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. As a result, viewers in the affected communities must rescan their TVs after their stations have completed the transition to continue to get their local channels. You can enter your zip code here to find out if and when your local stations are transitioning. You can also sign up for free text and email alerts to be notified when a TV rescan in your community is required.
The vast majority of stations have already transitioned, but there are still 105 stations in 56 communities that are scheduled to move frequencies by the end of Phase 10. If you live in one of the communities listed below, make sure you pay attention and mark your calendar with your TV rescan date so that you don’t miss any of your favorite entertainment or local news and emergency alerts.
Broadcast Spectrum Repack
Phase 10 Communities Scheduled for Transition
| Abilene-Sweetwater, TX |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
| Albany, GA |
| Atlanta, GA |
| Austin, TX |
| Baltimore, MD |
| Binghamton, NY |
| Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV |
| Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY |
| Charleston-Huntington, WV |
| Charleston, SC |
| Charlotte, NC |
| Chattanooga, TN |
| Clarksburg-Weston, WV |
| Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH |
| Columbia, SC |
| Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS |
| Columbus, GA |
| Fresno-Visalia, CA |
| Ft. Myers-Naples, FL |
| Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC |
| Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC |
| Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
| Jacksonville, FL |
| La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI |
| Memphis, TN |
| Meridian, MS |
| Milwaukee, WI |
| Monroe, LA-El Dorado, AR |
| Montgomery (Selma), AL |
| Nashville, TN |
| New York, NY |
| Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA |
| Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg-Mt Vernon, IL |
| Philadelphia, PA |
| Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC |
| Reno, NV |
| Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA |
| Rochester, NY |
| Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA |
| Salisbury, MD |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA |
| Sherman, TX-Ada, OK |
| Shreveport, LA |
| St. Louis, MO |
| Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota), FL |
| Topeka, KS |
| Tri-Cities, TN-VA |
| Tulsa, OK |
| Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX |
| Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD) |
| Watertown, NY |
| Wausau-Rhinelander, WI |
| Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA |
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