Banner image photograph by Hans Braxmeier at Pixabay About FreeAtlTV.com FreeAtlTV is your Free Over-the-Air (OTA) TV information source for Atlanta, Georgia. We hope to be the best place on the web for information about free over-the-air TV in Atlanta. We post, on our home page, a weekend list of movies and shows that we think you might enjoy. We also post information about newly added channels and shows, or anything else we feel may be of interest. This website can be considered dull and out of style, but we are here to inform you without eating up bandwidth with graphics. Visit us every week so you don't miss out on any of the great TV shows and movies available for free. The "About" page will be updated as needed in order to clarify, update, or add new information. Scroll down in case there have been changes since your last visit. We are not responsible for any ill effects from watching too much TV... For more information on ways to enjoy Movies, TV Shows, etc. without paying for an expensive cable service visit Cord Cutters News. They also have a YouTube Channel for a quick update on the latest in cord cutting news. If you want to learn more about a Movie, TV Show, Director, Actor or Actress, etc., one of the best places to go is the Internet Movie Database, also known as the IMDB. Television Sets - Technology & Reviews If you are in the market for a new TV then you will need a better understanding of current TV technology and unbiased reviews. The "Stop the FOMO" YouTube Channel is a great source of information. Start by watching the following video from "FOMO"...  TV Technology in 2024 The following video from "Smart Home Sounds" covers all the TV Panel Types, including Micro-LED...  TV Panel Type Buying Guide 2024. The most popular TV brands are not owned by American companies. Chinese company owned brands include Hisense and TCL. Japanese company owned brands include Panasonic and Sony. South Korean company owned brands include LG and Samsung. The following article from "Digital Trends" explains the difference and the pro's and con's between QLED and OLED. Both QLED and Mini-LED still require the use of LCD's. There is a video in the article if you prefer watching videos... QLED vs. OLED  The following video from "Digital Trends" explains TV Types. It starts with CRT TVs and it includes Micro-LED...  Every TV Type Explained "Allen Fleckney TV Repair" has a YouTube Channel where the owner speaks about repairing TVs. He gives his opinion on which TVs are the worst and which TVs are the best, based on the TVs he sees in his repair shop. He recommends getting an extended warranty (5yr) when buying a TV. The shop is located in the UK so costs are given in pounds instead of dollars. Worst and Best TVs  There is also a video that explains why even the best brands (Panasonic, Sony, LG, etc.) of LED TVs (QLED, MiniLED, etc) can fail due to the design commonly used for LED TV backlights... The Great LED TV Con  He also says that OLED TVs last longer than LED TVs but OLED TVs can be susceptible to image retention and burn-in, depending on viewing habits. RTINGS.COM R&D has done testing on 100 TV models for reliability and OLED TV Image Retention There is also a video on LCD TV longevity. Antennas - Coverage Finding the best antenna for where you live can be a challenge. Channel reception is affected by your distance from the broadcasting tower and your antenna range, location, and size. Rain and strong wind, trees, airplanes, etc., can affect reception. Some may be able to get all channels with an indoor antenna, while others may need an outdoor antenna. Search the web and read to find out what is best for you. The following site is a good place to start learning...TV Antenna. Visit AntennaWeb to find out where broadcast towers are located in relation to your home and what type of antenna is needed. RabbitEars provides a Signal Search Map tool for a more accurate and detailed report for your specific location. Click "Get Location" > "Allow" > "Go" to get a report. Antenna Man has a video with tips to Improve TV Reception and a video on Combining