If your antenna is on your roof, you might have to go up there to make sure it hasn’t fallen or shifted. Try moving your antenna around to see if that helps. Your Antenna Moved – Try Re-Orienting Itįrom my testing, I’ve found that even a small change in antenna position or angle can have a big impact on your reception. Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do about this. Google the station’s call letters to see if you can find out what happened. Usually, these are higher-numbered not-as popular stations as opposed to the major networks. This happened to a few stations here in Los Angeles, where the FCC allowed TV stations to auction off their spectrum to wireless providers. Sometimes TV stations go away completely. The solution is to either purchase an external tuner or a new TV. For more details, check out this great explanation from The Antenna Man. Right now this applies to a small number of stations, but the list will undoubtedly grow. If you have an older TV, it might not be able to decode these newer signals. MPEG2 is the original standard for encoding digital TV broadcasts, but a small number of TV stations have now started to change to MPEG4 only. The TV Station Changed From MPEG2 to MPEG4 Encoding We ordered one and will replace it as soon as we get it!Ĥ. One of our transmitters experienced a power surge and needs a part replaced. Try emailing the station to find out why the station went away. If re-scanning doesn’t solve the problem, try my tips to improve reception.Īnother possibility is that the TV transmitter had a technical difficulty resulting in reduced power. You can also email or call your station to confirm (usually their contact information is on their website). If you see the words, “Special Temporary Authority” in the report in red, it means your station is temporarily operating at reduced power. To see if your TV station is temporarily transmitting on lower power, type in your TV’s call letters below to see your station’s FCC report, for example, “KCBS” (note, site may take a long time to load): Station Call Letters: The TV Transmitter Power Was Temporarily Reducedĭuring the FCC re-pack, a TV station might temporarily use a lower-power transmitter while they upgrade their equipment. Enter your zip code into the Station Finder and click your station’s call letters to determine which direction the signal is coming from. So, try to orient your antenna in different directions to find it. In the FCC re-pack, some transmitters might move temporarily to an auxiliary tower while the main tower is upgraded. The TV Transmitter Tower Changed Location Kind of a pain, but I’m happy that I’ve got that channel back! 2. That is my situation with my 2008 Sony Bravia. If these don’t work, then you’ll just have to use the new channel number instead of the original one. This might allow it to recognize virtual channels. If that doesn’t work, then check your TV manufacturer’s website for a firmware upgrade for your TV. Your TV might recognize it now as the new channel. Try tuning into the station’s original channel number. If this works for you, you have a couple more options. And voila! I was able to get my local CBS channel! In my case, even though the website said channel 31, I had to tune to 31.1. Note, you will have to add a decimal point and a digit to it, often. Once you’ve found your station’s actual RF channel, try tuning to that channel instead of the station’s regular channel. If you see an “R” next to it, it means the channel was “re-packed” and the frequency has changed.Ĭlick the station’s call letters so that it expands and you can find the real channel there: Expanded channel info showing the actual RF channel When you see the results, find your station’s call sign. To find the station’s real physical channel, go to the Station Finder and click the button to launch it. On modern TVs, you won’t need to do this, but my old Sony doesn’t support how to map displayed channels to real channels. If the channel is still not showing up, and you have an older TV (like my Sony Bravia from 2008), you might have to tune using the station’s real RF channel. Sometimes that helps clear your TV’s memory so it can acquire the new channel. If that doesn’t work, unplug your antenna, re-scan, then plug your antenna back in and scan again. If you suddenly lose a channel, the first thing to try is to re-scan for channels on your TV. The most likely culprit for losing a channel in 2020’s FCC “re-pack” is that the channel’s broadcast frequency changed. The TV Station’s Frequency Changed During the FCC “Re-Pack”.
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