MetRec 2025 Recap: From Plan to Action Thanks to the dedication of constituents, board, staff and community partners, Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District (MetRec) navigated both significant challenges and exciting accomplishments in 2025. Last year marked a major milestone for MetRec with the publication of the Regional Recreation Master Plan—a community-led roadmap guiding recreation investment
Denver Direct Feed Pilot Hits Snags with NBC, ABC Broadcasts Due to technical difficulties, Gunnison Valley residents likely will not see the over-the-air NBC9 channel restored ahead of the Super Bowl and the Olympics. Background Last April, the Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District (MetRec) Board of Directors voted to discontinue
August 26, 2025 What caused the TV outage? External cellular 5G signals are interfering with satellite feeds that deliver channels to MetRec Studio. As a result, all channels provided by the affected satellite feeds are not working. As demand for cellular networks increases nationwide, the FCC is selling frequencies formerly
Working Channels MetRec moved to Denver Direct Feed service in Fall 2025 after external 5G signals began interfering with television signals. Rescan your television to ensure you receive all channels. 2.1 CW Channel 2 | Program Schedule 4.1 CBS | Program Schedule 4.2 Start TV | Program Schedule 4.3 Dabl
As a result of damage to critical infrastructure and in accordance with the MetRec Board’s April 30 vote, television services for the remote chain will cease beginning June 1, 2025. This affects residents in: Gateview Parlin Pitkin Powderhorn Sapinero Sargents Waunita We understand the importance of connection. In an effort
A public hearing before the Board of Directors of the Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District, a/k/a MetRec, will be held at 6:00 p.m. on October 30, 2024, at the City of Gunnison Council Chambers located at 201 W. Virginia Ave, Gunnison, Colorado for the purpose of considering discontinuation of television
MetRec has a lot going on in 2023. Here are some near-term highlights: View the DRAFT Recreation Grant Program description and applications. Attend the 2023 Recreation Grant Program Public Work Session March 15, 5 pm – 6pm in person at the Town of Crested Butte Town Council Chambers to comment in person,
Thanks for checking out our first Tech News! Tech News is intended to provide television viewers with information about the television service; from system upgrades to current issues that may affect your viewing experience. To start, a little background- In 2019, we began work to re-build the translator system. Much
As part of our Operations Planning and Outreach Process, we’re fielding many great questions! Take a look at our responses to commonly asked questions. Can MetRec provide high definition (HD) channels? HD channels require significantly more bandwidth to broadcast than standard definition (SD) channels. Therefore, for MetRec