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To BICKER... I used the word "cheerleader" in a figurative sense and I am sorry you are so sensitive that you took it literally. I apologize. However, my post referred to loss of coverage area, not loss of viewers. It is true that 98% of the stations will gain viewers, but that is within the coverage area of the station due generally to the fact that their analog reception was marginal anyway. They did not bother to watch and now they will. However, those on the fringe or with inadequate antennas will lose all reception, period. Check the FCC before/after coverage maps and you will see DTV coverage contours smaller than analog for the majority of stations. Some have increases in coverage due to TPO, antenna HAAT, frequency, etc. See the Centris study on this done last year. Once again, I never said that I was against DTV transmissions. All I pointed out is all those beautiful pictures and all the bells and whistles that go with it are good only if you have reliable reception and it is a fact that analog is received more reliably, all things being equal. By the way, don't feel "sorry" for me. I am not in that 2% that you speak of. I know how to achieve superior tv reception and I'll match my stacked XG-91, low-noise pre amp. quad shield RG-6 cable, rotor, and 60 ft. tower, not to mention my sensitive tv tuner with anybody's.