Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

Special to the Director's Cut Blog from wkyc.com Safety concerns during antenna installation mean we will be off-air for a significant amount of time.As we continue installing our brand new antenna, today brings another big moment in this project. One that means we will be off the air for several hours Saturday. Starting around 8 a.m., crews will be adding and/or removing more wiring on our tower. This work will position them near our auxiliary antennas, which emit dangerous levels of radio frequency signals. To protect the workers during this phase of construction, we have to power down our signal. We will have the signal restored in time for our 6 p.m. news. Because the work they will be doing is time-consuming, we will be dark for several hours. This will impact anyone using an antenna or whose cable/satellite provider receives our signal over-the-air (including Dish and DirecTV), meaning you will not be able to watch us during this period of time. IMPORTANT NOTE: ...

Special to the Director's Cut Blog Published from wkyc.com You might have to rescan your TV starting today, Aug. 2, in order to watch WKYC programming after we fired up our brand new transmitter and changed digital channels at 12:39 a.m. Friday morning as part of a FCC and government mandate for some televisions across the country. Today was our turn! Need help? We're hosting a free phone bank until midnight Friday at 866-393-2525. This project may affect antenna customers based on things like the type of TV or antenna you have, the position of the antenna, your house's location, the construction of your house or atmospheric conditions. (Cable, satellite and streaming customers will be unaffected.) Below we rounded up some frequently asked questions regarding a rescan. What is it? If you watch TV with an antenna or use a digital convertor box, this will affect you. On Friday, Aug. 2, you’ll need to re-scan your TV so you can keep watching WKYC on 3.1, Justi...