The VHF's Return after UHF (was Re: CH 40 Analog was shut downSun nite)

[Scott Fybush]

Dan.Strassberg wrote:

> The analog signals I can receive on Channels 2, 4, and 5 are simply
> dreadful--very snowy. Channel 7 analog is better but not as good as I
> would have expected. The analog signals on 25, 38, 44, 56, and 68 are
> quite good--better than on older analog-only (NTSC) receivers. I don't
> understand the poor analog reception on the low-band Vs, but since
> their DTV will be on UHF, I haven't worried about it. I am a bit
> concerned about the reception on Channel 7 after its DTV signal moves
> onto Channel 7. At present, I don't have unusual problems with 7's
> DTV, which is temporarily on a UHF channel. The one local DTV channel
> that is more of a problem than the others is 38. Doesn't CBS own 38?
> If so, I wish there were room for it on the Channel 4 tower because
> the digital signals from 2, 4, 5, and 44, which all use that tower,
> have been pretty trouble free. OTOH, 25, 38, 56, 62, and 68 all
> transmit DTV on UHF from the candelabra tower and of those, only 38 is
> troublesome for me. Go figure!

38's DTV (on 39) transmits from the channel 4 tower. Only the analog is 
at the candelabra.

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