Re: OT local TV channels

Posted by AG in IN on October 27, 2013 at 11:02:40 from (67.236.90.210):

In Reply to: OT local TV channels posted by js305 on October 27, 2013 at 10:37:51:

js305 said: (quoted from post at 18:37:51 10/27/13) Well, I stand corrected, to a point. The power output on these stations has been severely limited and the FCC has mandated that ALL analog TV transmissions cease by September 1, 2015. I do realize that the original rebanding and digital transition dates have been changed several times, so this date may or may not be set in stone. That being said, I appreciate the correction. But, eventually, 2-6 will be legislated away.

I have found nothing about 2-6 going away anywhere. If you have a source on this, please post it.

The FCC has proposed to remove everything above channel 30, and has other proposals to chop off UHF frequencies and repurpose them elsewhere, but nobody wants VHF, especially Low-band, with the exception of those who want 6 or 12 MHz added to the bottom end of the FM radio allotments. If the FCC chops UHF down any further, someone's heading to VHF in many markets. Many low power stations would almost certainly end up there.

In many markets stations would love to pack up and move from VHF to UHF, but there's no room for that to happen. In Chicagoland, WLS moved out, from 7 to 44 well after the transition date and after trying to up the power on 7, WBBM's trying to get a low-powered UHF translator for city residents, as 12 isn't cutting it, and there's no room left for another full-power UHF station in that area without causing interference to others. All of the other full-powered VHF analog stations got a UHF digital allotment, and stayed there. One low powered digital station on real channel 4 asked to use triple the juice because of reception issues, and got permission to.

At one time, an engineer from WPVI (ABC 6, Philly) bragged something like VHF was great, and he wasn't running a transmitter, he was running a hair dryer. With large increases in output power (they ain't running a hair dryer no more, maybe a salon), they've still had serious reception problems reported, and they really have nowhere to go, either to another allotment, or by upping the juice without interfering with someone else, so they're stuck with 6.

There has been a mass-exodus of sorts from VHF with good reason, but VHF, low- or high-band isn't going away from the US television spectrum allotments any time soon.

AG

This post was edited by AG in IN at 14:58:40 10/27/13 3 times.

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