Interesting to see how most of the VHF channels alternate between New York and Philadelphia to minimize cross-channel interference. That seems to be the way it's done in many regions. You don't have stations on the same channel in neighboring cities, but adjacent channels yes. Amazing to think of how the FCC managed to sort that out for the entire nation.
RF channels 1 and RF 37 are no longer used for broadcast TV, but it is possible for virtual channel 1 and virtual channel 37 to be used in the age of digital broadcast TV using the ATSC 1.0 standard in lieu of the original NTSC standard, as virtual channels are not susceptible to frequency problems like RF channels were. The virtual channel could be channel 3 while the RF channel could be 21, for example. Thanks to the conversion to digital broadcast TV, channels on virtual channel 1 are becoming common in Mexico, since national broadcaster Azteca Uno moved to that position recently. One instance of a virtual channel 37 in the digital age can be found on New York City's WNWT-LD, an affiliate of NewsNet.
You are correct, For PISP some channels can go to 1, or are ordered to go to 1 to avoid interference on the virtual channel/RF channel of the same. As for channel 37, at least in north America, that's where radio telescopes are assigned to.
Channel 37 used here is from the Philippines. They are still broadcasting in analog (as far as I can remember). We are still adjusting to the digitalization of our TV frequencies.
Channel 43 (now known as CW43) and Channel 61 are the only ones on this list that I can get here in Northeast Ohio. WCLQ-61 was only on the air from 1981 to about 1985-86. The station was originally launched as WKBF-TV 61 by Kaiser Broadcasting in 1968. It shut down in 1975, and after WCLQ failed, it was sold and rebranded as WQHS-TV (Home Shopping Network). It is now a Univision (Spanish) network still using the WQHS call letters.
@@purpleskysproductions4656 Yeah, you're right - sometimes I don't get dates exactly right. It was just what I recalled seeing in a book by the late Ron Sweed ('The Ghoul') who started his show on WKBF-61 in 1972. I assumed that was when the network went on the air. Looks like I was off by four years...
@@kevinbaker4241 Also, WCLQ & WQHS are both connected, as WCLQ is just a former callsign of WQHS. Also, I did expect the earlier error as well, as I also believed 1972 was when WKBF first went on air before learning it was 1968.
@@purpleskysproductions4656 Duly noted. (Boy, as somebody who was born and raised in Northeast Ohio {Wayne County}, I sure don't know everything about television networks from the past here in Ohio...)
Oh yeah...some TV stations (like my local NBC station started out in channel 71, but moved to a more usable frequency 21 during the Analog era). In fact, Canada's City TV network started in Toronto on the channel 70s until it moved to the channel 50s.
Well, channel 37 is usable, but not for broadcasting; the actual use is for radio astronomy. Channel 1 was a former frequency until it was disbanded in 1946.
Wow. A lot of Station IDs are almost close to New York. I was surprised that PBS member stations are WNET (Thirteen), CPTV, WHYY, KCET, KOCE, NJN, KRCB, MPT, and KLRU. However, I don't see WLIW 21 because it's a PBS member station too. ☺
I always thought in america since theres lots of "states" in the u.s. that there are just a set channels for each state..like that station reception should only be for that specific state and not the whole country
In case you're confused the parentheses have the meanings of the callsigns. Also, can anyone tell me what ch. 23 (WXXA), 33 (WPBY), 51(WTVE), and 68(WCOM)'s callsigns stand for?
Correct my friend. DWAO-TV is the flagship station of Filipino-based Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), owned by Alfredo "Atom" Henares. It serves Metro Manila.
DWAO-TV (UHF: Channel 37) is the flagship channel of UNTV in the Philippines. Edit: And also, there IS a channel 37 in the USA but, AntVee used channel 37 as a replacement.
The frequency band that is used for channel 1 was reassigned by the FCC in 1948 for police communications. As for channel 37, this frequency band is reserved for radio astronomy in many countries. The full story is at uhftelevision.com/articles/channel37.html
That last one, Channel 69, looked like it could have been a Screen Gems logo; to wit, an "S From Outer Space".. LOL
Lol I never thought of this! Good job
Maybe you can do 70-83...?
@@robmclean4352 My Coby CX-TV1 portable 5" black & white set still goes up to 83, even though I bought it in the 2000s.
