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Old 15-Nov-2016, 11:27 PM   #2
rabbit73
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Hi, Jim:

Does your tvfool report look something like this?
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...dfafdaa47b9bbb

The transmitters at 8.1 mi are called translators (a repeater on a different frequency) to cover your area for the main transmitters that are 44 miles away.



K32DY is the translator for KOBI
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.ph...callsign=k32dy

K47LD is the translator for KTVL
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.ph...callsign=k47ld

KSYS has two transmitters, one on real channel 8 and one on real channel 42, both with the virtual channel number 8.1.
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.ph...&callsign=ksys

K21BG is the translator for KDRV
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.ph...callsign=k21bg

It is the real channel number that determines what antenna is needed.

VHF-Low, real channels 2-6
VHF-High, real channels 7-13
UHF, real channels 14-51

The virtual channel number (like 5.1) is a holdover from the analog TV days to maintain the identity of the station, and is what the TV displays.
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