Subj : TV Woes
To   : Mike Powell
From : Ed Vance
Date : Thu Oct 02 2025 12:38:01



> Here in the states, when they went digital, they were (and still are)
> sending out an OTA signal but it can only be picked up with digital capable
> equipment.  It also does *not* travel near as far as the analog OTA signals
> did (IIRC, because they turned the power down), so that is how many people in
> rural areas lost OTA service.

> Before the digital transition was completed, I could get about 10 stations
> from the two closest markets, plus one from Cincinnati (farther away).
> Afterwards, I could no longer get any.

> In Canada, did they actually turn off OTA all together at some point?

> Mike

>  * SLMR 2.1a * Aibohphobia, n. -- the fear of palindromes.


Whiile reading I thought about a TV station that was on Channel 5 was causing
interference to a Station 100miles away so the FCC had the local station change
broadcasting to Channel 3.
The station is WAVE-TV.
Later WHAS-TV came on the air as Channel 9 but I can't recall why they were
told to change to Channel 11.
Yep, I remember when there wasn't Television just AM Radio.
Ed
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