Tag: DIGITALTRANSITION

Consider this your final warning -- time is running out to get your government-funded DTV converter coupon. If you're still getting your TV over the air with a pair of rabbit ears, remember your set will stop working at midnight on February 17, unless you get a digital converter box. And be aware that there is a limited supply of the converter box coupons left from the government. The government ...

Don't let the smooth transition experienced in Wilmington and other tests fool you, FCC member Kelly McDowell just returned from a tour in Afghanistan Alaska, Montana & Oklahoma, and he's seen things, terrible things. Things that have convinced him that the transition on February 17, 2009 "will be messy ... but we will get through it" when over the air broadcasts go all-digital. Hopefully ...

Surely, by now, you know that analog TV is going offline very soon (February 17th, 2009), right? Hopefully, you've received your coupon, hooked up your converter, or just gone ahead and used this as a good excuse to join the HDTV era. But, do you have one of those portable TVs that you bring along to the tailgate or switch on whenever the power goes out during big storms? If so, you're not ...