Yep ...
Assuming ATSC 3.0 has already been implemented, this can work. Will the stations drag their feet on the repack until it has taken over?
It will be the markets with lots of channels that take the biggest hit. I question whether the largest markets (especially those near a foreign border and/or other large markets) will be able to support most of their stations even after a successful ATSC 3.0 implementation. I can't imagine that other less large markets will have much room for growth.
And also markets that are near large markets where we need to be aware of channel issues from that market. Milwaukee and Rockford are near enough to Chicago that they cannot reuse the channels and portions of the market need to be careful of adjacent channel issues as well. I believe there are a lot of markets in that group.
For a real mess, take a look at the NY - PA - MD - DC area. Lots of overlap and competition for such a small amount of spectrum. That's how WPVI ended up on VHF-Lo 6 from the digital transition.
OK I see. Reason I said that is most of my channels ota are over 20. Hum I guess we'll see what happens later on.
I speculate that your market has enough room to run both ATSC and ATSC 3.0 simultaneously without being crowded even after the repack. Moving frequencies is something that quite a few stations are going to have to do at least once. Even if they want to be where they are now frequency-wise, they'll like have to move to a different channel as some part of an ATSC 3.0 transition.
This may indeed be the worst case scenario. San Diego has almost as many channels occupied (32-35) as Lala Land (36). It would seem that they'd have a tough time pulling off a transition before the repack assuming at least 40% more bandwidth will be needed.
B and Two uhf in at 40B, with a Ham ROTOR, do you think it will work FINE? 01550,zip
I might have one translator which is KXKW-LD 32.1 ThisTV/32.2 AntennaTV. This TV is on KDCG-TV 22.2 but I'm sure if I would lose the translator Antenna could go on one of the sister stations which it was formerly on before Heroes and Icons was launched in Lafayette, La.
Um, I'd say it is more about the wireless company greed, along with NAB or local stations greed who will get a free lunch pay-off to just leave. All this supported by our elected representitives in D.C. (another greedy party) who gladly take campaign contributions in excange for favorable laws being passed. Our govt. has so much money it is offensive. The problem is they don't always spend it wisely. Instead they spend it by giving money to enitites who what to just leave their OTA frequency--considering those entities NEVER paid the govt.--meaning we the taxpayers-- for the use of said frequency from which they profited for decades.
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