Tubes for noobs
Saturday, July 16th, 2022 Alive 18,708 days
I finally got around to fixing up the over-the-air antenna hooked up to my TV. I re-scanned and found 121 channels.
Not all of the channels are great. But that's no different than the DirecTV service I have in my apartment, for which I am obligated to pay $80 a month. Except that the majority of the dross over the air is shopping channels and infomercials, while DirecTV seems to be 90% pornography, sports, and also shopping.
The important thing is that with the over-the-air antenna, I get The! Movies! Network!, and MeTV+. I've also discovered a channel that is mostly British and Australian DIY and lifestyle shows, like Escape to the Country, of which Darcie and have long been fans. Going to have to rev that $20 ATSC DVR into high gear for a while.
Here's a table of what I found, mostly for my own reference, and subject to change with a shift in the wind.
If you're viewing this on a mobile phone, you won't be able to see the table until you hold your phone horizontally. That's because tables look like absolute pants on phones.
| Display channel | Station | ID | Network | Primary language | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | KPRC-TV/Houston | KPRC-HD | NBC | English | Variety |
| 2-2 | KPRC-TV/Houston | StartTV | StartTV | English | Variety |
| 2-3 | KPRC-TV/Houston | H&I | Heroes and Icons | English | Variety |
| 2-4 | KPRC-TV/Houston | DABL | Dabl | English | Lifestyle |
| 2-5 | KPRC-TV/Houston | GetTV | GetTV | English | Variety |
| 3-1 | KBTX-TV/Bryan | KBTX-DT | CBS | English | Variety |
| 3-2 | KBTX-TV/Bryan | KBTX-CW | The CW | English | Variety |
| 3-3 | KBTX-TV/Bryan | KBTX-™ | Telemundo | Spanish | Variety |
| 3-4 | KBTX-TV/Bryan | Grio | TheGrio | English | Variety |
| 11-4 | KHOU/Houston | Twist | Twist | English | Lifestyle |
| 11-11 | KHOU/Houston | KHOU-HD | CBS | English | Variety |
| 13-1 | KTRK-TV/Houston | KTRK-HD | ABC | English | Variety |
| 13-2 | KTRK-TV/Houston | LOCALish | Localish | English | Lifestyle |
| 13-3 | KTRK-TV/Houston | KTRK-D3 | This TV | English | Variety |
| 13-4 | KTRK-TV/Houston | QVC | QVC | English | Shopping |
| 14-1 | KETH-TV/Houston | TBN HD | Trinity Broadcasting Network | English | Religion |
| 14-2 | KETH-TV/Houston | inspire | TBN Inspire | English | Religion |
| 14-3 | KETH-TV/Houston | SMILE | Smile | English | Religion |
| 14-4 | KETH-TV/Houston | Enlace | Enlace | Spanish | Religion |
| 20-1 | KTXH/Houston | KTXH DT | MyNetworkTV | English | Variety |
| 20-2 | KTXH/Houston | Movies! | Movies! | English | Movies |
| 20-3 | KTXH/Houston | TheGrio | TheGrio | English | Variety |
| 20-4 | KTXH/Houston | BUZZR | Buzzr | English | Game shows |
| 21-1 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Newsmx2 | Newsmax TV | English | Specialty |
| 21-2 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Retro | Retro TV | English | Variety |
| 21-3 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Elohim | Elohim | Spanish | Religion |
| 21-4 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Classic | Classic Reruns TV | English | Variety |
| 21-5 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Cristo | Cristo TV | Spanish | Religion |
| 21-6 | KVQT-LD/Houston | H-land | Heartland | English | Lifestyle |
| 21-7 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Life-V | VidaVision Network | Spanish | Religion |
| 21-8 | KVQT-LD/Houston | INTV | English | ||
| 21-9 | KVQT-LD/Houston | Biz-TV | Biz Television | English | Talk shows |
| 21-10 | KVQT-LD/Houston | NowMTV | NowMedia TV | English and Spanish | Variety |
| 21-11 | KVQT-LD/Houston | ACE | American Classic Entertainment | English | Variety |
