Broadcast Auction for Antenna TV

During 2016 the US FCC decided to sell some of the airwave spectrum to align the use of broadcast airwaves with 21st century consumer demands for video and broadband services. The idea was to ease congestion and open up spectrum for the upcoming 5G wireless service. Bidding closed during March 2017.
Since that time over the air (OTA) stations have begun transitions to new station numbers. It continues through 2019.

Dallas, for instance has a number of stations transitioning between April 2019 and June 2019. Dallas is also transitioning some stations to the new ATSC3 format. The way it is making the transition is grouping some stations together as sub numbers. No need to worry as any station that converts must still be available for five years as is (although the station number may change) after the change. Next year when you get your new whizbang ATSC3 converter box you will be able to see better live free TV with some 4K promised and interactive programming, plus many more features.


The bottom line is that if you are using an antenna for watching TV, it is a good idea to re-scan for stations every few months. It only takes a few minutes and you may find new stations. You may also discover why a few stations seemed to stop working, but are now working again.