The Big Switch

Television repairman Larry Andreatta is gearing up for the biggest thing to hit the business since the 1960s. “It’s the equivalent of when we went from black-and-white to color,” said Andreatta, owner of Lonnie’s TV in Valparaiso. What’s coming is the federally mandated switch to 100 percent digital broadcasting set to take place at midnight … Read more

It may be more than a year away, but the federally-mandated switch from analog to digital television is the most significant upgrade in television since the advent of color programming. In the Digital Television and Public Safety Act of 2005, Congress set a hard deadline of Feb. 17, 2009, for television stations to replace traditional … Read more

If the results of a recent study by the Association of Public Television Stations is to be believed there are tougher times ahead for television broadcasters in the U.S. According to the study only about 19% of of the 21 million people who currently count on Over The Air (OTA) broadcasts for television viewing plan … Read more

What is a digital-to-analog converter box and how do I get one? Digital-to-analog converter boxes will make DTV signals viewable on analog TV sets. These converter boxes will be available in retail stores during the transition. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has been directed by Congress to … Read more

With the digital television transition just over a year away, a rising number of consumers are becoming informed about the coming change and making the necessary preparations. But Association of Public Television Stations said Jan. 17 that those preparations do not necessarily involve subscribing to a cable or a satellite operator to receive digital service. … Read more