How to Rescan Your Television to Receive NBC New York’s Signal

How to Rescan Your TV

NBC New York is changing frequencies on August 1 at 1 p.m. If you are an over-the-air viewer who watches our station with a UHF antenna, you will need to rescan your TV channel lineups after 1 p.m. on August 1, 2019 to keep receiving NBC New York.

Note: If you watch NBC New York on cable or satellite then this change does not affect you.

Follow these simple steps:

Make sure you have a VHF/UHF antenna connected to your TV
Go to your TV menu
Select “Channel Setup” (or similar)
Choose “Antenna” and/or “Air”
Run “Auto-program”
Your TV may take 3 to 15 minutes as it searches for channels in your area

If your television is not digital, but you have a digital set-top box, refer to your set-top box product manual to learn how to add channels.

The National Association of Broadcasters has a website that can help you figure out the re-scanning process, and the FCC has prepared the video below as well.

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And if you run into trouble, we're here to help. You can contact us by email for assistance with the rescan process, call the WNBC Rescan Hotline Number (855-999-1518) or call the FCC helpline number (888-225-5322).

The slideshows below will show some examples of how to rescan your channel lineup on various different TVs.

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