Orbitel News
02.13.09 DTV Transition – DELAYED!
Friday, February 13, 2009 Maricopa, AZ: The Congress passed and the President of the United States, signed a law delaying the DTV Transition for broadcast television signals from analog to digital from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009. Orbitel and its customers will not be affected by the delay. ... Read More
01.16.09 KPNX Channel Outage Reported
Friday, January 16, 2009 Maricopa, Arizona: Orbitel has been notified by KPNX, NBC Channel 12, that the station will be conducting maintenance on their HD digital transmitter between the hours of 10am and 4pm on Saturday January 17, 2009. During this time, Orbitel channel 912 will be off the air. ... Read More
12.31.08 KAZT, Speed & Speed HD Channel Changes
December 31, 2008 – Maricopa, AZ: Orbitel announced today that it will implement several channel changes on January 2, 2009. KAZT, previously carried on Channel 18 will be relocated to channel 13. “AZTV is marketed on air by the broadcaster as Cable Channel 13” said Keith Kirkman, President... Read More
12.31.08 Message appearing on MTV Network Channels
December 31, 2008 – Maricopa, AZ: Orbitel customers awoke this morning to a scroll message appearing on a number of cable channels. The message indicates a programming dispute between MTV Networks, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Cable companies. The message has nothing to do with Orbitel. ... Read More
12.30.2008 Orbitel to drop Univision, Telefutura & Galavision
December 30, 2008 - Maricopa, AZ: Orbitel confirmed today that it will drop KTVW (Ch 13) Univision, KFPH (Ch 99) Telefutura and Galavision (Ch 57) from its cable system effective January 1, 2009. Orbitel informed its customers at the beginning of December that these services may be dropped if the... Read More
12.19.08 Orbitel Confirms 54 HD Channels in Maricopa
December 19, 2008 - Maricopa, AZ: Thank you for staying tuned in to the growth of Orbitel's HD Lineup! Orbitel Communications was proud to welcome channel 3 (KTVK) and channel 11 (KASW) in high definition on December 12, 2008. You can view these now on channels 903 and 911, totaling the HD Channel... Read More
12.19.08 Orbitel Communications is DTV Ready!
December 18, 2008 - Maricopa, AZ: The Digital Television transition is scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009. On this winter day, all broadcast TV stations across the country will end broadcasting on analog airwaves and start a new era by broadcasting only in digital format. Are your... Read More
12.18.2008 HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
December 18, 2008 Maricopa, AZ: The local office will be open from 8am-Noon on Christmas Eve December 24, 2008 and closed on December 25, 2008. The office will also be open from 8am-Noon on New Year's Eve December 31, 2008 and closed on January 1, 2009. Regular buisness hours will resume on... Read More
12.12.08 Orbitel Expands HD Lineup to 54!
December 12, 2008 Maricopa, AZ: Orbitel Communications announced today the addition of 2 high definition channels; KTVK HD and KASW HD. Orbitel HD subscribers that have an HD TV with a QAM tuner built in are able to receive these channels today on channel 129-1 for KTVK HD and 129-2 for KASW HD. ... Read More
12.11.08 Nationwide DTV Test Scheduled!
December 11, 2008 Maricopa, AZ: Today, Orbitel Communications announced that a nationwide Digital TV (DTV) transition test has been scheduled by the American Cable Association and the National Broadcast Association on Wednesday December 17, between 6:20pm-6:45pm. All local Phoenix broadcast TV stations... Read More
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