Reality Channels 2-13 will mostly be vacant. There are a small number of stations that will revert back to their hi VHF channel after Feb 17. Hi VHF channels 7-13. Here in Tucson only one station will revert back to their original channel. KGUN on 9. Other VHF stations in Tucson, 4,6,11 & 13 are all going to stay on their UHF assignment. On the UHF side, stations will pack the 14 through 52 spectrum. Channels 53 through 69 will be given up. Broadcasters are really wanting this mess to be over. My former station, KVOA is spending more than twice as much on elect, cooling etc running two transmitters. One on 4 and one on 23. The stations all want to stop the bleeding of money. The only monkey wrench I can see is congress mandating that we do not turn of on Feb 17, 2009. There seems to be some in congress that feel it isn't going to work. Only time will tell. Ralph -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > MCH wrote: > > > > "will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders."??? > > > > The TV spectrum is being freed up by ANALOG stations and the SAME > > SPECTRUM will be reused by DIGITAL stations. The only spectrum being > > freed up by TV for PS use is on the 764 MHz + band. (two TV channels, I > > believe) and has nothing to do with a transition to digital. The same > > could have been achieved by simply moving those analog stations to other > > channels. > > > > An analog allocation is 6 MHz. A digital allocation is 6 MHz. > > How is digital saving spectrum? > > > > Most VHF analog stations are using UHF for their Digital broadcast. > > Channel 6 Johnstown is 34 UHF > Channel 2 PGH is now on 25 UHF > Channel 4 PGH is on 51 (I think) > > UHF stations have been allocated a different channel for their DTV > 53 PGH is on 43 UHF (I think) > > While it was told that ALL VHF television would move to UHF, I don't > believe that is going to be reality. I could be wrong, however.... > > Kevin
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MCH wrote:
>
> "will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders."???
>
> The TV spectrum is being freed up by ANALOG stations and the SAME
> SPECTRUM will be reused by DIGITAL stations. The only spectrum being
> freed up by TV for PS use is on the 764 MHz + band. (two TV channels, I
> believe) and has nothing to do with a transition to digital. The same
> could have been achieved by simply moving those analog stations to other
> channels.
>
> An analog allocation is 6 MHz. A digital allocation is 6 MHz.
> How is digital saving spectrum?
>
Most VHF analog stations are using UHF for their Digital broadcast.
Channel 6 Johnstown is 34 UHF
Channel 2 PGH is now on 25 UHF
Channel 4 PGH is on 51 (I think)
UHF stations have been allocated a different channel for their DTV
53 PGH is on 43 UHF (I think)
While it was told that ALL VHF television would move to UHF, I don't
believe that is going to be reality. I could be wrong, however....
Kevin
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