Local TV channels

Low VHF signals (channels 2-6) and High VHF signals (channels 7-12) can bounce further than this, but most digital TV channels are on the UHF band (channels 13-26 ) – which is line-of-sight transmission.

These days, if you live in a large metropolitan area and plug in a digital TV antenna to your TV, you can easily receive anywhere from 70 to more than 100 channels . In some areas, such as Los Angeles, you can get up to 157 channels.

In the US and Canada, the VHF television band occupies frequencies between 54 and 216 MHz and the UHF band between 470 and 890 MHz. In general, VHF channels are numbered 2 to 13 and UHF channels 14 to 51 .20 Haz 2018

Move your TV aerial to the highest point possible and close to a window, and you will probably see drastic improvement! Check the aerial of the neighbors to get the right direction towards the nearest TV transmitter .

Antennas are either UHF, VHF or a combination . In high density areas, VHF (Very High Frequency) antennas are recommended as their signal responds better to obstructions. The signals aren’t very powerful but ample enough to cover the shorter transmission distances required in metro areas.

In Australia, digital TV signals are aired on both VHF and UHF frequencies (the signals are electromagnetic waves and the frequency is the number of waves transmitted in one second). UHF signal has a higher frequency than VHF and is vertically polarized in Brisbane, while VHF TV signal travels in the horizontal plane.