Problems getting your DTV converter box to re-scan?
One procedure that seems to work for many viewers is doing a factory reset of the box before doing a rescan. Some of the boxes allow you to do this using the remote; others do not have this function and instead seem to respond well to the following steps:

• unplug the electrical cord for the box
• plug it back in
• unhook the antenna, then do a rescan with the box to clear its memory
• re-hook up the antenna, do another rescan

Hopefully, this will allow you to receive all the TV stations.

On June 12, 2009, the Federal Government is mandating that all television stations, like KARE-TV, only broadcast a digital signal. Already there is a lot of information available about the switchover and the various technologies that are available now to consumers. In fact, there are many different quality levels of digital television programming.

The most common are:

Standard Definition TV (SDTV) - SDTV is the basic level of quality display and resolution for both analog and digital. Transmission of SDTV may be in either the traditional (4:3) or widescreen (16:9) format.

Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) - EDTV is a step up from Analog Television. EDTV comes in 480p widescreen (16:9) or traditional (4:3) format and provides better picture quality than SDTV, but not as high as HDTV.

High Definition TV (HDTV) - HDTV in widescreen format (16:9) provides the highest resolution and picture quality of all digital broadcast formats. Combined with digitally enhanced sound technology, HDTV sets new standards for sound and picture quality in television. (Note: HDTV and digital TV are not the same thing -- HDTV is one format of digital TV.)

What does this mean for you? We have set up in-depth information on both Digital Television (DTV) and High Definition Television (HDTV) to answer all your questions.