Redfern posted at 8:40AM Tue, 15 December 2020 - #4407620

I meant the signals. Haven't the VHF and UHF bands been reassigned by the FCC to other functions, meaning if one does not want to deal with 'cable" or "satellite", one now needs a special "convertor" box connected to the VHF screws to get an "over the air" or "rabbit ear" signal?

No. They're still used mostly by television stations, most of whom still broadcast signals using those frequencies. But they ALSO broadcast using digital signals. It was these signals that the FCC mandated that all TV stations had to broadcast in by a certain date.