No joy in Mudville, KOAA-HD for the Olympics has struck out

Just got the official word: No high definition for the Olympics. We knew it was coming, but you always hope for miracles (especially a day after watching the Super Bowl in HD).

Here's the text from the KOAA Web site:

KOAA and HDTV - Updated 02-06-06Construction of a new transmitter building
on Cheyenne Mountain is nearly complete, and the installation of equipment can
soon begin. This entire project is heavily dependent on the weather on top of
Cheyenne Mountain. Conditions were severe in December 2005. We recently
learned of additional testing that will be required to insure that the tower can
stand the wind pressures common on Cheyenne Mountain. We expect test results to
be positive, and hope to avoid additional delays. Because of these delays, we
regret to announce there is no way all the work and testing can be completed in
time to air the Olympics in High Definition. We expect to commence HD broadcasts
within the next three months.When we do successfully fire up the transmitter for
the first time, we will have the most powerful digital television signal in
Colorado. Programming will be all “standard definition” digital and will have 4
hours of High Definition in prime time hours, as well as a few programs during
the daytime schedule when it is available. The format (4X3 vs. 16X9) will depend
on the supplier of the programs, our NBC HDTV should always be in 1080i. For
more information on HDTV in general go to the Advanced Television web site.