Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual over which a or is distributed. For example, in "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 mhz, with of 55.25 MHz for analog video ( 59.75 MHz for analog audio (, or 55.31 MHz for digital Channels may be shared by many different television stations or cable-distributed channels depending on the location and service provider.

Depending on the multinational for a given region, channels are typically 6, 7, or 8 MHz in , and therefore vary as well. Channel is also different. are the same for reasons, however through each physical (RF) channel can carry several , each normally carries one channel, however can be used on each transponder, with some loss of due to the need for between unrelated , used in and has a similar segmented mod

Television station

Main article: televesion stasion

A television station is a type of broadcast station that both and in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded signals over the air, called . Individual television stations are usually granted by a to use a particular section of the (a through which they send their signals. Some stations use to to further areas.

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Non-broadcast television channels

Because some regions have had difficulty picking up signals (particularly in areas), alternative means of distribution such as direct-to-home satellite and cable television have been introduced. Television channels specifically built to run on cable or satellite blur the line between TV station and TV network. That fact led some early cable channels to call themselves