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Chicago, Illinois

WBBM CH 2

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: CBS Broadcasting 

address: WBBM-TV, 22 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602 

phone: 312-899-2890

e-mail: OPInquiry@paramount.com

licensee address: CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

2020 M. St. NW Licensing Dept.

Washington, D.C. 20036

phone: 202-457-4505

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 12
ERP: 10.9 kW, HAAT: 1640 feet

Virtual Channel

 

02.1

05.1

09.1

32.1

66.1

     Station

WBBM-HD CBS

WMAQ-HD NBC

WGN-HD

WFLD-HD FOX

WGBO-HD Uni

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Some stations listed above (in pink) are encrypted!  For an explanation, see below "ATSC 3.0 Encryption." 

The stations include WBBM-TV (owned by CBS Inc.), WMAQ-TV (owned by Universal NBC, Inc.), WGN-TV (owned by Nexstar), WFLD (owned by FOX Television, Inc.), and WGBO (owned by WGBO, Inc.). 

WBBM, Ch 2

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City of License
Chicago, IL

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

CBS
StartTV
Dabl
Fave TV 

Comet TV

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

1080i

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w
 

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

WGN-TV                 19.2

WGBO-DT               35.7

WFLD/WPWR         24.9

WMAQ-TV/WSNS   33.11

WGBO-DT                35.8

 Virtual        Host                    Real  Channel     Station              Channel    

ownership: CBS Broadcasting 

address: WBBM-TV, 22 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602 

phone: 312-899-2890

e-mail: OPInquiry@paramount.com

licensee address: CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

2020 M. St. NW Licensing Dept.

Washington, D.C. 20036

phone: 202-457-4505

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 12
ERP: 10.9 kW, HAAT: 1640 feet

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WCHU-LD Ch 3

City of License
Oakwood Hills, IL

ownership: Venture Technologies Group, LLC
address: 150 S. Arroyo Pkwy #103

phone: 232-965-5400

e-mail: fcc@ventechgroup.com

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 7 

ERP: 3 kW, HAAT: 1194 feet

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

3.1

3.2

3.3

NewsNet

Sports News 

Shopping

 

  720p

  720p

  720p

2.0

2.0

2.0

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WMAQ, Ch 5

City of License
Chicago, IL

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ownership: NBCUniversal, LLC

address: 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 700, Washington DC, 20001
studio address: 454 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 835-5555
e-mail: vera.friloux@nbc.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 33 

ERP: 380 kW, HAAT: 1434 feet

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

5.1

5.2
5.3

5.4

44.1

44.2

NBC

COZI
NBCLX
Oxygen-True Crime

WSNS-Telemundo
WSNS-TeleXitoss

1080i

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

1080i

  480i

 

5.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.1

2.0

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WLS-TV, Ch 7

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City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

7.1
7.2

7.3

60.1

60.2

60.3

ABC
Localish
Charge!

WXFT-Unimas
WXFT-ION Mystery
WXFT-Quest

720p

480i-w

480i-w

720p

480i-w

480i-w

5.1

5.1

2.0

5.1

2.0

2.0

ownership: WLS Television, Inc.

address: 77 W 66th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10023

phone: 212 456-7387
e-mail: john.w.zucker@abc.com

Studio: 190 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 750-7777

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 22

ERP: 845 kW, HAAT: 1631 feet

 

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Also broadcasts on WXFT-DT, Channel 60
Licensed for Aurora, IL (see Channel 60 below)
Virtual Channel 7/60
Actual Channel 22

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 1000kW, HAAT: 1699 feet

 

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WGN-TV, Ch 9

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City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

WGN-TV
AntennaTV
Grit
Rewind TV
TBD

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

1080i

  480i

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

ownership: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75062

phone: 972 373-8000
e-mail: eryder@nexstar.tv
Studio: WGN-TV
address: 2501 W. Bradley Place,
Chicago, IL 60618
phone: 773 528-2311
contact info: wgn.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 19

ERP: 188.6 kW, HAAT: 1634 feet

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WTTW, Ch 11

City of License:

Chicago, IL

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ownership: Window to the World Communications, Inc.

address: 5400 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

phone: 773 509-5412

e-mail: ehalpern@wttw.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 25
ERP: 110 kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

 

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

PBS

PBS-Encore
Create

Kids

World Channel

  720p

  720p

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

5.1

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

Also Broadcast on
WYCC, Channel 20 virtual) 
Actual Channel 25

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WOCK-CD, Ch 13

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: KM LPTV of Chicago-13, LLC
address: 3654 West Jarvis Ave, Skokie, IL 60076

studio address: 5235 N. Kedzie Ave.

