Working Channels
Rescan your television to ensure you receive all channels.
- 2.2 Charge! | Program Schedule
- 3.1 Local3 | Program Schedule
- 3.2 Grit | Program Schedule
- 6.1 Rocky Mountain PBS | Program Schedule
- 6.2 PBS Kids | Program Schedule
- 6.3 PBS Create | Program Schedule
- 6.4 PBS World | Program Schedule
- 7.1 Denver7 ABC | Program Schedule
- 9.1 KUSA NBC9 | Program Schedule
- 9.2 Cozi TV | Program Schedule
- 9.3 True Crime Network | Program Schedule
- 9.5 Quest | Program Schedule
- 9.6 The Nest | Program Schedule
- 10.1 Laff | Program Schedule
- 10.2 Ion | Program Schedule
- 10.3 QVC | Program Schedule
- 12.1 Channel Guide
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 dedicated to satellites to cell providers, which increases the likelihood of TV signal interference issues caused by satellites.
The plan to fix it
In fall 2024, MetRec began exploring alternative sources of television feeds after learning that Comcast planned to switch from satellite to internet delivery, necessitating a major infrastructure overhaul. All efforts failed until MetRec discovered a way to receive feeds directly from Denver television stations earlier this summer.
Fortunately, MetRec had pilot tested some Denver Direct Feeds before encountering the interference issues, which offered a path forward.
Last week, after the interference issues began, staff pushed the Denver Direct Feed for KUSA NBC9 live, resulting in a restored 9.1 channel with a better picture, along with the additions of:
- 2.2 Charge!
- 9.2 Cozi TV
- 9.3 True Crime Network
- 9.6 The Nest
MetRec already has preliminary agreements to switch over to more Denver Direct Feed channels.
“While we are confident that we can replace most of the channels and add new ones, we will lose a small number of old channels. Additionally, there are still a lot of unknowns that make it difficult to predict when all the new stations will be up and running,” Executive Director Derrick Nehrenberg said.
“Our best guess right now is that it might take three months or more. Please understand we are doing everything we can to switch over to the Denver Direct Feed service,” Nehrenberg said. “We are committing to it now because it is a future-proof method for restoring over-the-air television in MetRec’s main chain.”
As MetRec secures Denver Direct Feed sources, a few things will change. Some offline channels will come back, a few will not return and several new channels will appear. Some channels will be in HD and channel numbers may change as well.