Tv antennas and Tv reception
FYI. There are REAL channels that are transmitted and received and there are Virtual channels. Virtual channels are in most cases are the tv stations Legacy analog channel number , the tv station kept the legacy channel number during the switch to digital even if the tv station is now transmitting on a different channel. And then there are the repeater stations , a repeater station receives the main tv station and retransmits on a different channel , so what you see on the tv screen is the main tv stations channel number , not the actual channel of the repeater. In any event , the REAL and Actual channel that is being transmitted and received is what is important. Tv antennas are to be selected by the REAL channel. Tvfool lists the REAL and Virtual channel numbers in the tvfool radar report. You are receptive to doing what takes to get good reception. You are correct that electric and electronic noise will cause reception dificulties and so will multipath (reflected tv siganals) Arriving at the antenna out of phase with the main signal. To reduce noise and multipath , use a coax ground block and ground wire connected to the building ground rod or the ground rod wire that is connected to the ground rod at the electric service box of the building. The coax ground block can be connected close to the antennas and a ground wire run to the building ground. Grounding the outer shield of the coax with a ground block will direct interference to ground. . It looks like WNFT is off the air and will not be back.
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