Unencrypted Digital TV Channels in Durham, NC

Over The Air $0 per month			Time Warner Cable - Basic $14.95 per month (plus tax)				Name	Network
Analog	Digital (8VSB)		Analog	Digital (QAM)
Analog	Virtual	Physical	Analog	CableCARD	Virtual	Physical
4			9			89.11	UNC-TV (WUNC)	PBS
	4.1	59.1		200	4.1	90.1	UNC-TV DT
				201	4.2	90.2	UNC HD
	4.2	59.2		202	4.3	90.3	UNC Kids
				203	4.4	90.4	UNC Education
	4.3	59.3		204	4.5	90.5	UNC NC
5			3			78.11	WRAL	CBS
	5.1	53.1		255	5.1	85.2	WRAL HD
	5.2	53.2		256	5.2	85.3	WRAL News Channel
				257	5.3	85.4	WRAL SD
11			6			78.10	WTVD	ABC
	11.1	52.1		211	11.1	92.1	WTVD HD
	11.2	52.2		212	11.2	92.2	WTVD D2
	11.3	52.3		213	11.3	92.3	WTVD News/Weather
17			2			104.9	WNCN	NBC
	17.1	55.1		217	17.1	102.2	WNCN HD
	17.2	55.2		218	17.2	102.3	WNCN SD
	17.3	55.3		219	17.3	102.4	WNCN Weather Plus
50			13			89.10	WRAZ	FOX
	50.1	49.1		250	50.1	92.4	WRAZ HD
	50.2	49.2		251	50.2	92.5	RTN (Retro Television Network)
	50.3	49.3		252	50.3	92.6	WRAZ Weather Channel
22			10			78.12	WLFL	The CW (formerly The WB)
	22.1	57.1		222	22.1	77.1	WLFL HD	The CW (formerly The WB)
28			12			89.9	WRDC	MyNetworkTV (formerly UPN)
	28.1	27.1		228	28.1	77.2	WRDC HD	MyNetworkTV (formerly UPN)
30	30.1	42.3	5			118.11	WRAY	Shop At Home
40	40.1	38.3	11			112.9	WUVC	Univision
26	40.2	38.4	20			117.12	WTNC-LP	Telefutura
47	47.1	15.1	22			117.9	WRPX	ION Television (formerly PAX TV)
	47.2	15.2					WRPX	ION Television (formerly PAX TV)
	47.3	15.3					The Worship Network
	47.4	15.4					FaithTV
68				102		105.9	WAUG-TV (W68BK)
			4			119.4	Educational Programming
			7			118.13	C-SPAN2
			8			119.5	DCTV8
			14			118.10	News 14 Carolina
			15			104.10	Home Shopping Network
			16			104.11	QVC
			18			89.12	C-SPAN (encrypted)
			19			78.7	BET
			21			112.10	WGN
			24			118.2	Triangle TV
			98	0		119.2	TV Guide
			99	1		118.9	ShopNBC
				100		105.1	News 14 Carolina Weather Now
				265 (n/a)		119.7	Orange County Government

Some of these channels might also be available in other cities in the Triangle area, such as Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Cary, etc.

Unencrypted channels are also described as clear-to-air, free-to-air, in-the-clear, and unscrambled.

Subchannel numbers (after the dot) may vary, depending on your receiving equipment. In some cases, a dash (-) may be entered instead of a dot.

The following information applies only to channels on TWC (Time Warner Cable).

The TWC channels are already available to all subscribers, even to those who only have Basic service. To receive them, you simply need to use a QAM tuner, which is included in some new TV sets and other devices (such as the digital boxes from TWC).

You may rent a CableCARD (if the QAM-capable device has a slot for it), but you are not required to use one, since these channels are not encrypted. If you are using a CableCARD (in a device other than TWC's digital box), and a TWC channel is available as both analog and digital, then you can only tune to the analog one. For example, UNC-TV is available as both analog and digital, so you can only tune to the analog one. On the other hand, UNC-TV DT is available only as a digital channel, so you can tune to the digital channel.

The CableCARD channel numbers can be entered if, and only if, you are using a CableCARD (or TWC's digital box). Otherwise, you can enter the two-part physical channel numbers, or you can enter the two-part virtual channel numbers, depending on your receiving equipment.

To convert a frequency (in MHz) to a physical channel number, use either of these equations:
Channel = (Frequency - 81) / 6, if the frequency is between 219 MHz and 645 MHz.
Channel = (Frequency - 51) / 6, if the frequency is 651 MHz or higher.

This web page was created by Erik Garci.
Last updated: 11/1/2008