[mythtv-users] ClearQAM Gone Martinez CA 94553

[Kirk Bocek]

Comcast pulled the lever on the guillotine last night. I lost ClearQAM on my 
virtual channels from 34 to 185. I confirmed this by checking my nightly 
scte65scan output against the encryption reporting in the HDHomerun GUI. Sigh.

I'm glad I got my DTAs configured with my PVR-500 a couple of months ago in 
anticipation of this day. Not quite as clear of a picture, but it works. I'm 
also glad my HD-PVR is arriving tomorrow.

In the (very narrow) plus column, all the channels for which Comcast has been 
broadcasting PSIP information remain in the clear:

PSIP channels
    VC     NAME  FREQUENCY   MODULATION PROG
===========================================
  11.2  NBC Wea  555000000hz QAM_256      2
  11.3  KNTV US  555000000hz QAM_256      3
  11.1  KNTV-HD  555000000hz QAM_256      1
  65.1  ION_KKP  555000000hz QAM_256      6
  36.1  KICU-HD  567000000hz QAM_256      1
  36.2  KICU SD  567000000hz QAM_256      3
   9.6  LIF/ENC  573000000hz QAM_256      3
   9.1  KQED-HD  573000000hz QAM_256      2
   7.2  LIVWELL  573000000hz QAM_256      7
   7.3  KGOACCU  573000000hz QAM_256      8
   7.1   KGO-HD  573000000hz QAM_256      1
  60.1     KCSM  705000000hz QAM_256      4
  38.1     KCNS  705000000hz QAM_256      3
  68.1     KTLN  705000000hz QAM_256      6
266.1     KFSF  705000000hz QAM_256      5
   9.3    WORLD  705000000hz QAM_256      8
  22.1     KRCB  705000000hz QAM_256      1
   9.4     V-ME  705000000hz QAM_256      9
   9.5     KIDS  705000000hz QAM_256     10
   2.1  KTVU-TV  711000000hz QAM_256      2
   2.2  KTVU-SD  711000000hz QAM_256      3
   5.1  KPIX-DT  711000000hz QAM_256      1
209.1     KQED  741000000hz QAM_256      5
  26.1     KTSF  741000000hz QAM_256      8
204.1     KRON  741000000hz QAM_256      2
207.1      KGO  741000000hz QAM_256      4
214.1     KDTV  741000000hz QAM_256      6
244.1     KBCW  741000000hz QAM_256     10
  42.1     KTNC  741000000hz QAM_256      9
205.1     KPIX  741000000hz QAM_256      3
202.1     KTVU  741000000hz QAM_256      1
220.1     KOFY  741000000hz QAM_256      7
   4.2  KRON HD  753000000hz QAM_256      1
  44.1  KBCW-DT  753000000hz QAM_256      5

Oddly, there are about three extra HD channels that remain clear like BravoHD. 
I'm guessing they'll be gone eventually as well.