| Channel | Name | Description | Picture |
| 3.1 | WREG-TV | CBS | 16x9 |
| 3.2 | NC3A-DT | News/Weather 24/ 7 | 4x3 |
| 3.3 | Antenna | Old series & movies | 4x3 |
| 5.1 | WMC-NBC | NBC | 16x9 |
| 5.2 | Bounce | Black-oriented movies etc. | 4x3 |
| 5.3 | THIS TV | Old series & movies | 4x3 |
| 10.1 | WKNO HD | PBS | 16x9 |
| 10.2 | WKNO SD | Reruns & World TV (11pm - 11am) | 4x3 |
| 13.1 | WHBQ DT | Fox | 16x9 |
| 15.0 | W15CH | Low power analog simulcast of 17.1; extremely weak | 4x3 |
| 17.1 | WPGF-LD | Spanish language variety; TeLe-Romántica; Low power Digital | 4x3 |
| 23.1 | WTWV DT | Christian Worldview Broadcasting Corp. | 4x3 |
| 23.2 | WTWV DT2 | ACME Classics: old series & movies | 4x3 |
| 24.1 | WPTY-DT | ABC | 16x9 |
| 30.1 | WLMT-DT | CW | 16x9 |
| 30.2 | Me-TV | Old series | 4x3 |
| 33.1 | WFBI-LD | Very old cartoons, NASA, etc.; Low power Digital; very weak | 4x3 |
| 40.1 | TBN | Christian - Trinity Broadcasting Network | 4x3 |
| 40.2 | Church | Christian | 4x3 |
| 40.3 | JCTV | Christian music | 4x3 |
| 40.4 | Enlace | Christian - Spanish | 4x3 |
| 40.5 | SOAC | Christian - Smile of a Child | 4x3 |
| 46.1 | W46EF-D | Simulcast of 33.1; low power digital; extremely weak | 4x3 |
| 50.1 | ION | WPXX - More recent series & movies | 16x9 |
| 50.2 | qubo | Kids | 4x3 |
| 50.3 | IONLife | Home, health, food, exercise | 4x3 |
| 50.4 | ShopTV | Paid programming & some ION Life shows | 4x3 |
| 59.1 | WDNM-LD | Word of God Fellowship; Low power Digital; weak | 4x3 |
For a printable list, click here or here. For more detailed lists, click here or here.
I've also found the following two TV listings websites to be the best and most customizable to replace cable's program guide offerings. Be sure to sign up for a free account to personalize the channels you want in your guide.
Zap2it (Wikipedia article), which can link to Tivo; and
TitanTV, which may be the most usable with a Personal Video Recorder like a PC-compatible TV tuner like Hauppage with its own software.
Also be sure to check the extent your HDTV's implement the required Electronic Program Guide, which comes across more fully over-the-air than on cable's no-box analog NTSC and digital QAM offerings. Try the Display and other buttons on your HDTV's controls, and you will likely find a description of the current program on the channel tuned in at that moment.
Here are some helpful links to the detailed schedules, with individual program descriptions, of some of the stations listed above:
ABC
ACME Classics
Antenna TV
Bounce TV
CBS
CW
Fox
ION
Me-TV
NBC
TeLe-Romántica
This TV
WKNO HD & SD
Some of the network sites have full episodes up for streaming to your PC, tablet, or mobile device! Including PBS!
UPDATE: Here's some advice from Channel 5's engineer on "Choosing and placing your antenna."
What? Did you drop basic cable and go to high speed only?
ReplyDeleteI did now.
DeleteNope. I still have Limited Basic; but I got two of those converter boxes on the government cards because I had two analog TV's.
ReplyDeleteI dropped Limited Basic last week. I'll describe my reasoning elsewhere on this blog.
DeleteI bought an antenna, get most of the stations listed above except 5 (NBC) and the 5.2 & 5.3 - any idea why that would be or what I need to do to add those?
ReplyDeleteJeff, I'd try rotating the rabbit ears, increasing their angle to each other, and diddling any knob on the antenna.
ReplyDeleteTry this site to find what you may need in terms of antenna and compass heading for channel 5.
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Welcome.aspx
Here's another good page:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/troubleshootguide.html
Here's the antenna I'm using, on the second floor of my house in Midtown Memphis, to get the stations listed above:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3643548
Either your DTV or converter box should have a signal strength display on a menu somewhere. Tune the channel in off my list, turn the signal strength indicator on, and fiddle with your antenna.
The Christian channels at 42.x were flaky last time I looked, to the point of breaking up. I've dropped some distant ones off the list already as being inconsistently watchable from where I sit. Your mileage may vary.
thanks so much for the info!
