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With SMU Cable TV and a QAM Tuner TV, You Can Enjoy Limited High Definition Programming At No Charge

Are you interested in receiving high definition TV WITHOUT the need for a special high-definition cable box? SMU Digital Cable makes that possible IF you have the correct type of television!

All new DIGITAL TV’s and most manufactured in the past 2 years have an integrated QAM tuner. A QAM tuner allows the TV to tune into the special cable channels that SMU uses to send out unscrambled signals from local TV stations.

A QAM tuner will only tune to channels that are unscrambled, like the TV stations. Other scrambled (or encrypted) digital cable channels require a subscription to SMU Digital or HiDef Cable and a set-top box. So if you would like to receive any of the other great high definition channels on the SMU lineup, like Big Ten Network HD, HGTV HD, A&E HD, and others, you’ll want to upgrade to SMU HiDef Cable.

What You Can Watch With A QAM Tuner
Here is a current list of the digital channels available with a QAM tuner from SMU

On some TV’s, the “.“ may be substituted for a “-”

Most QAM tuner TV’s have a “channel search” or “autoprogram” function that will automatically scan the incoming signals and detect the ones that are available. It may be necessary to do a channel search before your TV will allow you to tune to that channel.

How Do I Know If My TV Has A QAM Tuner?
Check your TV’s owners manual, or talk to the store where you purchased it. Another hint: if your TV remote control has a (.) or (-) button on it, it probably means that the TV has a QAM tuner because you need to use the (.) or (-) to tune to the digital channels.

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