Over-the-Air (OTA) TV signals are distributed across two different frequency bands: UHF (Ultra High Frequency) and VHF (Very High Frequency) .
Read moreWill UHF VHF antenna work on digital TV?
Regardless of its physical location, an antenna is specifically designed to receive over-the-air signals in the VHF and UHF bands. DTV uses the same frequency ranges as the analog TV standards, so an older antenna can still receive DTV broadcasts .
Read moreAre local TV channels UHF or VHF?
While most local network affiliates broadcast their programming on the UHF frequency band , there are a number of TV stations which transmit using low-band VHF frequencies (channels 2-6) and high-band VHF frequencies (channels 7-13).
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