    Chicago, IL 60625
phone: 773 588-0070
e-mail: wock@kmcommunications.com

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 4 

ERP: 3 kW, HAAT: 1280 feet

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

shopping

KBS World

NTD America

CCTV Documentary

CCTV News

Religious

 

  720i

  480i-w

  1080p

  480i-w

  480i-w

  720p

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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WRJK-LP, Ch 22

City of License
Arlington Heights, IL

ownership: Chicago 22, LLC
address: 2118 Walsh Ave. Suite 208
    Santa Clara, CA 95050

phone: 415 886-7284
e-mail: fcc@chicago22.com

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 0.09 kW   HAAT: 1286 feet

UHF Channel 36 

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

22.1

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

22.7

22.8

22.9

22.11

22.12

Diya TV

Novelisima

First Nations Exp

ACE TV

AWEPlus

OAPlus

Independent

Fun Roads

shopping

shopping

 

480i-w

480i-w

480i

480i-w

480p

480i

480i-w

480i

480i

480i

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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WWME-CD, Ch 23

City of License
Chicago, IL

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

23.1

23.2

23.12

MeTV

Heroes & Icons

Infomercials

 720p

 480i-w

 480i-w

2.0

2.0

2.0

ownership: Channel 23 Limited Partnership

address: 26 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60661

phone: 312 705-2600
e-mail: NShapiro@wciu.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 18 

ERP: 15 kW, HAAT: 1543 feet

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WPVN-CD, Ch 24

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: HC2 Station Group, Inc.
address: 295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
phone: 954 606-5486
e-mail: RILHARDT@HC2BROADCASTING.COM

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 26 

ERP: 1000 kW, HAAT: 1552 feet

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.7

24.8

Vision Latina

Religion

Independent

The365

Korean

Defy

blank

Outlaw

  720p

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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W31EZ-D, Ch 25

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: Estrella Television License LLC
1845 Empire Avenue, Burbank, CA 91504

phone: 818 729-5300
e-mail: unknown

Ch 31 transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 31 

ERP: 15 kW, HAAT: 1145 feet

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

40.1

40.2

40.3

Almavision

Salem NC

shopping

ION-Plus

LATV

Estrella TV

Estrella News

blank

 

  480i-w

  480i

  480i

  480i

  480i

  720p

  720p

  480i-w

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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WCIU, Ch 26

City of License
Chicago, IL

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ownership: WCIU-TV Limited Partnership
address: 26 North Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661
phone: 312 705-2600
e-mail: NSHAPIRO@wciu.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 23 

ERP: 1000 kW, HAAT: 1552 feet

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CW26
'The U'
MeTV
Heroes & Icons

Story Television

Catchy Comedy

MeTV Toons
 

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

26.1

26.2

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.6

26.7

  720p

  720p

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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MeTV_logo_2014.png
CatchyComedy.jpg
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WSPY-LD, Ch 31

City of License
Earlville, IL

YouTooAmerica

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

31.1

31.2

1080i

2.0

2.0

ownership: Nelson TV, Inc.

