Top 5 Cities with the Most HDTV Channels
Looking for ways to enjoy your new HDTV? Why not grab your HDTV guide or switch on the HDTV guide menu on your flat TV. You can surf from an infinite list of HDTV channels that offer programming diversity like no other. Experience and fall in love even more with your favorite day time soaps in crystal clear signal. Watch live telecast of games in the National Football League in crisp picture quality just like your sitting on the bench. HDTV channels offer more than your conventional TV.
Cable channels have now switched from the traditional way of delivering content from satellite and analog technologies to high definition. And because it is now a federal mandate to convert all television networks and independent stations to ditch analog broadcast and embrace HD broadcasting, major networks like CBS, ABC, FOX, NBC, PAX, PBS, UPN and WB are now making the big switch. Research shows that by 2010, every kid on the block will be watching their own HDTV.
HDTV has all the perks that CRT TV does not have. But sadly, HDTV broadcast is still in its exodus stage, which means that only major cities in the United States are enjoying full scale the HDTV experience. New York City particularly is the top HDTV market in the country with a DMA rank of number 1. New York has a total of fifty two HDTV Channels operating including two affiliates from ABC, one from CBS, two from FOX, twenty two independent stations, two NBC affiliates and 15 PBS affiliated HDTV channels.
The City of Angels ranks number 2 in the DMA with fifty one HDTV Channels. There are two channels from ABC, one from CBS, one from FOX and two from NBC. LA has the most independent HDTV channels with 30 and seven PBS affiliated TV stations. From the East Coast to the Windy City, Chicago has twenty eight HDTV stations making it the third largest HDTV market in the US. There is one HDTV Channel for CBS, FOX and ABC, while NBC has two affiliates here. 10 HDTV stations are operating indecently in Chicago and six PBS channels.
The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia comes in at number 4. It's pretty inter
esting to know though that even with a total number of 42 HDTV channels, it only ranked fourth. Anyway, NBC has three HDTV Channels here. San Francisco, Oak and San Jose cap off the top five with 44 channels. The city with the least HDTV channel is Zanesville with only one station. But these numbers could change by the time you read this, so make sure to check your HDTV guide always. Happy surfing!
