You two nailed it. It never occurred to me to have the television scan for the signal coming in. I figured it would just pick it up on the proper channel. Thank you so much. Double thanks, CrossBow, for the education. It makes a lot more sense to me.
Now the next question. This fuzz wasn't apparent on my original television. You think it's just the connector I'm using to go from CBF to RF?
Image: https://imgur.com/a/GvWmr
I won't be able to get the model number just yet. It's actually a television at my studio and I won't be in for a day or two.
Thanks for all your help!