Does anyone know what the deal is with the analogue channel 56 that always just says video trouble???
Why are they even broadcasting in an out of band frequency?

They can until December 31, 2011. LP analog above 51 is required to shut off by then. I've never seen but the snowiest signal from it. So that's what they're broadcasting? An analog signal simply saying "Video Trouble"...? Weird.

They, recently it seems, submitted an application to the FCC to use channel 17 and broadcast from the HSBC building. They also have a construction permit to use 34 from GI. Maybe they couldn't work anything out with Sinclair.

Here, have a look. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=wbxz

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Thanks for the link to the latest WBXZ application.

So I wonder who the "current viewers" of "video trouble" are? :)

THE APPLICANT IS PRESENTLY LICENSED ON CHANNEL 56 AND THIS APPLICATION WILL SATISFY VACATING THE CH. 52 - 69 BAND. THIS APPLICATION WILL ALLOW FOR WBXZ-LP TO CONTINUE OPERATING AT THE SAME SITE AS PRESENTLY LICENSED AND WILL BEST SERVE THE STATION'S CURRENT VIEWERS.

prior to WBXZ's supposed "video trouble" it used to carry the Home Shopping Channel.
My best guess is maybe their satellite antenna which pulled it off the satellite was blown down or other wise destroyed in a storm?? Again, just a wild guess.
They probably have to transmit something in order to "hold the fort" with the license? some comments regarding WBXZ are in the 2010 Buffalo/Rochester Status Thread,

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=1140037&postcount=1936

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=1140037&postcount=1937

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=1140445&postcount=1939

hmm...speak of the devil, after several month's hiatus, maybe more, wbxz no longer has "video trouble" and is broadcasting the Home Shopping Network again on channel 56.

What's the point

hmm, lines up with thread topic??
no longer have to wonder what's wrong with it?
But still have to wonder why it's there:)

I think that last statement is what Humbar was getting at...

WHEC is running MeTV on 10-1 and 10- 2 today.

I get an 80% signal strength on WNED/PBS, which is one of the strongest signals I get. However, I don't get any programming. My Sharp LC-52D64U won't even tune to 43.1, .2 or .3. It does tune to 43.4 and .5, but these always say something to the effect of "no programming currently".

Any ideas why this would be? Is there something interesting about this signal?

no, have never seen that. Fine here.
a.) where are you?
b.) when is the last time you did a complete scan?

1) I'm outside Toronto, with a clear shot over the lake. Strong signal!
2) Yesterday. I also tried manually entering the channels.

Ok, mystery half solved…

WNED is sending something out on 43 that my TV thinks is virtual channels 4 and 5. So if I tune to 43, it tries to bring them in.

The rest of the channels, 1 through 3, do have a signal on them. But because of the virtual channel stuff, when you dial them in it changes to 17.1.

So if you're flipping through the channels it's weird, you try to go to 43.4 and that goes to 43.4, but if you go to 43.3 it doesn't know it should flip to 17.3, and instead flips to the nearest number, 43.4.

I still don't know why I get these mystery signals, but I'll simply turn them off in the channel list.

Those are data channels - used for firmware updates/epg/etc.
Your TV knows there's something there, but doesn't know how to decode it, so you get a blank screen.

Has anyone noticed that WKBW has now begun broadcasting their commercials and syndicated programming in HD. It looks like they are now fully outsourced.

Maybe I spoke too soon. Maybe they were just testing. They aired The Doctors in HD today, but so far Wheel of Fortune is in SD.

For those of you having issues receiving WBBZ, they are currently operating at only 10KW due to a damaged transmitter, and will continue to do so for 90 days until they either repair or replace it. Their max ERP is supposed to be 26.9KW. Here is the STA now with the FCC. Another note is that the've been at 10KW since October 1/2011.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101454508&formid=911&fac_num=9088

WGRZ has begun broadcasting their local news in HD as of yesterday. No more of that stretched SD stuff. The only holdout now is WIVB

I'm still getting WBBZ as of today, but it did get more diffficult in October. Thanks for this update. That gives me hope for the winter!

Has anyone noticed that WKBW has now begun broadcasting their commercials and syndicated programming in HD. It looks like they are now fully outsourced.
So has WROC but when compared with WKBW (Jeopardy) it looks fuzzier. Maybe the feed has changed not the station.