Sony Remote Guide Button

My Sony HDTV remote has a button labeled "Guide". Press it and a transparent
guide appears at the top of the screen which tells what channel and is
selected and what program is playing, as well as a short two line
description of the program, and time remaining, etc.

My question is: Who is responsible for programming that information? Local
or national.

I'm asking because maybe half the stations don't have the information.
Lately ABC channel 4 doesn't have it. It shows only "No program title
available. No program information is available"

Just wondering where my disdain should be directed. Or is there more to it?

-Doug

DouginUtah wrote:
My Sony HDTV remote has a button labeled "Guide". Press it and a
transparent
guide appears at the top of the screen which tells what channel and
is
selected and what program is playing, as well as a short two line
description of the program, and time remaining, etc.

My question is: Who is responsible for programming that information?
Local
or national.

I'm asking because maybe half the stations don't have the
information.
Lately ABC channel 4 doesn't have it. It shows only "No program
title
available. No program information is available"

Just wondering where my disdain should be directed. Or is there more
to it?

-Doug

If you're watching OTA DTV, that info is part of the PSIP which is
inserted at the local level. I don't know what the story is for cable.
It would seem to me that the data for network shows would be provided
by the network for local insertion but it's been a long time since I
worked at a TV station.

Karl in Washington, any input??

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