TV viewers who use the antenna in certain parts of the state will need to rescan their television sets so they will we able to receive local channels. FCC Chair Jean Kiddo explains why.
“We are reorganizing the television spectrum band a bit, to make it be used more efficiently so that we can free up some space for wireless consumers,” says Kiddo.
TV consumers who use the antenna in Shreveport and Monroe will need to rescan their TV sets so they can receive all their local channels. If you have cable or satellite you do not have to do anything.
Kiddo explains how TVs that use the antenna need to be set up to receive local channels.
“Viewers who have over the air TVs, with antennas, had to scan their TVs when they first brought them home from the store. TV are not preprogrammed with local channels in them, so the TV needed to be trained,” says Kiddo.
To rescan your TV set, go to the menu button on your remote control and under antenna use the autotune or auto program setting. If you need assistance you can also reach out to the FCC for guidance. Kiddo recommends this for all antenna users in the state, not just the Shreveport and Monroe markets.
“If viewers in other markets than theses two have been missing a channel that they were used to seeing previously, they may have missed the notices and thought the channel disappeared,” says Kiddo.
For more information or guidance, you can go to fcc.gov/rescan or call 1-888-CALL-FCC for assistance.
Reported by Brooke Thorington.
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