What is an HDTV Antenna?
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By federal mandate, all television stations in the United States will begin broadcasting via a digital signal in June, 2009. Many stations have already made the transition to high definition television (HDTV), replacing the analog signals that had been utilized since television service was invented. Some viewers, primarily the minority who receive local television signals by an over-the-air antenna, will need to upgrade their equipment or they will not receive the transmissions. Contrary to popular believe, however, these viewers do not need to purchase an HDTV antenna. Though advertising for a special HDTV antenna has filled both the print media and the internet, the truth of the matter is that an HDTV antenna is no different than any other antenna. Digital TV is broadcast primarily on ultra-high frequency bands (UHF) whereas analog signals were sent out on a very-high frequency (VHF) band. Virtually all existing antennas are designed to receive both UHF and VHF. A person with an olde