One Broadcast Center

Plano, IL 60545

(600) 552-1000

email: larry.nelson.lwspy@gmail.com
Transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 30
ERP: 10.8, HAAT: 391 feet

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WFLD, Ch 32

City of License
Chicago, IL

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.4

32.5

50.1

FOX
Movies!
BuzzR
The Grio

Fox Weather

WPWR, MyTV

  720p

  480i

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

  720p

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.1

ownership: FOX Television Stations, LLC

address: 101 Constitution Ave, NW Suite 200 West, Washington DC 20001

phone: 202 824-6522
e-mail: ann.bobeck@fox.com

Studio address: 205 N. Michigan Ave,
Chicago, IL 60601

phone: 312 565-5532

e-mail: news@foxchicago, com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 24

ERP: 5 kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

Also broadcasts on WPWR-TV, Channel 50 
Licensed for Gary, IN
Virtual Channel 32/50
Actual Channel 24

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 1000kW, HAAT: 1558 feet

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WRME-LD, Ch 33

City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual Channel
 

ownership: WLFM, LLC
5670 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1620, Los Angeles, CA 90036
phone: (323) 965-5400
e-mail: FCC@VENTECHGROUP.COM

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 6
ERP: 3 kw, HAAT: 1263 feet

06.1

Network

Affiliation

Shopping

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WCPX, Ch 38

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: ION Television License, LLC
address: 312 Walnut Street, Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202

phone: 888 467-2988
Studio: 
ION Media-Chicago

address: 333 S. Desplains Street
Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60661

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 34
ERP: 400 kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

 

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laff-tv_logo.jpg
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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

Ion
BounceTV
CourtTV

Laff
ION-Plus

Grit​

Shopping

Shopping

38.1

38.2

38.3

38.4

38.5

38.6

38.7

38.8

720p

720p

480i-w

480i-w

480i-w

480i-w
480i-w

480i-w

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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GritTV.jpg

WSNS, Ch 44

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: NBC Telemundo License, LLC

address: 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 700,

Washington DC, 20001
studio address: 454 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 524-6401
e-mail: aida.areizaga@nbc.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 29 

ERP: 380 kW, HAAT: 1434 feet

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

Telemundo
TeleXitoss

WMAQ-TV, NBC

COZI
LX
Oxygen

 44.1

 44.2

  5.1

  5.2

  5.3

  5.4

1080i

  480i

1080i

  480i-w

  480i-w

  480i-w

5.1

2.0

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

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cozytv-2014_logo.jpeg
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Oxygen-TrueCrime.jpg
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WMEU-CD, Ch 48

City of License
Chicago, IL

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ownership: Weigel Broadcasting Co.
26 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60661
phone: 312-705-2600
e-mail: nshapiro@wciu.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 18
ERP: 5.25 kW, HAAT: 1543 feet

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

WCIU-TV "The U"

Start TV

Catchy Comedy

MeTV-Plus

48.1

48.2

48.3

48.4

  780p

  480i-w

1080i

  480i-w

2.0

2.0

5.1

2.0

CatchyComedy.jpg
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MeTV-Plus.jpg
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WXFT-DT, Ch 60

City of License
Aurora, IL

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

60.1

60.2

60.3

  7.1

  7.2

  7.3

UniMas

ION-Mystery

Quest

WLS-TV, ABC

Localish

Charge!

720p

480i-w

480i-w

720p

480i-w

480i-w

5.1

2.0

2.0

5.1

2.0

2.0

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ownership: Unimas Chicago, LLC, 5999 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
phone: 310 348-3600
studio location: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

Licenced for Aurora, IL
Virtual Channel 7/60
Actual Channel 22

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 1000kW, HAAT: 1699 feet

 

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leased by: WLS Television, Inc.

address: 77 W 66th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10023

phone: 212 456-7387
e-mail: john.w.zucker@abc.com

Studio: 190 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 750-7777

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 22

ERP: 845 kW, HAAT: 1631 feet

 

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WJYS, Ch 62

City of License
Hammond, IN

ownership: Millenial Telecommunications, Inc.

operator: Oxford Media Group
1900 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523

phone: (708) 633-0001
e-mail:cgreen@oxfordmedia.tv

Studio location: 18600 South Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, IL 60477
phone: 708-633-0001

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 21
ERP: 140kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

 

Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

62.1

62.2

62.3

62.4

62.5

62.6

62.7

62.8

62.9

62.10

religion

Shopping

Shopping

Heartland

Shopping

Shopping

Shopping

Shopping

Shopping

Polish Television

480i

480i

480i

480i-w

480i

480i

480i

480i

480i-w

480i

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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WGBO, Ch 66

