Channel 78

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Channel 78 has been removed from television use in 1983, but was formerly used by television stations in North America which broadcast on UHF frequencies 855.25-859.75 MHz. In the United States, channels 70- 83 served primarily as a "translator band" containing repeater transmitters to fill gaps in coverage for existing stations:

• CBEFT (Radio-Canada Windsor) first aired on Channel 78 in 1976, moved to Channel 54 in 1982 and by 1996 had become a simple rebroadcaster of CBOFT Ottawa-Hull.
• WTTW-TV (PBS 11) Chicago operated a channel 78 repeater from 1964-1972, now defunct.^[1] The Sears Tower, completed in 1973, now houses the main transmitters for the two Chicago PBS member stations on channels 11 and 20.
• KATU-TV (ABC Portland) rebroadcaster K78AU Maupin, Oregon moved to K54BK channel 54.^[2]
• KCBD (NBC Lubbock) rebroadcaster K78AZ Matador, Texas moved to K40FK channel 40.
• KECI-TV (NBC Missoula) rebroadcaster K78CG Salmon, Idaho moved to K65BG channel 65.
• KHQ-TV (NBC Spokane) rebroadcaster K78AI Libby, Montana moved to K66DR channel 66.
• KIIN-TV (PBS Johnston) rebroadcaster K78CR Keosauqua, Iowa moved to K54AF channel 54.
• KIRO-TV (CBS Seattle) rebroadcaster K78BM Point Pulley, Washington moved to K67GJ channel 67.
• KOAT-TV (ABC Albuquerque) rebroadcaster K78AS Santa Rosa, New Mexico moved to K64DV channel 64.
• KOCO-TV (ABC Oklahoma City) rebroadcaster K78BK Seiling, Oklahoma moved to K55EZ channel 55.
• KSL-TV (NBC Salt Lake City) rebroadcasters K78AF La Barge, Wyoming and K78BF Preston, Idaho have been moved to K02GE channel 2 and K33GF channel 33.
• KTVK (CBS Phoenix) rebroadcaster K78AC Kingman, Arizona moved to K23FV channel 23.
• KTVX-TV (ABC Salt Lake City) rebroadcaster K78AA Castle Dale, Utah moved to K32FR channel 32.
• KUTV (CBS Salt Lake City) rebroadcaster K78BG Myton, Utah has moved to K41GT channel 41.

[edit] References

1. ^ Current Station Roll Calls
2. ^ (obsolete) Stations above channel 69