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Junior Member
Registered: 02-23-08
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Okay, not really... but that's the only thing that got you to view this discussion.

I was flipping through the channels on my TV (Advent) when I noticed that my ipod radio (memorex alarm clock/radio) turned on.

Every time I scrolled down to channel "29" and then punched in channel "57", the radio turned on.

The TV and radio were plugged into separate outlets and were across the room from each other. The radio portion was completely turned off before flipping to channel "57" (it was not unplugged however, as the time was displayed on the screen).

I know radio waves and TV waves operate at different frequencies (I'm a science teacher and I actually just recently taught my 6th grade students about the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Waves, Light, and Sound), so this isn't really making sense to me.

This is still happening by the way.

I even videotaped it.
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Registered: 11-29-07
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Posting your question once should be sufficient.
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