Its been asked before, but are 6, 10, 12, 28 and 64 sending the digital signals OTA? I( was having problems pulling in signals from anything other than Ion, and that was coming in terrible. It very well could have been my $10 anntenna, I bought a better quality one today.
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Providence Stations broadcasting digital signals?
- Thread starter someplacesomewhere
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Yes, all are transmitting digital signals. Here's a page to help you: (for the sake of full disclosure, it is from my site)
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?mktid=66
You'll need some kind of UHF antenna for most of the signals and a VHF antenna for WPRI (and WNAC, starting next year). I like the Silver Sensor antenna myself for indoor use, it's good on UHF and okay on upper VHF (7-13, which will contain both WPRI and WNAC).
What kind of antenna are you using now? If it has the Terk name on it, it's garbage. Rabbit ear antennas aren't very good either, as they are designed for VHF rather than UHF.
- Trip
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?mktid=66
You'll need some kind of UHF antenna for most of the signals and a VHF antenna for WPRI (and WNAC, starting next year). I like the Silver Sensor antenna myself for indoor use, it's good on UHF and okay on upper VHF (7-13, which will contain both WPRI and WNAC).
What kind of antenna are you using now? If it has the Terk name on it, it's garbage. Rabbit ear antennas aren't very good either, as they are designed for VHF rather than UHF.
- Trip
In addition to the above channels you mentioned, ch. 36 is also opreating in digital (but with low power for now). I have found the Antennas Direct DB 2 and DB 4 antennas to be very good for receiving digital signals, and small enough to fit in an attic. For best results use an amplifier, and depending on you location, you will receive Boston's TV stations in digital, too. Which leads me to another question: Does anyone here live in an area of Rhode Island where Connecticut's TV stations can be received in digital broadcasting?
Most likely would be WHPX-DT (ION) of New London on channel 34 (analog 26) and WEDN-DT (PBS) of Norwich on channel 45 (analog 53). Later this year, WEDN-DT is supposed to move from channel 45 to 9. WEDH-DT (PBS) of Hartford is supposed to sign on this summer and take over channel 45. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.
I can't get anything better than 35/100 signal strength from any major Providence station, for that matter, I can't get signal from anyone. 6, 10, 12, 28 and 64, they all come in intermittenly, and at that, it sucks when it comes in. I have a semi decent antenna, and can pull in 10, 12 and 28 on analog with some success, but even then, the commercial radio towers near my apartment, which are apparently close to the analog signals used by 64 render it and other signals unwatchable some times.
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someplacesomewhere said:
If you are who I think you are, the same interference that is wiping out your analog channels will adversely affect your digital ones as well. The noise near your location from the industrial tower is pretty broadband and there have been other complaints about the same problems of interference in your general area.
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