<s>
In	O
most	O
telecommunications	O
organizations	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
is	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
remapping	O
the	O
program	O
number	O
as	O
used	O
in	O
H.222	O
Program	O
Association	O
Tables	O
and	O
Program	O
Mapping	O
Tables	O
to	O
a	O
channel	O
number	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
as	O
digits	O
on	O
a	O
receiver	O
's	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
,	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
are	O
implemented	O
in	O
digital	O
television	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
channels	O
easily	O
and	O
in	O
general	O
to	O
ease	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
analogue	O
to	O
digital	O
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assigning	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
is	O
most	O
common	O
in	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
where	O
TV	O
stations	O
were	O
colloquially	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
RF	O
channel	O
they	O
were	O
transmitting	O
on	O
(	O
"	O
Channel	O
6	O
Springfield	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
common	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
the	O
analogue	O
TV	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Europe	O
,	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
are	O
rarely	O
used	O
or	O
needed	O
,	O
because	O
TV	O
stations	O
there	O
identify	O
themselves	O
by	O
name	O
,	O
not	O
by	O
RF	O
channel	O
or	O
callsign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
"	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
for	O
DigiCipher	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
called	O
a	O
logical	B-Device
channel	I-Device
number	I-Device
(	O
LCN	O
)	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
private	O
European	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcasting	I-Application
extensions	O
widely	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
NDS	B-Device
Group	I-Device
and	O
by	O
NorDig	O
in	O
other	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free-to-air	O
stations	O
using	O
Advanced	B-Device
Television	I-Device
Systems	I-Device
Committee	I-Device
standards	I-Device
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
)	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
television	O
frequency	O
channel	O
allocation	O
that	O
the	O
NTSC	O
channel	O
was	O
using	O
when	O
both	O
were	O
simulcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
achieved	O
this	O
by	O
the	O
DigiCipher	B-Device
2	I-Device
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free-to-air	O
DVB	B-Application
network	O
operators	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
DTV	B-Device
Services	I-Device
Ltd	I-Device
.	O
(	O
d.b.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
)	O
and	O
Freeview	B-Device
New	O
Zealand	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
use	O
the	O
NorDig	O
method	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
practice	O
as	O
pay-TV	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exception	O
is	O
Freeview	B-Device
Australia	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
NorDig	O
method	O
and	O
partly	O
follow	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
practice	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
VHF	O
radio-frequency	O
channel	O
allocation	O
that	O
the	O
PAL	O
channel	O
is	O
simulcasting	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
metropolitan	O
station	O
's	O
main	O
transmission	O
point	O
(	O
i2	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
major	O
and	O
minor	O
format	O
emulated	O
by	O
multiplying	O
by	O
ten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DigiCipher	B-Device
2	I-Device
method	O
uses	O
a	O
privately	O
defined	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
table	O
(	O
VCT	O
)	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
channel	O
's	O
major	O
and	O
minor	O
numbers	O
that	O
appear	O
on-screen	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
decimal	O
point	O
or	O
dash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
number	O
for	O
ATSC	B-Device
represents	O
the	O
original	O
analog	O
or	O
non-simulcast	O
channel	O
frequency	O
while	O
the	O
minor	O
is	O
a	O
sequentially	O
assigned	O
number	O
for	O
the	O
selected	O
channel	O
with	O
zero	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
analog	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVB	B-Application
extensions	O
use	O
privately	O
defined	O
descriptors	O
within	O
the	O
Bouquet	O
Association	O
Table	O
for	O
DVB-S	O
or	O
the	O
Network	O
Information	O
Table	O
for	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
allows	O
for	O
marking	O
a	O
channel	O
as	O
hidden	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
NDS	B-Device
Group	I-Device
version	O
simply	O
omits	O
the	O
channel	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVB	B-Application
system	O
neither	O
promotes	O
nor	O
mentions	O
either	O
system	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
simple	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
already	O
defined	O
H.222	O
Program	O
number	O
and	O
Transport	O
Stream	O
ID	O
can	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
purpose	O
and	O
also	O
hide	O
a	O
channel	O
by	O
simply	O
omitting	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Program	O
Association	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
DTV	O
can	O
carry	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
streams	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
multiplexing	B-Architecture
