[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Oh yah, one thing I forgot to mention (in terms of spooky stuff) about 6 months ago, our television started turning itself on in the middle of the night. (I'm pinging Jack, cause maybe he can explain this.) In order to correct the problem, we've plugged the TV into a sock controlled by a switch to cut the power completely. This seems to work. (If it didn't, then I'd be REALLY freaked.) Anyway, if we go to bed and forget to turn the switch off, the TV comes on about 2-3 hours later. Never ever fails now. It is the weirdest/spookiest thing I've ever seen. When I’m in bed and it's 3am and I hear voices and talking coming from the next room, it really makes me jump!!! Haven’t grabbed the pistol yet to shoot the TV.

[pcottraux]

Haven’t grabbed the pistol yet to shoot the TV.

And yet that very well might work!

[DollyCali]

many of the TVs are programmable. my mom with her remote has done many strange things to various TVs. I usually can't figure out how to "undo".

She had one set on sleep... but for like 5 seconds into play time.

You just got the TV on & before you could reprogram, it went off.

I tried unplugging for long periods etc hoping it would go back to defaults but it never did.

Also can be programmed (like maybe yours is) to go on like an alarm clock

not sure, but maybe.

But that being said, I have a TV that has NOT been programmed (I have checked) that turns on now & then. the remote is in drawer & buttons not "hittable" by cats.

I attribute it to my departed dad, as I have nothing better to think of

[Rca2000]

Ok I need to know a few things::

A-- What brand is this tv??

B-How old is it??

C-- are there any fluorescent lights on, near the tv??

[WFTR]

My folks have a TV that won't turn off with the remote. They can turn it on with the remote, but they have to kill the electricity at the socket in order to make the TV go off. I'll be interested to see what RCA says about this one. I wonder whether your problem is the TV or something with the remote. My neighbors used to have a very sensitive alarm system on their jeep. Every time I used my microwave oven, their alarm went off.

[Nowhere Man]

Oh yah, one thing I forgot to mention (in terms of spooky stuff) about 6 months ago, our television started turning itself on in the middle of the night. (I'm pinging Jack, cause maybe he can explain this.) In order to correct the problem, we've plugged the TV into a sock controlled by a switch to cut the power completely. This seems to work. (If it didn't, then I'd be REALLY freaked.) Anyway, if we go to bed and forget to turn the switch off, the TV comes on about 2-3 hours later. Never ever fails now. It is the weirdest/spookiest thing I've ever seen. When I’m in bed and it's 3am and I hear voices and talking coming from the next room, it really makes me jump!!! Haven’t grabbed the pistol yet to shoot the TV.

I'm sure Jack (RCA2000) has answered this already, but I generally don't read ahead so I can answer without prejudice. Is the TV remote controlled? Depending on the method use, infrared is the most common now but there have been models that used ultrasound and radio waves I think so perhaps you could be picking up a stray infrared or other signal there although I don't think that is much of a problem as it used to be with IR but I need to bring that up while brainstorming.

Maybe the board inside that controls the power to the set is acting funny, maybe something could be going there although in most cases the set would shut off instead. Every once in a great while, my 1982 Zenith does this but we just turn her off and on and she is good as new for several months.

Not get "Art Bell" on you here but maybe you might have a ghost. B-) Not to be a smart alec or anything but one cannot discount the weird and paranormal. Me, I would have to say it could be number 2, something with the board that controls the power in your TV.