DTV Transition: Station Branding Confusion
733 views · Published 29 June 2009 · 3:38 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: georgef551 · 2009 · Science & Technology
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Now that the DTV transition is over, what about stations that moved, and still referring to their old station numbers?
Some did well, like WBZ, they don't even list the channel number, and Retro Television Network (WMFP, Lawrence, 18), but in this example, WFXT, 25 Boston, is permanently on channel 31 now, yet still call themselves 25. Shouldn't it be WFXT 31, Boston?
Some stations that were on other channels reverted to their analog positions, but those who haven't, can confuse people, especially if the branding data dissapears from the signal on the station's end (technical difficulty I have encounterd numerous times). What now? You don't know the actual station, you lost the station, unless you rescan later.
See? A whole can of worms opened up. Wonder what'll happen about this?
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