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1. A method of processing a digital broadcasting signal in a digital television receiver, comprising:
demodulating a digital broadcasting signal including program and system information protocol (PSIP) data including a virtual channel table (VCT), and outputting demodulated PSIP data, wherein the VCT includes a predefined data field which is set to zero for an inactive channel, wherein the inactive channel is a channel that is not presently carrying a broadcast program; however, the same inactive channel is scheduled to carry a broadcast program at later time from a broadcasting station without local viewer interaction; and processing display of the corresponding virtual channel, wherein when the virtual channel is currently inactive, the receiver is capable of skipping over the virtual channel while a user is surfing, wherein the VCT further includes a table_id field, wherein the VCT further includes a last_section_number field, wherein the VCT further includes a num_channel_in_section field, and wherein the VCT further includes a short_name field. |