,	O
program	O
numbers	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
group	O
them	O
into	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
channel	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
reassigned	O
by	O
virtual	O
or	O
logical	B-Device
channel	I-Device
numbers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
major	O
and	O
minor	O
numbers	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
station	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
or	O
Canada	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
typically	O
have	O
its	O
main	O
programming	O
airing	O
on	O
say	O
channel	O
8	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
major	O
channel	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
analog	O
on	O
8.0	O
and	O
digital	O
on	O
8.1	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
"	O
minor	O
channels	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
other	O
entertainment	O
channels	O
being	O
below	O
8.99	O
on	O
channels	O
8.2	O
,	O
8.3	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
and	O
any	O
additional	O
informational	O
data	O
channels	O
ranging	O
from	O
8.100	O
to	O
8.999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channels	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
displayed	O
using	O
a	O
hyphen	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
8-1	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
space	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
common	O
seven-segment	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
decimal	O
point	O
would	O
not	O
waste	O
a	O
whole	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
stations	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
follow	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
numbering	O
guidelines	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
exceptions	O
for	O
low-power	O
stations	O
such	O
as	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
WNYZ-LD	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
temporarily	O
broadcasting	O
on	O
VHF	O
channel	O
6	O
in	O
digital	O
,	O
but	O
used	O
the	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
1.1	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assignment	O
of	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
is	O
defined	O
within	O
the	O
stream	O
via	O
terrestrial	O
or	O
cable	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Virtual	B-Device
Channel	I-Device
Table	O
"	O
as	O
outlined	O
by	O
ATSC	B-Device
document	O
"	O
A/65	O
"	O
,	O
Annex	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
began	O
buying	O
back	O
licenses	O
in	O
a	O
broadcast	O
spectrum	O
auction	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
allowed	O
companies	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
duopoly	O
in	O
a	O
market	O
to	O
sell	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
licenses	O
but	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
of	O
the	O
sold	O
channel	O
on	O
a	O
subchannel	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Sunbeam	O
Television	O
sold	O
WLVI	O
in	O
the	O
auction	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
56	O
on	O
WHDH	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
7	O
for	O
its	O
main	O
channel	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
WHDH	O
license	O
uses	O
both	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
,	O
7	O
and	O
56	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
digital	O
television	O
in	O
Mexico	O
,	O
most	O
stations	O
used	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
that	O
matched	O
their	O
former	O
analog	O
channel	O
positions	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
select	O
number	O
of	O
stations	O
branding	O
as	O
their	O
physical	O
channel	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
XHMNU-TDT	O
in	O
Monterrey	O
,	O
which	O
eschewed	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
53	O
for	O
35	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mexican	O
television	O
is	O
considerably	O
more	O
centralized	O
than	O
in	O
other	O
ATSC	B-Device
countries	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
national	O
commercial	O
networks	O
branding	O
with	O
their	O
Mexico	O
City	O
channel	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
potential	O
that	O
new	O
entrants	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
almost	O
universally	O
be	O
on	O
UHF	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
disadvantaged	O
by	O
higher	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
than	O
existing	O
stations	O
that	O
began	O
on	O
VHF	O
—	O
a	O
particular	O
concern	O
given	O
the	O
recent	O
award	O
of	O
a	O
national	O
television	O
network	O
to	O
Grupo	O
Imagen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Telecommunications	O
Institute	O
opened	O
a	O
public	O
comment	O
period	O
on	O
public	O
guidelines	O
for	O
the	O
assignment	O
of	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
IFT	O
officially	O
released	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
called	O
for	O
standardization	O
of	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
according	O
to	O
network	O
,	O
not	O
former	O
analog	O
position	O
,	O
with	O
automatic	O
assignment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
programming	O
information	O
on	O
file	O
with	O
the	O
IFT	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
set	O
a	O
date	O
of	O
October	O
27	O
for	O
a	O
coordinated	O
switch	O
of	O
all	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
September	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
