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.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
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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.
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