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Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.
Got an expired TV converter box coupon? Try again
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- People who got digital TV converter box coupons but let them expire can now apply for new ones.
Stations must warn if new TV signals lack reach
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- TV stations must alert viewers if their new digital signals don't reach areas covered by their soon-to-be-defunct analog broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled.
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Survey: Fewer than 2.2M households unready for DTV
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday.
Another 158 TV stations to kill analog early
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Regulators have cleared 158 TV stations around the country to shut down their analog broadcast signals before June 12, when the remaining full-power stations will end theirs.
700,000 callers phone digital TV hot line
Jun 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday.
Are you ready for digital TV?
Jan 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If everything goes as planned, on Feb. 17 the long-awaited switch from analog to digital broadcasting will take place and millions of analog television sets across the nation will go black. Temple University ...
Campers see hassle, expense in digital TV switch
Jun 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ralph Deangelis planned his family's cross-country RV excursion around taking in great sights at Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. But Deangelis also likes being able ...
Digital TV Transition Will Be Messy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The pending mandatory switch of all U.S. televisions to digital will be messy, a federal communications official said on Tuesday, urging broadcasters to step up local efforts to educate the ...
Reception problems linger after DTV transition
Jun 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The shutdown of U.S. analog TV service on Friday appears to have gone relatively smoothly, but as expected, a lot of viewers are having problems getting the stations they want.
Digital TV is worth converter hassle
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Converter boxes. Coupon shortages. Congressional squabbling. Mass confusion. Such hassles raise a fundamental question about the digital TV transition: What will consumers get in return? Quite a lot, actually.
Friday is final curtain for analog TV signals
Jun 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The last major TV stations that are still broadcasting in analog will turn those signals off Friday and go all digital. And this time, they really mean it.
Don't change that channel: DTV woes still abound
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Think the digital TV transition is over? Not quite. Many viewers have found that they can't pick up certain stations after the switch, even with the right TVs or converter boxes. The stations are still trying to ...
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