two antennas. If you use an attic or outdoor antenna, make sure you have a quality cable (RG-6 compared to inferior RG-59), to avoid reception issues caused by signal loss. Scripps (Owner of several TV Networks and Stations) has recently launched a website (TheFreeTVProject.org) as part of a campaign to promote OTA TV. The "AVS Forum" has a section dedicated to over-the-air TV viewers in Atlanta. You can post messages, if you become a member... AVS Forum - Atlanta OTA If you are using an indoor antenna with both UHF (Digital/RF Channel 14 thru 36) and Rabbit Ear VHF (Digital/RF Channel 2 thru 13), extending the rabbit ears (VHF) on the antenna may help with receiving some Virtual Channels (8, 9, 11, 12). Having either the left or right rabbit ear dipole shorter than the other may help to reduce constant fluctuations in signal strength, which some may experience with channel 9 and 12. You will have to experiment to find what is best for your location. Stations with a power of 7kW and less may be too weak, if you live too far outside of the perimeter. Visit RabbitEars and check out the Coverage Maps to get more information on signal strengths in your area. Set Longley-Rice to "Show" and click Apply to see detailed information. The color Yellow indicates that it is difficult for an indoor antenna to receive the selected channel. Links to Coverage Maps for Atlanta Channels are included in the table below... Example Coverage Map Reception - ATSC 3.0/NextGenTV Reception issues with ATSC 1.0, the current system, will hopefully be reduced with the introduction of ATSC 3.0/NextGenTV. Stations that switch to ATSC 3.0 must also broadcast in ATSC 1.0 until July 17, 2027 , as required by the FCC. Some predict that ATSC 1.0 will be available many years beyond that date (Antenna Man). There is a TV Station in Eugene, Oregon (K03IM-D) which is able to broadcast a 4K (2160P) signal in ATSC 1.0, by using newer video codecs. Here is an Antenna Man video interview with the station owner. Several TV Stations in the United States are already beginning to switch to the newer MPEG-4/H.264 video codec while broadcasting in ATSC 1.0 (Antenna Man). WUVG-DT is doing this on Channel 34.4 and 34.5 in Atlanta. If you own a TV or Set-Top Box (STB) built prior to 2015 you may receive audio without video on those stations. The Zenith DTT901 STB will display the words "AUDIO ONLY" on those stations. STB's/External Tuners are also available for receiving ATSC 3.0 on TVs without a built-in ATSC 3.0 tuner. External ATSC 3.0 tuners available at this time are expensive ($90.00 and more). We may have to wait a while to see better prices. More information about ATSC 3.0 is available at TV Tech and Digital Trends. The official NextGenTV website lists cities that already have ATSC 3.0 and the stations that are available in those cities. ATSC 3.0 has been available in Atlanta since August 19, 2021. RabbitEars has a List of Stations that have filed with the FCC as ATSC 3.0 stations and their current status. Here are a couple of informative videos about ATSC 3.0 presented by Antenna Man... ATSC 3.0 Part1   ATSC 3.0 Part2. If a Network is having technical difficulties, the local station is typically the one who needs to fix the problem. Contacting the Network (Charge!, etc.) will only help if that Network is willing to contact your local station. AntennaTV will contact local stations/affiliates after posts to their Facebook page. Some Networks have contact information on their website. Be sure to include the station name (WUEO-LD or other) when reporting a problem. WPCH-TV is aware of the pixelation on Channel 17.4 and is seeking a solution to the problem. Make sure your problem is not caused by an issue with your antenna before contacting a Network or local station. If your picture is breaking up, it could be that your antenna is not adequate for your location or weather conditions are affecting the signal. Sometimes you will need to re-scan to get a channel back, if it has disappeared. A full scan is the most reliable method for restoring channels and finding new channels. If your TV is equipped