Where did my over the air (OTA) TV channels go????

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13. I keep rescanning, but there hasn't been any change here yet.

"Here" being northern Virginia. There will be, though.

Your TV channels may be moving frequencies. We're here to help.

I can hardly get channel 4 at all now. I gather they have dropped their output power in advance of the move.

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joblo
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Phase 4 changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by al.rob View Post

WETA says rescan TV after July 29, and WRC says to rescan after 8/1. I guess we will be doing a bunch of rescanning.

To clarify:

WRC says "NBC4 and Cozi are moving to a new frequency on Aug. 2."

WETA says they "will make the transition on July 29", and rescan "on or after July 29", so I think that means they will move in the wee hours that Monday morning.

And there is this from MPT:

Quote:

Schedule for frequency changes

Midnight 12:01AM
Friday, August 2, 2019
Annapolis WMPT 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4
Frederick WFPT 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4
Oakland WGPT 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4
Salisbury WCPB 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4

March 3, 2020 (tentative)
Owings Mills WMPB 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4

May 1, 2020 (tentative)
Hagerstown WWPB 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4

Also, WPXW must move before or at the same time as WRC, and WDVM must move no later than August 2nd because it is part of large phase 4 linked set.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trip in VA View Post

[WETA] will be moving to a temporary facility after the change in channel, rather than before like WRC.

Will that be at their new AUX at the Arlington FM site?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trip in VA View Post

DC: https://www.rabbitears.info/repackch...=&lss=&status=

Baltimore: https://www.rabbitears.info/repackch...=&lss=&status=

- Trip

Don't see Local Media's WIAV-CD in the DC list, but they are class A, right? So do they have to move in phase 4, or have they been granted an extension of some sort?

Also Local Media's other class A stations in DC DMA have CPs expiring August 2nd, according to RabbitEars. Any idea if they actually plan to light up either of those channels by then?

Last edited by joblo; Yesterday at 01:15 PM.