More than 21 months after it began, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) national broadcast spectrum repack will wrap up July 3, 2020, as planned. To see if stations in your area are planning to transition next week, you can enter your zip code here. However, the work will not end on July 3 for many TV stations that were required to change frequencies to make room for wireless services. Several TV stations must continue to operate on temporary facilities or at reduced power for a period of time until they complete the complicated transition process. So, what does that mean for you if a
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May TV Rescan Round Up
The broadcast TV spectrum repack, which began in September 2018 and required nearly 1,000 TV stations in the United States to change frequencies to make room for wireless services, is currently in the final Phase 10 and scheduled to end on July 3, 2020. When a station transitions to a new frequency, viewers in that community must rescan their TVs to continue to receive the channel and the local weather, emergency alerts and other lifesaving information it provides for free. During May, a total of 14 stations in 12 communities transitioned, and if you live in any of the communities
Continue ReadingThe Phrase Nothing in Life is Free Doesn’t Have to Apply to TV
Your local television stations are critically important to every community, and we should salute their valuable contributions. Think where we would be without them. Not only do they deliver your favorite shows and entertainment, they also provide a lifeline during emergencies. Stations take seriously their responsibility to serve the public and are licensed by the federal government to use the airwaves for the greater good. As communities across the country continue to experience various levels of COVID-19 lockdown and lifting of quarantine restrictions, local TV stations are there to provide important information. Here’s the best part, except for the cost of an
Continue ReadingTV Rescan Alert May be Coming to Your Community
TV Antenna Viewers Should Make a #PlanToRescan Phase 10, the final phase, of the broadcast spectrum repack is scheduled to end one month from today on July 3, 2020. Have you made a #PlanToRescan? If you’re one of the millions of TV viewers in the U.S. who use an antenna to access free, over-the-air TV, you’ll need to rescan your TV if a station in your community changes frequencies between now and July 3. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requiring nearly 1,000 TV stations across the country to change frequencies in order to make room for more wireless services.
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