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I've actually experienced 'short spacing.' When Channel Five (Channel Five is the station name, it doesn't actually transmit on channel 5) started in 1997 in UK the only spare channel in the UHF (the VHF band was de facto not used since the 1970's) in most parts of the country was 37, so most high power stations used 37. I lived about half way between two Channel Five channel 37 TX's (Lichfield near Birmingham & Emely Moor near Leeds) when I lived in Kirkby-in-Ashfield near Mansfield, my antenna was pointed at Lichfield but was wiped out by interference from Emley Moor with severe patterning & beating effects making it unwatchable. I moved to Hucknall near Nottingham & received a good picture when the local'ish Waltham TX started TXing Channel Five on channel 35. I now get perfect Channel Five pictures from Waltham via over the air Freeview & Virgin free cable. (If you use Virgin media for broadband & landline phone you get free cable TV.)
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