FETV

[stopnswop2]

My wife has latched onto some shows on FeTV. My issue with it is that Comcast does not format FeTV in the correct aspect ratio. FeTV's apparent 4:3 is stretched out to be fake 16:9 on the X1 box. My TV has a "wide" and "stretch" setting but not a "squeeze" so I can't correct it on my end.

Another technical oddity is the louder volume on FETV. I often alternate between FETV and a digital subchannel retro station, and I always have to adjust the volume.

I don't quite understand how to access digital subchannels. Is it because I have Satellite, or do I just have no idea how to work my TV?

AFAIK, cable and satellite carriers don't use subchannels. Their channels are all integers.

Subchannels are on over-the-air TV transmitters. You need a terrestrial TV antenna - which can cost anywhere from 1/3 of a cent to $200**

If your TV is older than about 13 years, you'll need a converter box to watch the subchannels. Your major stations will have the main program as their ".1" channel (e.g., WDIV is channel 4.1, WXYZ is 7.1, and so on). Channel 4.2 is This, 4.3 is MeTV, and channel 4.4 is Cozi TV).

Subchannel stations are usually presented in SD mode (also known as 480i - the resolution we all watched for half a century. Notable exception: PBS Kids on 56.2 is 1080i HD).

** If you're within about 15 miles of a full-power transmitter site, and have a window facing Southfield, a completely unfurled jumbo paperclip, inserted in the center of the F connector on the TV set, will receive stations that transmit on the UHF channels (not Fox 2, CBET, WUDT nor WHND).

Thank you for the proper information!
Well, I guess I'll have to skip on the subchannels for now

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

I guess it's time to scan my digital converter box again.