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G.5.4 Analog Channel Sharing 
Some cable operators time-share certain 6-MHz slots between two analog television services, 
switching from one to the other on a daily schedule. If PSIP were to be used (out of the NTSC 
band) to describe such a shared analog channel, two approaches are possible: 
• Define the channel as a single entity, using one 
source_id
. The channel name may be a 
combination of the two service names, such as “WXYZ/USTV” for example. Or it could 
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ATSC A/65:2013 
Program and System Information Protocol, Annex G 
7 August 2013 
be a neutral name such as “Combo.” Since the channel is defined as a single entity in PSIP
it appears as one horizontal grid line on the EPG display. 
• Define the channel using two 
source_id
s, one for the first source and another for the second. 
It is possible to assign each source a separate channel name. Both sources could be assigned 
the same channel number and frequency, corresponding to the channel’s band number on 
the cable. Use of the RF channel number is necessary for consistency between DTV 
receivers using PSIP and analog receivers that tune and number using the conventional 
analog method. On the EPG grid, each of the services are expected to show “Off the air” 
(or equivalent) during the part of the broadcast day when the transmission channel is being 
used for the other source. 
The second case represents an unusual situation for the DTV receiver, in that two services 
share the exact same channel number. If the user selects such a doubly-defined channel by direct 
entry of the number, the frequency is unambiguous so the receiver can tune straightforwardly. If 
the receiver would wish to display the proper channel name or program name, it must rely on the 
analog TSID to properly identify the received signal. 
In both of these cases, it is the responsibility of the cable headend to perform source switching 
as necessary to create the composite channel. 

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