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Rogers digital cable unscrambled channels
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Post 196 made on Monday December 31, 2007 at 04:33
alebowgm
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Hey Daniel,

So just got a Samsung 32inch with QAM/NTSC tuner and seperate ATSC tuner, and its funny how the channel numbers between the Samsung and my Sharp are totally off. Over here in Thornhill (near Promenade), everything matches the list on the site, EXCEPT no RAI, no PROMO and no CLT... loks like they all went the way of the encrpyt...
OP | Post 197 made on Monday December 31, 2007 at 07:46
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Since removing them it's been a while since I did a rescan... I'll take another look and see what's up.
Post 198 made on Tuesday January 1, 2008 at 11:19
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I am still using an older HD tuner card on my PC to receive HDTV. However, I have noticed that more and more of the newer HDTV's have built in HD tuners with QAM support. I have been contemplating buying one but how worthwhile is this today? I am in Toronto area on Rogers Cable and after reading earlier messages it seems that more and more QAM stations are being encrypted. Can someone do a full scan (Daniel Tonks says he will do one) and give a list of what is actually available and not encrypted. I suspect that Rogers and other cable providers will eventually encrypt all clear QAM stations... at least the good ones... comments on this?
Post 199 made on Tuesday January 1, 2008 at 13:56
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There is nothing over clear qam anymore that's worth getting a tuner for.
Post 200 made on Tuesday January 1, 2008 at 18:14
alebowgm
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Agreed... a lot of TVs have them now because they are being shipped up from the USA, but aside from the music channels (and they arent the radio stations), nothing QAM is in-the-clear... outside of ROD sessions (which are always interesting)...
Post 201 made on Saturday January 12, 2008 at 14:28
el gran chico
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I had given up on this but just for fun, re-scanned and found a number of channels in the clear on 83.xx , like RDS (the French TSN), some of the Seattle network channels, one with CBC in the lower right, one with CTV in the lower right. Anyone else seeing this?
Post 202 made on Saturday January 12, 2008 at 16:17
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Where are you located?

I'm getting nothing in Markham...

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I am using a Sharp Aquos. I don't think it filters out the encrypted channels because it always picks up tons of digital channels but most of them don't show anything.

The only thing I can find are the on demand stuff and the music channels

Last edited by rob2687 on January 12, 2008 16:45.
Post 203 made on Sunday January 13, 2008 at 00:18
alebowgm
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Just checked over in Thornhill, nothing in that range for me...
OP | Post 204 made on Sunday January 13, 2008 at 02:44
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OK, I just did a fresh scan in Markham... absolutely nothing there but the music channels and ROD sessions.
Post 205 made on Sunday January 13, 2008 at 11:47
el gran chico
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On January 12, 2008 at 16:17, rob2687 said...
Where are you located?

I'm getting nothing in Markham...

edit:

I am using a Sharp Aquos. I don't think it filters out
the encrypted channels because it always picks up tons
of digital channels but most of them don't show anything.

The only thing I can find are the on demand stuff and
the music channels

I am in Etobicoke (and also have a Sharp Aquos). The CBC turns out to be CHEX in Peterborough. The Seattle stations are KIRO, KOMO, and KCTS. RDS is there too. There's a couple more I haven't put a name to.

I'm pretty sure the HD sports channels mentioned on the last page of posts are gone for me now though.
Post 206 made on Sunday January 13, 2008 at 13:52
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An update:

83-73 TV5
83-74 KCTS PBS Seattle
83-75 CHEX
83-76 KIRO CBS Seattle (I think)
83-78 to be identified
83-79 RDS
83-81 to be identified
83-82 CTV (not sure from where)

One of 83-78 or 83-81 is KOMO ABC Seattle
Post 207 made on Sunday January 13, 2008 at 14:21
alebowgm
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Just checked one more time, looks as if you are lucky as for me it just shows scrambled...
Post 208 made on Tuesday January 22, 2008 at 20:10
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Speaking of scrambled.. is it just me or are the ROD sessions scrabbled now?
Post 209 made on Friday January 25, 2008 at 00:40
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Not sure if this is just a normal thing that Rogers does every 6 months by changing which QAM channels are available as the last big change was in July when we lost a lot of channels. Of course, this could also be a sign that the end of free QAM channels is near but I resolve to be positive about this. Here's my scan of the channels in Mississauga:

64.xx - 29 music channels. Not going to bother figuring them out because listening to the radio with your LCD TV on just doesn't make sense to me.

83.73 - TV5 (same as 103 on analog cable)
83.74 - PBS Seattle (KCTS)
83.75 - CBC Oshawa (CHEX)
83.76 - CTV Kitchener (CKCO)
83.78 - Teletoon West
83.79 - RDS
83.81 - ABC Seattle (KOMO)
83.82 - CBS Seattle (KIRO)

84.xx - 40 radio stations (same as Daniel's original list?)

113.101 - CityTV Toronto
113.102 - A-Channel
113.103 - CBS Buffalo (WIVB)
113-106 - CBLFT

The PPV/ROD channels I assume are still there on 88.xx, 90.xx, 92.xx and 93.xx but like Monster asked, they do seem to be scrambled more often now than before.

The last two HD sports channels that I was picking up on 72.71 (channel 491) and 94.46 (channel 492) are now scrambled. My brother checked his Rogers box and these channels are no longer available for him either. A shame really as the free HD hockey and basketball were really nice.

Rogers sure is a killjoy!
Post 210 made on Friday January 25, 2008 at 10:02
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wow. Rogers has downtown toronto locked down. I'm getting nadda. Even the RoD streams are gone now.
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