assignments	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
standardization	O
,	O
Canal	O
5	O
,	O
a	O
national	O
network	O
,	O
was	O
seen	O
on	O
25	O
different	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
numbers	I-Device
in	O
different	O
Mexican	O
cities	O
;	O
the	O
plan	O
standardized	O
it	O
as	O
channel	O
5	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
IFT	O
accredited	O
nine	O
national	O
television	O
networks	O
and	O
awarded	O
them	O
national	O
rights	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IFT	O
also	O
awarded	O
common	O
numbers	O
to	O
14	O
regional	O
networks	O
(	O
primarily	O
operated	O
by	O
state	O
governments	O
)	O
and	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
to	O
nearly	O
100	O
local	O
stations	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
largest	O
exception	O
to	O
standardization	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
US-Mexico	O
border	O
,	O
where	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
US	O
stations	O
on	O
desired	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
and	O
objections	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
,	O
11	O
Mexican	O
stations	O
operate	O
on	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
other	O
than	O
would	O
be	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tijuana	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
Mexican	O
station	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
allocation	O
of	O
logical	B-Device
channel	I-Device
numbers	I-Device
is	O
governed	O
by	O
guidelines	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
commercial	O
broadcasters	O
 '	O
association	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
defined	O
within	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
stream	O
using	O
the	O
descriptor	O
format	O
within	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
"	O
Network	O
Information	O
Table.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
for	O
Freeview	B-Device
(	O
aka	O
FreeTV	O
)	O
is	O
defined	O
by	O
broadcaster	O
transport	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
Africa	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
special	O
numbering	O
system	O
for	O
subchannels	O
;	O
two	O
related	O
"	O
channels	O
"	O
(	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
programme	O
streams	O
)	O
may	O
have	O
completely	O
unrelated	O
numbers	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
ITV	O
is	O
channel	O
3	O
and	O
its	O
digital	O
sister	O
channel	O
ITV2	O
is	O
channel	O
6	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
channel	O
numbers	O
are	O
defined	O
within	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
stream	O
using	O
the	O
NorDig	O
descriptor	O
format	O
within	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
"	O
Network	O
Information	O
Table	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
for	O
Freeview	B-Device
is	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
channel	O
's	O
content	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
continental	O
and	O
eastern	O
Europe	O
,	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
are	O
not	O
used	O
,	O
since	O
television	O
sets	O
and	O
receivers	O
there	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
freely	O
assign	O
arbitrary	O
"	O
programme	O
numbers	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
programme	O
letters	O
"	O
to	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
are	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
direct	O
broadcast	O
satellites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dish	O
Network	O
,	O
DirecTV	O
,	O
and	O
Astra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
true	O
of	O
digital	B-Device
cable	I-Device
and	O
satellite	O
radio	O
services	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
digital	O
terrestrial	O
TV	O
broadcasters	O
in	O
each	O
region	O
are	O
allocated	O
a	O
"	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
key	O
ID	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
,	O
"	O
remocon	O
key	O
ID	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
currently	O
numbered	O
from	O
1	O
to	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
ID	O
allocations	O
for	O
broadcasters	O
outside	O
the	O
Kanto	O
region	O
generally	O
follow	O
their	O
Tokyo-based	O
network	O
flagships	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
stations	O
in	O
some	O
prefectures	O
deviate	O
from	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
underlying	O
channel	O
is	O
then	O
assigned	O
a	O
three-digit	O
number	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
assigned	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
ID	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
sub-channel	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
NHK	O
Educational	O
TV	O
is	O
assigned	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
ID	O
2	O
(	O
nationwide	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
primary	O
channel	O
is	O
therefore	O
assigned	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
broadcaster	O
multichannels	O
(	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
ISDB-T	O
standard	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
standard-definition	B-Device
streams	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
additional	O
streams	O
would	O
be	O
assigned	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
022	O
and	O
023	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
standards	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
eight	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
per	O
broadcaster	O
