How digital TV will affect emergency radio broadcasts
March 29, 2008 by admin
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It's less than 11 months until the big switch to digital television broadcasts. By that time, the government hopes most people will have purchased digital TVs, use cable, or have purchased a converter box to
But radios are another story...
Dingell Stiffs LPTV in PSA
The Community Broadcasters Association is taking House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich., to task for what it calls false and misleading statements in a PSA intended to educate the public about the DTV transition.
In the PSA, Dingell ignores the fact that most low-power, Class A and translator stations will...
Microtune Sends Letter to NTIA about Compliance Issues – U.S. Digital TV Converter Box Program
March 29, 2008 by admin
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Microtune, Inc.sent a letter yesterday to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) identifying a matter of critical importance to the U.S. government and to American consumers in the successful implementation of the U.S. digital television transition.
Through internal testing in its Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) lab, Microtune has discovered tuner-related performance failures in certain certified coupon-eligible converter boxes (CECBs) that do not contain Microtune tuners. These converter boxes are widely available in retail channels. Their failure to meet NTIA regulatory performance requirements could potentially result in the loss of digital TV reception in a number of major metropolitan areas, potentially impacting the millions..
DTV Awareness, Confusion on the Rise
March 26, 2008 by admin
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Consumers are more aware of the coming DTV switch, with 59 percent of Americans saying they know about the February 2009 switch from analog to digital TV signals.
Research from Frank N. Magid Associates indicates that awareness of DTV has been in about the 30 percent to 40 percent range for several years, but has surged in the last six months, according to Broadcasting & Cable.
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WIS tries making the “Big Switch”
March 21, 2008 by admin
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Wondering how your converter box will work? We've done some testing.
WIS News 10's Judi Gatson left Columbia headed for Sumter County.
At the first stop near Shaw Air Force Base, the rabbit ears tune in Channel 10. It's not bad, but not great either - especially when you...
FCC Orders DTV Transition Education Effort
March 21, 2008 by admin
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a DTV Consumer Education Order requiring television broadcasters, multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), telecommunications carriers, retailers and manufacturers to promote awareness of the nation's transition to digital television.
The FCC also said...
