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 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. Here’s a rundown of stations expected to move frequencies over the next week. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. November 27 KMEG (Sioux City, Iowa) KITV (Sioux City, Iowa) KRNS (Reno, Nevada) KRXI (Reno, Nevada) KTVN (Reno, Nevada) WBGU (Toledo, Ohio) KWTV (Oaklahoma
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“Frequency”-Asked Questions: What Is Low-Power TV?
You may have heard that nearly 1,000 local television stations must move to new frequencies over the next two years as a result of what’s called the spectrum repack. But that number doesn’t tell the whole story. In fact, more than 2,000 low-power TV (LPTV) stations and TV translators are also affected. TV Answers receives lots of questions regarding low-power TV stations and TV translators (these two terms are sometimes used interchangeably and sometimes distinctly; it’s complicated, and will be explained below), and what impact the spectrum repack has on them. To learn more about LPTV, we sat down with
Continue Reading“Frequency”-Asked Questions: What does a Tower Technician Do?
What goes on behind (or, in this case, above) the scenes before you need to rescan your antenna television? A lot. Around the country, tower technician crews are modifying local TV broadcast towers so viewers can continue to receive free, over-the-air access to news, emergency information and entertainment when stations move frequencies to make room for wireless services. Tower crews perform dangerous, important work thousands of feet above the ground to make this happen. So, when you hear the phrase “moving frequencies,” it’s not conceptual, it’s literal. To learn more about what tower technicians do, the TV Answers team spoke
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