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WICU12 is available free over the air. WICU12 transmits at Channel 12 VHF from Donation road and Robinson Road in Greene Township. If you are in the City of Erie and the immediate surrounding communities you may be able to receive a viewable picture by using a set-top antenna also known as "rabbit ears".

For communities further away a VHF roof top antenna is recommended for ideal viewing. A roof top antenna will work for analog or digital signals. You can find tips on roof top antenna installation here:

WICU12 is available on all cable television systems located in the Pennsylvania Counties of Erie, Crawford, and Warren. WICU12 is also available in certain cable systems in Southwest New York, Northeast Ohio, and Venango County in Pennsylvania. Please check with your cable provider for channel assignment.

WICU12 is available on the Dish Network by Echostar. When ordering service, be sure to ask about local-into-local. WICU12 is not carried on any other satellite service.

• Make sure your antenna is pointed directly at the station you are trying to receive. Use a compass to be sure of the proper direction of the station(s). Then, because TV signals can "bend", peak your reception by turning the antenna. Installing a rotor is a great way to remotely peak the tuning on your antenna on a regular basis.
• Make sure the poles on your antenna are not bent. If they are replace the antenna.
• Waterproof any out side connections with a good quality waterproof tape (electrical tape is not sufficient). Water will attenuate the signal.
• If you are using a coaxial cable (rather than flat twin lead wire) an impedance matching transformer must be place between the coax and antenna. A mismatch in impedance will cause signal attenuation. The transformer is about the size of a tube of lipstick with wire lugs ("pigtail") on one end and coax connection on the other.
• Avoid putting kinks in cabling by running around sharp bends or pinching cable with staples
• While amplifiers are usually not necessary for cable runs under 100 feet, if you do use one be sure the gain is not adjusted too high. See manufacture's instructions
• Above all, observe all safety instruction provided by the manufactures of your equipment

Last Updated December 14, 2005