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The National Association of Broadcasters and the low-power TV lobby continue to differ over the digital-TV-education campaign, if not on the overarching goal of keeping analog viewers from losing their signals in the transition to digital. The NAB said Thursday that it will launch a Web site this month, LPTVAnswers.com, to provide information on how … Read more

Though the hard date for the switch to all-digital television broadcasting is fixed and won’t change, at least one influential lawmaker is “deeply concerned” that the result could be a trainwreck. In a luncheon speech to the Media Institute on Thursday, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee … Read more

Get ready, consumers: American broadcast television is undergoing a radical change that could render millions of TVs useless. That simple message isn’t getting across to enough households, raising concern that whole swaths of American homes will see their TVs turn to snow next February. That’s when Congress has said… Read full story at US News

Most TV owners know what will happen Feb. 17, 2009 — that’s when the television broadcast signal switches from analog to digital. But for many, the picture still isn’t clear. Here, a few experts help ease the confusion about the DTV transition. Read full story at CJ Online

Q We are considering purchasing a DVD recorder-player, but we’re wondering if we’ll still be able to use it when the switch to over-the-air digital TV signals occurs. Read full story