Lost FOX TV signal

[dahdahdahdancer.livejournal.com]

I'm addicted to the Sarah Connor Chronicles (Monday at 8:00) on FOX 25. Mysteriously, the FOX signal vanished a few days ago (I get snow, just snow), although other stations come through as always. I still use rabbit ears (hey, it's cheaper than cable or satellite and I'm on a budget). Time is running out - the SC Chronicles are on tomorrow night! Has anyone else lost the FOX 25 signal?

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[elizethesleaze.livejournal.com]

i dont know except that rabbit ears wont work anymore come february

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

i have one of those teeny tv/vcr combos in my bedroom that i keep on for my dogs when i'm gone and also to help me sleep at night and i just noticed this last night too! at odd hours there aren't many options and now i'm one less :(

i live in brighton also, fyi.

[ionicaq.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they've already switched over to digital? Have you gotten your box yet?

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

if anyone doesn't know this, they probably don't even turn on their television. it's like Y2K all over again i swear.

[countlibras.livejournal.com]

I lost 25 too. I figured that they switched over already.

[incontango.livejournal.com]

Fox may have switched off early (prior to February, that is). I can't get it on rabbit ears anymore.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

I think that's what happened. I'm getting Fox 25 just fine through my digital tuner, but the analog signal is completely gone. I heard something in the news that stations are going to start "testing" the conversion which means maybe they turn off the analog for a day or so.

[dahdahdahdancer.livejournal.com]

Thanks, everyone. Now I know there's nothing wrong with my TV or rabbit ears. Looks like a kick in the ol' pants to convert now unstead of waiting until the last minute.

[natef.livejournal.com]

If you haven't done it yet, here's where you get the coupon towards a converter box (have until end of the year):
https://www.dtv2009.gov/

The TR-40 is probably the best cheap converter box available (with coupon you just pay <$10 shipping):
http://www.dtvpal.com/

[ron_newman]

Is it possible that you accidentally changed the switch on the back of your TV set from "Antenna" to "Cable" ?

If it's set to "Cable" by mistake, you'll still get channels 2, 4, 5, and 7, but anything above 13 won't come in (because over-the-air and cable use different frequencies for channels 14 and above). Can you still get 38, 44, and 56?

[ron_newman]

Wouldn't they have publicized this first? I don't think anyone except some small UHF station in New Hampshire has turned off their analog signal yet.

[ionicaq.livejournal.com]

See zmgmeister's comment below.

[unsi-sempai.livejournal.com]

Chiming in on the "lost Fox 25" access, and my coupon's not coming until after Christmas. Bah.

[kpht.livejournal.com]

HOW IS TV FORMED? HOW GIRL GET SIGNAL?

[kpht.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'd think they'd be somewhat interested in, say, keeping their viewers. With the umpteen billion mentions of February, I never heard a peep about any station switching before then.

[valadil.livejournal.com]

We have the digital tuner already and Fox is very flaky on it. I assume they just haven't got all the tech issues worked out yet.

[afty.livejournal.com]

If you can't get a converter box by Monday, you can always watch the episode for free on Hulu:
http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=Terminator%3A+The+Sarah+Connor+Chronicles

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Can you get 64 in Providence-Reheboth at all? That's a FOX affiliate and they may or may not be testing at the same time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNAC-TV

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

I thought dogs couldn't watch TV. Something about the illusion that lets us see a moving picture doesn't work for dogs, who just see a flickering screen.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

not for the picture, for the sound.

creates a dull white noise ish situation where they then aren't hearing every other little thing going on in our outside the apt.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

It's not that, its that with digital you need a pretty strong signal (you either get it perfect, or nothing at all), and you have to point your antenna right.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Cats, on the other hand. I've seen videos for cats advertised in the Boston Globe Magazine. Theyre mostly about mice, birds, or balls of yarn. But I understand they adore the Mary Tyler Moore show.

[m00n.livejournal.com]

THEY KILL THIER TVS!

[m00n.livejournal.com]

That *can't* be true. By that same token a dog wouldn't be able to see by a fluorescent light bulb, but I suspect they can.

Also, they would have to have vision with even greater precision than humans which they definitely do not.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

the what now?