Why is “Motor Week” not broadcast in HD on CET?

February 6, 2008 at 9:18 am | In Uncategorized |

Steve Says:
February 2, 2008 at 3:36 pm edit I thought when WCET started simulcating the analog signal on the main digital channel that existing HD shows would still be shown in HD. This morning I saw Motor week which is available in HD on other PBS stations shown with “barn door” black bars on all 4 sides of the picture. The signal was sent out 4:3 and then letterboxed.

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Steve, You are right. “Motor Week” is available in HD but the HD version is not available to CET until Saturday @ 4:30PM. The standard definition version of the program is fed to CET on Friday afternoons. Since we air “Motor Week” each Saturday at 8:30 AM we would have to record the HD version and then play it back the following Saturday morning. This would result in a one week delay for each of the programs in the series. The national listings etc. would be wrong. In February 2009, most of these anomalies should go away.