Selective TV

Selective TV Non profit viewer owned over the air television provider for the Alexandria Minnesota area.

07/11/2025

CHANNEL 41 UPDATE
We have heard from a number of viewers in regard to the issues with channel 41 and have been working on it. It appears that two things are causing the problem. One is the troposheric ducting, (skip), which has been bad this year. The upper atmosphere has been extremely active with cold air and warm air moving in and out of the area as we have all witnessed with our above average rainfall. The second problem is the low signal strength on the ION channels we are receiving in the Twin Cities. The troposheric ducting we can't do anything about. However the signal strength issue we can address. We are working with Northern Antenna to install a new antenna system in the Twin Cities which should dramatically improve the strength of the signal we transport from the Twin Cities to the Selective TV transmitter building. We hoping to have this work completed next week. In the meantime I will remind everyone that rescanning your television will not help. As soon as the work is done and we see improvement I will let you know and then you can rescan. Stay Tuned.

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07/03/2025

ANNUAL MEETING
The Selective TV annual members meeting is this coming Monday July 7th at 7:00PM at the Ida Township Hall. The township hall is at 4700 County Road 6 NW Garfield. All current members and anyone with an interest in local over the air television is welcome to attend. It's a great opportunity to meet the board of directors and get any questions you may have answered. Hope to see lots of viewers there.

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07/03/2025

CHANNEL 41
There is currently an issue with channel 41. Everything at the Selective TV transmitter is working as it should be. There seems to be either a reception problem in the Twin Cities, or a signal strength problem with the ION transmitter in Big Lake. We are doing what we can to get it resolved. It could be related to tropospheric ducting in that part of the state we just are not sure but we are aware of it and hoping it clears up soon.

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05/02/2025

A BUSY SUMMER AHEAD
With and eye to the future Selective TV will be undertaking 3 major projects this spring and summer. A new lighting system for the Selective TV tower, updated main electrical service to the Selective TV transmitter building, installation of a 30KW backup generator, and the first phase of a multi-year project to replace all 14 of Selective TV's transmitters. We are also looking into equipment that will allow us to add more channels. The exact dates and time are still being worked out, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up because all of these important projects will require service to be interrupted for various lengths of time. As we firm up the timing I will post updates to keep everyone informed. As you can imagine these necessary projects while exciting, are not cheap. If you are not currently a contributing member of Selective TV I strongly encourage you to become a member and help us keep Selective TV doing what it has been doing since 1979, providing low cost over the air television to west central Minnesota. Without Selective TV there would be only 3 over the air channels in our part of the state. Stay tuned for further updates.

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03/25/2025

Channel 10 PBS is back up and running. The issue with the transmitter has been resolved.

03/11/2025

CHANNEL 10 PBS
The transmitter for channel 10 PBS Appleton is currently down and we are working on it. In the meantime you can see your favorite PBS programs on channel 22 PBS Bemidji.

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03/06/2025

SOLAR INTERFERENCE
We have had a few calls regarding channels 5.2, 5.3, 42.2, and 42.3 disappearing from about 12:50PM until about 1:05PM right at the conclusion of Gunsmoke, so viewers are missing the end of the show. The answer is solar interference. This time of the year the sun is aligned in such a way that it interferes with satellite signals and that's why those channels pop off for a short time and then come back on. This happens every year, some years it's more of an issue than other years. The good news is that this will stop in a week or so once the sun moves out of alignment

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02/22/2025

MSNBC
Effective Saturday March 1st, 2025 MSNBC channel 20.4 will no longer be available on Selective TV. It has become increasingly difficult to find 24/7 news channels that are available for over the air broadcast. The corporations that own these types of news services have opted for the cable news business model which places their content behind behind a paywall. Selective TV can only broadcast what it has legal access to. We will continue to search for other options.

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01/29/2025

NEWSMAX UPDATE:
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control Newsmax will no longer be available on Selective TV. Other options include streaming the Newsmax app for around 50 dollars a month. Newsmax2 is also available for free on the Roku channel and I believe on Pluto as well. Newsmax2 is a bit different that regular Newsmax but it is Newsmax content. The media world is constantly changing, sometimes you win sometimes you lose. UHF translators like Selective TV don't make the rules, but we will always do our utmost to provide as many over the air options as we possibly can.

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01/10/2025

CHANNELS 5.2-5.6
Due to an issue with one of our transmitters we have had to move channels 5.2-5.6 to a different transmitter. If you have lost those channels you may have to rescan to get them back.

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12/17/2024

View Lillian Lorraine Ortendahl's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

12/16/2024

INSTALLATION COMPLETE
All channels are back up. If you find you are missing some channels you may have to rescan. Thanks for your patience during the installation of the new equipment.

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Alexandria, MN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 1pm
Thursday 8am - 1pm

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+13207635924

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Selective TV Inc provides over the air tv to Alexandria, MN and surrounding areas