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Old 06-12-2014, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NewVista View Post
Why did channels 4 & 5 in LA have adjacent spectrum assignments in same city?
Same situation as in N.Y.C. There were 7 channels in Los Angeles after about 1949. I guess the FCC figured that there would be no cross interference with the closest meto area. There is/was no channel 4 or 5 for hundreds of miles from L.A. I can't speak for New York City.

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