WBAY, WPNE back at reduced power, full repairs may take weeks
Over-the-air transmission of WBAY and WPNE resumed Saturday evening, but only at about 25 percent of normal power. But repairs necessary to bring both broadcasters back to normal operation may be delayed at least two weeks, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
WBAY, WPNE stay off air as transmitter site issues linger into the weekend
After being off the air for nearly six hours today, WBAY is reporting their signal and that of WPNE (Wisconsin Public Television) cannot be restored this afternoon as hoped. Both broadcasters, which share a tower on Scray's Hill near Green Bay, had gone off the air beginning at 9 AM to diagnose transmitter problems that started to impact their signals last night. The problem was believed by station officials to be electrical in nature.
Transmitter site work to take WBAY, WPNE off air Friday morning
Six local broadcast channels will go dark for six hours Friday morning to facilitate transmitter repair diagnosis. The process will leave antenna viewers, and some cable and satellite customers, without WBAY and Wisconsin Public Television starting at 9 AM.
The repairs will also affect the two broadcasters' digital subchannels.
The repairs will also affect the two broadcasters' digital subchannels.
Fox Cities municipalities sharing cost to pipe Time Warner's access channel into AT&T's U-Verse
Neenah, Appleton, Green Bay and both the Town and the City of Menasha are all chipping in for the equipment necessary to service public access programming to AT&T U-Verse customers.
The Post-Crescent reported this weekend that the five municipalities are throwing together a combined $3,650 for the initiative, with Brown County possibly also pitching in a share.
The Post-Crescent reported this weekend that the five municipalities are throwing together a combined $3,650 for the initiative, with Brown County possibly also pitching in a share.
Time Warner Cable reaches multi-year extension for Food Network, GAC
After nearly a month of quiet negotiations after their original contract expired, Time Warner Cable and program provider Scripps Interactive announced a multi-year extension yesterday, according to Multichannel News.
First impressions: Time Warner Cable's Navigator
If I said Time Warner Cable's current on-screen guide and DVR interface looks antiquated, I'd be guilty of gross understatement. Rarely have I turned on my DVR in the last couple years without feeling a sense of nostalgia for technology past that I usually get when I pull a 5.25" floppy disk out of a shoebox in my closet. With modern set-top platforms like those found on TiVo and AT&T U-Verse making Time Warner's on-screen guide look like a dusty DOS relic from the 80's, clearly it was ripe for change.
Well that change is slowly starting to roll into Northeast Wisconsin living rooms, and it's a welcome one.
Well that change is slowly starting to roll into Northeast Wisconsin living rooms, and it's a welcome one.
Time Warner digital cable, DVR customers urged to prepare for coming Navigator rollout
Time Warner Cable is getting the word out to Northeast Wisconsin that their new set-top software platform, known as Navigator, is coming soon to living rooms everywhere. While news outlets have been reporting today that the change will happen over the next few weeks, we've heard unconfirmed rumors that the shift could happen region-wide as early as early tomorrow morning.
As happened with Time Warner's recent mass channel number change, the cable operator is urging customers to check their set-top digital boxes and DVRs in advance of the Navigator launch, should any snafus occur. Time Warner is mailing out notices to customers and posting them to their website, giving several precautionary steps to do before Navigator lands to make sure your transition is smooth.
As happened with Time Warner's recent mass channel number change, the cable operator is urging customers to check their set-top digital boxes and DVRs in advance of the Navigator launch, should any snafus occur. Time Warner is mailing out notices to customers and posting them to their website, giving several precautionary steps to do before Navigator lands to make sure your transition is smooth.










Call the Discovery Channel. If there were ever a dirty job, it's gotta be the guys who fix Green Bay transmitters during the dead of winter.