DTV Transition Causing Unforeseen Problems for Some Stations

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Call Tim “The Toolman” Taylor. At least three TV stations in the new DTV broadcast world are looking for more power.

Since the switch to digital television June 12, a significant number of viewers to ABC-owned stations WPVI in Philadelphia and WLS in Chicago, as well as WHDH, Sunbeam Television’s NBC affiliate in Boston, have reportedly been unable to tune-in the stations now that digital is here. All three stations broadcast their digital on VHF as compared to the typical UHF frequency for most stations in the transition.

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