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Articles and Podcasts on Digital TV
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NPR Series: The Digital TV Transition
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Brace yourselves: The switch to digital television is upon us. This year, U.S. television stations will stop broadcasting in analog and switch entirely to digital. Need a converter? A new TV entirely? Find answers on how to weather the conversion and keep your picture sharp. |
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Digital TV Goes Dark For Some Rural Viewers
For some rural Americans, the move to digital television also depends on an upgrade to their local translator, a big antenna that brings distant TV...
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Early Switch To Digital Has Viewers Seeking Help
More than 420 stations across the country went ahead with the switch from analog to digital TV Tuesday. It appears no market will lose all...
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Many TV Stations Switching Despite Digital Delay
Despite a law delaying the switch to digital television until June, hundreds of TV stations are planning to turn off their analog signals by Tuesday,...
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Despite DTV Delay, Viewers May Still Lose Picture
If you're one of millions of Americans who have yet to prepare for the transition to digital TV, you've got an extra four months to...
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Congress Backs Delay Of Digital TV Switch To June
Congress has decided to give people four more months to prepare for the coming transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting. The House voted Wednesday...
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TV Stations Say Digital Switch Delay Will Be Costly
The House is scheduled to vote this week on delaying the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV until June — but some television stations...
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Cost And Confusion Plague Digital TV Conversion
The deadline for conversion to digital television is scheduled for Feb. 17. But President Obama has asked for a delay out of concern that an...
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House Votes Against Delaying Digital Switch
The switch from analog TV to digital is still set for Feb. 17. Democrats in the Senate tried to postpone the date to June. They...
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Senate OKs 4-Month Delay To Digital TV Conversion
The vote is a big victory for the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress, who have been pushing for a delay amid growing concerns that...
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Ahead Of Switch To Digital TV, Some Opposition
Not everyone is happy with the nation switching to digital TV Feb. 17. The Consumers Union called for a delay in the changeover and President-elect...
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Prisons Excluded From DTV Coupon Programs
Prisons are excluded from legislation giving millions of dollars to television viewers for coupons to cut the cost of a converter box for digital television....
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Minorities Less Prepared For Digital Shift
In less than two months, television owners face a switch to digital broadcast. But reports indicate minority groups are at higher risk of not...
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Cable Subscribers Increase Before Digital Transition
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable service provider, announced Wednesday that earnings were up. The company says it lost some basic cable subscribers, but that...
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Comcast Is Accused of Deceptive Business Practices
Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports says Comcast and other cable operators appear to be trying to profit from the upcoming transition from...
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Wilmington Becomes Model For Digital TV Switch
Wilmington, N.C., on Monday became the first major city to permanently switch TV broadcasts from analog to digital. Most of the country will make the...
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