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Thursday, January 20th, 2022

How can I watch the substations on tv like 25.3 or 19.2 on my televsion and not with my PC?

I like watching some of the substations like the artsy PBS station (or the cooking one, yum!), but DirectTV apparently does not supply the .2, .3, .4 sort of stations. Is there a way to get around the Direct system or do I need to find a used tv set and watch them from it?  Watching things from my PC is a pain because the screen is too small and the resolution is not equal to my television set.

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ACE - Expert

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21.3K Messages

4 years ago

You need a OTA antenna connected to the TVs digital tuner to get the available sub channels. 

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4 years ago

An OTA????  What is that?  A regular antennae? It's already hooked up, but not in use, apparently.

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4 years ago

(maybe it is hooked up wrong, thats always a possibility)

ACE - Sage

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46.7K Messages

4 years ago

If your over-the-air (OTA) antenna is hooked up to your TV, then perhaps it's not able to pick up those stations. Check out www.antennaweb.org , enter your location, and see what stations are available at your location. 

At any rate, as mentioned, DirecTV doesn't deliver those main station's sub-channels. 

ACE - Expert

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21.3K Messages

4 years ago

Correct OTA = Over The Air antenna. You have to change the TVs input to whatever input your TV calls it to get the OTA sub channels maybe ANT.

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Community Support

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4 years ago

Hello @Jadevine We want to help clear things up. 

 

Let's meet in a Direct Message on this. Please check your Direct Message Inbox (It's the chat icon next to the bell icon in the upper right corner of the Forums).

 

We'll be waiting for your message.

 

David, DIRECTV Community Specialist

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4 years ago

Direct help:  There is no such icon.  There is only the bell, a letter and empty space.  To the left, there is direct.tv, which is not the right place.  Unless it is further down on the page, but there is not such icon there either.

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4 years ago

Shannon02,  I looked at the tv, gonna have to find out what is what back there because it is all in some mysterious code.  So, it's off to find the website to figure out what color of wire goes where. Crossing my fingers, here!

ACE - Sage

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4 years ago

There's no reason to take this thread into private messaging with DIRECTVhelp. Just provide the information I asked previously. We can help you here. 

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255.7K Messages

4 years ago

No worries @Jadevine. It's the envelope icon.

 

We have sent you a message, so you can get a notification to connect with us.

 

David, DIRECTV Community Specialist

ACE - Expert

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21.3K Messages

4 years ago

Most OTA antennas use coax cable to connect to the coax input on the TV.

ACE - Expert

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4 years ago

DirecTV does not supply sub-channels (such as 2.4 or 2-4) for most areas. Check www.directv.com/locals to see what is available for your zip code and county.

For any channels DirecTV does not provide, you use a regular over the air (OTA) antenna. You connect it to your TV normally by the coax (often labeled ANT) and tune your TV to ANT just like you would for HMDI-1, HDMI-2, etc. Then you get whatever is in range of your antenna.

ACE - Professor

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2.4K Messages

4 years ago

Antennas don't have colored wires, they have a coax cable (screw in) that gets connected to the ant/cable port on the tv.


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