02-22 | That's great news. So on July 1, channel 19 (WSAH) on FiOS TV will now have Retro TV programming in Northern New Jersey and New York City areas. Is there a website for Retro TV? |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | »www.myretrotv.com/ |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | I hope WSAH does something about their sound, they sound like they are in mono. No sense watching any new programming if it will continue like this! |
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Mark F
join:2007-08-01
Fort Wayne, IN | reply to icemannyr1
I just wish it was available here in the sticks.  They have a lot of shows from when I was growing up.
Mark F. |
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MacGyver973
join:2009-05-18
West Orange, NJ | reply to icemannyr1
It will be interesting to see what shows they pick for the schedule. Apparently RTV varies by market. |
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Greg2600
join:2008-05-20
Belleville, NJ
1 edit | reply to icemannyr1
»www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/···daily.3/
The new WSAH will air the RTV lineup 24/7 with Quincy, Dragnet, Alfred Hitchcock, Emergency and many more classic TV shows. Very cool news! I thought we'd never get it, because the NYC networks have their subchannels taken for other things. I never considered a smaller broadcaster, and had no idea we got that CT channel. |
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nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ | reply to icemannyr1
The Mono audio is lousy! I hope they make it better. |
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Steely
Dumped Comcast for FiOS
Premium
join:2000-10-15
Princeton Junction, NJ
| reply to Mark F
said by Mark F  :I just wish it was available here in the sticks. And I wish it was available here in Mercer County just south of the Northern New Jersey and New York City areas! |
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Roche1972
join:2008-02-22
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said by matcarl :I hope WSAH does something about their sound, they sound like they are in mono. No sense watching any new programming if it will continue like this! I just checked out channel 19 (WSAH) and their sound is terrible. The audio has music playing during the informercial that I was watching but all the dialogue is missing. It's as if FiOS TV only has the channel playing in half-stereo (stereo with one track or speaker of audio missing).
Here's the funny thing. The audio problem on WSAH (channel 19) only happens on my 2 SD STBs and my digital adapter. When I tuned to channel 19 on my HD DVR with HDMI, the audio is perfect. Both music and dialogue are present and it's in stereo sound quality.
I guess I will have to report this issue to the Verizon Direct forum. |
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Greg2600
join:2008-05-20
Belleville, NJ
| reply to icemannyr1
I wonder if we have anyone here who actually picks this station up OTA in CT, and can compare the quality? One thing I would add is that most areas of the country on RetroTV on sub-channels, where the video/audio quality is kind of lackluster as well. |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
2 edits | said by Greg2600 : One thing I would add is that most areas of the country on RetroTV on sub-channels, where the video/audio quality is kind of lackluster as well. This isn't a subchannel and there is no reason for a main television station to have audio like this. Retro TV will be unwatchable if it continues. I left a message with WSAH's chief engineer. I'll let you know if he calls me back. |
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fishacura
join:2008-01-25
Phoenixville, PA
| Wish we had it in Philly too. Thought maybe I missed something but couldn't seem to find it on our guide. I mean I would kill to see reruns of "That's Incredible"....loved that as a kid.
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People who don't get good service on average tell 10 others while people who do get good service on average tell 1. |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
| I got in touch with the chief engineer at WSAH, he didn't want to tell me much. He said it's the fiber feed to Verizon that's the problem and couldn't go into any detail as to a fix or anything. He must be on Verzion's payroll. Anyway, now we know it's Verizon's problem and we should all open a ticket in the Direct Forum so they hurry up and fix it. |
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Mark F
join:2007-08-01
Fort Wayne, IN | reply to fishacura
As a kid, there was a channel in Indy that showed, Sea Hunt, Whirlybirds, Rescue 8, Highway Patrol, Ripcord, Supercar, and other shows I haven't seen since the 60s. It would be nice to see some, or all, of these again.
Mark F. |
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ronfil560
join:2006-05-03
Bensalem, PA
| reply to fishacura
Supposedly it's available in Philly, via your antenna as a sub-channel to WFMZ. Only problem, isn't WFMZ in Allentown, Pa? I have a hard enough time trying to pick up stations from Philly, let alone Allentown. Yet on the Retro page it shows the station as Philadelphia. |
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Greg2600
join:2008-05-20
Belleville, NJ
1 edit | reply to matcarl
said by matcarl :I got in touch with the chief engineer at WSAH, he didn't want to tell me much. He said it's the fiber feed to Verizon that's the problem and couldn't go into any detail as to a fix or anything. He must be on Verzion's payroll. Anyway, now we know it's Verizon's problem and we should all open a ticket in the Direct Forum so they hurry up and fix it. Where do I do that?
PS: ron, I've read and I don't think WFMZ has started airing anything from RetroTV on the sub-channel. |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
| said by Greg2600 :Where do I do that? Greg,
Right above the first thread in this TV Forum are 4 tabs, one says DSL, one says Fiber Optics, one says TV and one says Direct Forum. Click on that Direct Forum tab, start a new topic. Those are Verizon employees who answer problems. You have to also included your name, address and telephone number in your thread. |
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icemannyr1
join:2001-04-11
Township Of Washington, NJ | matcarl,
The audio on WSAH sounds normal tonight. I hope the PQ improves when the Retro TV starts.
Some of those infomercials are unwatchable due to the heavy digital compression. |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | The sound is still messed up to me this morning. |
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