wleptv http://wleptv.com Channel 9, Erie, PA. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:44:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SAP/MTS Audio Fixed on Channels 9.1 and 9.2 http://wleptv.com/2012/02/sapmts-audio-fixed-on-channels-9-1-and-9-2/ http://wleptv.com/2012/02/sapmts-audio-fixed-on-channels-9-1-and-9-2/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:44:08 +0000 Kevin http://wleptv.com/?p=416 I was able to fix the problem with no audio on the SAP/MTS audio streams. SAP stands for Secondary Audio Program and MTS stands for Multichannel Television Sound but on your television they essentially mean the same thing. The original purpose of this audio feed was so other languages could be simulcast along with the [...]]]> I was able to fix the problem with no audio on the SAP/MTS audio streams. SAP stands for Secondary Audio Program and MTS stands for Multichannel Television Sound but on your television they essentially mean the same thing. The original purpose of this audio feed was so other languages could be simulcast along with the video allowing for multilingual people to hear programming in their own language. It never worked out that way and thus left this extra audio to deal with and confuse the viewer. If you look carefully, you might see a button on your remote labled SAP or MTS and when you press that it changes the audio being received to that secondary channel.

Prior to today, WLEP has not fed that audio channel (because I didn’t know how) and that led to a lot of confusion where people would tune into the station and not realize they had selected SAP or MTS. As far as I can tell all the other stations in Erie are broadcasting their main audio on the SAP/MTS channel so when channel flipping it made WLEP appear as if there was no sound.

Well, for channels 9.1 and 9.2, it’s fixed and channel 9.3 will be fixed on a future visit to the station. I didn’t have the proper cabling with me to fix the channel 9.3 SAP/MTS issue but I will have it next time.

One more mystery solved!

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5 of the movies this month feature the actress Zasu Pitts. When I was searching for more films to broadcast I [...]]]> Sorry that I’m a day late (and a dollar short quite honestly) with the movie list. I thought I had set this to automatically post at the right time but obviously was wrong.

5 of the movies this month feature the actress Zasu Pitts. When I was searching for more films to broadcast I came across a couple of the films below. I remember hearing her name but have never seen one of her films. She is one of the few actresses that made a successful transition from the silent film era to sound.

Here are the movies that will be playing this month on channel 9.3:

  • And Then There Were None (1945) – Starring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Houston, and Louis Hayward
  • Bowery at Midnight (1942) – Starring Bela Lugosi, John Archer, and Wanda McKay
  • Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) – Starring Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, and Beulah Bondi
  • The Crooked Circle (1932) – Starring Zasu Pitts, James Gleason, and Ben Lyon
  • Dressed to Kill (1946) – Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
  • Escape by Night (1937) – Starring William Hall, Anne Nagel, Dean Jagger
  • Hell’s House (1932) – Starring Bette Davis, Pat O’Brien, and Junior Durkin
  • Niagara Falls (1941) – Starring Zasu Pitts, Marjorie Woodworth, and Tom Brown
  • So’s Your Aunt Emma (1942) – Starring Zasu Pitts, Roger Pryor, and Warren Hymer
  • Strangers of the Evening (1932) – Starring Zasu Pitts, Lucien Littlefield, and Eugene Pallette
  • The Woman in Green (1945) – Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
  • Uncle Joe (1941) – Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, and Gale Storm

I hope you enjoy this month’s films!

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I apologize for this and will get [...]]]> Seems I’m starting off the new year on the right foot (sarcasm intended). I’ve received a couple of phone calls this morning reporting no sound on channel 9.3. Unfortunately I’m unable to verify this at all because my Internet connection at the station is down at the moment.

I apologize for this and will get it fixed as soon as I can. If the Internet connection comes back I’ll be able to see if I can fix it right away if it does not the earliest I can solve the issue is sometime tomorrow afternoon as I’m planning on making a trip to the transmitter.

Thanks for bearing with me! Happy 2012!

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Blood on the Sun – Starring James Cagney, [...]]]> New movies have been uploaded and ready to broadcast for January 2012. It’s amazing how time flies by. The station is approaching its one year anniversary for carrying non-temporary programing. So happy new year to everyone and I hope you enjoy this new slate of classic films!

  • Blood on the Sun – Starring James Cagney, Sylvia Sydney and Porter Hall
  • Charlie Chaplin in The Kid – Starring Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purvlance
  • The Fast and the Furious – Starring John Ireland, Dorothy Malone and Bruce Carlisle
  • Five Minutes to Live – Starring Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, and Cayy Forrester
  • Impact – Starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines
  • ‘Neath the Arizona Skies – Starring John Wayne and Sheila Terry
  • Oh, Mr. Porter! – Starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt
  • San Fernando Valley – Starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
  • The Big Trees – Starring Kirk Douglas and Eve Miller
  • The Little Princess – Starring Shirley Temple and Richard Greene
  • The Son of Monte Cristo – Starring Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett
  • Three Husbands – Starring Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, and Vanessa Brown

I hope your 2012 brings you good health and prosperity!