City of License
Joliet, IL

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ownership: WGBO

address: 541 N. Fairbanks Court,
11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 35
ERP: 330 kW, HAAT: 1371 feet

 

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Virtual        Network          Video        Audio

Channel      Affiliate            Def          Chan 

Univision
NuesstraVision
GetTV
True Crime
Grit

RetroTV

66.1

66.2

66.3

66.4

66.5

66.6

720p

480i-w

480i

480i-w

480i-w

480i-w

5.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

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sources: rabbitears.info, FCC

Station lineup for Chicago Viewers

Channel #    Programming/Network

2.1                WBBM-TV, Ch 2, CBS
2.2                StartTV
2.3                Dabl
2.4                FaveTV

2.5                Charge!
5.1                WMAQ-TV, Ch 5, NBC

5.2                COZI
5.3                NBC LX

5.4                Oxygen
7.1                WLS-TV, Ch 7, ABC
7.2                Localish
7.3                Charge!

9.1                WGN-TV, Ch 9

9.2                AntennaTV

9.3                Grit

9.4                Rewind TV

9.5                TBD

11.1              PBS

11.2              PBS Encore

11.3              PBS World/Create

11.4              PBS Kids

13.2              KBS World (Korean)
13.3              NTD America
13.4              CCTV Documentary (Chinese)

13.5              CCTV News (Chinese)

22.1              Diya TV

22.3              Novelisma

22.4              First Nations Experience

22.5              ACE TV

22.6              AWEPlus

22.7              OneAmericaPlus

22.9              FunRoads

23.1              MeTV
23.2              Heros and Icons

24.1              Vision Latina

24.4              The365

24.5              Korean

24.6              Defy

24.8              Outlaw

25.1              Almavision

25.2              Salem News Channel 

25.4              beIN Sports Xtra

25.5              LATV

26.1              WCIU, Ch 26, CW Network

26.2              The U

26.3              MeTV

26.4              Heroes and Icons

26.5              Story Television

26.6              Catchy Comedy

26.7              MeTV Toons

31.1              YouToo America

32.1              WFLD, Ch 32, FOX TV Network

32.2             Movies!

Channel #    Programming/Network

32.3             BuzzR

33.4             The Grio

33.5             Fox Weather

38.1             Ion

38.2             Bounce TV

38.3             Court TV

38.4             Laff

38.5             Ion-Plus

38.6             Grit

40.1             Estrella TV

40.2             Estrella News

44.1             WSNS, Ch 44, Telemundo

44.2             WSNS, Ch 44, TeleXitoss

48.1             WCIU-TV, The U, Ch 48

48.2             startTV
48.3             CathyComedy

48.4             MeTV+

50.1             Corner Store TV

59.1             Corner Store

59.4             Binge TV

60.1             WXFT-Unimas

60.2             ION Mystery

60.3             WXFT-Quest

62.4             Heartland             

62.10           Polish TV

66.1             Univision

66.2             Nuestra Vision

66.3             GetTV

66.4             True Crime

66.5             Grit

66.6             Retro TV

ATSC 3.0 Encryption

Several ATSC 3.0 streams are now encrypted, which means they are unavailable to some viewers and hardware configurations. If you've clicked on a set of "pink colored" call letters above designating the station, the station you picked is known to be encrypted, at least sometimes.

This form of encryption is called "content protection" or "Digital Rights Management" (DRM). DRM is encryption designed to prevent behavior the content provider doesn't like, such as fast-forwarding through ads or recording content. It is explained to viewers as preventing piracy when it actually eliminates the viewer's control. The result of the encryption, when your equipment allows you to view the station's signal clearly, is the situation currently seen on most ATSC 3.0 signals that are encrypted. 

Please contact your US representatives and US Senators to object to this encryption of your local channels. You may lose the ability to view severe weather information, your local newscasts, and the programming of the networks and local stations that you've been able to view free of charge with an antenna for over 70 years!

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