[TechAssist] Re: HDTV UHF VHF Question
- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:12:34 -0500
The HDTV needs two channels.
Jerry Silverman
Greentron Inc
4 Newland Ave
Greenville SC 29609
864 232 3889
Fax 271 2080
mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Rittenberry" <service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:39 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV UHF VHF Question
>
> I live in Nashville and I ask some channel 17 engineers about why channel
4
> was on channel 10. They said that the FCC found that the VHF channels were
> not in demand as they thought they would be. There were technical problems
> and could not be used. So now they are using VHF. I never heard this but
> they said that the stations will use two channels analog and digital until
> they are required to return one back over. At that time they can choose
> which of the two they want to keep for DTV. At this time according to
these
> engineers 17 in Nashville is only going DTV not HDTV. They only have to go
> DTV not HDTV
>
> Terry Rittenberry
> Terry's TV Service
> 4300 Wyoming Avenue
> Nashville TN 37209
> 615-385-1174
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:24 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV UHF VHF Question
>
>
> >
> > I don't know about "...consumers aren't buying HDTV's and no one wants
to
> > broadcast HDTV..."
> >
> > Pensacola is not a very big market and we have about seven DTV stations
on
> > air. I just checked, NBC, CBS, UPN, PBS are broadcasing as I type this.
> > Besides that FOX and ABC are usually up, but down right now. I believe
> that
> > there are also two religious stations that are on the air from time to
> time.
> >
> > Most of our TV stations are located mid-way between Pensacola and
Mobile.
> I
> > would think that the population market for these stations is between 1.5
> and
> > 2 million people.
> >
> > Here is an interesting link:
> >
> > www.100000watts.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Wayne Vanaman
> > Omega Electronics
> > 6904 W Fairfield Dr
> > Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310
> >
> > Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com
> >
> > 850-456-5995 voice
> > 850-458-6369 fax
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter oliver" <oliver_peter1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:35 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV UHF VHF Question
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I think the orginal plan was to continue NTSC 3.58 on the UHF low
power
> > band
> > > for local stations for those who didn't have HDTV and the VHF bands
were
> > to
> > > be sold off by the FCC (actually they allready did) for HDTV. What
has
> > > happened is that consumers aren't buying HDTV's and no one wants to
> > > broadcast HDTV unless they have a customer base so there are HDTV
> > > transmisons on UHF as repeaters of the VHF band for those who have
HDTV
> > > since the stations aren't willing to switch and potentially lose
> > viewership.
> > >
> > > Peter Oliver
> > > Tucson Radio TV
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV UHF VHF Question
> > > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:34:52 -0600
> > >
> > >
> > > Channel 8 WFAA/ABC is broadcasting HD on channel 9 here in Dallas/Fort
> > Worth
> > > Robert
> > > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > H & H Electronics Inc
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:25 AM
> > > Subject: [TechAssist] HDTV UHF VHF Question
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Channel 4 in Nashville is broadcasting HD on VHF
> > > > channel 10.
> > > > All other HD broadcast's in this area are in the
> > > > UHF region.
> > > > I thought that ALL tv transmission would be in the
> > > > UHF region once everything had gone to HD.
> > > > Part of the deal was that the VHF frequencies would
> > > > be turned back to the FCC.
> > > > Therefore, Why is channel 10 being used for HD??
> > > > Any clues??
> > > > The store owner wants to know, and I cannot answer
> > > > the question.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Walter
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Walter Wood
> > > > Future Tech Home Center
> > > > 2786 Hwy. 43 N.
> > > > Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464
> > > > 931-829-3337
> > > > Fax 931-829-4044
> > > > mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx
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