| 21-12 | KVQT-LD/Houston | ABTV | ABTV | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 21-13 | KVQT-LD/Houston | MBC | Millennium Broadcasting Channel | English | African |
| 21-14 | KVQT-LD/Houston | LaTele | LaTele | Spanish | Movies |
| 21-15 | KVQT-LD/Houston | KVQT-15 | none | none | none |
| 22-1 | KLTJ/Galveston | KLTJ-DT | Daystar | English | Religion |
| 22-2 | KLTJ/Galveston | KLTJ-ES | Daystar Español | Spanish | Religion |
| 26-1 | KRIV/Houston | KRIV DT | Fox | English | Variety |
| 26-2 | KRIV/Houston | Decades | Decades | English | Variety |
| 26-3 | KRIV/Houston | FOX WX | Fox Weather | English | Weather |
| 27-1 | KQHO-LD/Houston | VietSky | VietSky | Vietnamese | Shopping |
| 27-2 | KQHO-LD/Houston | S.E.T | Saigon Broadcasting Television Network | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 27-3 | KQHO-LD/Houston | Fodd&FU | Food and Fun TV | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 27-4 | KQHO-LD/Houston | VNBC | VNBC | Vietnamese | Shopping |
| 27-5 | KQHO-LD/Houston | Vietmed | Vietmedia | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 27-6 | KQHO-LD/Houston | IVTV | VTV | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 27-7 | KQHO-LD/Houston | Availab | Vietnamese | Variety | |
| 27-8 | KQHO-LD/Houston | theV | Global Mall TV | Vietnamese | Shopping |
| 27-9 | KQHO-LD/Houston | AWM | AWM TV | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 27-10 | KQHO-LD/Houston | Peace and Happiness Television | Vietnamese | Lifestyle | |
| 28-1 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | Novelisima | Spanish | Variety |
| 28-2 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | none | English | Infomercials |
| 28-3 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | Shop LC | English | Shopping |
| 28-4 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | Magnificent Movies Network | English | Movies |
| 28-5 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | none | English | Infomercials |
| 28-6 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | none | English | Infomercials |
| 28-7 | KUGB-CD/Houston | KUGB-CD | Classic Reruns TV | English | Variety |
| 32-1 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | English | Variety | |
| 32-2 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | none | none | none |
| 32-3 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | none | English | Infomercials |
| 32-4 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | Magnificent Movies Network | English | Movies |
| 32-5 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | Stadium | English | Sports |
| 32-6 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | Shop LC | English | Shopping |
| 32-7 | KEHO-LD/Houston | KEHO-LD | English | Variety | |
| 34-1 | KUVM-CD/Houston | KUVM-CD | LATV | Spanish and English | Variety |
| 34-2 | KUVM-CD/Houston | KUVM-CD | English | Variety | |
| 34-3 | KUVM-CD/Houston | KUVM-CD | Magnificent Movies Network | English | Movies |
| 34-4 | KUVM-CD/Houston | KUVM-CD | none | English | Infomercials |
| 34-5 | KUVM-CD/Houston | KUVM-CD | Magnificent Movies Network | English | Movies |
| 34-6 | KUVM-CD/Houston | KUVM-CD | English | Variety | |
| 39-1 | KIAH/Houston | KIAH-DT | The CW | English | Variety |
| 39-5 | KIAH/Houston | CourtTV | Court TV | English | Lifestyle |
| 45-1 | KXLN-DT/Rosenberg | KXLN-DT | Univision | Spanish | Variety |
| 45-2 | KXLN-DT/Rosenberg | Unimas | UniMás | Spanish | Variety |
| 45-3 | KXLN-DT/Rosenberg | Mystery | Ion Mystery | English | Lifestyle |
| 45-4 | KXLN-DT/Rosenberg | NTD | New Tang Dynasty Television | Chinese | Variety |
