ABC HD in Greenville SC

[BloodTA]

Anyone picking up ABC HD with an OTA (directional) in Greenville SC? I have one and can pick up ABC and Fox, but not the HD versions, it says the signal strength is too low. The antenna is big and has a radius of 65 miles.

[Ratman]

This is what I got from www.antennweb.org (assuming Zip Code 29602)

* lt green - uhf WBSC-DT 40.1 WB ANDERSON SC 157° 16.3 14
* red - uhf WSPA-DT 7.1 CBS SPARTANBURG SC 22° 22.8 53
* red - uhf WLOS-DT 13.1 ABC ASHEVILLE NC 339° 44.1 56
* red - uhf WYFF-DT 4.1 NBC GREENVILLE SC 333° 21.0 59
* red - vhf WNTV-DT 9.1 PBS GREENVILLE SC 5° 6.0 9
* red - uhf WUNF-DT 33.1 PBS ASHEVILLE NC 339° 44.1 25
* red - uhf WGGS-DT 16.1 TBN GREENVILLE SC 4° 6.0 35
* red - uhf WHNS-DT 21.1 FOX ASHEVILLE NC 331° 27.4 57
* red - uhf WASV-DT 62.1 UPN ASHEVILLE NC 348° 26.6 45

Based on this you need a VHF/UHF combo antenna. Your PBS station is VHF channel 9.

Also... you need a rotor on the antenna since all your digital stations are in different directions.

[BloodTA]

I'm in Greenville SC, I can pick up ABC's (WLOS) analog channel with an outdoor antenna, but, I can't get the HD channel. I thought that it was from the same transmitter. If I can pick up the analog shouldn't I be able to get the HD channel?

[mjones73]

Depends if the digital station is broadcasting at the same power, what channel they are broadcasting it on compared to the analog channel, etc... Just because you get the analog station doesn't guarantee anything.