WKRC Using My Weather Authority to give info

WKRC-TV 12/Cincinnati is using their My Weather Authority service to help people rescan on their converter boxes.

Below is the email just auto-sent to MWA subscribers - usually it isn't all caps, but today it is...

MANY TRI-STATE TELEVISION STATIONS INCLUDING LOCAL 12 HAVE NOW SWITCHED OFF THEIR ANALOG TRANSMITTERS TO COMPLY WITH NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE HAVING DIFFICULTY PICKING UP A LOCAL TELEVISION STATION OR STATIONS CHANCES ARE THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH A NEW DIGITAL TELEVISION OR A CONVERTER BOX.

IF THEY HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT THEY MUST PERFORM A CHANNEL RESCAN ON THE CONVERTER BOX OR THEIR DIGITAL TELEVISION.

HERE ARE THE 5 STEPS INVOLVED:

1) WITH THE TV AND CONVERTER BOX ON PRESS "MENU" ON THE REMOTE CONTROL.

2) ON THE SCREEN LOCATE THE WORDS "AUTO SCAN".

3) USE THE ARROW BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE TO SELECT "AUTO SCAN". WHEN IT CHANGES COLOR PRESS "SELECT" OR "ENTER".

4) RELAX WHILE THE TV OR CONVERTER BOX MARCHES THROUGH ALL THE POSSIBLE CHANNELS AND LOCKS IN THE ONES IT CAN RECEIVE AND STORES THEM.

5) IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET ALL OF YOUR FAVORITES STATION TRY TO REPOSITION YOUR ANTENNA FOLLOW THE RESCAN STEPS ONCE AGAIN.

IF PROBLEMS PERSIST CALL LOCAL 12 AT (513) 763-5500 OR THE FCC AT 888-CALL-FCC.

There you have it...