TV Antenna Viewers in Multiple Communities Affected
Phase 10 of the broadcast spectrum repack is coming to a close this Friday, July 3, with more than 70 stations across the country scheduled to change frequencies. As a result, viewers in the affected communities must rescan their TVs as soon as their stations have completed the transition to continue to get their local channels. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requiring nearly 1,000 TV stations to change frequencies to make room for wireless services. This week’s end of Phase 10 marks the completion of the nationwide repack that began in September 2018; however, 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.
If you use an antenna to access free, over-the-air television and live in any of the communities listed below, you need to rescan your TV or converter box to ensure you’re getting all available stations in your area. Rescanning your TV is free and relatively fast using your TV remote, but to be effective the rescan must occur after the station completes its frequency change. If your local station is expected to transition this week, make a #PlanToRescan beginning Saturday, July 4, and don’t forget to help out any neighbors or family members who might need assistance.
One or more stations in each of these communities have either already changed frequencies since May 2 or are scheduled to do so by July 3:
| Abilene-Sweetwater, TX |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
| Albany, GA |
| Atlanta, GA |
| Austin, TX |
| Baltimore, MD |
| Binghamton, NY |
| Birmingham (Anniston, Tuscaloosa), AL |
| Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV |
| Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY |
| Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL |
| Charleston-Huntington, WV |
| Charleston, SC |
| Charlotte, NC |
| Chattanooga, TN |
| Columbia, SC |
| Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS |
| Columbus, GA |
| Evansville, IN |
| Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Fresno-Visalia, CA |
| Ft. Myers-Naples, FL |
| Green Bay-Appleton, WI |
| Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC |
| Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC |
| Greenville-Spartanburg, SC-Asheville, NC-Anderson, SC |
| Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
| Jacksonville, FL |
| La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI |
| Macon, GA |
| Marquette, MI |
| Meridian, MS |
| Milwaukee, WI |
| 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 |
| Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA |
| Salisbury, MD |
| Sherman, TX-Ada, OK |
| Shreveport, LA |
| 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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