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Will my Vizio HDTV with digital tuner decode more channels after the DTV transition?

Now, for example, it only receives the analog signal, and a few hd signals that are broadcast along with the analog(ie: channel 9-1 is WGNHD and it looks great). My question is that ESPNHD is on 173, which is not readable w/o the Comcast box. Will that change after the Digital Transition so that I can receive higher number channels without the Comcast box?

The FCC digital transition mandate will affect the full power, over-the-air broadcast stations. These tend to be your local channels like ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and WGN as an example. The FCC does not mandate that your cable or satellite operator carry the HD versions of these local channels, though many operators do as you have seen. The FCC does mandate that the cable or satellite operators carry these local channels in an analog format as long as they offer any analog channels. You will not see the premium channels (like ESPN HD) after the digital transition because of the FCC digital transition mandate. Your access to premium channels is strictly a business decision make by your cable or satellite operator and is not governed by the FCC digital transition mandate.

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