Digital TV Information

FREE DIGITAL TV IN CARBON COUNTY!

Carbon County is now broadcasting, free, over-the-air, digital television channels from its Star Point, Ford Ridge, and Helper communication sites. These channels are the Salt Lake area channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, and 30. The digital TV project in Salt Lake City was finished by February 2009 an now almost every home in the Carbon County area will have the capability of receiving FREE, over-the-air, DIGITAL television channels, each of which has one or more SUB channels for a total of as many as 33 channels. 

WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO RECEIVE THE NEW OVER-THE-AIR DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS IN YOUR HOME?

1. You will need a reasonably good UHF or VHF - UHF combo television antenna and feed line (COAX cable). An outdoor antenna is highly recommended. If you have a splitter in-line to feed more than one television, you may need a good low-noise UHF pre-amp or distribution amp.
   
   Position the antenna's orientation so it faces our transmitting sites and has a clear sightline (see diagram below).
   
   
2. You will need either a television with a built-in receiver labeled as ATSC, or a stand-alone digital ATSC box that will sit on top of your regular analog TV.
   
   Most large-screen TV's on the market today have the ATSC (digital receiver) built in. If you are planning to buy a new television in the near future, be sure to look for the ATSC (digital receiver) listed on the box or display. If you buy a TV that says "HDTV Monitor" or "HDTV Ready", then it most likely DOES NOT have a digital receiver built in, and you will need to purchase a stand-alone ATSC box. Be sure to ask your sales person to verify whether or not it has the digital television receiver built in.
   
   For televisions that do not have a built-in "ATSC" digital tuner, there is a "SET TOP" box that plugs into your existing TV just like a DVD player does. 

WHAT CHANNELS ARE ON THE NEW FREE OVER THE AIR DIGITAL TELEVISION IN CARBON COUNTY?

Channel	Network	Channel Name	Screen Format	Format
CH 2.1	CBS	KUTV	Widescreen (16:9)	1080i
CH 2.2		KMYU	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 4.1	ABC	KTVX	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 4.2		Me-TV	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 4.3		Laff	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 4.30		KUCW	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 5.1	NBC	KSL	Widescreen (16:9)	1080i
CH 5.2		Cozi-TV	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 5.3		This TV	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 7.1	PBS	KUED	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 7.2		World	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 7.3		PBS Kids	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 7.4		Create	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 9.1		KUEN	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 9.2		MHz World	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 9.3		First Nations Experience	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 9.91		KUER-FM (Audio Only)	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 11.1		KBYU - BYUtv	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 11.2		BYURADIO	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 11.3		KBYUFM	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 13.1	FOX	KSTU	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 13.2		Antenna TV	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 13.3		STADIUM	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 13.4		CHARGE	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 14.1		KJZZ	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 14.2		Comet	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 14.3		TBD	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 14.4		Charge!	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 16.1	ION	KUPX	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 16.2		qubo	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 16.3		IONLife	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 16.4		Shop	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 16.5		QVC	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 16.6		HSN	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 30.1		KUCW	Widescreen (16:9)	720p
CH 30.2		Movies!	Widescreen (16:9)	480i
CH 30.3		Grit	Standard (4:3)	480i
CH 30.4		Escape	Standard (4:3)	480i

If you have any TV questions contact Carbon County Communications at (435) 636-3275.