Fans of our second channel, NPT2 (available to viewers on Comcast Digital Cable channel 241, Charter Digital Cable channel 176, or over-the-air on channel 8.2.), have a little more to love now. It’s “expanding,” shall we say, because programming and interstitials on the channel are now available in full widescreen. No more annoying black bars [...]
By Lesley Parks NPT Intern With the digital transition successfully on track, NPT’s second digital channel, NPT2, is available to all viewers. This knowledge-based, community resource of educational, civic, and cultural programs, series, and events, has an emphasis on local programming. This second channel allows for distribution of even more local content than NPT channel [...]
If you’re still having trouble getting NPT on your converter-box-enabled or digital TV, and have rescanned since the transition on June 12, this Press Release sent today by the FCC may offer the solution. It especially addresses stations, like NPT, that moved their digital frequences on June 12. We moved from UHF frequency 46 to [...]
It was announced today by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that those with expired DTV Converter Box Coupons can request immediate replacements. As a result of funding authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the program’s waiting list for coupons has also been cleared. According to the release: “If an eligible household [...]
If you’re watching NPT on analog cable on a 4:3 aspect ratio set, you may notice that NPT looks slightly different than it did a month ago, when letterboxed images were being cropped by the provider to fit your set. Now you’re getting a slightly cropped, slightly letterboxed version that is a compromise between the [...]
As a result of the recent federal legislation that pushes back the date of the digital television transition to June 12, 2009, NPT will not be turning off its analog transmitter on February 17 as previously announced. On June 12, 2009, we will no longer be broadcasting an analog signal. We’d like to remind you [...]
We had a great time meeting with viewers and answering questions at our two DTV Brown Bag Lunch & Learns this month. Also known around the office as the DTVBBL&Ls (okay, so acronyms aren’t always a good idea) the free classes attracted dozens of viewers in need of answers to some of the mysteries surrounding [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the government is running out of the allotted money — provided to consumers via coupons — to subsidize the purchase of converter boxes. The article cites an increase in demand. “Rattled by the recession,” Amy Schatz and Ben Charny write, “many consumers facing the upcoming switch to digital [...]
To help journalists report on the upcoming DTV transition, the Foundation for American Journalists (FACS) will present a free tele-seminar with industry experts who can answer questions on how the transition will affect consumers. This seminar is aimed at journalists who cover technology, business, consumer affairs and the broadcast-cable-satellite industries. On the call will be [...]
Leading up to the release of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Scholastic.com had a “countdown” clock with the days and hours left until fans could get their hands on the book. If you were one of those fans, to what are you counting down these days? If you’re familiar with the Mayan [...]
