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To: CharlotteVRWC

Well, factoring in all the HD and standard digital stations, and analog, it really is more.

Locally, the normal PBS station is only one station, for instance. With digital channels, our local PBS has four stations, one that is a HD channel, three that are standard digital channels. One of these standard channels is the same content that the HD PBS channel has, but the other two are completely different content. We now get a PBS cooking show, McLaughlin Group, and Nova simultaneously via these four channel channels from what was one channel before. In addition, we still get the analog PBS, which is the same content as the HD and one of the standard digital channels, so we actually have 5 PBS channels for one network where before there was only 1, period.

Also, our local CBS station has one of these extra subchannels that is broadcasting 24-hour weather information.

This is an example of what is there when you hook up an antenna and have a digital converter box to help!


17 posted on 12/31/2008 12:00:40 PM PST by ConservativeMind (What's "Price Gouging"? Should government force us to sell to the 15th highest bidder on eBay?)
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To: ConservativeMind

What kind of antenna do you have?

I am intrigued to dump cable/Satellite as I have no use for 75%+ of the programming they offer.

It would be nice to delete an extra monthly bill and just get weather, locals, PBS etc. Although I enjoy the business channels I can most times get livestreams on those.


26 posted on 12/31/2008 2:00:34 PM PST by Hostage
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