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Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Several stations broadcasting DTV signals are having trouble reaching their audiences.  Since the DTV transition, stations in Dallas, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and others have been relying on engineers and other professionals sent by the FCC to address the problem.

There are about 24 stations that are experiencing issues broadcasting their signal due to the DTV transition.  Experts say that channels that are affected appear to be operating in VHF band channels (such as low-band channels 2 to 6).  This area appears to be affected by FM radio waves and other interferences such as fluorescent lamps and atmospheric factors.
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PICK  - DTV transition   |2009-07-17 00:04:10
Many stations are experiencing the same problems but are completely unaware of
their lost viewers. I plan on cutting off the cable/sattelite in a few months to
show them I don't appreciate their political lobbies' disruption and abuse of
power. And it will save me a few bucks!
Dissatisfied in Maryland  - DTV Transition   |2009-07-17 18:01:57
The DTV transition has done more for the cable/satellite business than anything
I could have imagined. I stopped my Directv subsciption and relied on the new
transition for digital TV, big mistake! All of my tv's are new and don't need
the box but neither of the three tv's in the house can recieve a signal clearly
from every station; the one in the basement is the worse, the other two work
just a little better. Of the three tv's I get a combined 6 channels, the two
upstairs get 4 and the basement one is get one for whenever it decides to get
one. They all have digital tv antennaes with plug-in amplifiers. The digital
transition is a shame; I can't wait until my directv is reconnected.
Anonymous   |2009-07-18 04:33:31
It all depends on antenna...If you put together a proper unit you may get a lot
of HD channels. In my area I can pickup 15 HD (either 1080i or 720p) channels
plus 25 others. Quality is way better then satellite or cable.
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