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tl;dr as more spectrum was used in the late 1940s a channel had to be freed up to deal with interference issues so they picked channel 1 and simply choose not t
by zzalpha 11y ago
tl;dr as more spectrum was used in the late 1940s a channel had to be freed up to deal with interference issues so they picked channel 1 and simply choose not to renumber.
You'd think the article would explore why they didn't renumber, but nope.
Legacy hardware and possible consumer confusion seem like the most likely speculation.
- mc32 11y agoProbably because if you had an old set and were watching on Ch2 but your neighbor was watching the same thing on Ch1 on a new set, that could have been a bit confusing at the dawn of television. Or, watch ABC news on Ch2 on old sets, but Ch1 on new sets...., wait, do I have an old set or a new set?
- teen 11y agoyou tl;dr people are doing the lord's work. thank you
- sethkontny 11y agoSo instead of reading. --> fast paced audio.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoI can read faster than any human can speak intelligibly. Also, it's much easier to skip ahead with text.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoI would assume they didn't renumber because TV was becoming popular at this point and it would be a hassle.