Antenna Problems
- kroxquo
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Antenna Problems
For all my technologically inclined friends - Karen and I have dropped cable, satellite, etc. since we got a roku and rely on an antenna for local television. But in the last week or so, the antennae for both our televisions have ceased to pick up any signals. I know they are working because they both are getting one channel (not the same one interestingly). Any ideas on what the problem is? Has there been a change to over-the-air broadcasts that I don't know about? Any assistance would be appreciated.
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- SpacemanSpiff
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Re: Antenna Problems
Try rescanning the channels. I've heard some scuttlebutt that some of the frequencies (albeit not the actual channel numbers) have changed of late. I recently had to do this for our local channels here in central Virginia.
https://www.overtheairdigitaltv.com/ota ... me-rescan/
https://www.overtheairdigitaltv.com/ota ... me-rescan/
- bazodee
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Re: Antenna Problems
Agreed. Re-scan your channels. Something happened to over-the-air channels here in Atlanta last week and a few of them became unavailable until I rescanned. Wish I could explain what happened...
- mellytu74
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Re: Antenna Problems
A couple of friends - Philadelphia and Doylestown - mentioned the same complaints.
Rescanning helped one but not the other.
Rescanning helped one but not the other.
- ghostjmf
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Re: Antenna Problems
Ditto on rescanning advice.
All the stations in Boston moved early August. They sold their frequencies to cell phone companies.
They're now all UHF, & not as strong as their prior freqs.
All the stations in Boston moved early August. They sold their frequencies to cell phone companies.
They're now all UHF, & not as strong as their prior freqs.
- pcmaxey
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Re: Antenna Problems
Some stations have changed the frequency they use to broadcast.bazodee wrote:Agreed. Re-scan your channels. Something happened to over-the-air channels here in Atlanta last week and a few of them became unavailable until I rescanned. Wish I could explain what happened...
The FCC is narrowing the TV broadcast spectrum to provide more channels for wireless broadband services.