More than half of all TV stations in the United States will move frequencies now through 2020. If you use an antenna to access free, over-the-air television, head over to TVAnswers.org to find out when stations in your area are moving, help spread the word and sign up for text and email alerts. Fall is upon us! Before you unpack your sweaters, warm up some cider and head out on a hay ride, check this list of local stations and make a #PlanToRescan. Here’s a rundown of stations expected to move frequencies over the next week. Be sure to follow
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Call For Action Working with Broadcasters to help Consumers Plan to Rescan
More Americans trust their local broadcaster for news than any other source, and a growing number of viewers are getting their local television stations over-the-air with an antenna. Call For Action partners with numerous local TV stations and is committed to helping consumers maintain their access to over-the-air broadcast for local news, weather and emergency information. Nearly 1,000 over-the-air broadcast stations will be changing their frequencies between 2018 and 2020. This is the second major broadcast TV change in the last decade, following the conversion from analog to digital signals in 2009. For over 55 years, Call For Action has
Continue ReadingRescan Roundup – September 14 – 21
More than half of all TV stations in the United States will move frequencies now through 2020. If you use an antenna to access free, over-the-air television, head over to TVAnswers.org to find out when stations in your area are moving, help spread the word and sign up for text and email alerts. Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone is safe and dry. Stay tuned to your local broadcast stations for emergency information if you live in an area expected to be impacted by Hurricane Florence. Here’s a rundown of stations expected to move frequencies over the next week. Be sure
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For TV Stations: Keep Your Program Guide and Data Providers In the Loop on Frequency Changes
The TV Answers team sat down with Heidi Steffen, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at TitanTV, to find out what TV stations need to communicate to their data and online guide listing providers as they prepare to move frequencies. The following steps are important to ensure your viewers continue to have access to the correct programming information. Q: How does a station’s frequency move impact its online guide listing, data provider and PSIP data service provider? A: Online guide listings will be affected only if the station’s major/virtual number (the channel number you see on your TV) and
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