WMTV...free wireless television for southern Wisconsin...since 1953.
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Joined August 2009
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And with that, the WMTVtech Twitter feed goes into hibernation, until and unless one of my successors picks it up again. Thanks everyone. WJ9H, out.
CHEERS to 30+ years 🍻
Chief engineer Tom Weeden is retiring from @nbc15_madison. Today is last last day! He started at the big 1-5 in 1986!!! Here he is walking into the building for the last time as an employee 😭
Congrats, Tom!!! @WMTVtech
Need a DIY project for the kids stuck at home? Build a TV antenna and snag some free local television right out of the air! @NBC15_Madison - youtube.com/results?search_q…
Article: "DIRECTV Suffering Outages During Coronavirus Outbreak" -
tvanswerman.com/2020/03/19/d…
Homeland Security says federal law defines broadcasters as “essential service providers” - @NBC15_Madison - tvtechnology.com/news/dhs-br…
DVR manufacturer @TabloTV lets you see which over-the-air TV stations you could pick up for free with an appropriate antenna at your location:
tablotv.com/antennas-ota-rec…
Details on @AntennasDirect purchase of TV antenna maker @GoMohu: fiercevideo.com/tech/antenna…
Article mentions "the U.S. pay TV industry will lose another 6.2 million video subscribers in 2020...."
Article: Over-the-air TV antenna manufacturer @AntennasDirect buys another antenna maker Mohu @GoMohu "to become the largest antenna company in the U.S. at a time when more consumers are cutting the cable TV cord."
nexttv.com/news/top-ota-make…
A #meteor over Minnesota and Iowa at 9:16 PM Tuesday was captured on one of WMTV's security cameras. @NBC15_Madison
The FCC has released a video explaining rescanning of channels for TV stations who have changed frequencies. What it doesn't mention is that some stations have moved from UHF to VHF which may require the viewer who has a UHF-only antenna to replace it. youtube.com/watch?v=wVxI6L9e…
Literally all I do as a Chief Engineer:
No.
Yes, we're on the air.
Did you open a door with that lens?
Yes, you'll need to rescan your channels.
No.
We've used up all our spares.
Press the AUDIO button on your remote for English.
You want to go live from where?
I'm coming....
"...29% of TV content viewers 18 years and older own an antenna, while one in four (24%) actively use an antenna to get TV content on at least one of their sets...."
Over-The-Air Sticking Around Amid Streaming Wars tvtechnology.com/news/over-t…
TV engineers everywhere cringed 50 years ago yesterday:
"Scratch the live shot, and have 'em write up a trouble report when they get back...." #Apollo12
youtube.com/watch?v=UtBMAMO1…
"Charlie and me"
--Pronoun Police
Once again, @people overlooks Charlie and I for their "Sexiest Man Alive" list 😭
Not sure how BUT here we are 🤔
Coming up on @nbc15_madison, find out which Hollywood "legend" made the cut 😉 @Charlie_NBC15
Alternate pronunciation: "Michel Jacques-Yves Cousteau" for older viewers @jockosports
Leave it to me to completely butcher Mike Jacques name on air. I am sooooo sorry @jockosports. Crazy to think I've never heard anyone pronounce his last name. I know him as "Jocko" so when I saw his full name on the teleprompter, my brain malfunctioned.