| 45-5 | KXLN-DT/Rosenberg | DIGI-TV | Digi-TV | English | Variety |
| 46-1 | KBPX-LD/Houston | Nuestra | Nuestra Visión | Spanish | Movies |
| 46-3 | KBPX-LD/Houston | Nudu | Nu DuMont Television | English | Variety |
| 46-4 | KBPX-LD/Houston | Heartla | Heartland | English | Lifestyle |
| 46-5 | KBPX-LD/Houston | GEB | GEB Network | English | Religion |
| 47-1 | KTMD/Galveston | KTMD-HD | Telemundo | Spanish | Variety |
| 47-2 | KTMD/Galveston | EXITOS | TeleXitos | Spanish | Variety |
| 47-3 | KTMD/Galveston | NBCLX | LX | English | Variety |
| 47-4 | KTMD/Galveston | COZI | Cozi TV | English | Variety |
| 47-5 | KTMD/Galveston | OXYGEN | Oxygen | English | Lifestyle |
| 49-1 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | ION | Ion Television | English | Variety |
| 49-2 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | Bounce | Bounce | English | Variety |
| 49-3 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | CourtTV | Court TV | English | Lifestyle |
| 49-4 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | Defy TV | Defy TV | English | Variety |
| 49-5 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | Laff | Laff | English | Comedy |
| 49-6 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | TruReal | TrueReal | English | Variety |
| 49-7 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | NEWSY | Newsy | English | News |
| 49-8 | KPXB-TV/Conroe | HSN | Home Shopping Network | English | Shopping |
| 51-1 | KYAZ/Katy | MeTV | MeTV | English | Variety |
| 51-2 | KYAZ/Katy | MeTV+ | MeTV+ | English | Variety |
| 51-3 | KYAZ/Katy | Azteca | Azteca América | Spanish | Variety |
| 51-4 | KYAZ/Katy | Story | Story Television | English | History |
| 55-1 | KTBU/Conroe | Quest | Quest | English | Variety |
| 55-3 | KTBU/Conroe | Nacion | Nación TV | Spanish | Religion |
| 57-1 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | KUBE-TV | ShopHQ | English | Shopping |
| 57-2 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | none | none | English | placeholder |
| 57-3 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | SBN | SonLife Broadcasting Network | English | Religion |
| 57-4 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | Charge | Charge! | English | Variety |
| 57-5 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | none | English | Infomercials | |
| 57-6 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | Mi Raza TV | Mi Raza TV | Spanish | Infomercials |
| 57-7 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | CRTV | none | English | Infomercials |
| 57-8 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | JTV | Jewelry Television | English | Shopping |
| 57-9 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | UChurch | Spanish | Religion | |
| 57-10 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | AChurch | Three Angels Broadcast Network | Spanish | Religion |
| 57-11 | KUBE-TV/Baytown | VieTV | VieTV | Vietnamese | Variety |
| 61-1 | KZJL/Houston | Estrella TV | Spanish | Variety | |
| 61-2 | KZJL/Houston | KZJL-2 | Estrella News | Spanish | News |
| 61-3 | KZJL/Houston | Estrella Deportes | Spanish | Sports | |
| 61-4 | KZJL/Houston | ShopLC | Shop LC | English | Shopping |
| 61-5 | KZJL/Houston | POSI-TV | Positiv | English | Movies |
| 61-6 | KZJL/Houston | QVC | QVC | English | Shopping |
| 67-1 | KFTH-DT/Alvin | KFTH-DT | UniMás | Spanish | Variety |
| 67-2 | KZJL/Houston | GetTV | getTV | English | Variety |
| 67-3 | KZJL/Houston | GRIT | Grit | English | Westerns |
| 67-4 | KZJL/Houston | HSN | Home Shopping Network | English | Shopping |
| 67-5 | KZJL/Houston | KXLN-HD | Univision | Spanish | Variety |