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Three
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur Area TV Stations Changing Frequencies
Those who view via an antenna will have to
rescan their television sets
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 [June 05, 2020]
Some local TV stations in cities across the U.S. will be changing
their over-the-air broadcast frequencies between now and July 2020.
People who watch free over-the-air television with an antenna will
need to rescan their TV set each time a station moves to continue
receiving the local channel. It's the same scan that you did to find
your local channels when you set up your TV or converter box for the
first time. Except in rare circumstances, no new equipment or
services are required.
Subscribers to cable or satellite TV do not need to rescan. Service
providers will do it for you.
The FCC's Consumer Toolkit offers guidance on TV frequency changes
for people who use an antenna to watch over-the-air television.
Rescanning only
applies to people who receive their local channels using a TV
antenna. Cable and satellite subscribers are not affected.
In the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area, these are the three TV
stations scheduled to change frequencies by July 3, 2020:
WICS-TV (ABC 20)
WRSP-TV (FOX 55)
WSEC-TV (PBS 14)
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In previous transition phases, seven other TV stations in the
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area have moved to new frequencies.
The FCC has provided a variety of online resources to help inform consumers and
about the rescan process. By visiting
www.fcc.gov/TVrescan, you will find an instructional video showing viewers
how to rescan their TV, consumer toolkit, transition schedule, FAQs, and an
interactive map where you can enter your address to see which TV stations are
changing frequencies in your area. The reason why television stations are
changing frequencies is to make room for new 5G and other mobile broadband
services. Nationwide, millions of U.S. households watch national network and
local TV programming using an over-the-air antenna.
Cable and satellite subscribers aren’t affected by these changes.
[Sent on behalf of the FCC
by: STEVE CARPINELLI]
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