[rec.audio] MTV FM simulcast decoder?

koreth@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Steven Grimm) (01/24/89)

Our cable company broadcasts MTV in monaural mode.  I understand that there
is an encoded FM simulcast, and that it's fairly simple to build a decoder
box.  Anyone know what's required to make one of these?  (Please, no flames
about the quality of MTV! :)

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Edward_Lee_Whiteside@cup.portal.com (01/26/89)

In order to get an FM simulcast of MTV, all you should need is a power 
splitter for your cable.  Run one of them to your FM receiver input and the
other into your cable box (or VCR or whatever it goes into).  A few lucky 
people are on systems that use MTS for the MTV audio.  Ours only uses that 
for the pay channels, unfortunately.  Don't expect great sound out of the 
FM band unless your cable company really promotes it.  Mine has a ton of hiss
on it.