By law, full-power television stations nationwide began broadcasting exclusively in a digital format on June 12, 2009. With digital television (or DTV) you will notice crystal clear picture and sound–and receive additional free broadcast TV channels, including UNC-TV’s  digital channels. While the benefits of digital television are remarkable, millions of households risk losing television reception unless they take the easy steps to receive a digital signal. We're here to help you make a smooth transition.

At 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 12, UNC-TV permanently shut down all of its analog television transmitters at 11 locations across North Carolina as required by the Federal Communications Commission. While this transition has gone smoothly for the vast majority of UNC-TV viewers, over-the-air viewers of UNC-TV transmitter WUNC, located just south of Chapel Hill, have been experiencing reception problems. This is the result of WUNC being assigned a new channel frequency by the FCC when the transition took place.

Currently, WUNC is being served by a temporary antenna. In order to remedy the situation, UNC-TV must first remove the old analog antenna at the top of the tower and install the new digital antenna at the top of the 1300-foot tower. Final work on the WUNC-TV tower will be done by the end of the summer.

UNC-TV appreciates the patience of its over-the-air viewers during this process, who will need to rescan their converter boxes periodically until the transition work being done by many broadcasters has been completed.

UNC-TV is here to help with the analog shutoff.
UNC-TV is committed to helping you make the switch from analog to digital as painless as possible. Or Find answers to common questions now!
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page! If you have additional questions, please contact 1-888-CALL-FCC.

Are you a UNC-TV viewer that has lost access to our signal?
The changes in how we broadcast our signal may also change how you are able to receive it based upon your geographical location in the state. For a detailed FCC map showing potential service loss areas in the Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte and Greensboro markets, please click here. You may also be interested in this signal strength map from the FCC, which shows the approximate signal strength of television stations broadcasting in your area by zip code or address.
Quick Answers to Your Questions in Audio and Video Formats
Watch a brief (3 min) video or listen to an audio file about digital television basics and what you need to know. Files are available in a wide variety of formats, including Flash, WIndows Media, Quicktime and Real. Some videos are also available in American Sign Language.

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