with an "EZ Add" or similarly named feature, use that feature with the knowledge that it is not completely reliable. However, on rare occasions the "EZ Add" feature will work when a full scan is not working to restore a channel. Programming Info - Networks For daily programming information, covering all available over-the-air channels (Broadcast Stations) in the Atlanta area, we recommend TitanTV.com. To create or add a new channel "Lineup", click the + symbol  > choose a "Program Source" (Broadcast) > enter your Zip Code > select a "Provider" (Broadcast - Atlanta GA). To Delete a "Lineup", click the Gear symbol > click the "My Lineups" tab > click the X next to the "Lineup" you want to delete. The "Grid Settings" tab allows you to customize the Grid. Make sure that you click "Save" near the bottom of the settings. You can search for shows on TitanTV by entering the name of a show in "Search for Programming" > Click on the show name in the search results > "View Additional Airings" to see all the show times for that show. Actual channel numbers do not always match with the channel numbers listed on TitanTV.com. Atlanta programming can sometimes vary from what is listed on TVGuide.com and TitanTV.com. You can also check the scrolling program guide on Channel 9.1 for a current listing of shows. Most, but not all, of the Atlanta broadcast channels are listed in the Atlanta Program Guide. The FCC requires a minimum of three hours of children's programing each week. This programing is listed as E/I and is typically broadcast Saturday and Sunday mornings. This accounts for some of the differences in what is listed and what is broadcast. Local stations/affiliates can show different programming for other reasons as well.   Some of the best programming is shown by networks owned by companies you may have never heard of. The list of companies includes Weigel Broadcasting ("MeTV" (Available in Metro Atlanta thanks to Marquee Broadcasting), "MeTV Toons", "Catchy Comedy", "Heroes & Icons", "StartTV", "Dabl",  "Story". Weigel Broadcasting is also part owner of "Movies!", a joint venture with FOX.), Get After It Media ("RetroTV", "The Family Channel", "Rev'n", "The Action Channel", "Heartland".), Scripps ("Bounce", "Court TV", "Grit", "ION", "ION Plus", "ION Mystery", "Laff".), Sinclair Broadcast Group ("Comet", "Charge!", "TBD." (To Be Discovered), "The Nest".), Allen Media Group ("TheGrio".), Nexstar Media Group ("Antenna TV", "The CW", "Rewind TV".), TEGNA ("Quest", "True Crime"), Free TV Networks ("THE365", "OUTLAW", "Defy"), and Sony Pictures ("Get"). Streaming - Chromecast Although this website is dedicated to Over-the-Air TV, we want to mention websites that offer Free TV Shows and Movies via streaming, also known as Over-the-Top (OTT). Streaming can be defined, in the most simplistic way, as watching videos over the internet. Be aware of your internet data allowance to avoid added charges from your internet service provider. Pluto TV and Tubi are among the most popular streaming services at this time. Most companies offer various channels in a wide range of interests including News, TV Shows, Movies, and more. You can also look for a specific TV Show or Movie by entering the name in the search tool near the top of most of the streaming service websites. Streaming is also available on Cineverse, Local Now, Plex, Shout! TV, Sling, Stirr, and Xumo. Even Roku, which is known for TVs and Streaming Devices, offers free streaming at The Roku Channel. The list continues to grow with The CW adding streaming channels and more, not just their own TV Shows, in 2024. Some Networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) provide free streaming of their TV Shows. History, which is on cable, has some shows available for free. You do not have to register to watch most of the content on the websites we have listed. These free streaming services are often referred to as FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television). Streaming on your Smart TV instead of watching on your smaller computer screen can be done by "Mirroring" from a Miracast