To receive Free Over the Air Digital TV you need an antenna.

Yes.. antennas back in in.
  • Unlike analog transmission, digital is "go" - "no go". When the receiver locks in, the picture is a perfect reproduction of what is sent.

  • Unlike analog, a DTV station can have more than one program. KYES-DT has one HDTV and one standard definition television and 4 audio programs.

  • To receive broadcast digital you need a DTV receiver, built into the TV or a separate set top box(STB). The least expensive (and very good) STB cost about $200 at Wall Mart.

  • An STB has video, audio and component outputs. The video output can be set to "normal" NTSC, which works with any TV having a video or "game' input. Also, video can be set High Definition to work with HDTV monitors.

  • If you own an HD monitor, it may already have a built in DTV receiver. If so, all you have to do is connect an antenna and adjust the antenna for maximum signal. Note: some built in receivers do not have a signal strength bar display... very bad.

  • To receive radio waves you need an antenna and you must adjust it to get enough signal. To receive KYES-DT you probably need to point a UHF outdoor antenna at our transmitter on the Hillside. Maybe not. Maybe rabbit ears will do, but probably not. Maybe your old outdoor antenna will do, but probably not. Try easy and inexpensive antennas first. Then go for the outdoor antenna. If you install an antenna make it an all band with remote antenna rotator.

  • For more information click on one of these links.
    KYES-DT main page.
    U. S. Government DTV page.
    More about Antennas than you want to know.
    Home Page.

    Anchorage DTV stations on the air at this time (October 18, 2005)
    KAKM-DT RF Channel 8 - PBS-HD Loop (7.1) and SD simulcast (7.2) of analog program.
    KTUU-DT RF Channel 10 - HD simulcast (2.1) and SD simulcast (2.2) of analog programs.
    KIMO-DT RF Channel 12 - SD simulcast.
    KYES-DT Channel 22.1 (Wealth TV HDTV 1080i)
    KYES-DT Channel 22.2 (Eclectic Music via 100% digital equipment)
    KYES-DT Channel 22.3 (4 audio streams - Some receivers cannot tune alternate audios)
    -> Picture Black
    -> Audio 1 KUDO-AM in hi-fi FM quality
    -> Audio 2 KEUL-FM Girdwood - Stereo
    -> Audio 3 Various
    -> Audio 4 KZND-LP Anchorage in low brow low fi mono
    KYES-DT Channel 22.4 (KYES-TV as seen on channel 5 simulcast)
     KTVA-DT Channel 28.1 (KTVA-TV as seen on channel 11 simulcast)
    KDMD-DT RF Channel 32 (old public domain movies)