Read more digital broadcasting stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20026/digital-broadcasting.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61932/little-static-in-digital-tv-switch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe digital TV switch took place Friday, and you’d be forgiven for missing it. The FCC is patting itself on the back, USA Today reports, because the long-planned, long-delayed switch went off without any major hiccups. By Saturday, the FCC had fielded 315,000 calls from consumers, but that died...http://www.newser.com/story/61932/little-static-in-digital-tv-switch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 12:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50470/some-stations-go-digital-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 700 local TV stations across America plan to switch from analog to digital signals next week despite a new law delaying the transition deadline until June, CNET reports. Congress is worried that 20 million consumers, mostly poor, elderly, or living in rural areas, still don't have the conversion equipment...http://www.newser.com/story/50470/some-stations-go-digital-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 7:59:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49911/congress-delays-digital-tv-switch-until-june-12.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongress has decided to give people four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital TV. The House voted today to postpone the end of analog TV signals until June 12. The Senate passed a similar measure last week, so it now goes to President Obama,...http://www.newser.com/story/49911/congress-delays-digital-tv-switch-until-june-12.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 15:44:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45981/7-not-ready-for-digital-tv-switch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith US television’s transition from analog to digital broadcasting less than two months away, officials are worried that consumers still don’t have the signal-converter box, the Wall Street Journal reports. An estimated 7% aren’t prepared, and Congress, which authorized $1.34 billion for coupons to help consumers pay for the...http://www.newser.com/story/45981/7-not-ready-for-digital-tv-switch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 8:59:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28505/digital-switch-may-ko-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlmost 25 million US homes own at least one set that will go dark when broadcast TV switches to digital next year—which could wreak havoc on ratings, the New York Times reports. Roughly 17% of network prime-time viewers are using unprepared TVs, according to Nielsen. Secondary TVs, like those...http://www.newser.com/story/28505/digital-switch-may-ko-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 May 2008 15:58:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15957/hd-radio-poised-for-turnaround.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe broadcast industry hopes 2008 is the year listeners finally tune into HD Radio—and conditions are right for a turnaround, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ford and other automakers are on board, and receiver prices have dropped. It's the nifty new features, though—you can, for example, "tag" a...http://www.newser.com/story/15957/hd-radio-poised-for-turnaround.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jan 2008 15:57:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15419/feds-ease-tv-switch-with-coupons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the estimated 14.3 million households still getting their TV via antenna, there’s hope: The federal government yesterday began handing out $40 coupons to help buy converters ahead of the 2009 digital cutoff, the AP reports. The problem, Congress says, is that few know about the $1.5 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/15419/feds-ease-tv-switch-with-coupons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jan 2008 15:13:24 CST