Jump to navigation. This page has been archived and is no longer actively maintained by the FCC. All full-power television stations broadcast only as digital TV, or DTV, following the transition from analog to digital broadcasting in If you are having difficulty receiving digital broadcast stations, this troubleshooting guide provides a connections checklist and tips for reception of digital signals. For more information about the DTV transition, go to www. Use an Antenna that Provides Good Reception of All Channels You need an antenna that provides good reception of both VHF signals channels and UHF signals channels14 and above to reliably receive all of the digital signals broadcast in your area.
To receive UHF signals, an indoor antenna should also include a wire loop or other feature for reception in that band. Reception capabilities of TV antennas vary considerably. Also, factors such as nearby buildings, trees, terrain or construction may affect reception. File Upload. Submit Form. Home - Blog. It also comprises different blocks as listed below; Interpolation filter. It reduces the sampling time while increasing the sample rate, increasing the sampling frequency by four times.
The filter data then gets to the modulator block as an input. Delta — sigma modulator. The modulator functions as a low-pass filter to the input signal and a high-pass filter to the quantization noise. Each bit is converted from digital samples to analog forms for added amplification.
Analog output filter. Here, the block filters out DAC output and then produces the analog signals. Then, you can implement it easily. Low-power , Class A and TV translator stations don't have to make the switch to digital just yet. These stations are usually rural or local community stations, and while they didn't have to switch in June , they'll be required to switch over in the future [source: FCC ].
If you watch one of these stations regularly, make sure to get a converter box that has analog pass-through capability, and you can continue to receive those channels. Otherwise, you'll have to get a signal splitter and divide the signal from your antenna for digital and analog stations.
At this point, you may be thinking this is all a pain in the neck. But there are some advantages for switching to a digital signal. Read more about them on the next page.
Households that request these coupons may qualify for up to two coupons each. You can learn more at the program at DTV - Switching from analog to digital let broadcasters offer higher picture definition, because a digital signal can be compressed far more than an analog signal. Compression allows stations to fit more information in the signal.
That means you're getting a clearer image with digital television than you would from an analog signal. In fact, even though digital signals get weaker with distance, just as analog signals do, digital signals won't degrade in quality.
As long as you have a signal, you'll get a clear picture [source: Cringely ]. There's another advantage of having additional bandwidth available. Using digital broadcasting, local stations are able to offer more programming to their viewers than they could with an analog signal. Multicasting , or broadcasting several shows within a single frequency.
Many stations across the United States are already multicasting. If you have a digital-to-analog converter box and a terrestrial antenna, you can take advantage of your local station's multicasting, if they offer it. Cable and satellite providers may not necessarily add the additional stations to their lineups, however, so you may not see them if you subscribe. You could also buy a new television with a digital tuner, if that's what you would prefer, though that's a more expensive option.
For more information about digital television and related topics, tune in to the links on the next page. The transition from analog to digital didn't go completely smoothly. The Community Broadcasters Association, which represents owners of low-power television stations, filed a lawsuit in that would block sales of converter boxes that block analog signals. And though the FCC requires retailers to label televisions with analog tuners to warn consumers about the coming switch to digital TV, several major retailers have been fined for failing to label their goods properly [source: SF Gate ].
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