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by RF_Enthusiast 1164 days ago
Channel 5 and 6 LPTV stations are being given the opportunity to upgrade from secondary spectrum user (that could be forced off their frequency) to primary spectrum user (that can't be forced off their frequency). So the option to use channels 5 and 6 just closed, as those frequencies are now used in most markets.

I can't think of one major US market off hand that does not have a channel 5 or 6 station.
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hakfoo 1162 days ago
Phoenix has a nominal channel 5, but it's on RF 17. There's only two notable broadcasters on VHF, both above the FM band (8 and 10).

https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&stu...

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RF_Enthusiast 1162 days ago
I checked another source just to be sure, but you're right! Phoenix has an empty lower-VHF dial!

Prescott (Ch 6), Yuma (Ch. 2) and Tucson (Ch 4) have the lower-VHF stations in that region.

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