Quarter of TV Stations Make Digital Switch Early (Actually it was on time)

E Commerce Times ^ | 02/18/09 9:34 AM PT | Peter Svensson

[Kozak]

Wilmington NC stations made the switch early, in September. It was not TEOTWAWKI....

[united1000]

Why does 1996 come to mind.....

[George from New England]

And they were add-ons that allowed for backward compatibility. Nobody was shut out in the process of broadcasting an add-on.

[George from New England]

Me thinks the stations that had to wait to put their UHF digital signal onto their old analog VHF assignment, wanted to get there asap.

All the others are willing to pay for the double exposure til June.

[I Drive Too Fast]

A volunteer at the center, Jeremy Taylor, said he tried to calm agitated callers (aka the clueless) and explain the reasons for the disappearance of analog signals, which have remained largely unchanged since the 1950s.

I still see that there are plenty of idiots in this country. I wonder if they think they should have been warned that this change was coming. Somebody should have told them. / sarc

[Vinnie]

Three stations in the Raleigh area switched. One station mgr. said not switching would cost them $25k/mo.

I hooked up a converter box to a bedroom TV that is barely watchable on rabbit ears,ghosts,some snow.

Anyway I was amazed at the quality of the pic with the little loop between the r. ears.
Far better than the VHF signal.

Got me psyched to to stick an antenna in the attic.