Posted by av2 on October 30, 2009 at 21:09:43:
In Reply to: ABC7 will try "final" fix of HD signal posted by chicagomedia.org on October 30, 2009 at 17:12:15:
WLS-DT began broadcasting on Channel 44 today. But the station is still also brodcasting in digital on Channel 7.
Therefore, most viewers will receive two 7-1's, two 7-2's and two 7-3's.
I can no longer receive low power WCHU-LD which had occupied Channel 44 (but displayed as 61-1 and 61-2), but I heard that WCHU-LD is still on the air on Channel 44. 61-1 was an affiliate of Spanish-language 'Azteca America', and 61-2 was a simulcast of sister station, analog Channel 6 WLFM-LP.
I wonder how WLS-DT can get away with broadcasting in digital on both 7 and 44? Since the station made the move to 44 today, they should have to shut down 7. Channel 7 should be made available to someone else now as a new, full power allocation in the Chicago market.
This is the second move for WLS-DT this year, which originally was on Channel 52.