What causes OTA channels to appear on the incorrect channel number?

[larrykenney]

I just had that happen yesterday. The "riddle me this" thread station when I scanned on my other TV showed it as 43.7 but once the signal got better it logged as its PSIP station 43.5

Many stations start their channels at .3 on the transmitter channel (I heard why, but I can't remember now), so when it converts to virtual x.1 and the sub-channels follow, the .7 becomes .5.

 

[Trip]

Somebody mentioned elsewhere that their TV they can manually type in the RF number and it wont change to PSIP numbers unless they do a scan. Thats really odd

So if they type in 32-1 it stays on WCCO but a rescan will put it at its PSIP spot of 4-1

Not sure about the newer Sony TVs, but older ones definitely did this.

- Trip

 

[Mr Tony]

Not sure about the newer Sony TVs, but older ones definitely did this.

- Trip

good to know

 

[Mr Tony]

Many stations start their channels at .3 on the transmitter channel (I heard why, but I can't remember now), so when it converts to virtual x.1 and the sub-channels follow, the .7 becomes .5.

you're right. Just looking at Mpls market on the full powered stations
PBS, MY, FOX, NBC, CW & Ion all start at X.3 for their RF station
CBS, ABC and the ABC co-owned Independent do not