KNPB Channel 5 Public Broadcasting for Northern Nevada

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In much of the country, a television station has a single transmitter that broadcasts to its entire audience. But in mountainous or sparsely populated areas, a television station usually cannot cover its entire coverage area with just one signal. This is where translators come in. A translator is a miniature television transmitter that supplies a television station's signal to an area that the television station otherwise couldn't cover. In most cases, the translator will be on a different channel than that of the television station which it is carrying. For example, Channel 5 is actually carried by the Channel 25 translator in the Fallon area. 

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You've heard that television broadcasting is undergoing a dramatic change. On February 17, 2009 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated that all over-the-air broadcast stations cease transmitting an analog broadcast signal. At this time, any viewer without a television equipped with a digital tuner or a digital-to-analog set-top box converter will no longer be able to view over-the-air broadcasts.

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