Re: OTA Channel 1

Channel 1 is the Radio Amateur 6 Meter band  and the current CB allocation.

After the second World War Hams petitioned the FCC for more freq. 
allocation.  They gave them 50 to 54 mHz, the upper 2/3rds of channel 1. 
48 
to 50mHz became commercial and later some was given to CB use. I suspect 
that when you scanned for stations that a local strong Ham was on the air 
and your scan grabbed that channel.

Mr Ed
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"Hugh" <hugh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> jack ak wrote:
>
>> Hugh wrote:
>>
>>> Are they bringing back channel one? My new Magnavox VCR with digital
>>> tuner will select DTV channel 1.1. I'm not getting anything on it but
it
>>> will select it.
>>
>>
>> You have a new *VCR* with a digital tuner?
>
> Yes, it is a Magnavox ZV450MW8A. Digital Video Disc Recorder & Video 
> Cassette Recorder with Digital Tuner. I got it at Wal-Mart.
>
>>
>> No matter what device you use, if there is no channel 1.1 available
>> in your area, you won't get anything on that channel.
>
> I read years ago that when television first started, it had a channel 1 
> but they dropped it because it was too susceptible to interference. I 
> thought maybe since this would select channel 1 that maybe they were
bring 
> it back for digital tv. I get all of my tv over the air.