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DTV Reception Maps Conveniently Show Color-Coded Signal Quality [Dtv]

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If you’ve been wondering whether you’ll be able to receive strong DTV signals on your ancient TV, the FCC has thoughtfully made a site to help you out.

You enter in your address, and the site gives a list of the digital signals that you must be able to pull in, helpfully color-coded in green (green means excellent!), yellow (yellow is like a crappier version of green!), orange (orange isn’t on streetlights so who knows!), and red (booooooo red!). In view of the fact that I probably live out in the furthest fringes of civilization of the entire Giz staff, I entered in my own Southeast Pennsylvania address, and was pretty impressed with the results.

The channels in green, the strongest signals, are the only channels I can remember life able to pick up with those ancient rabbit ears. I didn’t even know here was a possibility to get all that other stuff. So it’s looking like DTV might be a excellent thought after all, provided the chart is accurate. [FCC]