Are all HD TV over the air transmissions considered to be in the UHF band?
Almost all digital TV air transmissions are UHF. There are a few exceptions. The web site below lists all the channels that will be broadcasting digital signals in the VHF band.
You do need an antenna to receive digitals signals. A tuner just demodulates the signal and doesn’t act as an antenna.
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