| [Rant] NFL on Fox and why I will NEVER watch another game So I was watching the Seahawks @ Cardinals game this afternoon. Seahawks lost, probably shouldn't be all that surprised. What really ticked me off though was that the announcers were so soft I had to turn my TV up to nearly full volume just to hear them on most plays. Excuse me, I thought I was watching an American Football game, not a golf match. Well, they have lost one viewer, permanently.
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 shanerPremium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB | i watched the same game here in Calgary. Volume was not an issue for me at all. In fact, I thought Heath Evans was excellent.
The volume issue you described may very well because of your service provider. I had no issues watching it on Fox 13. |
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| KCPQ (Q13) by chance? |
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shanerPremium
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Calgary, AB | Yes. That's the Fox station broadcast here in Calgary. |
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| KCPQ broadcasts from Seattle, WA. That is the same station I was watching. I know it's common for the Seattle stations to get as far as Victoria, BC and Vancouver, BC but I didn't know they went into Alberta. Cable or Satellite? Also, which provider? |
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 WeirdalPremium
join:2003-06-28
Grand Island, NE
kudos:20 | reply to wolfy339
I assume you mean relative to the other sounds? Did you have your middle channel too low? Were you using shitty speakers? I watched the game today and it sounded fine.
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| Using the built in speakers on a JVC SD set. I do not have any sort of external speakers attached to this TV. This was not even in relation to other sounds (the refs and crowd noise also sounded too soft). The game prior to Seahawks @ Cardinals sounded fine. All other channels (including KOMO, KING, KCTS, KBTC, and KIRO) sounded fine. |
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WeirdalPremium
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Grand Island, NE
kudos:20 | said by wolfy339:Using the built in speakers on a JVC SD set. I do not have any sort of external speakers attached to this TV. This was not even in relation to other sounds (the refs and crowd noise also sounded too soft). The game prior to Seahawks @ Cardinals sounded fine. All other channels (including KOMO, KING, KCTS, KBTC, and KIRO) sounded fine.
Then it's your local affiliate you should be blaming.
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shanerPremium
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Calgary, AB | reply to wolfy339
said by wolfy339:KCPQ broadcasts from Seattle, WA. That is the same station I was watching. I know it's common for the Seattle stations to get as far as Victoria, BC and Vancouver, BC but I didn't know they went into Alberta. Cable or Satellite? Also, which provider?
I have TELUS Optik TV. It was the same feed you were watching. Which means the only difference as far as I can tell is your service provider.
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| said by shaner:said by wolfy339:KCPQ broadcasts from Seattle, WA. That is the same station I was watching. I know it's common for the Seattle stations to get as far as Victoria, BC and Vancouver, BC but I didn't know they went into Alberta. Cable or Satellite? Also, which provider?
I have TELUS Optik TV. It was the same feed you were watching. Which means the only difference as far as I can tell is your service provider. Bloody Comcrap (better known as Comcast). Also, shame on you KCPQ!
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I have a similar issue with OTA WMAZ in Macon GA. Low sound, picture fine, all other channels work fine for both picture and sound. The station engineer and manager will be sent an e-mail about it. I would advise you to do the same. Sometimes the sound equipment is set wrong and they do not notice because they can hear it fine at the station. A lot of stations are trying updated sound equipment to meet the new regulations meant for advertising commercials to not blast you with massive increased sound levels compared to the content or show you are watching. The controls and settings are very complicated to master, so they get it wrong sometimes. |
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I did notice the difference in the volume. I am in the Tacoma Wa area. WE have the same channel here KCPQ.
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Watch the RedZone Channel. You'll be much happier. |
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| Redzone is not available to me. |
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| said by wolfy339:Redzone is not available to me.
I thought every major cable carrier and every satellite provider had Red Zone? It costs extra, but it's only five dollars a month extra.
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@Caddyroger: I checked the channel lineup on Telus, looks like the have KCPQ as well (listed in their channel lineup as FOX-Seattle).
@footballdude: what do you know, comcrap actually has that channel. |
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shanerPremium
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Calgary, AB | Yes Q-13 |
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 SoberJust Say NoPremium
join:2003-02-24
Crack House | reply to wolfy339
just be thankful you didnt have to listen to joe buck |
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| said by Sober:just be thankful you didnt have to listen to joe buck Who is Joe Buck? (If he really is that bad, I will take Steve Raible any day) |
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| said by wolfy339:said by Sober:just be thankful you didnt have to listen to joe buck Who is Joe Buck? (If he really is that bad, I will take Steve Raible any day) Son of Jack Buck, hall of fame baseball announcer. Joe is the lead sports announcer on Fox, for both baseball and football. Jack made understatement an art form, but Joe just sounds bored most of the time.
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