Tonight at midnight is when a lot of tv stations will do the Digital TV
switch over thingy, or so I once read somewhere before.I wonder how many
people will be squawking about they can't watch Tee Vee?
cuhulin
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Jet Planes fly over my head,,, rumple my still warm bed,,,, Midnight,,,
me and the blues,,,,
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On Feb 16, 1:15*pm, wrote:
Tonight at midnight is when a lot of tv stations will do the Digital TV
switch over thingy, or so I once read somewhere before.I wonder how many
people will be squawking about they can't watch Tee Vee?
cuhulin
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Jet Planes fly over my head,,, rumple my still warm bed,,,, Midnight,,,
me and the blues,,,,
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You should attempt to stay up with the time, the switch over has been
delayed.

The local area TV stations around here have already said they will do
the DTV switch over thingy on February 17th,2009.My TV thingy (Sony Wega
Trinitron 27 inch flat screen TV, it gets a luverly picture) says today
is Mon, Feb 16-5:19 PM
cuhulin
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Midnight is the loniest time in the World,,,,, Midnight, me and no
girl,,,,,
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http://www.meridianstar.com/local/lo...181235634.html

(4:00 P.M.) WMON & WGBC DTV Transition Plans.

WGBC NBC 30 will end analog transmissions on February 16 at 11:59
P.M..Two minutes later, WMON CBS 24 will end all analog transmissions.

Yesterday, or the day before, I read an article at
www.meridianstar.com (Meridian is about 90 - 100 miles due East
[[South is always Best]] of doggy's couch) which said all tv market
places in America are required to also keep on transmitting at least one
analog tv signal.
cuhulin

"cmdr buzz corey" wrote in message
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On Feb 16, 1:15 pm, wrote:
Tonight at midnight is when a lot of tv stations will do the Digital TV
switch over thingy, or so I once read somewhere before.I wonder how many
people will be squawking about they can't watch Tee Vee?
cuhulin
.................................................. ......
Jet Planes fly over my head,,, rumple my still warm bed,,,, Midnight,,,
me and the blues,,,,
.................................................. ......

You should attempt to stay up with the time, the switch over has been
delayed.

The mandatory switchover has been delayed. A large number of stations are
making the switch anyway.

In article ,
says...
The local area TV stations around here have already said they will do
the DTV switch over thingy on February 17th,2009.My TV thingy (Sony Wega
Trinitron 27 inch flat screen TV, it gets a luverly picture) says today
is Mon, Feb 16-5:19 PM
cuhulin
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Midnight is the loniest time in the World,,,,, Midnight, me and no
girl,,,,,
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One of the local stations here is doing it tomorrow, as their
transmitter has been sold. The stations can do it whenever they want,
BTW.
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"Bob Dobbs" wrote in message
news:499a7002.2237093@chupacabra...
Brenda Ann wrote:

The mandatory switchover has been delayed. A large number of stations are
making the switch anyway.

Something to do with the financial aspect of rescheduling XMTR
installation crews, plus the extra cost of simulcasting has some
(perhaps a majority) going ahead with the FEB 17 date.
I have all the DTV channels in the scan plus the one analog UCSDTV
so I don't know what's the emphasis on a re-scan after the switch, as a
few stations are recommending, maybe more DTV sub channels will be
added?

The rescan is because a lot of channels are switching channels during the
switchover.

For instance, in Portland, OR:

KGW (8) is moving their digital channel from the current 46 back to their
original channel 8 position.
KOPB (10) is moving their digital channel from the current 27 back to their
original channel 10 postion.
KPTV (12) is moving their digital channel from the current 30 back to their
original channel 12 postion.
KPDX (49 is moving their digital channel from the current 48 to their new
channel 30 postion.

Many localities are doing much the same with channels that have been
previously on VHF assignments, but whose digital channels have actually been
on UHF frequencies.

Many Moons ago, Mad Man Muntz named his daughter Tee Vee.When she got
old enough she changed her name to Tina.
www.smecc.org/mad_man_muntz!.htm
cuhulin

A whole lot of locations near here are out of converter boxes.

http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/39714407.html

February 17, 2009

The following is a list of which retailers had converter boxes as of
4:30 this afternoon, February 17, 2009. This is not a guarantee that
the retailers will have converter boxes in stock when you arrive.

Retailers with Converter Boxes

Circuit City: Not a lot
Best Buy: Still have some in stock
RadioShack in Martinez - 3830 Washington Road: Quite a few - Have
about 60
RadioShack in North Augusta: Still have a few left
RadioShack in the Augusta Mall: Still have a good many left

No Converter Boxes

K-mart in N. Augusta: Sold out this morning
Sears: None, but they're expecting 3 more trucks this week.
RadioShack on 3206 Peach Orchard Rd: Sold out
Target on Robert C. Daniel Jr. Pkway: Sold Out
Target on Whiskey Rd. in Aiken. - Sold Out - hopefully on the truck in
the morning.
Wal-mart on Bobby Jones Expway: None, 72 coming in tonight (on the
floor by 11:30)
Wal-Mart in Evans - Sold Out
Wal-Mart in Aiken, Richland Avenue - Sold Out
Wal-Mart in Aiken, Whiskey Road - Sold Out
Wal-Mart in Waynesboro: None

every Augusta GA TV station except WFXG (Fox network) is shutting off
analog TV today.