Very interesting! I never knew that if it was under 13, it was VHF. Yes, here NBC (WGAL) is channel 8 (8.1, 8.2). All my other OTA are above 13, so that is why they all came in.tonywagner wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:19 pmWhat's the NBC affiliate? My local NBC (KARE) is on a VHF frequency, so I had to add it manually in WMC too.kam24 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:58 pm The channel was my standard OTA NBC channel. It always scanned prior. The signal was strong (it is my strongest channel signal-wise). I really only get NBC, FOX, CBS, CW and PBS plus their sub-channels. The only time I would be missing channels during the scan would be if the signal was too weak. So, it was weird.
If you enter your location here, it should show your local channels -- and if the "RF Channel" underneath a callsign is 13 or lower, then it's VHF:
https://www.antennaweb.org/
WMC only ever really "scanned" the UHF frequencies. It downloaded any VHF frequencies in its setup data, based on your zip code, and included them in your scan results -- but it didn't technically scan them. Now that the online setup data is gone, along with the guide data, WMC will only show UHF channels after a scan. Signal strength has nothing to do with it.
When my CBS/CW channels relocated last year, I ended up having to write to them for the RF channel info and manually add them as well. But, this time, they populated.
In the past, if I moved my antenna, it would change what came in on my scanned list - so that is why I always assumed it was based on what signals it was able to grab.
I feel SO much better...I assumed it was something I had done wrong in the setup. I like knowing WHY.
Thank you!!!