compatible device (Computer, Smart Phone, etc.). Computers with at least Windows 8.1 (2013 and newer) may support Miracast if your Video Card and Driver as well as your WiFi Adapter and Driver support it. If you have Windows 7 and use Chrome as your web browser, you still may be able to use the "Cast" command in Chrome for streaming YouTube videos to your Smart TV. You may also be able to stream videos to your Smart TV by using Windows Media Player. If you do not have a Smart TV, a Streaming Blu-ray player connected to an older TV, with a HDMI connection, can be used for streaming. However, the Blu-ray player may limit what you are able to stream. Even if you own a Smart TV you may not have access to all the Streaming services you want. In order to fully enjoy streaming, you can connect a Chromecast device (dongle) to your TV.  The Appliances Reviews website provides a good overview of AnyCast/Miracast and Chromecast. You can search the web for other devices similar to Chromecast. Chromecast with Google TV (HD) currently (July-2023) sells for about $30.00 at Best Buy. Your TV must be equipped with a HDMI connection. Your internet speed needs to be a minimum of 5 Mbps (20 Mbps for the more expensive Chromecast with Google TV (4K)). You will need a Wi-Fi Network and a Gmail account (Free) in order to set up Chromecast. You do not have to use a mobile device (Android Phone, iPhone, etc.) to set up Chromecast. Simply choose the "Set up on TV instead" option. After Chromecast is set up, you can stream to your TV directly from your Computer using the "Cast" command in Chrome. You can also use a Smart Phone or any other Wi-Fi device in order to stream to your TV. You do not have to use the remote control that comes with Chromecast. However, the remote control does give you access to much more content and the convenience of voice control. Walmart has recently (July 2023) started selling the Onn Google TV 4K Streaming Box (dongle) for about $20.00. The Streaming websites (PlutoTV, Tubi, etc.) available for streaming on the dongle you purchase depends on which apps are available and installed on that device. Reviews.org provides a list of 10 free streaming apps available on Chromecast with Google TV. Many of the videos you may watch on Chromecast are available through YouTube. Highlight a video and hold the Select button on the Chromecast Voice Remote to save ("Watch later") a video for future viewing. Launch the YouTube App and navigate to the on-screen menu on the left side of your screen. Choose "Library" in order to access your "Watch later" list and also access "History" for a listing of previously watched videos. Streaming does not provide the same high quality video as OTA TV but it does give you access to more free content to watch. We recently (17-Nov-2023) had an issue with our Chromecast. It was not responding to the remote control. Checking on our computer to see if it was listed in the Cast Tab of Google Chrome showed it was missing. We unplugged the power cord of the Chromecast dongle and after a few minutes plugged it back in. This fixed the problem. We are still very happy with Chromecast in spite of this one problem.   You can enjoy streaming Nature Videos , Music, and Stunning Drone Videos from around the world using Chromecast. You can also "Cast" computer games from your PC to your TV. The game must support running in Window Mode. Start by launching Google Chrome web browser. Choose "Cast" and change "Sources" to "Cast Screen". Then choose your TV listed in the Cast Tab. Launch your game and it should be seen on your TV. If your computer is displayed as a box instead of filling your entire TV screen you may want to change the Display settings on your computer. Changing Display settings will cause your desktop icons to be rearranged ( Extend Desktop  Chromecast as Second Monitor ). You may need to use the "Duplicate these displays" option instead of  "Extend these displays" when you get to the step of choosing the "Multiple displays" setting. We have tested casting the games "MotoGP 08" and "Need for Speed: Shift". We used the free program