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Updated: 4:55 PM Feb 14, 2009
DTV 5: The Big Day
Lincoln, Neb. Congress voted to delay the deadline for the digital TV conversion to June 12, but many stations across the country are sticking with the planned switch to digital broadcasting by February 17, including 10/11. To make sure you're prepared for the big day, there is one final tip to remember.
Posted: 7:39 AM Feb 6, 2009Reporter: Alicia Myers Email Address: alicia.myers@kolnkgin.com |
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Congress voted to delay the deadline for the digital TV conversion to June 12, but many stations across the country are sticking with the planned switch to digital broadcasting by February 17, including 10/11. To make sure you're prepared for the big day, there is one final tip to remember.
KOLN/KGIN-TV originally planned to make the switch from analog to digital at 10:00 AM, February 17. That has changed. KOLN/KGIN TV will now switch to a digital signal at 11:50 p.m. on February 16.
Although your TV may be ready for the switch, with cable or satellite TV, a digital tuner, or a converter box, there is one more step to ensure you get all your channels when the conversion takes place.
By now, many viewers are prepared, ensuring each TV in their home is either hooked up to cable or satellite TV, has a digital tuner inside or now has a converter box attached, but just because your method of getting the digital signal is ready, does not mean your TV is ready.
"We need to re-program your TV to find its new digital stations," said Drew Stastny, Schaefer's.
That is a process Jason Effinger, General Manager at 10/11, says is like a wake-up call for your TV.
"It's a very simple 1-2-3 button process and you basically tell your TV it's time for me to look to be sure I'm getting all the digital signals that exist," said Effinger.
Drew Stastny with Schaefer's says the process is very simple, but will be different for each TV set.
"What you're going to do, is you're going to open up the menu, and you're going to search for what's called auto program, and it's going to be different for every television, but each one should have an auto program or a channel scan. You find that and all you do is hit enter, and the television will start searching for new digital stations," said Stastny.
Once you have completed that step, following the broadcast station's switch from an analog to a digital signal, you are ready for the "new" future of television.
For any questions on the transition, click the DTV Transition box at the top of your screen.
There, you will find numerous frequently asked questions and answers, plus links to other websites and phone numbers for support lines.
Latest Comments
Not sure what's so difficult about a re-scan. I hear lots of complaints about not getting 10 and 11 but i got them just fine and i use rabbit ears and RCA converter box.
I love digital picture and HD picture It is great it is so beautiful and feels like your right there
Anon, I wonder about that too. Of course, TV stations aren't to blame. It's Congress who forced them into it. What you don't hear is the government made $20 billion selling the TV airwaves. I think that may be their true motivation, not improving TV quality, because as you mentioned, either you get it or you don't.
While this change will mark the end of the traditional analog method of broadcasting over-the-air television, it won’t signal the end of free broadcast television, and your favorite broadcast programs and local television stations will still be available.
Consumers who subscribe to a "pay" television service such as cable and satellite aren’t likely to be affected by the switch, but if you currently receive analog television over the air or via an antenna, you’ll need to take action to continue watching your favorite stations.
However, TV sets that rely on "over the air" broadcasting with an antenna (set-top or rooftop) to receive a signal will be affected by the cutoff of analog broadcasts in 2009. You will need to consider one of the following options:
