matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | FiOS1 For Long Island & northern NJ
Channel 49 has a scroll right now telling viewers on LI and NNJ to tune to the new FiOS1 channel for local news and sports. There is no channel 1 right now, maybe it's coming soon? |
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billy2
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | Hope NYC is not far behind |
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icemannyr1
join:2001-04-11
Township Of Washington, NJ | reply to matcarl
Does this mean NJ will have a separate FiOS1 feed from NYC?
It should be interesting if FiOS1 starts to cover college and high school sporting events. |
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billy2
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | really hope so |
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MeatChicken
join:2007-08-15
Paramus, NJ | reply to matcarl
What's the "Verizon" ch 499 supposed to end up being ( & when)? |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
| said by MeatChicken  :What's the "Verizon" ch 499 supposed to end up being ( & when)? It's just like another Public Access channel, I saw something on it once. |
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jammmin
join:2000-12-14
Upper Marlboro, MD | reply to matcarl
FIOS 1 is nothing to get excited over folks. We have had it here in the DC area for sometime now and it broadcasts nothing significant(no local news) |
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MacGyver973
join:2009-05-18
West Orange, NJ
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said by matcarl :Channel 49 has a scroll right now telling viewers on LI and NNJ to tune to the new FiOS1 channel for local news and sports. There is no channel 1 right now, maybe it's coming soon? I'm in Essex County and I don't see that scroll. Weatherscan Local is on Ch 49. |
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icemannyr1
join:2001-04-11
Township Of Washington, NJ
| reply to matcarl
Channel 499 is for leased access, people or companies pay for the air time.
The scroll about FiOS1 was just on here, if your weatherscan city for current conditions is Newark then you should get the scroll about FiOS1 after the messages from the Weather Channel. |
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FMR VZMAN
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IIRC, the plan for the NY version of FiOS1 was that it was to be produced by WNBC - very different than what is done for FiOS1 down in DC, which is (theoretically) produced by VZ, but in fact is largely outsourced and actually originates in CT.
I am not sure if they would be able to use it for overflow sports (ie, MSG+ - SD only, Billy2 - sorry) but that was a key part of FiOS1 in the DC market.
All this could have changed, of course, since I left. |
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billy2
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| it wont be used as overflow , Verizon already has MSG 2 and MSG + 2 in slots, channel 79 and 81. FIOS 1 for me and the rest of new yorkers that have or dont have FIOS is that it has to be like NY 1 and News 12 and not like NY Non Stop , and it has to for me Staten Island Programming like its seen on NY 1 on TW Cable. I know you guys want me to go back , but they (Verizon ) needs the MSG HD, MSG + HD, FIOS 1 *24 Hour NYC News Channel and Staten Island Local Programming. All FIOS has for me right now, is SNY HD, YES HD and ONE BILL with Verizon Wireless. Like I said Ill see what happens, Im keeping my options open |
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MacGyver973
join:2009-05-18
West Orange, NJ
1 edit | reply to matcarl
I doubt FIOS 1 is going to be anything like News 12 or NY1. Those are both large and probably expensive news operations. I doubt Verizon would make that big of an investment especially as other news operations are scaling down (i.e. WNBC). |
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icemannyr1
join:2001-04-11
Township Of Washington, NJ
| For NJ the only place to get true local news updates would be News12, that's not going to happen, or NJN News from the NJ PBS Station, I don't think that will happen.
I wonder where the local news updates will come from?
I guess there should be a press release out soon about FiOS1 for Northern NJ? |
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baskingR
@rr.com | there will be only one fios1 for new york and northern nj. it will be produced by WRNN not NBC. |
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billy2
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to icemannyr1
well from what I know in the City of NY, it suppose to have weather and traffic on the 5s, and compete with NY 1 and News 12 according to this article blog from multichannel.com
»www.multichannel.com/blog/BIT_RA···iOS1.php |
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billy2
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | reply to baskingR
is there a news link that of WRNN producing FIOS 1, how do you know about that |
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MacGyver973
join:2009-05-18
West Orange, NJ
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said by baskingR :
there will be only one fios1 for new york and northern nj. it will be produced by WRNN not NBC.
Odd that RNN is producing the news. They just recently scaled back their own news on their own network by eliminating part of their evening news block. |
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FMR VZMAN
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said by billy2 :it wont be used as overflow , Verizon already has MSG 2 and MSG + 2 in slots, channel 79 and 81. FiOS1 may not be used as overflow, but it is not because they already have MSG2, etc.
I am honestly surprised that MSG hasn't forced VZ to resolve the situation of 2 (extra) channels yet, because when we were working out the details of the launch, MSG was completely against having both feeds carried full time, and, like many things at VZ, it was supposed to be "just for a while." |
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icemannyr1
join:2001-04-11
Township Of Washington, NJ | reply to matcarl
Found this post in another forum, "RNN will begin 2 new newscast coming June 22nd. A morning and then evening show.. Verizon FIOS is backing them.. Should be very interesting- Looks like NY1 will get a run for there money." |
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billy2
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | can you link this news post , where did you find it ? |
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