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KWTX-TV does analog cutoff tests on Tuesday
By Carl Hoover
| Monday, September 29, 2008, 01:22 PM
Those of you who don’t have a digital TV, cable or satellite service, or an analog-to-digital converter can get a chance Tuesday, Sept. 30, to see what happens when analog TV signals go off the air nationally on Feb. 18, 2009.
KWTX-TV, Channel 10, will turn off their analog signal briefly during their newscasts on Tuesday to show viewers with analog sets if and how they’ll be affected. The “Test Your TV” spots Tuesday will help prepare KWTX viewers prepare for occasional signal outages the week of Oct. 6 when the station’s analog transmitter is turned off to allow maintenance work on KWTX’s antenna and tower.
If you’re on cable or satellite, you won’t be affected by the analog signal cutoff; if you have a digital set with tuner, you’re good to go. If you have an analog TV and are watching an over-the-air signal, expect your screen to go dark.
I suspect we’ll get more of these test analog cutoffs from all local broadcasters the closer we get to February and, in fact, Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein is arguing for precisely that. The advantage of an early test, incidentally, gives affected viewers time to put converter boxes or new TVs on their Christmas gift lists …
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