Yep, WHDH (the Boston NBC affiliate) had previously been broadcasting their digital signal on UHF (RF channel 42) before the switch. After they took their VHF analog signal (RF channel 7) off the air, they moved their digital signal down to that frequency. I'm not sure if they chose to do that, or if the FCC forced them to, but in any case I can't receive them at all now, even with an amplified VHF dipole. I live in a ground floor apartment, so putting up an exterior antenna is out of the question. I can receive every other digital station in the Boston area just fine (they are all UHF except WHDH).
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I live in Cambridge, MA and I lost two channels, including NBC and gained one "DW-TV" whatever that is! It's like a knock-off BBC.
I want my NBC back!
Yep, WHDH (the Boston NBC affiliate) had previously been broadcasting their digital signal on UHF (RF channel 42) before the switch. After they took their VHF analog signal (RF channel 7) off the air, they moved their digital signal down to that frequency. I'm not sure if they chose to do that, or if the FCC forced them to, but in any case I can't receive them at all now, even with an amplified VHF dipole. I live in a ground floor apartment, so putting up an exterior antenna is out of the question. I can receive every other digital station in the Boston area just fine (they are all UHF except WHDH).