When setting up an antenna and scanning for channels are channels based on zip code like my Smart TV or does it simply scan for all channels within range? null

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Dac105 · Accepted Answer

It scans whatever is in range, different cities may have different programming. Tablo doesn’t give everyone the same thing. Remember, this unit gives your antenna a big boost for more channels. You’d only get 40 or 50 without it. We scanned and got 103 channels,

Answered by Dac105 2 years ago

Jeanette · Answer

My channels came up I didn’t have to do anything

Richard · Answer

The tuner scans for all channels that can be received by your antenna. I live about 25 miles west of Philadelphia and have the antenna pointed due east toward the main antenna farm at Roxborough in Northwest Philadelphia. My antenna also picks up a couple of stations in South Jersey (to the southeast), and a few more near Allentown (to the northeast). These are all added to my Tablo channel scan. When I enter my location/Zip Code, the Tablo matches the channel numbers with the TV stations in my area, and populates the channel guide accordingly. This works very well for all of the station in Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Allentown.

Answered by Richard 2 years ago

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Somewhere during the initial setting up your account you would need to enter a zip code along with other personal info...  scanning is right there as part of the setup process. For subsequent scanning your zip code would already have been set.
Scanning for TV channels will also depends on the quality of your antenna.

MarkM · Answer

it finds what it can find within range

“When setting up an antenna and scanning for channels are channels based on zip code like my Smart TV or does it simply scan for all channels within range?”

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