@@robmclean4352 seems impossible imo
I think only Citytv in Canada had been on that band (channel 79)
You took me back to the early 1980s! I grew up in Lambertville, NJ
Interesting to see how most of the VHF channels alternate between New York and Philadelphia to minimize cross-channel interference. That seems to be the way it's done in many regions. You don't have stations on the same channel in neighboring cities, but adjacent channels yes. Amazing to think of how the FCC managed to sort that out for the entire nation.
0:00 to 1:12 - VHF, 1:12 to 9:20 - UHF
Imagine these being used as transitions for a logo list.
@Aaron Cameron no nerdbutt
RF channels 1 and RF 37 are no longer used for broadcast TV, but it is possible for virtual channel 1 and virtual channel 37 to be used in the age of digital broadcast TV using the ATSC 1.0 standard in lieu of the original NTSC standard, as virtual channels are not susceptible to frequency problems like RF channels were. The virtual channel could be channel 3 while the RF channel could be 21, for example.
Thanks to the conversion to digital broadcast TV, channels on virtual channel 1 are becoming common in Mexico, since national broadcaster Azteca Uno moved to that position recently.
One instance of a virtual channel 37 in the digital age can be found on New York City's WNWT-LD, an affiliate of NewsNet.
You are correct, For PISP some channels can go to 1, or are ordered to go to 1 to avoid interference on the virtual channel/RF channel of the same. As for channel 37, at least in north America, that's where radio telescopes are assigned to.
Well the NewsNet but just became outdated,now it’s airing story television.
Channel 37 used here is from the Philippines. They are still broadcasting in analog (as far as I can remember). We are still adjusting to the digitalization of our TV frequencies.
6:01 kind of a funny call sign there
0:48 WCAU later became part of NBC in 1995.
Channel 43 (now known as CW43) and Channel 61 are the only ones on this list that I can get here in Northeast Ohio.
WCLQ-61 was only on the air from 1981 to about 1985-86. The station was originally launched as WKBF-TV 61 by Kaiser Broadcasting in 1968. It shut down in 1975, and after WCLQ failed, it was sold and rebranded as WQHS-TV (Home Shopping Network). It is now a Univision (Spanish) network still using the WQHS call letters.
May I correct you here? WKBF actually launched on January 19, 1968.
@@purpleskysproductions4656 Yeah, you're right - sometimes I don't get dates exactly right. It was just what I recalled seeing in a book by the late Ron Sweed ('The Ghoul') who started his show on WKBF-61 in 1972. I assumed that was when the network went on the air. Looks like I was off by four years...
@@kevinbaker4241 Also, WCLQ & WQHS are both connected, as WCLQ is just a former callsign of WQHS. Also, I did expect the earlier error as well, as I also believed 1972 was when WKBF first went on air before learning it was 1968.
@@purpleskysproductions4656 Duly noted. (Boy, as somebody who was born and raised in Northeast Ohio {Wayne County}, I sure don't know everything about television networks from the past here in Ohio...)
@@kevinbaker4241 Huh. I'm miles away from that area, and know quite a bit about this. Weird isn't it? (😱Not saying you're dumb!😓)
It can only go from 2 to 69 if there's a channel 70 then i would love it.
There was a channel 70 actually! Channels 70-83 were removed from Television use in 1983.
@@purpleskysproductions4656 There's also no Channel 84, since Mike Judge only made that up for his cartoon, King of the Hill.
Oh yeah...some TV stations (like my local NBC station started out in channel 71, but moved to a more usable frequency 21 during the Analog era). In fact, Canada's City TV network started in Toronto on the channel 70s until it moved to the channel 50s.
@@newstarcadefan 79 to 57.
There is also a channel 70 news channel in Pakistan.
Thank you so much for including WTVS & WWJ
I believe channel 37 is an unusable frequency, that is why there isn't any. Same with channel 1.
Well, channel 37 is usable, but not for broadcasting; the actual use is for radio astronomy. Channel 1 was a former frequency until it was disbanded in 1946.
@@twopityt I know that. I would have said that as a separate comment if I wanted to.
@@purpleskysproductions4656 same goes higher to 69
7 of my TV stations appeared on this video.
8, I forgot WTVE in Willow Grove.
I’m from Houston and Channel 20 (KTXH) and Channel 39 (KHTV / now KIAH) were my channels growing up!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
kxln & keth
@@rudyiraheta80 Shut up, remedial!
Wow. A lot of Station IDs are almost close to New York. I was surprised that PBS member stations are WNET (Thirteen), CPTV, WHYY, KCET, KOCE, NJN, KRCB, MPT, and KLRU. However, I don't see WLIW 21 because it's a PBS member station too. ☺
Also WHRO.
@@JustJaidenism Broadcasting at Hampton, Norfolk. Spot on, Jaiden. 😃
This is amazing
Finally
The Philippines is getting noticed
UNTV 37 is from the Philippines hehe
5:45, 7:14 and 9:00 Baltimore stations.
Fun fact: whyy is a pbs affiliate
KITN (Now as WFTC) is on the list
What Affiliates & Inpenedent TV Channels Are?
I always thought in america since theres lots of "states" in the u.s. that there are just a set channels for each state..like that station reception should only be for that specific state and not the whole country
I Didn't Know Paramount Have An Station From
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KPWB would become KMAX and change affiliation to UPN.
All stations in this video:
Ch. 2 - WCBS (Columbia Broadcasting System)
Ch. 3 - KYW (Derived from KYW radio)
Ch. 4 - WNBC (National Broadcasting Company)
Ch. 5 - WNYW (disambiguation of former callsign)
Ch. 6 - WPVI (Philadelphia; VI is Roman numeral for 6)
Ch. 7 - WABC (American Broadcasting Company)
Ch. 8 - WFAA (Working For All Alike)
Ch. 9 - WWOR (disambiguation of former callsign (again!))
Ch. 10 - WCAU (randomly assigned; backronym: Where Cheer Awaits YoU)
Ch. 11 - WPIX (New York's PIX Newspaper, nameplate slogan of Daily News)
Ch. 12 - WHYY (Wilder Horizons for You and Yours)
Ch. 13 - WNET (National Educational Television)
Ch. 14 - WFIE (either We're First In Evansville or FInE, from Fine Family)
Ch. 15 - WHRO (HomeRoom One/Hampton ROads)
Ch. 16 - WAPT (We're American Public (Life Insurance) Television)
Ch. 17 - WJKS (JacKSonville), now WCWJ (CW Jacksonville)
Ch. 18 - KLRU (K-LeaRn, AUstin)
Ch. 19 - WXIX (Roman numeral for 19 - XIX)
Ch. 20 - KTXH (TeXas Houston)
Ch. 21 - KTXA (TeXAs (Arlington/America)
Ch. 22 - WVNY (Vermont/New York)
Ch. 23 - WXXA (Randomly assinged)
Ch. 24 - CPTV, specifically WEDH (EDucational Hartford)
Ch. 25 - WXNE (Christ (X) in New England), now WFXT (FoX Television)
Ch. 26 - WCIU (Chicago's Inaugural UHF station)
Ch. 27 - WHTM (Harrisburg Times Mirror)
Ch. 28 - KCET (California Educational Television)
Ch. 29 - KITN (Independent Twenty-Nine, colloquially meant "Kitten"), now WFTC (Fox Twin Cities)
Ch. 30 - WAWS (Unknown), now WFOX (FOX Broadcasting)
Ch. 31 - KPWB (Pappas WB), now KMAX (MAXimum Entertainment)
Ch. 32 - WFLD (FieLD Enterprises)
Ch. 33 - WPBY (WPBY got it's call letters to underline that the station was own by the state authority, not the university system), now WVPB (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
Ch. 34 - WMGC (MaGiC 34), now WIVT (variant of WIXT in Syracuse)
Ch. 35 - KAPP (APPle Valley)
Ch. 36 - WUPW (randomly assigned)
Ch. 37 - DWAO (DW AtOm Henares)
Ch. 38 - WSBK (SBK is stock ticker symbol of Storer Broadcasting)
Ch. 39 - KHTV (Houston TeleVision), now KIAH (IAH is IATA code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport)
Ch. 40 - KTXL (Television XL (40))
Ch. 41 - KSHB (Scripps Howard Broadcasting)
Ch. 42 - WBMG (BirMinGham), now WIAT (It's About Time, former slogan)
Ch. 43 - WUAB (United Artists Broadcasting)
Ch. 44 - KBHK (Kaiser Broadcasting/Henry Kaiser)
Ch. 45 - WBFF (Baltimore's Forty-Five (Finest Features))
Ch. 46 - WGNX (World's Greatest Newspaper), now WGCL (Georgia's CLear News (former slogan))
Ch. 47 - WNFT (NiFTy? I *legit* don't know), now WJAX (JAX is shorthand of Jacksonville)
Ch. 48 - WGTW (We're Great Television to Watch)
Ch. 49 - KSTR (either Lone STaR State or K-STaR (former branding))
Ch. 50 - KOCE (Orange County Education)
Ch. 51 - WTVE (We're TeleVision Entertainment)
Ch. 52 - NJTV, specifically WNJT (New Jersey Trenton)
Ch. 53 - WPGH (PittsburGH)
Ch. 54 - WNUV (NUVision Inc., founding owner)
Ch. 55 - KLDT (Lake Dallas, Texas)
Ch. 56 - WTVS (TeleVision for Southeast Michigan)
Ch. 57 - WGBS (Grant Broadcasting Servics)
Ch. 58 - KSCH (SCHulyer Broadcasting), now KQCA (Quality Television in CA)
Ch. 59 - WXIN (Across (X) INdiana)
Ch. 60 - KCSM (College of San Mateo), now KPJK (Prof. John Kramer)
Ch. 61 - WCLQ (CLeveland (I don't know what the Q stands for)), now WQHS (Q from WCLQ; Home Shopping Network)
Ch. 62 - WGPR (Grosse Point Radio, later interpreted to mean Where God's Presence Radiates), now WWJ (derived from WWJ radio)
Ch. 63 - WMBC (Mountain Broadcasting Corporation)
Ch. 64 - KHIZ (Unknown), now KILM (K-FILMOn TV)
Ch. 65 - WSJT (South Jersey Television), now WUVP (UniVision Philadelphia)
Ch. 66 - WGBO (Grant BrOadcasting)
Ch. 67 - WMPB (Maryland Public Broadcasting (or Baltimore))
Ch. 68 - WCOM (COMmunity?), now WMFD (MansFielD)
Ch. 69 - WFMZ (Family Minded Zone)
In case you're confused the parentheses have the meanings of the callsigns. Also, can anyone tell me what ch. 23 (WXXA), 33 (WPBY), 51(WTVE), and 68(WCOM)'s callsigns stand for?
@Am'Cracked Channel Thank you, but on WTVE, that station serves Philadelphia, not Elmira (Corning).
@Am'Cracked Channel And Purdue is in Indiana, not Virginia! (WPBY)
@Am'Cracked Channel There we go!
@Am'Cracked Channel Oh, I needed WAWS as well.
Funnigly enough, Channel 1, 37 and beyond 69 are not available in US. So channel 37 is literally a Filipino station ID.
Is UNTV (DWAO-TV) in the Philippines?
Correct my friend. DWAO-TV is the flagship station of Filipino-based Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), owned by Alfredo "Atom" Henares. It serves Metro Manila.
yes, it is. they used it in the video because there is no channel 37 in the USA
DWAO-TV (UHF: Channel 37) is the flagship channel of UNTV in the Philippines. Edit: And also, there IS a channel 37 in the USA but, AntVee used channel 37 as a replacement.
What's The Callsign Means?
hey i did not know a car company owned a tv network
WFMZ is nice
What was KTHX? Would it become UPN?
Cable tv should've been this way. U know just more. Broadcast tv stations from aroud the usa
Then That Would Put Less Enjoyability In DXing.
Why is there no channel 1?
*WHERE'S CHANNEL ONE?*
The frequency band that is used for channel 1 was reassigned by the FCC in 1948 for police communications.
As for channel 37, this frequency band is reserved for radio astronomy in many countries. The full story is at
uhftelevision.com/articles/channel37.html
*BE NICE IF THERE WAS A CHANNEL 666!!!*
KSDWTV ch10
KSARTV ch12
before may 14 1972
do now with mexican channels
7:55
word 13 is to odd for me
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