Consumer interest in free over the air digital- HD TV is definitely on the increase. The number of visitors to our href="http://www.dennysantennaservice.com" rel="nofollow">web site has skyrocketed over the past year, mainly do
to the introduction of free over the air digital - HDTV.

Choosing the proper TV antenna for a particular location is the main issue for most. Many consumer's have a tendency to
purchase antennas that are to small to do the job, digital reception is an all or nothing proposition, you're going to
want a strong signal. Also, there is a misconception that all digital - HDTV broadcast signals are on the UHF band
(14-69) Currently it's true, many broadcaster's are transmitting their digital signals on UHF, because much of the VHF
band (2-13) is currently being used to broadcast analog TV signals. However, when the digital transition is complete on
February 17th of 2009, the date set when broadcasters will turn off their analog signals, things will change. There are
only a handful of broadcast locations across the U.S. that have plans to remain 100% on the UHF band, most areas will
have both VHF and UHF digital stations. This means if you purchase a UHF TV antenna now, chances are you may loose the
ability to receive a portion of your digital channels in the future. Some areas already have VHF digital stations.

My best advice is to purchase a TV antenna that is large enough to be certain it can easily receive all of the digital
broadcast signals in your area, even during poor reception conditions. The antenna should be VHF/UHF capable, unless you
are absolutely certain all of your stations are currently UHF, and will remain UHF after the digital transition is
complete. To determine the channel number your area digital stations currently broadcast on now, and the channel number
they plan to broadcast on after the 2009 analog shutdown date, visit
DA-06-1082A2.pdf. When
you visit this site, start by finding your state
and then the city where your area stations are located. The channel number that appears in the first column is the
current digital channel number of that station, the second column is the current analog channel number, and the third
column is the tentative final channel number destination. The third column is the channel number where the station plans
to permanently broadcast their digital signal. VHF channels are 2 - 13 and UHF are 14 - 69. If your not sure where or
what stations are available in your area, visit antennaweb. This is a
great site to visit, it will provide the
city location of the stations in your area and much more.