Stations want to identify by their old channel #. They have spent years telling you to tune to Channel 4 or what ever. The computer in your television set reading the digital code from the stations will take the channel 4 information and translate it to the correct UHF channel such as in Tucson Channel 23. This special code is called the PSIP code and contains other information such as program playing and a TV guide for that channel. Also a lot other info. It also tells the set if there is more than one program stream such as 4-2 might be weather, 4-3 traffic cam etc. Current equipment will allow up to 4 std def channels in one Hi Def space. Ralph -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Many of my local channels are using tags that have the ANALOG channel > name. For example, while KDKA TV-2 DTV is on channel 25, the tag is 2-1 > which is what you enter to see that channel. Either they are going to > move back to channel 2 or things are going to get even more confusing if > you have a channel 25 station you have to enter 2-1 when there is no > channel 2. What happens when a DTV channel 2 comes along (if that should > ever happen)? > > 4 (I forget their DTV channel) is using 4-1 and 4-2. 11 is using 11-1, > 11-2, and 11-3. > > Joe M. > > Ben wrote: > > > > Here is a good list of what the channels will be like when the analog > > shuts off: > > http://www.w9wi.com/dtvch/dtvch.html > > Many are going back to their original VHF channel. Here in Bowling > > Green, KY it looks like channel 13 will turn off their digital that > > is on 33 now and stay on the old analog channel 13 as DTV. In > > Nashville channels 4,5 & 8 will stay on VHF. > > > > If you haven't tried to rx DTV yet it's time you did. I can watch > > channels now in studio quality that in analog are almost unwatchable > > by todays standards. HD signals are very nice too! It's easy to pick > > these channels up with the antenna you have up now and the cost is > > just going to do down from here. All TV's sold today are required to > > have DTV tuners. Go to Walmart and look. > > > > Several channels in Nashville are running up to 4 or more services on > > one channel. Here in Bowling Green Channel 40-1 is NBC, 40-2 is CBS, > > 13-1 is ABC, 13-2 is FOX, 13-3 is UPN(or what ever they call > > theirselves today), 53-1 to 53-6 are Kentucky Educational Television > > channels. They run PBS HD on 53-4...so many stations are broadcasting > > more than one service in that 6 MHz. > > > > Ben > > W4WSM > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >
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Many of my local channels are using tags that have the ANALOG channel
name. For example, while KDKA TV-2 DTV is on channel 25, the tag is 2-1
which is what you enter to see that channel. Either they are going to
move back to channel 2 or things are going to get even more confusing if
you have a channel 25 station you have to enter 2-1 when there is no
channel 2. What happens when a DTV channel 2 comes along (if that should
ever happen)?
4 (I forget their DTV channel) is using 4-1 and 4-2. 11 is using 11-1,
11-2, and 11-3.
Joe M.
Ben wrote:
>
> Here is a good list of what the channels will be like when the analog
> shuts off:
> http://www.w9wi.com/dtvch/ dtvch.html
> Many are going back to their original VHF channel. Here in Bowling
> Green, KY it looks like channel 13 will turn off their digital that
> is on 33 now and stay on the old analog channel 13 as DTV. In
> Nashville channels 4,5 & 8 will stay on VHF.
>
> If you haven't tried to rx DTV yet it's time you did. I can watch
> channels now in studio quality that in analog are almost unwatchable
> by todays standards. HD signals are very nice too! It's easy to pick
> these channels up with the antenna you have up now and the cost is
> just going to do down from here. All TV's sold today are required to
> have DTV tuners. Go to Walmart and look.
>
> Several channels in Nashville are running up to 4 or more services on
> one channel. Here in Bowling Green Channel 40-1 is NBC, 40-2 is CBS,
> 13-1 is ABC, 13-2 is FOX, 13-3 is UPN(or what ever they call
> theirselves today), 53-1 to 53-6 are Kentucky Educational Television
> channels. They run PBS HD on 53-4...so many stations are broadcasting
> more than one service in that 6 MHz.
>
> Ben
> W4WSM
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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