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lj1
Lv 7
lj1 asked in Consumer ElectronicsTVs · 1 decade ago

Has one of my local stations not switched to DTV yet?

I hooked up my DTV converter last night, and it far exceeded my expectations. It doubled the number of channels I get, and they all have crystal clear reception. However, the converter can't find a signal at all for one station that gets fairly decent reception with just an antenna. Could it be that that station hasn't made the switch yet, or is it something else?

Update:

The channel in question is my local Fox station (WFXG)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    look at antennaweb.org, it will list all channels in your area (by your street address, not just zip code) who transmit digitally.

  • 1 decade ago

    Some low power stations are not going to switch since this is a fox station I would guess it is not low power. None of the stations are to switch over till Feb whatever the date is (I can still get all the channels without the box). I also have a converter box just like you I get more channels and their more clear. I also have a low power channel that I watch often that does not come in with the box. I had to buy the box with analog pass through to get that channel without unplugging th e antenna everytime I want to watch it. If your has that you can turn the box off when you want to watch that channel and just watch it on the TV . Just like you normally would without the box.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's possible that they will switch over to an entirely different channel. I say this because most people checking the dtv signal not only reported your happy findings, but they also found that some stations had multiple versions of the same channel.

    So seeing that your local station has a dtv announcement on it, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

  • 1 decade ago

    Fox (WFXG) out of Augusta, Ga. is currently broadcasting in digital format, though they are not broadcasting at full power. They have a pending request with the FCC to move to a more beneficial frequency (31) after the transition (Feb. 17, 2009). If granted this new frequency, they will increase power and be able to reach over 95% of the population in Augusta, Ga. Currently they can only reach 69% of the population. You are more than likely outside of their current broadcast area. Your reception of WFGX should improve after Feb. 17, 2009. Good luck!

  • joe r
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    there is plenty of info on there website http://www.wfxg.com/ about DTV, even a place to ask them about DTV....

    all of your local channels should already be broadcasting there DTV signal..

    the digital channel should be channel 51

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFXG

    most stations are not transmitting full power until the transition date, so you may not have a signal until that date, or you may need to reconfigure your antenna..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't know if that's the problem or not, but I got a digital TV and can't get two of the local stations (yet, hopefully, cuz one of them is my fox station, as well)... So, it could be that they're just not strong enough and we'll never get them, but hopefully it's what you are thinking, haven't started broadcasting digital yet... At least now you know it's not an isolated problem... good luck.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Most local channels may not have switched over but you should still be able to get it no matter what. I on the other hand have an HDTV so some of my channels in the digital section dont come in even without a box since they just cant be picked up*shrugs*

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Digital signals fall off very quickly. You could be in the range of the analog signal and outside the range of the digital signal, very easily. You can get fuzzy channels in analog, but it's more like all or nothing with digital.

  • 1 decade ago

    I noticed that one of my channels had the digital signal for several months, and now I no longer receive it. I just assumed they were done testing the digital transmissions, and are saving power until the actual DTV transmission day arrives.

  • 1 decade ago

    According to Wikipedia, WFXG's digital channel is 51. So they are broadcasting in DTV...

  • 1 decade ago

    All stations should be available on digital from the middle of February (19th) as that's when analog shuts down.

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