DirecTV??
Go back to your antenna?
Get a dish of some kind.
On 11JUN09, I got lots of DTV signal. On the afternoon of 12JUN09, I had basically nothing. So I re-scanned the TV ... and it found more signals than I had before.
Re-scan your TV.
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
We’re on antennas and I had to rescan after the transition.
You may need a better antenna. Try this site -> http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
Please come over here, fso301.
Btw, It’s raining to beat the band here in MI so I didn’t test my signals.
We are having the same problem.
Same here. We were receiving 14 digital channels before the shutoff date. All we watched at the time was HDTV, after that date my dad hit the “find channel” button on the remote to search for any new HDTV channels and came back with 1! Just 1!. Can’t get anymore. We’re 50 miles LOS from Seattle five hundred feet up a mountain.
You can't. They're stopping those transmissions now...
You could call Obama and ask him to fix it for you. I will help if you send a campaign contribution. :-)
You could get a much bigger antenna, and make sure it includes VHF, apparently during the “transition period” some stores sold UHF-only “DTV” antennas, which worked since the DTV broadcasts were in the UHF spectrum.
Now many are in VHF, which doesn’t propogate as far, and also I’ve read somewhere that the power levels aren’t allowed to be as high. Kind of like “bait-and-switch”.
You could get a satellite feed, directTV or Dish Network. they are available anywhere, and often have local channels.
You might be able to boost your signal with a larger or preferably higher antenna and a pre-amplifier. But, the best choice may be a satellite TV dish.
It's not free, but it's competitive with terrestrial cable (if you could actually get that). Both DirecTV and Dish Network will give you the equipment for free, if you commit to keeping the service for 1-2 years. You should be able to get it installed for a minimal cost, as well.
What kind of antenna do you have? Make sure it is a strong UHF antenna. Most of the digital stations are on the UHF frequencies.
If your antenna is old, consider replacing the antenna and the cable from the roof. Cables lose the ability to transfer higher frequencies first as they age. Check all the cable connections.
Make sure the antenna is oriented toward the towers. I have a small roof antenna and the one station that transmits off axis has a much lower signal strength than the channels that are in line with the antenna.
get cable. You can get only on air local stations for about $20.
If you're using an indoor antenna, you may want to buy one with an internal amplifier. That will probably improve your signal level.
We are having the same problem. Its a government program, what did you expect? We have sworn off TV completely. Screw em.
I used to 10 channels, now I get 2. What the hell, it is a waste of life anyway.
dirty little secret of DTV....
Lots of antennas that were perfectly fine for analog TV are having a hard time with digital. That is because if a digital signal is coming in weakly it will pixilate or not display at all. And since likely your signals are coming from various directions, it is impossible to get all of your channels with your antenna oriented in one direction on one scan. You would need to reorient the antenna and rescan (and when you do this, likely you will lose other channels). Supposedly they have “smart” antennas that can pull from competing directions, but they are expensive. A little detail they forgot to tell us during the conversion.
I know nothing about TVs. I don’t even watch it, BUT here’s a site that tells how to scan your TV when you switch over:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/rescan.pdf
You need to rescan your TV.
or
Go back to analog, get a better antenna, get the convertor box. I did this with much success after the rescan on 06/12.