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 over 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. Happy Halloween! Before you trick-or-treat, avoid the fright of losing over-the-air channels and make a #PlanToRescan. 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. October 29 KTNV (Las Vegas, Nevada) –
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Preparing Our Communities For Changes In TV
By Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi As technology continues to be a necessity, it is more vital than ever that communities have digital access. Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian (AANHPI) communities significantly depend on over-the-air television to provide the news, community information and entertainment they seek. Broadcast television is meeting the needs of diverse audiences by offering community-focused programming in a variety of languages. For example, San Francisco’s KTSF-TV reaches more than 1.4 million Asian Americans, providing programs that include nightly live news, weather, sports and public affairs programming in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi and more. Because many
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What’s So Great About Free TV?
As stations across the country are moving to new frequencies, there’s been a lot of talk about free TV. What is it and how can you get it? It’s easier than you might think, and more than 72 million Americans are already taking advantage of it. Your local broadcast station signals are free to anyone with an over-the-air antenna. We’re not talking about your grandfather’s rabbit ears – you know the ones with tin foil at the top. Today’s TV antennas are sleek, powerful and affordably priced, especially when you compare them to the monthly fees some cable and satellite
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Ensuring Rural America is Connected to Lifeline Information
By Chris Skorupa More than 46 million people live in rural America, encompassing 72 percent of our country’s land area. To these communities, local radio and television stations are part of their everyday lives, providing lifesaving information during emergencies and keeping residents connected to their local news, weather, sports, entertainment and each other. Americans who live in rural areas depend on their local broadcasters at greater levels than the general population. For example, more than 25 percent of households in Missoula, Montana, and 30 percent of households in Fairbanks, Alaska, rely exclusively on free, over-the-air TV and do not subscribe
Continue ReadingRescan Roundup – September 24 – October 1
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 over 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. Fall is upon us! Before you unpack your sweaters, warm up some cider and head out on a hay ride, check this list of local stations and make a #PlanToRescan. Here’s a rundown of stations expected to move frequencies over the next week. Be sure to follow
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Call For Action Working with Broadcasters to help Consumers Plan to Rescan
More Americans trust their local broadcaster for news than any other source, and a growing number of viewers are getting their local television stations over-the-air with an antenna. Call For Action partners with numerous local TV stations and is committed to helping consumers maintain their access to over-the-air broadcast for local news, weather and emergency information. Nearly 1,000 over-the-air broadcast stations will be changing their frequencies between 2018 and 2020. This is the second major broadcast TV change in the last decade, following the conversion from analog to digital signals in 2009. For over 55 years, Call For Action has
Continue ReadingRescan Roundup – September 14 – 21
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 over 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. Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone is safe and dry. Stay tuned to your local broadcast stations for emergency information if you live in an area expected to be impacted by Hurricane Florence. Here’s a rundown of stations expected to move frequencies over the next week. Be sure
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For TV Stations: Keep Your Program Guide and Data Providers In the Loop on Frequency Changes
The TV Answers team sat down with Heidi Steffen, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at TitanTV, to find out what TV stations need to communicate to their data and online guide listing providers as they prepare to move frequencies. The following steps are important to ensure your viewers continue to have access to the correct programming information. Q: How does a station’s frequency move impact its online guide listing, data provider and PSIP data service provider? A: Online guide listings will be affected only if the station’s major/virtual number (the channel number you see on your TV) and
Continue ReadingRescan Roundup – Weeks of August 27 & September 3
More than half of all TV stations in the United States will move frequencies between 2018 and 2020. If you use an antenna to access free, over-the-air television, head to TV Answers to find out when stations in your area are moving, help spread the word, and sign up for text and e-mail alerts. We know you’re prepping for Labor Day weekend, but before you fire up the grill, strap into those water skis or cannonball into the pool, take notice of a few stations moving frequencies over the next week. Stations on the move include: August 31 WISE (Ft.
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Native Public Media Partners with NAB to Help Antenna Viewers #PlanToRescan
By: Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media Access to free, over-the-air television using an antenna has for generations provided Native Americans and Alaska Natives with emergency information, local news, entertainment and community connectivity. Whether for news, cultural programming or to catch popular traditional music shows, over-the-air television provides is an important resource in hard-to-reach communities. Antenna television has long been popular within Native communities, and as many of our communities experience growth, the number of individuals choosing to use antenna TV instead of paying for a subscription cable or satellite service may also grow. As a result, it
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