The big thing that ABC television was pushing for Christmas Day viewing was two NBA games in high-def. Here in the village the only hope for HD ABC is via WRIC in Richmond. Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond is the 4th largest city in Virginia.
As I sit here flipping on the TV to watch the Pistons I see the typical thing I see on WRIC. Low Def. Has the station run out of money so they can’t broadcast in HD for more than 1 hour per day? Can the leading station of the commonwealth not afford certain electronics? Why can’t WRIC broadcast their logo in HD (every time they show their logo they have to switch to low def)?
My guess is that the person responsible for flipping the switch is not paying attention to life today, since Virginia is such a depressing commonwealth. After showing the logo at the required time (and switching to low def) they never bother to toggle the switch once again.
It is really an embarrassment to Virginia and television. During prime time broadcasts they often end up in low def for more than 20 minutes out of a 60 minute broadcast of the top ranked show on television. Why doesn’t the parent network levy fines on the local stations that can’t broadcast properly? ABC should start some firing for the holidays. Start with the logo switch person at WRIC. After that, start eradicating all the local C-Ville stations that don’t plan to show HD until the government lays down the law….and I have a feeling they will just leave town when that happens.
We are #186 out of 210 measured television markets. Now that is the bottom of the barrel. C-Ville is the sludge of the television world. Sewage. If anyone thinks the south will rise again, think twice. It won’t happen. Even the technology of television baffles them.
So much for ABC getting a viewer. I won’t watch this miserable low def show which the rest of the US can see as a HD show. I’m begging the local stations to modernize.
UPDATE: As the entire day and night have passed, NOTHING has been in HD on WRIC. I believe it is time to waste some time observing the advertisers that pay for commercials on WRIC and trying my best to boycott all their products, and point out to others that they don’t care at all about consumers. WRIC should begin firing people immediately. If you are a television station and you can’t televise content, you need to be eradicated. I hope the grinch starts wahooing the people responsible at WRIC.
Have you considered calling the station to gripe? I’d be calling up their chief engineer (Scotty?) to complain if my eyes had become accustomed to viewing HDTV and I was forced to view pixelated Pistons!
Yes, I’ve been in touch with them. Scotty didn’t like the fact that Kirk expected him to build a warp engiine with only a walnut stolen from a Romulan ship in less than ten minutes. I’m not the only one griping about WRIC lately…their broadcast of the last MNF game left a bitter taste in several peoples mouths.