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Author Topic: Most of Hawaii is without ABC TV programming Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-11-2012 05:38 PM                        Due to a financial dispute between KITV the Hawaii affiliate of ABC Television and Oceanic the local cable provider owned by Time Warner, most of Hawaii's television viewers are not receiving programing from that station and the ABC network. There were negotiations before the shutdown between the TV station and Time-Warner but it went into a stalemate resulting in the shut down. Because KITV sends signals to all the major island and Oceanic provides service statewide, the entire state is affected. Beside Oceanic, Time Warner also owns several other cable outlets on the mainland and the dispute also include Boston, Portland, Main, Winston Salem,N.C., Lincoln, Neb., Louisville, Ky., Cincinnati, New York and Kansas City, Mo. I am an Oceanic Cable subscriber but because I use my television to watch movies on Blu-Ray and DVDs most evenings, I have not been affected by the shutdown. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 07-11-2012 10:28 PM                        I am in Louisville. Our local cable: Insight/Time/Warner has tossed the local CBS affiliate WLKY. Currently we are getting WROC Rochester NY, which is CBS. Kinda nice seeing lawyer ads from another area. Some good, some bad. (Is it obvious by now that there are only 3 news consultants in the country. Even the voice overs are the same. Graphics and sensational stories, too. Must be a news "package." Louis  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-12-2012 12:14 AM                     DirecTV recently went through the same BS with one of our local affiliate stations. They finally got it back on the air a few weeks after the blackout. EDIT: In fact, just saw on our local news that Viacom has pulled ALL of their channels (SpikeTV, BET, Comedy Central, etc a total of 28 channels) off DirecTV over a fee dispute.... With the ridiculous rates we have to pay for satellite and cable service, there is no excuse for this kind of thing to be happening. But of course the FCC has been deballed to the point they are useless, so no chance of help or regulation there.  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 07-12-2012 01:34 AM                     My local ABC affiliate is on VHF and usually doesn't come in- I don't miss it  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-14-2012 08:04 PM                     The answer - an antenna. Then you get your local stations for FREE (and with a better looking picture than on cable or sat). Tell cable and sat that they are over priced, and kick them out of your house.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-14-2012 09:26 PM                     Yeah! I often get telemarketing calls from Dish Network saying, "We guarantee we can beat your cable TV bill." My answer is, "No, you can't." When they ask how much my bill is, I answer, "Zero!" There's usually silence on the other end... Right now, I get twelve channels over the air with an antenna on the roof. When the weather is right I can get two or three more. If you count the tree channels of televangelist that's 18 channels, totally for free. I hope this blackout in Hawaii drags on for a good, long time. That will teach the networks and the cable companies that people really don't care and, hopefully they'll learn that over the air broadcast is the way to go.  |  IP: Logged Ron Funderburg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 814 From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA Registered: Nov 2007 posted 07-14-2012 09:30 PM                        I hate TV waist of time.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 07-14-2012 10:24 PM                     ^^^ How are its hips, though?  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-14-2012 11:48 PM                        KITV, our ABC affiliate is still out and it looks like a settlement is a long way off. The company that owns the station as well as the others on the mainland I had mentioned wants a three hundred percent increase in fees and Time-Warner is not willing to pay and I do not blame them. I have watched all the episodes of WEST WING, LOST, GRAYS ANATHOMY and PRIVATE PRACTICE but never when it aired. Like many series on other network I enjoy, I have viewed all my favorite ABC shows on either DVD or Blu-Ray. The only programs I watch on over the air TV is emergency broadcast such as last years tsunami alert from the Japanese earthquake, Academy Awards, night time Emmy awards and Turner Classic Movie when there is a good movie on. Because I get almost all my entertainment from a home video source, I will never miss broadcast shows on cable when greedy television station owners would try to extort unreasonable fees from cable TV providers. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-15-2012 11:10 AM                     Claude: Do you have any satellite programming in Hawaii? I know I have seen satellite feeds on cruise ships in the Islands, so there must be something as an alternative to Time Warner.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-15-2012 02:15 PM                        Yes we do, Jeff, DirectTV serves Hawaii with satellite service. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-15-2012 03:06 PM                     Might be time to get the dish Claude. Overall I have found DirecTv's service (technical) to be great. Their customer service is variable at best though (Billing problems mainly) but once you're set up and running you shouldn't have to have any contact with them.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-15-2012 04:30 PM                        Tony, no disrespect intended but you must not have read my comments I had posted carefully when I said I prefer watching movies on Blu-Ray and DVDs on my HDTV than network and regular television programs. I have heard DirectTV is good but someone told me once how bad weather can screw up the reception during severe storms. is that true? -Claude  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 07-16-2012 07:30 AM                     If there is heavy rain in the path between the satellite and your receiving dish, the signal can be interrupted. It doesn't happen often and usually lasts only a few minutes.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-16-2012 07:54 AM                     I have Directv in both my houses and am very happy with it. As Jeff says there are occasional weather related outages, but for very brief periods. I got it because I couldn't be bothered to remember two channel lineups, but also appreciate that when the power does go out, the Directv comes right back when my generator kicks in. Give it some consideration.  |  IP: Logged

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