WIN Canberra TV reception

Easiest thing to do might be to run an autoseek on your telly, in case the set has wandered off the central frequency a bit.

niftydog said :

The bandwidth for the channel hasn’t changed – all the new channels have been broadcasting for ages, many of them just sans meaningful content. That in itself is no reason for the symptoms described; If it was then we’d all be complaining.

niftydog is right, both about frequency loading and the lack of meaningful content.

*puts on his old radio geek had*
Each frequency channel (bandwidth) is capable of holding a relatively large number of subchannels. These get multiplexed (layered) through the bandwidth, each taking up a small slice. Given the nature of digital television, with streaming and correction algorithms, it generally provides a more stable and cleaner picture.
Issues with delivery quality normally comes down to:
– Distance. I’ll presume you haven’t moved, so we can discount this.
– Atmospheric interference. Are your neighbours experiencing similar problems? Does it occur all day, every day? This is normally caused by electrical / electronic interference.
– Line of Sight. Has something been put in between your antenna and the signal source? Again, this will most likely also interfere with the signal to neighbours, and those also in the same path.
– Equipment? Dust; a dodgy connector; a chewed cable.

I am in Tuggeranong and haven’t noticed any problems. Perhaps, it’s because my TV is thankful I am not tuning into the NRL.

Why you watching free tv for???

Just get a signal booster for your antennae, or try a different aerial setup. I get random pixelating occasionally through the set of rabbit ears that’s trying to pick up a signal through several double brick walls. Different weather conditions can make a difference, and a simple 5 cm change in one “ear” position can improve it.

I don’t see how bandwidth would have any effect. The signal is there, you just need to pick it up.

M0les said :

The broadcast on WIN (8)…

That’s all off the Black Mountain tower, I might add – channel numbers will be different off the other repeaters.

The broadcast on WIN (8) is in 576i (Standard definition, interlaced) and looks pretty hideous (even looks like the frame rate is not consistent – possibly poorly down-sampled from HD)

The broadcast (re-broadcast?) on GEM (80) is in 1080i (Highest definition, interlaced) and has a smooth frame rate.

I hope that the demise of analogue TV will make all the TV stations broadcast everything in full HD ( but if hopes were dollars, I’d be a freaking millionaire).

Check your antenna, are you using a good roof mounted antenna??

There’s a few things you can try:

1. do you have any other electrical items in the vicinity? (eg 5-10 metres). Turn them off and see.
2. try a new cable between the TV and the antenna socket (if you have fixed antenna).
3. if you are using a fixed antenna on the roof, buy an indoor antenna’s from Big W (if they don’t work, easy to return them). If you’ve got an old fixed antenna which is the problem you may need to suck it up and get a new one installed.
4. if you can borrow a TV that works elsewhere, try it in your environment to isolate the problem.
5. try a factory reset on the TV and auto tune the channels again

I’ve found the same thing, especially bad this morning. I was getting ready to ring an antenna installer but it doesn’t sound like there’s much they can do, except lighten my wallet.

You’re not wrong! Watching the NRL on WIN is a nightmare, but I have not found that it has anything to do wit the reception in my area!

there is a related thread on whirlpool re WIN (and Nine) dropping bitrates by around 25% …Friday night football lasted all but a couple of minutes for me last night as it truly was un-watchable

Ring the station and log a complaint. Otherwise they will think everything is hunky dory and nothing will happen.

Can ACMA or FreeTV or some other media regulatory body step in and do something about the rubbish channel called “GOLD” which is a blatant waste of bandwidth? Can you write to them and complain?

The bandwidth for the channel hasn’t changed – all the new channels have been broadcasting for ages, many of them just sans meaningful content. That in itself is no reason for the symptoms described; If it was then we’d all be complaining.

PA1 said :

There’s nothing you can do. Due to all the multichannels taking away a lot of the bandwidth (including the new infomercial channel), there’s only a few megabits left for WIN.

Where is the transmitter situated?

No problems with it, check your equipment..

I haven’t had any problems with WIN (in the inner South). Where are you?

There’s nothing you can do. Due to all the multichannels taking away a lot of the bandwidth (including the new infomercial channel), there’s only a few megabits left for WIN.