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By the way, in Europe, even for analog TV the channel numbers have been relatively hidden since at least the 80s. TVs would instead be "programmed" to have sequ
by anyfoo 7y ago
By the way, in Europe, even for analog TV the channel numbers have been relatively hidden since at least the 80s. TVs would instead be "programmed" to have sequential program numbers, which behind the scenes pointed to actual channel numbers. The channel a station was on could differ widely between regions, so the channel number was just a local implementation detail.
There is/was also usually some more or less common order of stations, e.g. in Germany you'd always put ARD on 1, ZDF on 2, the regional "third" station on 3...
- kd5bjo 7y agoFor a long time in the US (maybe still?), the vast majority of the schedule was set by the local station. Being a member of one of the national networks brought access to a catalog of shows, and a few requirements about the scheduling of shows that the network really cared about. In almost every nationally-produced promo you got the phrase “check your local listings” in addition to the advertised time because the local station might air the show sometime other than when the network recommended.