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This Is Only a Test: Vegas Station Simulates Analog Shutoff

Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 5, 2008 - 7:24am

KVBC Las Vegas conducted a simulation of what will happen at the stroke of midnight on Feb. 17, 2009, when full-power stations across the U.S. cease broadcasting in analog. During each of the station's seven daily newscasts on May 2, the station stopped feeding its normal programming into its studio-to-transmitter link and instead ran a brief clip of simulated static.

Don't Plan on Voucher Extensions for Converter Boxes

Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 15, 2008 - 8:34pm

Consumers who receive a $40 coupon from the government to subsidize the purchase of a digital-to-analog converter box should act fast, said NBC Universal vice president Bob Okun, who heads the network’s lobbying efforts.

Increased DTV Awareness

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 25, 2008 - 8:36pm
Last updated: March 26, 2008 - 8:29pm

According to research firm Frank N. Magid Associates, 59 percent of Americans are now aware of the digital television transition.

High Hurdles in Digital-TV Race

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 20, 2006 - 8:08am
Last updated: April 22, 2008 - 12:26pm

Consumer-electronics manufacturers, broadcasters and legislators descended on Washington last week for the Consumer Electronics Association's Entertainment Technology Policy Summit. Attendees spoke of the obstacles they must overcome before analog TV gets turned off.

Adelstein Calls for DTV Task Force

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 16, 2006 - 3:48pm
Last updated: April 22, 2008 - 12:25pm

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein wants the FCC to create a national DTV task force, working in concert with the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, to educate consumers about the DTV transition.