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Old 08-30-2012, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Norbert View Post
Just curious if there are any analog transmitters still operating in the VHF low band (channels 2-6) to date? Has this become a "dead band" and has any of those frequencies been allocated to other uses? The reason I ask is that DTV (More appropriately called SDTV and/or HDTV) signals are suseptible to noise and interference problems in the VHF low band, thus they are avoided. Most if not all of DTV broadcasting is between channels 7-51 now (VHF hi and UHF). I know there's a few LPTV stations broadcasting analog, but don't know of any that are on channel 5 or below.
Channels 2 through 6 are in FULL use by analog and digital broadcasters. Even though these lower frequencies are subject to noise and interference, they are still used across the country and in Canada.

Here is the current FCC list of stations on the air and with applications for licenses:
http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tv...&slon2=&size=9

Cliff

Last edited by cbenham; 08-30-2012 at 06:33 PM. Reason: Clarity
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