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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Update your Channel Lineup

Here are the latest video and audio channel lineups for the SIP Multiplex.

VC-1, ARCS
Video, ARCS Television
Ch1-L & R, audio for the video, dual mono
Ch2-L, KSKA-FM mono
Ch2-R, APRN mono

VC-2, 360 North / Gavel Alaska, Juneau
Video, 360 North
Ch1-L & R, audio for the video, dual mono

VC-4, Alaska Public Television, Anchorage
Video, Alaska Public Television programming
Ch1-L & R, audio for the video, dual mono
Ch2-L, Network Studio Feeds
Ch2-R, KUAC-FM mono

VC-6, MMX1P6
reserved for future use

VC-12, UATV, Fairbanks
Video, FNX, and other educational TV
Ch1-L & R, audio for the video, dual mono
Ch2-L & R, KIYU Raido, Galena, stereo

VC-21 through 24 for DTV use.

Virtual Channels 31 through 38 are "audio only" channels with programming on output-1, L & R, dual mono, except where noted.

VC-31, Network feeds for KUCB, Unalaska

VC-32, KUAC Radio, Fairbanks(stereo)

VC-33, KOTZ Radio, Kotzebue

VC-34, KCAW Radio, Sitka

VC-35, Alaska Public Radio Network

VC-36, KSKA Radio, Anchorage

VC-37, KMXT Radio, Kodiak

VC-38, KSDP Radio, Sand Point

Send corrections, errors or comments to arcstv@gmail.com.
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Friday, April 6, 2012

March 2012 Special Tsunami Warning Test

ARCS Television successfully received and relayed the State of Alaska Special Tsunami Warning Test at 9:49 AM on Wednesday, March 28.  This was a "live code" test; there are no test codes for Tsunamis.  In the video that follows, both the header and EOM bursts have been muted for this presentation, however they were present on the original recording.
 

Next, is an image of the tape printout from the ARCS Sage EAS ENDEC, showing the reception of the alert via KFQD (PEP for Alaska), and the subsequent forwarding on the ARCS Television satellite channel.




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ARCS, Digital Television, and The Future


You have probably heard a lot about Digital Television and the upcoming February deadline when “all TV must be digital”. Well, not exactly. Even after February 2009, ARCS will still be “Analog” and your current TV will work just the same way it does now. You won’t need to make any changes to keep watching because ARCS is a “low-power” television system that is not required by the FCC to convert to digital at this time.

The FCC has required some 1,700 full-power stations nationwide to meet this conversion deadline. However there are nearly 7,000 low-power transmitters across the USA, just like ARCS, which are not yet required to convert. Most of these transmitters serve viewers in rural communities.

ARCS probably will convert to digital in the next three to five years, so eventually you will need to do something. One thing you can do right now is check out the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. Created by Congress, this program allows households to get up to two coupons, each worth $40, for use in obtaining a box that will convert over-the-air digital television signals for viewing on an analog television set. Even though you won’t need a converter to watch ARCS in the near term, you can still get your coupons, use them to purchase converters at the reduced cost, and then keep them for future use. You can find out more at http://www.dtv2009.gov/ or by calling toll free, 888-388-2009.

Meanwhile we continue to work with volunteers across the state, in more than 230 communities, to repair and maintain the ARCS system.

Would you like to help keep ARCS going in your community? Send an email to arcstv@gmail.com.