south carolina dtv transition
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South Carolina DTV Transition
May 27 2008
TWC South Carolina SummaryTWC South Carolina Summary
7 DMA’s / 43 stations carried
5 DMA’s / 37 in market stations carried
31 Channel Lineups
100+ Communities served
6 Tower Sites
1 Stand Alone HE (McClellanville)
TWC South Carolina SummaryTWC South Carolina Summary
Most stations currently have fiber connectivity with TWC Columbia DMA – 6/8 Florence MB DMA – 1/7 Charleston DMA – 4/6
Most stations are currently carried in digital form today Columbia DMA – 6/8 Florence MB DMA – 3/7 Charleston DMA – 5/6
TWC Tower Footprint
Columbia DMA
Florence/Myrtle Beach DMA
Charleston DMA
Savannah DMA
Technical Solution
McClellanville Example
BB Video/Audio
SEM V8
8VSB Receivers
Analog Modulator
WCIV
WCSC
WTAT
WITV
WCBD
WMMP
Analog Modulator
Analog Modulator
Analog Modulator
Analog Modulator
Analog Modulator
HFC
Analog VSB
ASI
3 - 2:1 QAM Carriers
Transition Types1 – Staying on current DTV channel
The broadcaster is currently transmitting both and analog channel and digital channel, and at the transition will simply turn off their analog channel.
2 – Moving back to original NTCS channel The broadcaster is currently transmitting both and analog channel and digital channel, and
at the transition will move their DTV channel to the frequency used by their current NTSC analog channel.
3 – Moving to a new channel The broadcaster is currently transmitting both and analog channel and digital channel, and
at the transition will move their DTV channel to an entirely new frequency.
4 – Flash Cut (a) The broadcaster is transmitting in analog only now, and at the transition will turn off their
analog channel and start transmitting in digital on the same channel.
5 – Flash Cut (b) The broadcaster is transmitting in analog only now, and at the transition will turn off their
analog channel and start transmitting in digital on a different channel.
6 – Nothing
Transition by DMA
Transition by DMA
TWC Engineering Staff
Regional Operations Center 24X7 Emergency Hotline – 803-705-4020 Jimmie Deas Change Management Coordinator – 803-600-6850
South Carolina Division Tom Gaebel VP Engineering – 803-261-8478 Jim Studley Dr Network Eng – 803-513-2907 Crystal Robinson HE Mgr – 803-309-4259
Columbia DMA
Harry Cornish Sr. Network Eng – 803-518-1074 On Call # - 803-231-8328
Florence Myrtle Beach DMA Paul Bodie Network Eng – 843-250-8416 On Call # - 843-660-0982
Charleston/Savannah DMA’s William Harvey Project Engineer – 843-321-4366
Emails' = First.Last@twcable.com
TWC Q/A
How are you handling SAP/DVS?A – SAP capable and DVS inserted into VBI
Are programs being stat muxed?A - yes
Are you changing the bandwidth of our broadcast signal in any way?A – Yes (no material degradation)
What equipment are you using to pick up our digital signal?A – KTech DVM150 8VSB receiver
Channel LineUpsA – http://www.timewarnercable.com/SouthCarolina/
Broadcaster Q/A
Will there be blackouts prior to conversion?If so we’d like a schedule so we can insert a message to our customers
Is your content center cut ready?If yes, we would transition asapIf no, AFD should be available in analog July time frame but not available with trans-coding
Thank You
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