Digital Television

WVIZ/PBS is now transmitting a full power digital signal. If you were receiving WVIZ over the air at Channel 25, you should now rescan your converter box in order to receive our new digital channels—WVIZ/PBS (25.1), WVIZ/PBS Ohio Channel (25.2), WVIZ/PBS World (25.3) and WVIZ/PBS Create (25.4). If you receive WVIZ through a cable or satellite provider, contact them to find our digital channel locations. If you have a question or comment for WVIZ, please email or call (216) 916-6301.

If you are having trouble receiving WVIZ through your DTV converter box, these steps may help:

1. Remove the antenna connection to the box
2. Rescan your converter box without the antenna connected to the box
3. Unplug the converter box for three minutes
4. Reconnect the antenna to the converter box
5. Turn on the converter box and rescan again

Digital Television Resources

If you have not made the digital conversion there are resources available to help.

After 6/12/09, your analog
signal will go away.FCC website on DTV transition
NTIA TV converter box coupon program site (until July 31, 2009)
Electronics industry consortium
Industry advice on antennas
Consumer Reports DTV guide
Listing of digital channel numbers
FCC DTV transition email address:
FCC DTV transition phone help line: (888) CALL-FCC (888-225-5322)
WVIZ email address:
WVIZ Audience Services: (216) 916-6301

Walk-In Help Centers

Antenna help is available at the following walk-in centers.

Hours:
Until June 19: Daily 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 20 through July 31: Fridays 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Locations:
Fatima Family Center (216) 391-0505 (6700 Lexington Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44103)
Five Points Community Center (216) 391-0505 (813 East 152nd St., Cleveland, OH, 44140)
Harvard Community Services Center (216) 991-8585 (18240 Harvard Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44128)
Lin’s Omni Square (216) 281-8880 (3167 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH, 44109)
Merrick House (216) 771-8030 (1050 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44113)
Cleveland Public Library - Woodland Branch (216) 623-7109 (5806 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44114)
Buckeye Area Development Corp. (216) 491-8450 (11802 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH, 44120)

For free in-home installations of converter boxes and assistance with antenna issues, contact Installs Inc. at (800) 582-4250.
For antenna issues and other technical concerns, contact Green Planet Construction (888-508-1115) or R&D Training and Technical Services Inc. (866-202-4596).

Information provided by Plain Dealer and the FCC

Cable Chart

Check out a chart of where to find WVIZ digital channels or check for current availability with your cable or satellite provider.

Thinking about tossing an old TV?

Your old TV.Even if you buy a new digital TV, you can still use your old analog TV to watch VCR tapes or DVDs or play video games. But if you prefer to get rid of an old set, don’t put it in the trash. The lead and other toxins it contains are bad for the environment. See if you municipality or a local electronics store recycles electronic waste. To find such a program, visit E-cycling Central or myGreenElectronics.

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WVIZ/PBS Welcomes Viewers To The New Age of Digital Television!

While the digital transition has changed the way television is delivered, it has not changed WVIZ’s delivery of quality programming on four digital channels.

Your brand new HD-ready TV.WVIZ/PBS HD, 25.1 offers the regional and national lineup of performing arts, science, documentaries, drama and children’s programming such as Applause, Masterpiece, NOVA, Great Performances, Feagler & Friends and Sesame Street that Northeast Ohio viewers have come to trust and expect for over 40 years.

WVIZ/PBS Ohio Channel, 25.2 provides a mixture of state government, public affairs programming and Ohio based documentaries & programs, provided as a service of Ohio’s Public Broadcasting Stations. 

WVIZ/PBS WORLD, 25.3 showcases acclaimed documentaries, public affairs and news programming. WORLD airs not only award winning shows, it offers additional broadcasts of such favorites as Independent Lens, Frontline and The NewsHour. 

WVIZ CREATE, 25.4 delivers a full schedule of public television’s lifestyle programs. It features many personalities from the worlds of cooking, arts and crafts, gardening and home improvement including favorites such as Ciao Italia, Victory Garden, Rick Steves’ travel series, and more.

The digital transition marks a new age in broadcasting. WVIZ/PBS is proud to carry on the tradition of quality educational and informational programming that Northeast Ohio has come to expect in the new digital world. If you have a comment email or contact Audience Services during business hours at (216) 916-6301.

DTV Consumer Education Quarterly Activity Report

Each quarter, the Federal Communications Commission requires television broadcasters to certify to their activities designed to educate consumers about the switch from analog to digital transmission. The below form (FCC #388) is required to be posted on our website.

FCC #388 - April, 2008
FCC #388 - July, 2008
FCC #388 Analog - October, 2008
FCC #388 Digital - October, 2008
FCC #388 - January, 2009
FCC #388 - March, 2009
FCC #388 - June, 2009