Q & A's - Questions and Answers

Here is a list of online program guides. Set up a log-in, enter your ZIP code And select “Washington Cable” as your cable provider. Online TV program guides – March 18, 2021 Zap2it TvListings Gracenote TitanTv OnTvTonight Local broadcast schedule: TvTvUs TvGuide

The A-B Switch brings you two separate sets of programming:

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A) for “Air” brings you the local digital broadcast TV channels, including the high-definition channels and the associated sub-channels. Some really good old programs here! Do all channel switching through your TV’s remote and do not use the cable box.

B) for “Box” connects you to our cable box for the cable programming. Keep your TV on channel 3 and do all tuning through the cable box.​

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To setup your TV to receive the digital channels for the first time, select the Menu on your TV's remote. Then go to Channels, and then select Channel Search or Channel Scan. It might take up to ten minutes for your TV to complete the scan. After that, your TV should remember the channels available on your system. Depending on your TV make and model, the analog channels might be displayed in a separate list from the digital ones, or they may be interspersed. For more details, check your TV's operating guide.

You may need to add a dot-zero (.0) or a dash-zero (-0) on your remote to receive the analog channels. For example, 14.0 for analog WRC Channel 4

NextGen TV (also known as ATSC 3.0) is the new, advanced television standard that promises to revolutionize the way we receive and view our TV programming. It uses very efficient signal coding, significantly improving TV reception. It also provides for sending of messages, such as emergency alerts, which can even turn your set on to receive them.

Network broadcasts in Washington, DC using the NextGen TV standard are expected to begin in 2021. So far, TV sets to receive them are expensive large-screen models, but the costs are expected to drop, and set-top tuners should be available soon to convert existing sets to receive these broadcasts.