New EMS Equipment Could Help You Survive Heart Attack Nov 22, 2009
He says the digital system sends information about blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate en route, and replaces their outdated analog transmission system. "The unit had to be stationary when we first did our transmission with the old system," says Ford. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Digital switch irks customers Oct 11, 2009
In the old world of analog transmission, Legan said, I was able to go away on vacation and tape everything from Law & Order to Divorce Court ... No more speedy channel surfing: With analog transmission, customers could flip through channels. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Comcast complaints grow Aug 25, 2009
Comcast is halting old-timey analog transmission of about 50 channels to free up bandwidth for more high definition channels, a larger library of on-demand programming and faster Internet. The company, with 800,000 customers across metro Atlanta, expects to complete its digital switch by early next year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
LBI Media, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 15, 2009
9 million increase in loss on disposal of property and equipment, which primarily relates to the write-off in the second quarter of 2009 of obsolete analog transmission equipment for our Utah television station. Adjusted EBITDA(1) decreased by $3. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
OMVC to Showcase Mobile DTV Services and Consumer Devices at Capitol Hill Event Jul 29, 2009
Joining the OMVC will be Washington-area broadcasters that, in addition to developing mobile DTV, are offering increased high-definition programming and new free multicast channels over portions of the television airwaves cleared by dropping analog transmission technology in favor of more efficient digital transmissions. Together, the new services constitute a Digital Television Triple Play of consumer benefits. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stations await June 12 digital conversion -- confident but ... May 31, 2009
As the over-the-air broadcast world is preparing to bid a final farewell to analog transmission, Columbia market television station executives say they don t anticipate any surprises when they make the transition to digital at 12:30 p.m. June 12. However, as WIS General Manager Donita Todd put it, Obviously we are using engineering models right now and the switch should not affect our coverage area. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
30 Days and Counting to DTV Transition: FCC Concentrates on Preparing Consumers for June 12 Deadline May 14, 2009
On June 12, all full-power television stations in the United States will cease analog transmission and broadcast only in digital. Consumers who use an antenna to get free, over-the-air programming could lose their television signals on June 12 if they haven't taken steps to make their televisions DTV-ready. (PR Newswire)
FCC agents help analog viewers switch to digital Apr 17, 2009
Sprague and Royse were in the area this week helping residents fill out convertor box coupons, set up converter boxes and answering DTV questions as Duhamel Broadcasting prepared to turn off the KHSD-TV analog transmission just after midnight today. All remaining full-power television stations still broadcasting in analog, including KOTA in Rapid City, will switch to all-digital broadcasts between April 16 and June 12. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Congress cut off our free TV Mar 1, 2009
Analog transmission and reception is more forgiving than digital, as people with marginal antennas and poor reception have already found out. They found it out when they installed the digital converters they bought with help from those 40 coupons they received from Uncle Sam. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Few report hitches as digital TV switch begins Feb 19, 2009
The National Association of Broadcasters said stations are averaging 50 to 200 calls from viewers with questions about the switchover from analog transmission, while the Federal Communications Commission has received 28,000 phone calls from viewers. That's with one-third of TV stations having switched to digital signals. (Reuters)
Older TV sets may not get WGTV after Tuesday Feb 18, 2009
WATC (Channel 57), Atlanta s private educational TV station, will cease analog transmission at midnight as well. No other Atlanta stations planned to switch this week, according to the Federal Communications Commission. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Digital TV switch starts Tuesday Feb 17, 2009
CBS affiliate WYMT in Hazard will also end analog transmission Tuesday. The station will have an automated voice-mail system (606) 435-7951 to take messages that will be returned "as soon as we can," said general manager Ernestine Cornett. (Kentucky.com)
DTV Transition: WINK Throws the Switch Feb 17, 2009
Thats when CBS affiliate WINK will flip the switch to digital, ending its analog transmission forever. Station executives are betting that the last few weeks of testing and messaging to viewers will make for a smooth transition. (TVweek.com)
Mediacom offers cable during digital conversion Feb 14, 2009
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Denver will wait for digital TV Feb 11, 2009
All full-power broadcasters were supposed to notify the by Monday if they intended stop analog transmission by Feb. 17, which was to have been the deadline for the switch to digital until Congress voted last week to delay it to June 12. The analog transmitter atop Squaw Mountain in Clear Creek County used by KBDI a Colorado Public Television Inc. station recently suffered wind damage, prompting the station to switch to digital early. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Digital Switchover Still Set for Feb. 17 for Many... Feb 7, 2009
The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, the public broadcasting network in the state, said Thursday that it planned to cease analog transmission from its full-power antennas at 1 p.m. on Feb. 17. "We have four full-power stations all with 30-year-old-plus analog transmitters that are costly to maintain, putting out less than a quality signal," said Mark Norman, deputy director of technology at OETA.. (Fox News)
