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Old 02-02-2008, 08:38 PM   #2
TXiceman
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The HDTV antenna is no different than your standard VHF TV antenna. The broadcast signal in on the same old VHF frequencies. All that is changed is the signal will be digital rather than analog.

Also, the change that takes place in 2009 is to change all TV broadcast to digital mode. Some stations will broadcast an HD signal which will use a large portion of their broadcast spectrum. They may also broad cast a regular digital (non-HD) in the same spectrum, ie. you will see channels as 13.0, 13.1 and 13.2. Each station is alloted a given spectrum (or frequency band). Digital does not require and much bandwidth as does analog, so they can crowd the stations closer together.

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