For viewers in the Bridgewater area and nearby Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, analog TV’s didn’t go blank on June 12. That’s because of an exception to the government order that ended most analog broadcasting on that date. The order made an exception for low-power stations and for translators.

Translators pick up a distant TV signal and rebroadcast it on a different frequency. The best signals locally, from the Massanutten translator, are on 18 (WUSA-9, Washington, D.C.) 28 (NBC-29, Charlottesville), and 46 (WTTG-5, Washington, D.C.). Those signals continue for now, pending action by Rockingham County, broadcasters and the FCC.

However, to get Harrisonburg’s WHSV-TV3 in this area, you do now need a digital receiver, or cable subscription, or DirecTV service.