HDTV Television Channel Broadcast Status

 BEWARE: Some HDTV / DTV Tuners DO NOT receive the " 8VSB"  HDTV STANDARD! 

The Federal Communications Commission  gives you the RIGHT TO INSTALL A  TV OR SATELLITE ANTENNA, regardless of zoning laws.   This includes condominium owners and cooperative owners.

PHILLIPS MICROTECHNOLOGY, INC is a Consultant for the Transmission and Reception of  DTV

>> DTV allows you to FEEL THE SOUND!  <<

HDTV Primer 

CBS-DTV   NBC-DTV   PBS-DTV    NASA goes HD

Petitions to Change DTV Channels

FCC: HDTV STATIONS vs. STATE & LOCAL ZONING 

Medical Devices to "SHARE" TV Channels  

If you notice a discrepancy:    

HDTV (DTV) Stations Currently on the air as of OCTOBER, 2003:

Most stations re-broadcast network HDTV feeds only. They DO NOT have
in-house HDTV local origination capabilities. 

The FCC did not originally allocate digital channels for low power stations
and some newly granted full power TV stations, but this has changed.

Official Program Test Authority; THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 
DTV STATIONS ON THE AIR PERIODICALLY, USUALLY UNDER EXPERIMENTAL OR 
SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES (STA’S), 
WITH LESS THAN FULLY AUTHORIZED FACILITIES. 

Some DTV Station Links:

WKPT-DT KY KINGSPORT		
WXYZ-DT MI DETROIT             
KTCI-DT MN ST PAUL             
WRAL-DT NC RALEIGH            
KLAS-DT NV LAS VEGAS             
KNPB-DT NV RENO                 
KXLY-DT WA SPOKANE            
WKOW-DT WI MADISON     

Tentative dates for stations not yet on the air: No later than the 2006, (FCC Deadline)

Digital television is relatively new, and only a minority of households have digital sets. Many stations offer little programming, and may be on the air for only a few hours few hours per week. Most digital stations currently simulcast their analog counterpart for the majority of their programming.

 

SPAN = 2 MHz / Div        VERT. SCALE = 10 db / div
90% of the transmitted HDTV Power (enhanced area) should
fall within 5.39 MHz of a 6 MHz wide Television channel.
The ATSC Pilot appears as a peak in the upper left corner.