(	O
in	O
this	O
example	O
021-028	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
datacasting	O
services	O
use	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
in	O
the	O
200	O
–	O
799	O
range	O
–	O
in	O
this	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
22x	O
,	O
42x	O
and	O
62x	O
ranges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
allocation	O
of	O
logical	B-Device
channel	I-Device
numbers	I-Device
is	O
governed	O
by	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
transport	O
stream	O
by	O
mostly	O
Kordia	O
maintained	O
equipment	O
with	O
the	O
encoding	O
done	O
by	O
TVNZ	O
who	O
also	O
do	O
the	O
encoding	O
for	O
all	O
other	O
non	O
critical	O
DVB	B-Application
metadata	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
EPG	O
and	O
channel	O
naming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freeview	B-Device
LCNs	O
are	O
encoded	O
within	O
a	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
stream	O
using	O
the	O
descriptor	O
format	O
within	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
"	O
Network	O
Information	O
Table.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
within	O
the	O
two	O
satellite	O
broadcast	O
streams	O
also	O
using	O
the	O
descriptor	O
format	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
instead	O
within	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
"	O
Bouquet	O
Association	O
Table.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
for	O
Freeview	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
a	O
channel	O
pays	O
for	O
broadcast	O
services	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
for	O
Sky/TVNZ/Kordia	O
Freeview	B-Device
hybrid	O
bundling	O
called	O
Igloo	O
is	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Philippines	O
started	O
its	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
back	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
have	O
been	O
tentatively	O
assigned	O
to	O
TV	O
networks	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
in	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
finally	O
adopted	O
ISDB-T	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
digital	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
standard	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LCN	O
used	O
in	O
ISDB-T	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
was	O
pre-assigned	O
to	O
the	O
currently	O
operating	O
networks	O
in	O
digital	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small-player	O
GEM	O
HD	O
on	O
DZCE-TV	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
Philippine	O
TV	O
network	O
to	O
go	O
ISDB-T	O
,	O
being	O
assigned	O
to	O
LCN	O
2.11	O
which	O
is	O
using	O
the	O
analog	O
channel	O
49	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	B-Device
definition	I-Device
channels	O
are	O
being	O
assigned	O
with	O
the	O
decimal	O
with	O
"	O
11	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
multiple-SD	O
channel	O
uses	O
decimal	O
with	O
"	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
...	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
subchannel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Indonesia	O
itself	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
LCN	O
is	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
digital	B-Device
television	I-Device
migration	I-Device
process	I-Device
launched	I-Device
by	I-Device
the	I-Device
government	I-Device
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6/2021	O
stipulates	O
that	O
LCN	O
itself	O
is	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
Directorate	O
General	O
of	O
Post	O
and	O
Telecommunications	O
(	O
Dirjen	O
Postel	O
)	O
Kemenkominfo	O
RI	O
to	O
television	O
stations	O
that	O
are	O
tenants	O
of	O
multiplexing	B-Architecture
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
broadcast	O
viewers	O
(	O
via	O
television	O
sets/STB	O
)	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
press	O
the	O
numbers	O
on	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
according	O
to	O
the	O
LCN	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
go	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
are	O
the	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
numbers	I-Device
of	O
television	O
networks	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
(	O
generally	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
various	O
regions	O
despite	O
different	O
frequencies	O
,	O
sometimes	O
each	O
regional	O
or	O
transmission	O
station	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
numbering	O
configuration	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
network	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
numbering	O
will	O
assign	O
the	O
corresponding	O
virtual	B-Device
channel	I-Device
number	O
to	O
TV	O
stations	O
whose	O
signal	O
is	O
stronger	O
,	O
and	O
weaker	O
ones	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
channel	O
entries	O
of	O
800	O
's	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
for	O
TV	O
stations	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
or	O
the	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
have	O
not	O
been	O
configured	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
800s	O
entry	O
and	O
sorted	O
by	O
signal	O
strength	O
from	O
highest	O
to	O
lowest	O
or	O
by	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBOC	O
system	O
(	O
Digital	O
Radio	O
Mondiale	O
)	O
stations	O
do	O
not	O
currently	O
use	O
any	O
virtual	B-Device
channels	I-Device
because	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
bandwidth	O
available	O
in	O
analog	O
sidebands	O
.	O
</s>
