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Double Rescanning May Help with Digital TV Reception

Published on June 16, 2009 By Joe Pagetta

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 [...]

Government OKs Replacement of Expired DTV Coupons

Published on March 24, 2009 By Joe Pagetta

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 [...]

Why Can I Not See You? A Frequent DTV Question

Published on January 30, 2009 By Joe Pagetta

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 [...]

Government Is Running Out of DTV Coupon Money

Published on January 6, 2009 By Joe Pagetta

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 [...]

Planning on Getting a New Digital TV? Recycle Your Old One

Published on November 21, 2008 By Joe Pagetta

“Though the useful life of an analog TV set can be extended using a digital converter box, it is estimated that one in every four American households will be discarding a television set in the next year,” writes Bard Cole of WKNO-TV in Memphis, in an article in the November issue of the Tennes-Serrian, the [...]

A Free Teleseminar for Journalists on the DTV Transition

Published on May 16, 2008 By Joe Pagetta

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 [...]

PBS PRESIDENT ON THE DTV TRANSITION

Published on March 10, 2008 By Joe Pagetta

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger on the digital TV transition in the Washington Post: “Television remains our society’s great equalizer. Not every home has a computer, but almost every American home has a television. “In the weeks and months to come, information and recommendations about digital television will come from many directions — from [...]