TV reception with antenna

This guide provides background information and of use tips to set-up an antenna and configure a television ready for over-the-air reception of Southern Dakota Public Broadcasting. First thing we'd recommend is you visit the AntennaWeb web site. By typing in your target you should be capable quickly determine the sort of antenna you really need to purchase, therefore the way the antenna should be directed for optimal reception.

In the event that you currently have an antenna set up and your sign has been interrupted, follow the troubleshooting help guide to help determine your problem. Our first piece of advice always would be to do a channel scan, or "re-scan" your TV set or converter package. If that doesn't resolve the problem, check to make certain that our sign is clearly becoming transmitted - SDPB sometimes does upkeep on a transmitter web site, or manages to lose power or has other technical issues that avoid a signal from becoming broadcast. You can contact us to see whenever we are experiencing technical problems.

This guide is a basic outline regarding sign reception. It is always best to check with your owner's manual before attempting any changes. Many proprietors' guides have a Troubleshooting Guide. If you have extra concerns SDPB has reception professionals who can assist one to help resolve some issues. We're available weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm Central / 8:00am to 4:00pm Mountain. The telephone number is (800) 456-0766. We try not to make on-site solution phone calls.

SDPB Coverage Area
SDPB has actually nine main transmitters. Our primary transmitters tend to be down the page. Record includes the decision letters; the city of license; the particular place of our tower website in parentheses - if not the same as the city of license; the "virtual" channel; while the real electronic station which we broadcast.

KUSD, Vermillion (Beresford) Channel 2 - Digital Channel 34
KCSD, Sioux Falls Channel 23 - Digital Channel 24
KESD, Brookings (Hetland) Channel 8 - Digital Channel 8
KDSD, Aberdeen (Pierpont) Channel 16 - Digital Channel 17
KQSD Lowry Channel 11 - Digital Channel 11
KTSD, Pierre (Reliance) Channel 10 - Digital Channel 10
KPSD, Eagle Butte Channel 13 - Digital Channel 13
KZSD, Martin (Long Valley) Channel 8 - Electronic Channel 8
KBHE, Fast City Channel 9 - Digital Channel 26

a word-of description: Although it proves become confusing, once the digital transition took place, TV stations had been directed because of the FCC to carry on distinguishing by themselves by their "virtual" channel quantity - the station you had been regularly witnessing on the television set before the 2009 Digital television Transition. But sometimes, we have been in fact broadcasting on a frequency that's different from the main one the truth is in your TV or converter field. As an example, KUSD turns up on your TV as Channel 2, but we're actually broadcasting on Channel 34. The reason why that matters is - when it comes to KUSD and KBHE - we appear to visitors become broadcasting on a VHF station, whenever, actually, we have been broadcasting on a UHF channel. Once you understand this will make a difference inside form of antenna you utilize to receive our signals.

VHF stations are those networks 2 through 13, and UHF channels are channels 14 and above. If you're in the KESD, KQSD, KTSD, KPSD or KZSD broadcast places you will need an antenna that gets VHF indicators in order to get SDPB. If you live when you look at the KUSD, KCSD, KDSD, or KBHE broadcast areas you need to ensure your antenna gets a UHF sign being receive SDPB's television signals.