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6:00 pm – Beyond Tomorrow

8:00 pm – Meet John Doe

10:00 pm – Scrooge

12:00 am – WLEP Holiday Fireplace

I hope you enjoy these Christmas classics!

]]> Don’t forget, on WLEP channel 9.3, special Christmas programming starts at 6:00 pm! Starts with:

6:00 pm – Beyond Tomorrow

8:00 pm – Meet John Doe

10:00 pm – Scrooge

12:00 am – WLEP Holiday Fireplace

I hope you enjoy these Christmas classics!

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Mike was kind enough to leave a call back number and immediately after fixing the issue I called Mike to give my thanks. I really do appreciate all the help the community of Erie has given me. It helps me to keep the station going.

The other call I received was from a viewer that hasn’t been receiving audio for the past 3 to 4 weeks. I’m sure I know what the problem here is and I blogged about it back in May. Here’s a link to that blog post, http://wleptv.com/2011/05/regarding-audio-on-wlep/.

This caller did not leave me a name or call back number so I am not able to contact her to see if I can’t help fix the problem over the phone.

Please, if you choose to give me a call, leave me a call back number and if a call back is necessary I will be sure to contact you. I’m happy that so many of you are watching the station and are enjoying some of the things I’m doing so far and one of the ways I can show my thanks is by trying to help you when something is not right.

Cheers to all and I hope you’re enjoying the holiday season and the run up to Christmas and 2012!

 

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December 24, 25, and 31

6:00 pm – Beyond Tomorrow (1940) – This movie is also known as “Beyond Christmas” but the version I have shows the original title “Beyond Tomorrow”. The movie [...]]]> I have three classic films to show that will repeat on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. Here’s the schedule:

December 24, 25, and 31

6:00 pm – Beyond Tomorrow (1940) – This movie is also known as “Beyond Christmas” but the version I have shows the original title “Beyond Tomorrow”. The movie stars Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith and Charles Winniger and is about three ghosts who try to help young lovers whom they knew when they were alive.

8:00 pm – Meet John Doe (1941) – This movie stars Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. It’s about a man who assumes a fictional identity of John Doe (Barbara Stanwyck’s character creates the character to get even with her editor because she was fired due to cutbacks at the newspaper at which she works) who threatens to commit suicide as a protest and becomes the unwitting head of a political movement. This is a great film and is one of my absolute all time favorites.

10:00 pm – Scrooge (1935) – The classic story of Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”. This movie stars Seymore Hicks, Donald Calthrop, and Robert Cochran. It wouldn’t be Christmas without Scrooge!

Then, on Christmas Eve, starting at about midnight I will be broadcasting the WLEP Holiday Fireplace. It’s my own version of the famous Yule Log program created by WPIX in New York City. It will run for about 3 hours and will feature classical Christmas music.

You have all been so fantastic to me and the station over the last year and I appreciate all your kind words and patience with the one man show that is WLEP.

I hope you enjoy these films and let me wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!

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Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/sjqKpH

The listings don’t show which movies I’m playing on channel [...]]]> It took a little while but enough viewers contacted the TV listing overlords and they have added all WLEP’s channels to the Zap2It online TV listings. This is the service that GoErie.com uses to provide TV listings to its readers.

Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/sjqKpH

The listings don’t show which movies I’m playing on channel 9.3 yet but that should show up soon as I just submitted December to them. I hope this makes finding what to watch a lot easier for you.

Thanks to those great viewers who take the time to nudge the TV listing overlords!

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Cyrano De Bergerac D.O.A. [...]]]> New movies for December are uploaded and ready. This month instead of Betty Boop cartoons to fill in time between movies I’ve inserted some classic Christmas cartoons and a short featuring Vincent Price reading The Christmas Carol. I hope you enjoy them. The list of great classic films is as follows:

  • Cyrano De Bergerac
  • D.O.A.
  • Hi De Ho
  • Love Affair
  • Miss London Ltd.
  • Quicksand
  • The Affairs of Cappy Ricks
  • The Big Lift
  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
  • The Three Broadway Girls
  • Too Late for Tears
  • The Mystery of Mr. Wong

I will make a separate post for the special programming I have for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

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I apologize for the inconvenience I double check each file to make sure that the audio [...]]]> The movie has been re-encoded and uploaded to the automation system. The movie will now play out properly. According to the schedule it will be broadcast again tomorrow at 2:00 pm. For additional times please see the schedule.

I apologize for the inconvenience I double check each file to make sure that the audio is in sync and that I have the complete movie but sometimes things slip through. Please feel free to let me know any problems you discover and I’ll get them fixed as soon as I can.

Thanks for watching!

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