Digital Broadcast Transitioning
You may remember a while back, the post I did regarding the transition of analog broadcast TV to all digital broadcasting. That was slated to be done by February 17, 2009. However, now it’s looking like a gradual thing, and it is slated to be completely transitioned over by June 12, 2009.
June 12 is the date set by Congress, but it’s looking like some stations may go ahead and make the switch now. The remaining TV stations are expected to stop broadcasting in analog sometime between March 14th and June 12th.
So why the switch exactly?
Television is Going Digital: Get the Picture
Big changes are coming to your television. But they have nothing to do with summer re-runs or the new fall season. These changes involve the transition to digital broadcasting on February 17, 2009.
For millions of Americans – those whose televisions are already hooked up to cable or satellite or those who have televisions with built-in digital tuners – the transition should be seamless. But if you get your programming on an analog television through a rooftop antenna or “rabbit ears,” you will have to take action to keep your TV sets working after the transition.