MPBN Television Continues Conversion From Analog to Digital Broadcasting.

For viewers in western Maine, channel 3 in Harrison, and channel 4 in Bethel are in progress of being  converted from analog  to digital.  The Bethel translator is now a digital translator,  Harrsion will be off the air for about a day or so, in the near future, weather permitting.  Both translators are or will be transmitting our digital programming on the same channels - digital channel 3 in Harrison and digital channel 4 in Bethel. But viewers in these areas will have to "re-tune" or rescan their digital converter boxes or digital television receivers in order to receive them.

If you receive MPBN over the air with an antenna you will probably need a converter box especially if you have an older TV without a digital tuner on-board.

Having trouble?

  Call MPBN Audience Services 1-800-884-1717

MPBN's Current Digital Channels

WCBB DT Augusta (Portland, Lewiston/Auburn) - Channel 10
WMEM DT Presque Isle - Channel 10
WMEB DT Orono - Channel 12
WMEA DT Biddeford - Channel 26
WMED DT Calais - Channel 13

To watch MPBN's "Going Digital" program about DTV click the "PLAY" icon below.

To watch a Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks video documenting the historic moment when the switch was "flipped" on the WMEB analog television transmitter by longtime MPBN employee Herb Dean, click here. 

For a list of Frequently Asked Questions about MPBN's DTV service visit the DTV FAQ.

For information about DTV from the Maine Association of Brodcasters visit the MAB DTV site.

For information from the Federal Communications Commission visit the FCC DTV site.

For information on how to get your converter box coupons visit the DTV Coupon site.

Digital television is about consumer choice. With digital, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network offers more channels because digital is more efficient and can deliver more information than the half-a-century old analog system.

HDTV is turbo-charged television, yielding up to eight times more picture resolution and clarity than analog television, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action. Digital television provides wider images due to a larger width to height screen size compared to the square format of today’s analog sets.

Click on a Maine Public Broadcasting Network HDTV channel below for scheduling and programming information:

Maine Public Broadcasting Network HD is the channel for all nationally produced PBS programming such as Mystery!, NOVA, Frontline and Masterpiece Theatre—all in amazing high definition clarity.

Maine Public Broadcasting Network is the channel for locally and nationally produced programs many see today on our analog signal.

For more information please visit PBS.org's digital tv resources