[mythtv] [PATCH] ATSC major_minor channel selection

Daniel Thor Kristjansson danielk at mrl.nyu.edu
Tue Jan 18 09:05:31 EST 2005


On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Doug Larrick wrote:
]John Patrick Poet wrote:
]> This patch fixes the ATSC program tuning code to look for the major channel
]> number in addition to the minor channel number.
]Interesting.  You've got stations broadcasting more than one major channel
]number?  Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I would not expect it.

They will be doing this "permanently" in New York too, the two PBS 
stations 12 and 21 merged, and will both be transmitting on the same 
ATSC frequency (65), with the NYC one on major channel 12 and the Long 
Island one on major channel 21. Already two of the other networks are 
broadcasting on a shared frequency, but I the claim this is temporary 
until the government builds them the "Freedom tower" antenna. The feds 
are also paying for the joint PBS transmitter in exchange for some kind 
of emergency override capability.

-- Daniel


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