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Question

Lost channels

Jul 29, 2018 12:58PM PDT

Have lost some channel's on my Samsung smart tv,have tried re tuning but still have lost channel's,can anyone help.cheers Lance

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Re: lost channels
Jul 29, 2018 1:04PM PDT

If you do it the same way as you did before, you should get the same result. If you did do exactly the same, and the result is different, we need to know quite a lot more:
1. What model TV?
2. What you did exactly?
3. What signal (analog/digital, OTA, cable, satellite)?
4. What channels (technical data like frequency) are missing and what channels do still appear?
5. Are you sure those missing channels are still available?

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If this is using the antenna
Jul 29, 2018 1:14PM PDT

It's not uncommon for channels to vanish or return over time. The problems of antenna use were largely forgotten as many went to cable TV. But as more return to antenna use, the same problem return. What channels you get is not a sure thing and will vary with antenna, antenna placement, direction and the TV itself.