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To: PAR35
   You left out the "interesting" part of the deal.

I was awaiting a nibble at which time I would elaborated ...

   " PBS affiliate sold desirable VHF channel 2"

Yeah ... a 'low band' VHF TV channel that is afected by a) power line noise b) some computer operated toys/games and PC peripherals and c) recurring to just occasional 'skip' (depending on the sun spot cycle) from a thousand miles away.

If you've ever received 'broadcast TV' using an outside antenna you'll know what I mean.

I can get good, although sometimes ghosty images with just rabbit ears alone on the local Dallas UHF and VHF Hi-band channels; not so on the Low-VHF channels (2, 4 and 5 locally).

Frankly, in today's noisy RF environment - the low-band channels a lot of time look like crap.

23 posted on 01/15/2004 6:38:46 PM PST by _Jim ( <--- Ann Coulter speaks on gutless Liberals (RealAudio files))
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To: _Jim
Yeah ... a 'low band' VHF TV channel that is afected by ...Frankly, in today's noisy RF environment - the low-band channels a lot of time look like crap.

That reminds me - the PBS affiliate threw in a new digital channel into the deal when they sold channel 2 - you getting much interference on your digital channels?

Any way you cut it, Daystar established that a channel in the Dallas market was worth at least $37 million. The folks at KDTN established that they could get less than $20 million.

26 posted on 01/15/2004 7:03:50 PM PST by PAR35
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To: _Jim
If I understand it, that's why everything's going to digital transmissions, which will mean a much narrower signal.
33 posted on 01/15/2004 7:41:49 PM PST by Herodotus
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