Sunday, March 16, 2008
How to get your converter
Larry brought up a good question and this ties in with the post about options available to you if you don't as yet have a digital (HD) television. Incidentally, I have not heard anything about the program running out of funds. As I understand it, once the initial allocation is reached, there will be additional funds available.
The federal government has started a program to provide discount coupons for viewers who currently watch local stations with an antenna. You are eligible to receive up to two $40 coupons to use for the purchase of set top converter boxes. The program is in operation now and you can obtain and redeem your coupons immediately.
What this device will do is convert over-the-air signals from digital transmitters to a format that your current analog set can display. From our testing, we've found it to be a quick and easy setup. Most of the process is automatic. By this I mean that once you hook it up to your antenna and television, discovery of available digital channels is done automatically by the converter's scan function.
Complete information on the Converter Box Coupon Program can be found by clicking here https://www.dtv2009.gov/ or by calling 1-888-DTV-2009.
The federal government has started a program to provide discount coupons for viewers who currently watch local stations with an antenna. You are eligible to receive up to two $40 coupons to use for the purchase of set top converter boxes. The program is in operation now and you can obtain and redeem your coupons immediately.
What this device will do is convert over-the-air signals from digital transmitters to a format that your current analog set can display. From our testing, we've found it to be a quick and easy setup. Most of the process is automatic. By this I mean that once you hook it up to your antenna and television, discovery of available digital channels is done automatically by the converter's scan function.
Complete information on the Converter Box Coupon Program can be found by clicking here https://www.dtv2009.gov/ or by calling 1-888-DTV-2009.
# posted by DJM @ 9:58 AM 
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When is Channel 4 going to do the news is HD? What needs to be done to make this happen?
-Matt from OP
-Matt from OP
# posted by 
: March 18, 2008 5:44 PM
: March 18, 2008 5:44 PM
That's a tough question. While we have plans for originating programs in high definition, we have no strict schedule as yet.
You would probably be surprised at what it takes to accomplish a change like that. Most of the infrastructure in our physical plant will need replacement. Field cameras and remote trucks will have to be replaced or modified as well. That's a huge project to undertake as well as a tremendous financial investment.
Be assured that it will happen but we just can't honestly say when at this point.
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You would probably be surprised at what it takes to accomplish a change like that. Most of the infrastructure in our physical plant will need replacement. Field cameras and remote trucks will have to be replaced or modified as well. That's a huge project to undertake as well as a tremendous financial investment.
Be assured that it will happen but we just can't honestly say when at this point.
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