How To Rescan Your Antenna TV

1. Select Scan or Autotune from your TV or converter box control menu to start the scanning process.
   
2. Your TV will do the rest. This process usually takes a few minutes to complete.

Attention: PBS Charlotte is moving frequencies on July 3rd at 12:30pm. If you use an antenna to watch TV for free, you must rescan your television set on July 3rd to continue receiving this channel. Visit TVAnswers.org or call 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) and press 6 for more information. Cable and satellite viewers are not affected.

TV & Antenna Manufacturer Resources for Rescan Info

Because specific rescan procedures may vary by manufacturer, please consult the links below for the online support pages of many popular brands.

• Channel Master Antennas
• DISH Network DTVPAL
• Elemental (includes video instructions)
• Funai (includes support manuals for Sylvania, Emerson, Magnavox, Symphonic & Funai)
• Haier
• Hisense
• Hitachi
• Insignia (includes YouTube video instructions)
• Insignia NS-DXA1-APT
• JVC
• LG
• Magnavox (redirects to the Funai website)
• Panasonic
• Philips
• Polaroid
• Proscan
• Samsung
• Sanyo
• Sceptre
• Sharp
• Sony
• Symphonic (redirects to the Funai website)
• TCL
• Toshiba
• Vizio
• Westinghouse
• Zenith

For more information, including information about how to rescan and reasons for the change, please visit fcc.gov/TVrescan. There's even a handy interactive digital TV map there which allows you to put in your home address to pull up all the stations that should be available to you with an antenna. Additionally, the National Association of Broadcasters has created an informative website at tvanswers.org.

Still have questions? The FCC offers a dedicated TV Transition Hotline, with live help from 8 AM to 1 AM (including weekends). Call 1-888-CALLFCC (1-888-225-5322), then press 6.