Of course I rescanned. I also entered channels 7-1 and 9-1 manually to
the TV. There is not enough signal even to register on the signal
strength meter on those channels.
With the old rabbit ears, I can get a jerky picture on channel 7-1 and
none on channel 9-1.
Since I am only 10 miles from the transmitting tower, I guess that
channels 7 & 9 have made a decision that over-the-air broadcasting is
not a significant part of their audience and plan to rely on cable and
satellite instead.
Perhaps they are right. If I now buy yet another outdoor antenna, one
that receives both VHF and UHF signals, the cost of antennas will exceed
the cost of the digital TV and I still will be able only to receive
local over-the-air stations. Better to keep old analog sets, pay the
cable company for a few more tuners.
t.piwowar wrote:
They announced they were going to do that long ago. Using those
lower-numbered channels will give them better range.
This is why we are being told to rescan for channels after the
switchover.
On Jun 13, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Robert Carroll wrote:
Latest problem with digital TV in DC area. Couldn't get local
digital channels with a digital LCD TV using rabbit ears, so I got an
outside digital antenna. Could get channels fine. Then when analog
was shut off, digital channels 7 (WJLA) and 9 (WUSA) disappeared.
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