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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 [...]

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 [...]

The DTV Transition in Four Videos

Published on April 29, 2008 By Joe Pagetta

Still unclear about DTV Transition? We’ve created four new videos — specifically for our web viewing — to help you out. Kevin Crane, our VP of Technology and Programming leads the way. Watch them at http://wnpt.net/dtv. Got questions? drop us a line newmedia[at]wnpt.net.

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 [...]