Sep
17
Area Stations Stage Digital TV Test
Last week Wilmington tested the digital TV rollout, and tonight the entire state will take the test . Viewers using over-the-air (OTA) analog signals will get a warning message containing a number to call for information while viewers using digital signals will see no programming interruptions. Basically, if you aren’t using rabbit ears you don’t need to worry.
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September 17th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I’ve been meaning to look this info up - those who have basic cable, but no digital box (ie: in bedrooms/offices/etc) from a wall outlet… still good? Need for a converter?
September 17th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Still good
September 18th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Yeah, this transition is only for VHF/UHF over the air signals. Basic analog cable is “broadcasted” out of the cable company. They’re not changing things as far as I know, though they are continuing the push for folks to switch to digital so that one day in the future they too can drop the analog signals.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
February ‘09 they drop the over-the-air analog broadcast signal for good.
Cable is required, I believe, to maintain analog till 2012. You can already receive local digital programming via cable without boxes using ClearQAM capable TVs.