Share Your Ideas with Verizon

[#1]

In 2007 San Diego had a devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of homes.  In the early stages of the fire I was listening to accounts on the radio.  Being from San Diego, I quickly turned on the television to get information on the fires.  Living In Murrieta, California (Southwest Riverside County) there was no news on the literal fire storm as the only television stations on cable in our area are out of Los Angeles.  I knew the San Diego television stations were covering the fire continuously because a San Diego radio station that I could listen to was carrying the audio feed off and on. 

I contacted Verizon to see if there was anyway that they could provide a feed of any San Diego television station to our area.  They said that it was impossible to do.  Not having news coverage available regarding the fires just south of us, some areas less than 5 miles away, areas that we and our neighbors still consider home was a travesty.  Having friends and families homes going up in flames and nothing more than limited Los Angeles and National coverage just seemed like a peculiar lack of proper usage of our public airwaves. The fire proceeded to arguably become the worst fire In San Diego history.

Yet no local news from San Diego was being provided to us as residents of Southwest Riverside County.  The distance from San Diego to Southwest Riverside County (Temecula/Murrieta) is 51 miles.  The distance from Los Angeles to Southwest Riverside County (Temecula/Murrieta) is 84 miles.  Temecula resides on the Riverside County/San Diego County border yet our area is considered part of the Los Angeles market.  By far more people in this area commute to San Diego then Los Angeles and yet the area is considered part of the Los Angeles Market.  I can make no sense of this situation and have even mailed letters and e-mailed Verizon years ago with no responses.

Recently I discovered that there is a San Diego television station, KUSI Channel 51, that has a repeater in Murrieta.  I do not know how long it has been there, but the channel is not on the Verizon cable lineup.  I am really not claiming to be an expert in how a repeater station would be brought to the homes.  I would think, though, that it would be similar to how a low power broadcast channel would be added to the cable lineup.  We have KZSW-LP who is carried on Verizon whose signal was from here in Temecula.  I do not understand why something similar could not be done with the K12PO, KUSI's translator here in Murrieta. There are a few radio stations on the same hilltop as their tower, so  their may be some fiber available.

My wish would be that K12PO be added to the lineup so that we in Southwest Riverside County (or what I have always called Extreme North San Diego County) have access to San Diego news.  And if it were only the news broadcasts shown, that would be a great service to us transplanted San Diegans.

[#2]

I would like to support this idea but for partly different reasons.  I would like to be able to view local and PBS channels from other parts of the country.  We are a much more mobile society now.  Many of us grew up in different places than we now live.  We have 2nd homes in other parts of the country. 

I would like to be able to go to a Verizon web site and select other PBS and local channels to view from time to time.

Normally it would be for news and local events type stuff. 

So this has both a emergency and a stay connected to your families or your home town type of effort.

[#3]

I also would like to add my vote for this. In addition since many people who live in this area, the SW part of Riverside County, have many ties to San Diego in addition to the repeater station I would ask that other San Diego Stations be carried as well.

[#4]

Unfortunately, we don't have a way of getting a quality signal from the local affiliates in San Diego as yet.

[#5]

Jeff,

I think you missed my point.  I was not asking for bringing the San Diego local affiliates in to our lineup.  I believe there is an issue since we are considered the LA Market that we can't have the network affiliates broadcast here anyways (which again makes no sense).  KUSI Channel 51 in San Diego is an independent station with heavy news emphasis.  My request is for the repeater that is IN our local market, K12PO on Channel 12 that is KUSI Channel 51 in San Diego, be added to the lineup.  As far as quality signal, you currently carry KZSW-LP in Temecula which is out of ourl ocal  area also and that is as low quality as you could possibly get.  Can the local repeater be added to the cable lineup?  Please read my original post as this is more than a request for having entertainment at our disposal.

Thanks

[#6]

Ylinen

I would love that as well... moved to a new city and miss old city's local / regional content...  there are so many business implications, but I am feeling pretty good we're on the right path to get this type of flexibility.  You should post this as an idea, so it goes into the database... probably get lots of votes 

[#7]

@ sweetbabylee

I see your point. My apologies I misread your request.

[#8]

Jeff,

Apology accepted.  So my question now is, I see you changed the status to

"Maybe Later" based upon your misunderstanding.  Can it be placed back into "Under Review" status?  And even more importantly, can the repeater that is in our town be added to the Verizon lineup so that we can get news that pertains more to our community?

Thanks

[#9]

Still curious to know whether the repeater can be added to the lineup. 

My question is, I see you changed the status to "Maybe Later" based upon a misunderstanding.  Can it be placed back into "Under Review" status?  And even more importantly, can the repeater that is in our town be added to the Verizon lineup so that we can get news that pertains more to our community?

Thanks

[#10]

My question is, I see you changed the status to "Maybe Later" based upon a misunderstanding.  Can it be placed back into "Under Review" status?  And even more importantly, can the repeater that is in our town be added to the Verizon lineup so that we can get news that pertains more to our community?

Thanks

[#11]

I too am from San Diego and having to watch "local" news from LA is terrible (another shooting in Compton, how relevant!)

Anyway. For those who want to watch KUSI you can do a few things. One is try a VHF antenna. K12PO (KUSI repeater) is broadcast on channel 12, you might be able to pick it up. Aim the antenna towards the 15/215 split. There is also a really nice new feature at KUSI.com. They broadcast all their news programs live on the internet (only news programming). Go to their website and click live news feed during a regular news broadcast and you will have KUSI news, Good Morning San Diego, etc. I plug my laptop into my TV and watch my favorite San Diego morning news show every weekend.

Also, try a good outdoor antenna for the other San Diego stations. I live in Paseo Del Sol on the south side of Temecula and my UHF antenna picks up the following San Diego stations:

KPBS - 15.1 PBS

KNSD - 39.1,NBC 39.2 SD Weather, 39.3 US Sports

KSWB - 69.1 Fox 5, 69.2 This TV San Diego

I am also going to try to pick up KUSI with this UHF antenna.

I have a new VHF antenna and am going to try for KGTV - 10.1 ABC and KFMB - 8.1 CBS.

I'll keep you posted.