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Originally Posted by MRX37

I mean what else is the FCC going to do with the 54-88 MHz band anyhow?

They will let digital TV stations use it, just as they do now. WBBM digital is on channel 3 in Chicago, and I am sure many other cities have low-VHF digital stations as well.

The only sell-off of spectrum now used for TV is in the 700-800 MHz range. With the switch to digital TV, even reduced UHF band, many more stations can be on the air in any given geographical area, in addition to the fact that many more total "channels" can exist with digital due to the multiplexing ability and efficiency, because digital stations can be put on adjacent channel frequencies without problems. (Try that with analog over-the-air TV!)