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WCVB-DT



<<On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 14:00:04 -0500 (EST), lglavin@lycosmail.com said:

> That's all...nothing about WCVB-DT being on the air.
> And hey...isn't WCVB-DT on channel 19?  

No, it's on channel 20.

> Why doesn't
> the picture show a big 19?

No.  ATV sets do not expose the identity of the physical carrier
multiplex to the users -- as far as that viewer (and his set) are
concerned, he's watching channel 5.  The number 20 only exists inside
the set.

- -GAWollman

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