No Channel 1 in broadcast?

Why is it that they never use channel 1 in broadcast TV?

Anim8rFSK...

Why is there no Channel One on television?

Default User...

I respect the Straight Dope as much as the next guy, but this statement
is outrageous:

"This would have spared us Green Acres, arguably the worst blow to
civilization since the sack of Rome by the Huns."

Anim8rFSK...

Check the date on the article.

It was written before UPN.

URL:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_372b.html

KenStahl...

Because it doesn't exist. Well, it did at one point, but the
FCC reallocated the frequency back in the 40's apparently
and after that all of the TVs were made without a channel 1.

There is a TV1 in NYC that appears on cable channel 1, but
that is different from what you are asking.

Taylor...

And don't forget the non-existing channel Channel 37 (thirty-seven),
too!

Do a Wikipedia search on Channel 1 (One) while you're at it.

Taylor...

And don't forget the non-existing channel Channel 37 (thirty-seven),
too!

Do a Wikipedia search on Channel 1 (one) while you're at it.

Taylor...

And don't forget the non-existing channel Channel 37 (thirty-seven),
too!

Do a Wikipedia search on Channel 1 (One) while you're at it.

Rhino...

I read a TV Guide article many years ago - at least 20 years ago, maybe 30 -
before cable was very widespread, that said there was a Channel 1 in New
York city. Now it _may_ have been only on cable but I thought it was
actually a broadcast channel at that frequency. I had the impression that it
only had a very small broadcast range and wasn't even available all over New
York City, let alone elsewhere in the area. But that was a LONG time ago so
I could be misremembering this.

Perhaps today's Channel One on cable is that same channel??