Digital TV Transition

Source: blogs.reuters.com --- 19 days ago
WASHINGTON - It is about six months until the United States faces a seismic event that potentially rivals the Y2K scare eight years ago — the Digital television Transition which could switch off millions of old television sets. The television industry and government officials are doing a lot to warn consumers that if they don’t have [...] ...

Source: blog.washingtonpost.com --- 30 days ago
I got several emails over the weekend in response to the story that ran on Saturday about how Spanish-speakers and Spanish-language stations are handling the upcoming switch to Digital television. Many of the surveys and research done lately indicate that awareness of the Transition continues to rise. Now the big... ...

Source: www.ocregister.com --- 28 days ago
As of Feb. 17, 2009, those rabbit ears won't cut it. ...

Source: www.thepittsburghchannel.com --- 23 days ago
Aug. 14, 2008 ...

Source: blog.usa.gov --- 18 days ago
I was watching the Olympics this weekend and saw one of those DTV Transition commercials. It made me realize that we are less than six months away from the full Digital television Transition . What this means is on February 17, 2009 broadcast television stations will only air on Digital frequencies. If you live in the Wilmington, North Carolina area you've only got three weeks to prepare. Local TV stations will switch over to solely Digital transmissions on September 8 as a test market for the Transition. If you don't have a Digital or High Definition (HD) TV , the chart I've included will tell you what you need to do. If you have cable, you should check with your service provider to see if there is anything you need to do. Those of you with an analog television (no cable) will need to get a signal converter box ( you can get a coupon for it) to receive the Digital television signals. If you don't have paid service and aren't sure if your television is Digital or HD, there are ways you can tell. The Federal Communications Commission's Digital tuner rule specifies that as of March 1, 2007 , all new TVs must include Digital tuners. Many DTVs and Digital television equipment have labels or markings on them, or statements in the informational materials that came with them, to indicate that they contain Digital tuners. These labels or markings may contain the words “Integrated Digital Tuner,” “Digital Tuner Built-In,” “Digital Receiver,” or ...

Source: www.adn.com --- 5 days ago
A top official from the Federal Communications Commission will visit Anchorage on Wednesday to talk to local residents about the upcoming national Transition to Digital television. ...

Source: www.htrnews.com --- 23 days ago
MANITOWOC The nations conversion to Digital television broadcasts in February 2009 wont stop potential wardrobe malfunctions. ...

Source: www.prweek.com --- 3 days ago
WASHINGTON: A broad coalition of nonprofits, media organizations, and corporations, in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), are increasing consumer outreach for the national broadcasting switch to Digital TV next year. ...

Source: www.biztimes.com --- 2 days ago
Twelve local television stations will unite later this month to conduct... ...

Source: www.rrstar.com --- 4 days ago
WREX-13 will conduct the first of three tests Wednesday designed to see whether your TV is ready for the Digital Transition Feb. 17. At 6:30 p.m., the station will perform a three-minute, 30-second test. After a brief explanation, WREX-13 will turn off its analog signal for a minute and 30 seconds. If you receive WREX-13 through a cable or satellite feed, you will either see a note that your cable company is ready — or that it is working to be ready by February. If your TV accepts the Digital broadcast, you will be notified on the screen as well. If you have a snowy or blank screen, the station will explain what steps you must take to accept the Digital signal. “Wheel of Fortune” will run in its entirety after the test. Nationally, television stations are mandated to make this conversion to free up the broadcast spectrum for public safety communications and other uses. Stations also can broadcast multiple programs on Digital channels (main programming on 13.1, for example, but other shows on 13.2 or 13.3). For more information, go to wrex.com and click on “DTV Answers.” You also can go to dtv.gov . ...

Source: www.gcn.com --- 18 days ago
FCC commissioners will visit communities identified as being most at risk for disruption of TV service when analog broadcasts cease on Feb. 17, 2009. ...

Source: gadgetress.freedomblogging.com --- 18 days ago
I mentioned this yesterday but it got buried in the Digital-Transition post: Members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will be traveling to 80 cities starting Aug. 27 to educate consumers about why we’re moving to all-Digital TV broadcasts. The switch to Digital affects people who own an older, analog TV that relies on an antenna [...] ...

Source: www.satnews.com --- 17 days ago
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has announced a nationwide initiative to increase awareness about the upcoming Transition to Digital television. The FCC identified target television markets for specific DTV outreach, including all those markets in which more than 100,000 households, or at least 15 percent of the households, rely solely on over-the-air signals for television. ...

Source: independentmail.com --- 30 days ago
Transition to Digital TV seminar -- 08/06/08 at Pickens County Library-Clemson Branch ...

Source: www.mexiadailynews.com --- 32 days ago
In fewer than 200 days, the Digital Television (DTV) Transition will affect every television-watching household in the country. ...

Source: kgbt4.com --- 32 days ago
Television stations along the U.S/Mexico border may get more time for Digital television Transition. ...

Source: www.dawsontimes.com --- 17 days ago
Today Governor Sonny Perdue and U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez urged consumers to prepare for the upcoming Digital television Transition by applying for coupons to be used toward the purchase of two Digital-to-analog converter boxes... ...