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Rescan Roundup – April 2019

TV Answers Plan to Rescan

More than half of all TV stations in the United States will move to new 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 during April 2019. As always: rescan dates may be subject to change, so check back frequently and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for rescan alerts.

April 1

  • WCBZ-CD (Columbus, Ohio)

April 3

  • KITV (Honolulu, Hawaii)

April 5

  • WSFL-TV (Miami – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
  • WTVX (West Palm Beach – Ft. Pierce, Florida)

April 7

  • KZJL (Houston, Texas)

April 8

  • WLRN-TV (Miami – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
  • WSVN (Miami – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

April 9

  • WFGC (West Palm Beach – Ft. Pierce, Florida)
  • WTTE (Columbus, Ohio)

April 11

  • KPXJ (Shreveport, Louisiana)

April 12

  • WAAY-TV (Huntsville – Decatur [Florence], Alabama)
  • WHDF (Huntsville – Decatur [Florence], Alabama)
  • KNWA-TV (Ft. Smith – Fayetteville – Springdale – Rogers, Arkansas)
  • KCBS-TV (Los Angeles, California)
  • KPJR-TV (Denver, Colorado)
  • WHFT-TV (Miami – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
  • KALO (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • KODE-TV (Joplin, Missouri – Pittsburg, Kansas)
  • KSNF (Joplin, Missouri – Pittsburg, Kansas)
  • WNTZ-TV (Alexandria, Louisiana)
  • KADO-CD (Shreveport, Louisiana)
  • KBXS-CD (Shreveport, Louisiana)
  • KSHV-TV (Shreveport, Louisiana)
  • KTAL-TV (Shreveport, Louisiana)
  • KSMO-TV (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • WDEM-CD (Columbus, Ohio)
  • KATU (Portland, Oregon)
  • KNMT (Portland, Oregon)
  • KCRP-CD (Corpus Christi, Texas)
  • KTFN (El Paso, Texas)
  • KUBE-TV (Houston, Texas)
  • KIAH (Houston, Texas)
  • KYAZ (Houston, Texas)
  • WAPK-CD (Tri-Cities, Tennessee – Virginia)
  • WEMT (Tri-Cities, Tennessee – Virginia)
  • WKPT-TV (Tri-Cities, Tennessee – Virginia)
  • WLFG (Tri-Cities, Tennessee – Virginia)
  • WEUX (La Crosse – Eau Claire, Wisconsin)

April 25

  • WUPV (Richmond – Petersburg, Virginia)

22 thoughts on “Rescan Roundup – April 2019”

  1. I understand the purpose of this rescan exercise is to shift all the TV transmitters to physical channel 36 or below. But many of the changes are stations already below ch 36 moving to some other channel also below 36. What is the point of this?

    1. Great question, Dave! A part of the repack involves optimization of how TV stations are distributed across the dial. Historically, TV stations were assigned channels based on how far apart they were from other stations on the same channel (or how far from stations on adjacent channels). For the repack, however, a new approach was used that assigned channels based on how much interference they caused to their co-channel/adjacent-channel neighbors. In some cases, the optimum channel arrangement (the one that minimized the amount of interference) involved moving stations to new channels, even if they were already below 37.

  2. I’m going to be out of town on a couple of those dates. Will I be able to scan after the appointed date

    1. Greetings Karen! Apologies for the belated response. You may rescan at any time after a station moves to its new frequency.

  3. I don’t live in the city so after this change the stations go into a black hole never to be seen again no matter how many times you rescan.

    1. Greetings Lana: in most cases, if a viewer rescans after a station moves to a new frequency, the viewer should be able to continue to receive programming. In some cases, a viewer may receive retransmitted programming from a TV translator or low-power TV station. Translators and low-power stations are not assigned a phase to move frequencies as part of the broadcast repack, and therefore may move at a different time than the primary transmission tower. To learn more about this, visit our blog post on the topic here: http://blog.tvanswers.org/2018/11/15/frequency-asked-questions-what-is-low-power-tv/. You may also want to contact the FCC consumer hotline at 1-888-CALL-FCC and select option 6. The hotline is open 8 am – 1 am EST, 7 Days per week.

  4. If you moved them What Channel did you move them to I have rescanned several times & cannot find the new placements for KODE-12,-1, 2, 3, 4 Or KSNF-16-1, 2., 3

    1. Greetings Sandy: To our knowledge, KODE remains on display channel 12, and KSNF remains on display channel 16. As part of the broadcast repack, only a station’s physical channel will change. The channel the viewer sees in a program guide or inputs into a remote will not change. If you are having trouble receiving these channels after rescanning, we recommend contacting the FCC consumer hotline at 1-888-CALL-FCC and select option 6. The hotline is open 8 am – 1 am EST, 7 Days per week.

  5. Zip code 64759
    This morning is canny, got 12 channels
    This afternoon I rescanned, got 10
    Now I rescan, get 8 channels
    This is a mess, please fit it

    1. Greetings Lala: We are sorry to hear about your issues. In your area, numerous stations have moved in the last year, and we are aware of weather events and engineering work that have occasionally caused temporary disruptions in that area. We would recommend contacting one of the stations you previously received that you no longer receive for the most up-to-date, localized information to help you troubleshoot your issue. Based our research of several reception maps, you may be able to receive as many as 12 stations using a medium or large directional antenna. Bear in mind that terrain, weather, temporary engineering work and other factors may impact the number of stations you reliably receive. For an example of stations potentially available to you, visit this link: https://antennaweb.org/Stations?Address=Lamar%2C%20Missouri%2064759%2C%20United%20States&AntennaHeight=False&Latitude=37.49&Longitude=-94.27. You may also want to contact the FCC consumer hotline at 1-888-CALL-FCC and select option 6. The hotline is open 8 am – 1 am EST, 7 Days per week.

  6. Well Thanks A lot I can no Longer depend on my tv-tuner to pick up signals to record shows It cannot find the signal.

    1. Greetings Sara. If you are having issues recording programs following a rescan in your area, we recommend contacting the FCC consumer hotline at 1-888-CALL-FCC and select option 6. The hotline is open 8 am – 1 am EST, 7 Days per week.

  7. Just rescanned 2x due to CBS changing frequencies. CBS has always been a weaker signal than its network counterparts, but now getting practically no signal no matter where the antenna is placed, and when the signal is momentarily available, it buffers terribly.

    Has CBS moved to an even lower frequency than previously ?

    1. Hi Pett. Apologies for the belated reply. If you’re still having trouble reliably receiving the CBS station near you, may you provide us with your zip code? This will help us to look into potential issues specific to your location.

    1. Hi Liz:

      If you’re still having trouble receiving this station, we recommend contacting the FCC consumer hotline at 1-888-CALL-FCC and select option 6. The hotline is open 8 am – 1 am EST, 7 Days per week. We hope this helps!

  9. I live in the San Diego area and successfully rescanned and can view all the channels I did before. However my Gracenotes program guide no longer has any information available for the channels that moved. Any information on how to fix the guide?

    1. Greetings Lu. Sorry to hear about your reception issues. If you are having trouble receiving specific stations after rescanning your TV, you may want to contact the station directly for the most up-to-date, localized information. You may also contact the FCC at 1-888-CALL-FCC and select option 6. The hotline is open 8 am – 1 am EST, 7 Days per week. Issues like terrain, weather and engineering work–among other factors–may also impact your ability to receive certain stations reliably.

  11. Live in Riverside County of California…is it to late to Rescan out TV Antenna?

    1. Hi Brian! Fear not: you may rescan any time after a station moves to a new frequency.

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