X360CE (Xbox 360 Controller Emulator 3.x) in order to perform the tests using an old Microsoft SideWinder Joystick. The website for the X360CE program contains instructions as well as a newer version of the software. More detailed instructions on using the program are available here. Before running the program, verify that you have Modify/Write access to the folder that contains the .EXE file for your game. We noticed some lag when casting the games we tested. It seems to be related to the low level of remaining CPU resources on our computer. Would a more powerful computer not see the same lag when playing games which require higher levels of CPU processing power? We leave the answer to that question to those with more advanced computer knowledge... Atlanta Television Stations - Channels

Channels (Virtual)	Station	Affiliation	Wikipedia	Owner	Digital/RF
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5	WSB-TV Map (869kW)	ABC Bounce Dabl Comet ION	WSB-TV	Cox Media Group	32
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5	WUVM-LD Map (1kW)	Defy THE365 OUTLAW	WUVM-LD	HC2 Broadcasting	2
5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6	WAGA-TV Map (1000kW)	FOX Movies! Buzzr TheGrio Catchy Comedy	WAGA-TV	Fox Television Stations	27
6 - ATSC 3.0	WTBS-LD Map (1.5kW)	France24		Prism Broadcasting Network	6
8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4	WGTV Map (62kW)	PBS	WGTV	Georgia Public Broadcasting	7
9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6	WEQT-LD Map (3kW)	YouToo America All Sports		DTV Innovators	9
11.1, 11.3, 11.4, 11.7 11.2 WATL (36) 11.11 WATL (36)	WXIA-TV Map (80kW)	NBC Quest True Crime The Nest Get	WXIA-TV	Tegna	10
12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7	WDNV-LD Map (3kW)	France 24 Heartland RetroTV		DTV Innovators	12
14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7	WPXA-TV Map (687kW)	ION Laff ION Mystery ION Plus Grit	WPXA-TV	Scripps/Ion	16
16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8	WYGA-CD Map (15kW)	Defy OUTLAW THE365 Merit Street	WYGA-CD	HC2 Broadcasting	29
17.1 WANF (46) 17.2 WXIA  (11) 17.3 WSB  (2) 17.4 WANF (46)		The CW Peachtree Sports CourtTV PeachtreeTV
17 - ATSC 3.0	WPCH-TV Map (805kW)	ABC FOX NBC The CW CBS	WPCH-TV	Gray Television	31
21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9	WLVO-LD Map (15kW)	Diya TV NTD Binge TV Rev'n		United Media Network	26
22.1	WSKC-CD Map (15kW)	KBS World		KM LPTV	14
26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 26.5, 26.6, 26.7, 26.8, 26.9	WBUD-LD Map (7kW)	France24		Vinions LLC	30
28 - ATSC 3.0	WDWW-LD Map (8kW)		WDWW-LD	HC2 Broadcasting	28
30.1, 30.2	WABE-TV Map (105kW)	PBS	WABE-TV	Atlanta Public Schools	21
32.1, 32.2, 32.3, 32.4, 32.5	WANN-CD Map (11.4kW)	Fun Roads RightNowTV Ace		Prism Broadcasting Network	20
33.1, 33.2, 33.3, 33.4	WIRE-CD Map (15kW)			D.T.V. LLC	33
34.1, 34.2, 34.3, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6	WUVG-DT Map (1000kW)	Univision Get	WUVG-DT	Univision Communications	18
35.1, 35.2, 35.3	WDTA-LD Map (6kW)	Daystar		Word of God Fellowship	35
36.1, 36.2, 36.3	WATL Map (500kW)	MyNetworkTV Nosey AntennaTV	WATL	Tegna	25
38.1, 38.2, 38.3, 38.5	WIGL-LD Map (3kW)	TCT	WIGL-LD	Tri-State Christian TV	8
42.1, 42.2, 42.3	WTHC-LD Map (3kW)			The Atlanta Channel, Inc.	3
45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4, 45.5, 45.6, 45.7	W13DQ-D Map (0.95kW)			Ventana Television Inc.	13
46.1, 46.2, 46.3	WANF Map (1000kW)	CBS CoziTV Grit	WANF	Gray Television	19
47.2, 47.3, 47.4, 47.5, 47.6, 47.7, 47.8 47.1 WANF (46)	WKTB-CD Map (15kW)	Telemundo TeleXitos THE365 OUTLAW MeTV Toons Defy	WKTB-CD	Gray Television (Aim antenna toward WKTB to get signal)	23
49.1, 49.2, 49.3, 49.4, 49.5, 49.6, 49.7	WUEO-LD Map (3kW)	NBT OUTLAW MTRSPT1 THE365 Defy	WUEO-LD	HC2 Broadcasting	11
57.1, 57.2, 57.3	WATC-DT Map (475kW)		WATC-DT	Community Television Inc.	34
63.1, 63.2, 63.3, 63.4, 63.5	WHSG-TV Map (1000kW)	TBN Merit Street PositivTV	WHSG-TV	Trinity Broadcasting Network	22
69.1, 69.2, 69.3, 69.4, 69.5, 69.6, 69.7	WUPA Map (1000kW)	Start TV TBD MeTV Fave TV Charge! H&I	WUPA	CBS Corporation	36