Digital TV Will Strand Some Viewers

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Digital Boondoggle

Same situation as other comments!!! The networks aren't telling the whole story, and that's stupid on their part. Viewership is revenue and it will fall when us outliers can't get TV. The cable systems and satellite industry are gonna make a bundle. It "ain't" right and the little guy is once again the loser.

Tom of GA @ Jan 01, 2009 13:27:11 PM

We Lose All Our Stations

Almost everything moves to UHF for digital, and that does not make it through the trees.

We had a big roof antenna and an amplifier and there were still no signals even close to being strong enough.

Andy of CA @ Dec 30, 2008 22:29:10 PM

If you don't lose your station it may also turn frustratingly intermitent

I have a rural lake home and just hooked up my boxes. I used to get 5 stations (varying amounts of "snow"). I now get 2 strong PBS stations (new) and all the others are frustratingly intermittent. They work sometimes and then just cut out completely with a "low signal" message displayed. They may stay black for 2-5 minutes and then I get a signal again and a nice picture. Before long, they cut out again.

Frankly, give me back the "snow"!!

Are digital stations going to boost their power when the analog stations get shut off?

Greg Sherman of MN @ Dec 30, 2008 11:55:36 AM

No Stations

Dave, I am in the country. have an outside antenna. I have access to 5 analog signals. One is extreamly good. I hooked up my new digital converter box and ran the set up scan. I get NO digital channels. Looked for help from both the FCC and the local TV stations. They don't want to hear from you.

So now I have the choice of listening to radio or spending $$ for dish service. I hope all of the firms that advertise on local TV Stations realize that they are loosing their viewing audience come Feb. When I go to dish my "local stations" will be KC which is 120 miles away. (another FCC rule about what constitutes local programing)

This will be the end to local tv stations as we know them.

James McMichael of KS @ Dec 30, 2008 09:35:13 AM

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