ReplyDeleteCh 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 are on a different (VHF) band than the other Memphis channels (UHF).
ReplyDelete13.1 is on the upper end on the VHF band and can be received on a UHF antenna if your in close proximity of the station.
Can you please let me know the name of the movie on channel 3.3 from ?-2:00 this afternoon. I have really enjoyed watching this movie and would love to know the name, it is about a race horse named Casey's Shadow. Thanks Krissy
ReplyDeleteAnswering Krissy on a break from painting my fence. The movie's name is "Casey's Shadow," and you can stream it on Netflix or order the DVD: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Casey_s_Shadow/60030009?trkid=2361637
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Wintermute, I will be saving it on my Instant Que for my kids to watch! Have a great Day ALL Krissy
ReplyDeleteThere are alot of oldies on 23.2 that are real good but how can you get whats playing day to day.
ReplyDeleteI'd say call the station and ask them to post the program information they're supposed to. Or call Councilman Shea Flinn and ask him why his family isn't doing more in this regard.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this list. I am new to Memphis and have had the darnest time trying to get Comcast to my home. They owe me $80 (for missed appointments) and I still don't have service. I purchased an antenna and picked up two wonderful stations but I figured that there must be more. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI live in the Byhalia area. I was wondering, does the PBS Create channel not come in around here?
ReplyDeleteWKNO Memphis dropped Create TV in favor of World. Check Create TV's website for possible alternatives. Try Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 12.3. Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Public_Broadcasting
ReplyDeleteI'm currently picking up 34.1 in Southaven...it appears to be showing older movies.
ReplyDeleteThe old movie channels [23.2, 34.1, and 15 on Comcast] has a website that includes their schedule: acmeclassics.com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Way! I've added that link to the post.
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks for sharing this list and helping all the momies and their children. I am glad i visited here and will also save this link to get myself also informed.
ReplyDeleteChannel 17.1 now got great local programs and Teleromantica network.
ReplyDeleteRumour has it that 24.2 and Jackson's 16.2 are switching to THIS.TV which is GREAT for Jackson because we're so limited sucks for memphers because ya'll already have it but 16 and 24 are owned by te same company I believe///
ReplyDeleteUS OTA'ers need to UNITE lol because Jackson (your next largest metro needs a Qubo and we all need a PB and J..........
ReplyDeleteWhy should a lot of people have to work magic with an indoor or outdoor antenna to pick up just one station's (WMCTV) programming? Wouldn't it be easier for WMCTV strengthen its signal? It's a good way to win friends and influence people. Frankly, I don't think WMCTV's program line-up is worth the cost and trouble of an antenna.
ReplyDeleteYa got that right, Jake!
ReplyDeleteIs Fox 13 going to add a subchannel 13.2 entitled "Movies!"? I read an article it is suppose to begin in May 2013.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Anon. Here's one from a reliable source. Hope Fox doesn't change their minds over Aereo. They promise all movies in 16x9. Maybe they'll trick the subchannel up by broadcasting anamorphic and setting the widescreen flag, as WKNO 10.2 has learned to do on most of its programming there.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/491563-Fox_O_Os_Weigel_Launch_Movies_Digi_Net.php
Here's more about the new subchannel on the way:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movies!
And here's some info about widescreen on subchannels:
ReplyDeleteWidescreen televisions are typically used in conjunction with Digital, High-Definition Television (HDTV) receivers, or Standard-Definition (SD) DVD players and other digital television sources. Digital material is provided to widescreen TVs either in high-definition format, which is natively 16:9 (1.78:1), or as an anamorphically-compressed standard-definition picture. Typically, devices decoding Digital Standard-Definition pictures can be programmed to provide anamorphic widescreen formatting, for 16:9 sets, and formatting for 4:3 sets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widescreen#Television
And more:
ReplyDeleteTV stations and TV networks can also include Active Format Description (AFD) just as DVDs can. Many ATSC tuners (integrated or set-top box) can be set to respond to this, or to apply a user setting. This can sometimes be set on a per-channel basis, and often on a per-input basis, and usually easily with a button on the remote control. Unfortunately, tuners often fail to allow this on SDTV (480i-mode) channels, so that viewers are forced to view a small picture....
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Many modern HDTV sets have the capability to detect black areas in any video signal, and to smoothly re-scale the picture independently in both directions (horizontal and vertical) so that it fills the screen.
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ATSC allows two anamorphic widescreen SDTV formats (interlaced and progressive scan) which are 704×480....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen#Television