Victoria CBS affiliate hits the airwaves Monday
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For more information on the change, call the Victoria Television Group, 361-575-2500
After a year or so of planning and strategizing, Victoria's new CBS affiliate hits the airwaves Monday.
CBS programming will be available in high definition on channel 41, KXTS, said Jeff Pryor, president and general manager of the Victoria Television Group.
Suddenlink Communications will air CBS in high definition on channel 109 and standard definition on channel 9.
"We're excited about the opportunity to offer another major network to the market, especially in high definition," Pryor said.
Saga Communications, the Victoria Television Group's parent company, worked out a deal with CBS syndication to introduce "Wheel of Fortune" in high definition, and add "Jeopardy" into the lineup, Pryor said.
Suddenlink Communications will continue to carry the KENS CBS affiliate and all of its programming, said Gene Regan, Suddenlink's director of corporate communications.
On Monday, Victoria Television group will host a reception with local advertisers to celebrate the premier, complete with a CBS cake, Pryor said.
"It's been a lot of work and a major expense to be able to bring this network to the people of our community," Pryor said. "We're excited about it and I hope they are, too."
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Does this give Suddenstink freedom to drop the SA station from their lineup?
September 15, 2011 at 2:52 a.m.woofwoof
The fix you suggested didn't last long because it seems Dish had a HD outage on September 13,2011. I did a local scan and picked up about 12 local channels(a lot of them didn't work) but lost Fox 19 and now channel 41. The error screen stated that Dish was aware of the problem and to please refrain from calling.... That's an understatement because I've tried for 5 hours only to get a busy signal and their website "chat" feature was not working.
I'm at the mercy of Dish network.
September 14, 2011 at 9:33 a.m."It's been a lot of work and a major expense to be able to bring this network to the people of our community,"
Another price hike in the future? Quality on several channels is terrible.
September 14, 2011 at 9:16 a.m.Thanks woofwoof
September 13, 2011 at 1:47 p.m.You are right, I set my off -air- antenna on the floor and the picture is fine.
On my setup which is rabbit ears plugged into a DISH DVR, the picture is good quality. New channels on your gudie will take a unknown amount of time before you can see programming. KAVU and KVCT were like this for years. Your signal strength for the new station should show at least a 75 or greater. You have two new channels and only one of them is broadcasting. It is 041.02. That is the one you want. Good luck.
September 13, 2011 at 1:33 p.m.My OTC channel 41 is terrible. I called Dish network for some answers but they said they did not recognize the OTA channel,so I don't get a guide. The newer DVRs do not let you set up your timers manually, so I won't be able to record a channel unless I start it and end it myself.
I was able to scan in the channel and initially the picture quality came in great but now it's distorted.... Is anyone else having a problem with the new channel?
September 13, 2011 at 11:23 a.m.Yes that as well..
September 8, 2011 at 8:45 p.m.Let's not forget SEC football -- if you're into that sort of thing.
September 8, 2011 at 8:17 p.m.Finally AFC football in HD!!!
September 8, 2011 at 6:33 p.m.