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More than 13 million households are unprepared for the TV industry’s historical transition to digital broadcasting a year from now on Feb. 17, 2009. According to Nielsen data released Friday, the 13 million households have TV sets that can only receive analog broadcasts. Another 6 million households have at least one TV set that will … Read more
QUAD CITIES — Digital-to-analog converter boxes are making their way onto store shelves around the Quad Cities this week, and local retailers say they’re fielding countless questions from customers about whether they need one and how they work. Once February 17, 2009 rolls around, local broadcasters will stop their analog over-the-air transmissions and broadcast only … Read more
Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to be left without television service following the nationwide transition to digital broadcasting next year, according to a new survey. Beginning in February 2009, full-power broadcast stations will transmit digital-only signals, meaning people who get their television programming over an antenna and do not have a digital … Read more
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Sales clerks at national retail chains that carry electronics have been misleading broadcast television viewers about the 2009 transition to digital television, directing them toward unnecessary purchases, a report by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group says. The consumer advocacy group, along with counterparts across the country, conducted 132 ‘secret shopper’ surveys in 10 states … Read more