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Thanks much for the info!
AMC 3 and AMC 9 are pretty weak to zero signal at my location due to tree growth.  Galaxy 17 at 91 degrees is about the last bird to the east that I can clearly "see". I get "This" on a local DTV sub channel, so for now that will have to do. Got a chain saw?  jr Last edited by jr_tech; 02-22-2016 at 01:07 PM. 
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09-24-2010, 10:11 AM
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We just got RTV over here in GR in the last 5 months or so. Interesting channel. It has many of my mom's old favorite shows from when she was a teen and I'm starting to like a couple shows too such as Emergency! and Adam-12 even though they occasionally have their "that wouldn't work/be how they would react today!" type moments. Broadcasting on channel 64.2 WLLA.
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10-17-2010, 03:40 PM
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Most of the time, our roundies are tuned on the converter box to Retro TV. We enjoy it. Love the A-Team, Knight Rider, and other old favorites. Here in Athens, our budget basic Cable TV has RTV. We usually watch it a lot here as well.
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11-09-2010, 10:39 PM
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Am I correct in assuming that I'd need one of the old large dishes like what was popular in the '80's for this purpose? If so, that lets me out because my Mother would throw a fit if I tried to mount a big dish in the backyard.
For those who have not read my thread on the rectangular TV forum, we got an RTV affiliate in early 2009. Unfortunately, this channel was shared with FOX and FOX programming took priority. With that said, we only got a fraction of what RTV puts out. I still didn't complain since I could see "Adam 12", "Dragnet '67", "Knight Rider", "Incredible Hulk" from 4-7 PM, and "Emergency" from 9-10 PM. Within a few months, they chopped off the 4-7 slot for such crap like "AFV", "Dr. Phil", and "Deal or no Deal". Then, they hacked off "Emergency" from 9-10 PM and replaced it with "Law & Order". It all finally came to an end the other day when I switched on the TV, only to be greeted by a "Judge Jane" show. After checking the programming schedule, I discovered that the entire RTV line had been replaced with all day programming of "Judge This" and "Judge That". Of course, they didn't pull "AFV", "Phil", or "DOND". I finally got so PO'ed that I sent the following email to the station manager and program director: "When you launched RTV on channel 30.1 in, I believe, early 2009; I was very excited to finally be able to see decent TV programming on a local TV station. I recently noticed, however, that all RTV programming had been removed and replaced by the same type of "Judge This", "Judge That", and other "sludge" programming that can be seen on any other TV station in the area. Regretfully, you have lost a viewer over your recent decision to drop RTV and I'm sure there are many more people in the area who feel the same way over this matter." If I even get a reply, I'm sure it will be along the lines of "We're sorry you feel that way; but, the decision to drop RTV was a business decision" line. I know afternoon TV is nothing like it was in the early '80's (wait, all TV is nothing like it was in the early '80's). Back then, it was cartoons and re-runs of old TV shows in the afternoon. I remember watching "He-Man" and "Scooby Doo" (the late '60's version) every afternoon after school. Then, Oprah and Donnahue came on the scene followed by a few judge shows. That's when daytime TV started going to heck in a handbasket. Now, it's Maury Povich, Jerry Springer, and Judge so-and-so. If this is truly the type of programming that society wants to watch, it just shows how far down the toilet society has gone. At night, we could easily find something to watch on network TV. Now, it's stupid reality shows and the comedy and drama shows don't do a thing for me.
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11-10-2010, 01:17 AM
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I'm not crazy about the fact that today's TV is nothing like what it was 30 years ago, either, but unfortunately, as the late Walter Cronkite used to end the old CBS Evening News, that's the way it is. The only way nowadays to get the old '60s-'70s TV shows most UHF independent stations used to program (years and decades before MyTV and The CW turned these stations into network affiliates -- sheeeesh!) is to get the shows on DVD, which is what I am doing. My DVD collection consists of mostly '60s-'70s detective shows and comedy series, although I do have season 8 of Law and Order SVU as well as a couple of recent films that were just released on DVD last year. One nice thing about watching these old favorites on DVD is that there are no commercials, which also permits the production companies to insert scenes that may never have aired on TV when the programs were new.
For RadioTVNut: Things have changed since the '80s as far as satellite TV is concerned; you don't need a huge dish these days. The satellite providers, such as Dish Network, et al. use rather small dishes that can be mounted almost anywhere. Satellite TV is also, in many cases, cheaper than cable and offers a wider selection of programming, although the providers will often (more often than not) give you a promotional rate when you first sign up for the service, then once the promotional period ends (anywhere from six months to a year or so) they will charge the going rate.
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We have RTV here in Cleveland. It is on an analog low-power station, channel 35, WAX.
I like all the programs on RTV. I especially like Ironside, I Spy, Adam 12, Magnum P.I., Night Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Peter Gunn and the A-Team. I also like the movies that they show on late nights on weekends. Channel 35 started carrying RTV in 2009. It shows RTV from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.M. I love it.
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11-10-2010, 05:39 PM
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Channel 35 isn't carried on Time Warner Cable that we have in the Cleveland area either. I sent an e-mail to TWC recently suggesting to them to carry channel 35 and they e-mailed me back and they said that they will take it under consideration. I watch RTV on channel 35 with an OTA antenna and I like it very much.
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Just wanted to let everyone know that I heard from the station owner. He understood my discontent and said he missed the old shows himself; but, RTV was not getting the positive reaction from viewers that they had hoped for; thus, they dropped RTV and replaced it with sludge programming. He said that the new shows had already received positive comments and ratings from viewers. Just goes to show how far downhill society has gone.
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I've been watching RTV on the WSB affiliate, channel 2.2, from Atlanta. They have a late night monster movie type show on Saturday nights that really intrigues me.
http://www.midnightmonsterhop.com/ I love a bad movie and a funny host to present it to me. Who has the rights to The Andy Griffith Show and The Beverly Hillbillies these days? I like Lassie and Leave It to Beaver as much as the next guy, but if they'd show those two they'd have me every night. Last edited by JoeNewberry; 12-03-2010 at 05:08 PM.
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As far as I can tell neither Dish nor Direct carries RTV, so "Free to Air" satellite reception is the only "bird" option. jr
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