UHF (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Technology Marches On]]: The UHF band in general. The launch of [[FOX]] TV as a fourth US commercial network in 1986 meant twelve VHF TV channels (which had been enough for three stations in each major market) were no longer adequate; meanwhile the TV sets have improved. Digital transition meant manyMany longtime [[NBC]] and [[CBS]] affiliates who'dchose claimedto lowstay channelson likeUHF "2"for ortheir "6"digital earlyHDTV aswhen primefull-power spotsanalogue forTV was phased out in 2009; their 1950sonce-valuable analoguelow-VHF signalschannels foundturned theseout frequenciesto be too plagued with impulse noise to be useful digitally, leaving low-VHF 2-6 largely an over-the-air wasteland. The "U-62" frequency? Gone. UHF 52-69 were auctioned to mobile phone operators for billions in 2009-11. [[American Television Stations]] were moved down to DT51 or lower, only to be further repacked to DT36 or lower by 2021.