VIEWING GUIDE FOR KXII-TV

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How can I watch KXII 12?

KXII-TV, the CBS station in Sherman, Texas with a bureau in Ardmore, Oklahoma, is available on cable, satellite and over the air television. We’re owned by Gray Television, an industry leader in technology that also places our newscasts on several other platforms for you to enjoy. We’re on ROKU and Amazon Fire device, and VUit. Just search for KXII in your app store. In addition, no matter where you live or where you are, you can catch a local KXII 12 newscast through our stream on our webpage here: https://www.kxii.com/livestream ** data and streaming rates may apply.

Where do you broadcast?

In addition to cable and satellite systems, KXII’s family of channels is available for free over-the-air. The information below is intended to help you locate and enjoy these channels. KXII is run off of two main transmitters in Southern Oklahoma just off of highway 377 in Madill (see maps). In the digital TV world, one ‘signal’ can feed several high definition channels. KXII Channel 12 transmits CBS, FOX, MyNetwork, ION, GRIT, and Circle TV on Hi-VHF Channel 12.

While these transmitters cover a very broad area of Southern Oklahoma and some of North Texas, your proximity to them will determine your ability to pull in a viewable signal. To do so, you’ll need a television and an antenna. Some viewers may be able to pull in a signal using the set-top “rabbit ears” type of antenna. Others may require a larger rooftop antenna, which should be aimed in the direction of the transmitter you are trying to access. In either case, a signal amplifier may also increase your chances of pulling in a viewable signal. The following are maps and details of our transmitters and where to point your antenna.

For more in depth and detail information regarding the signals, just click the maps.

Picking up the KXII signal using VHF or UHF antennas

There is not a specific antenna that you must use to pick up KXII programming over the air, but be sure that you have an antenna that can pick up the signal you want to view. Be sure to check the specs on your antenna to determine how far the antenna can pick up a signal from so that you know you are in range. The maps below will give you a great idea of what the signal strength looks like for where you live from each KXII transmitter.

If you want to pick up channels 12.1 - 12.6, which transmits from Madill, Oklahoma, you must use a VHF antenna. You can pick up an antenna which will pick up both VHF and UFH signals.

If you want to pick up channels 28.1 - 28.3, which transmits from Madill, Oklahoma, you must use a UHF antenna. You can pick up an antenna which will pick up both VHF and UFH signals.

KXII CHANNEL 12 VHF

KXII (Madill, OK) Hi-VHF Channel 12 (Please use an antenna that can support VHF/UHF signals)

If you live in the green or yellow zone coverage, you can use an indoor or outdoor VHF antenna to pick up channels 12.1 through 12.6. Your chances of using an indoor antenna in this zone are good, but results will vary.

If you live in the orange or red zone coverage, it is highly recommended that you use an outdoor VHF antenna.

Placement of your antenna is critical and you must point your antenna toward Madill, Oklahoma. Signal loss does occur and is conditional based on weather and your surrounding environment.

If you are struggling to pick up our channel 12 signal and you live closer to Paris, you may point a UHF antenna to Paris to pick up CBS 12 and FOX 12 on 24.1 and 24.3.

12.1 CBS 12
12.2 MyNetwork 12
12.3 FOX 12
12.4 ION Television
12.5 Grit
12.6 Outlaw

KXII Channel 12 Coverage Map(Darryl Metz)

KXII CHANNEL 28 UHF

KAQI (Madill, OK) UHF Channel 28 (Please use an antenna that can support VHF/UHF signals if you plan to view Channel 12 and Channel 28)

If you live in the green or yellow zone coverage, you can use an indoor or outdoor UHF antenna to pick up channels 28.1 through 28.3. Your chances of using an indoor antenna in this zone are good, but results will vary.

If you live in the orange or red zone coverage, it is highly recommended that you use an outdoor UHF antenna.

Placement of your antenna is critical and you must point your antenna toward Madill, Oklahoma. Signal loss does occur and is conditional based on weather and your surrounding environment.

If you are struggling to pick up our channel 28 signal and you live closer to Paris, you may point a UHF antenna to Paris to pick up CBS 12 and FOX 12 on 24.1 and 24.3.

28.1 Telemundo
28.2 CBS 12
28.3 FOX 12

**Special Notice: Since June 13, 2009, full-power television stations nationwide have been required to broadcast exclusively in a digital format. KXII-TV continued to maintain an analog signal to viewers in Texoma on analog channel 12. That signal was shut off in July of 2018. We recommend a signal test to ensure you’ll be able to pull in a viewable signal. If you have questions, email engineering@kxii.com or call us at 903-892-8123 and we’ll do our best to assist you.

How to perform a clean scan

I’ve rescanned but am still not getting KXII’s CBS , FOX , MyTV, GRIT, or ION. You may need to do what’s called a ‘clean scan’:

Unplug antenna cable from tuner/TV
Run a rescan
Reboot TV
Plug cable back in
Run another rescan

Our viewer guide page has some videos and other information you may find useful. You can watch them below:

You may also find these videos helpful for how to scan/rescan for channels.

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