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[opendtv] Re: DTV awareness

From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:02:11 -0400

Craig -

inline ...

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

At 3:40 PM -0400 7/3/08, Tom Barry wrote:
According to one news article (and only one I've seen) our localGainesville CBS affiliate WGFL will but turning off analog TV early,in only a week or so from now. So far I have heard no other interestin this. It should be an interesting (to me) limited test of whatwill happen in Feb.
I doubt that many people will notice...
My guess is that WGFL is more concerned about cutting the power billthan cutting service to the small percentage of viewers in this marketthat may depend on their OTA signal.

I believe the WGFL's parent company (I forget which) is negotiating tobecome the local Gainesville NBC affiliate. If that happens then theymight have some use for some of the extra equipment from an analog shutdown.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGFL>

I might add that the NTIA boxes are not easy to find in our market.Perhaps a reflection of the >93% cable subscription rate in Gainesvilleand the success of DBS in the outlying areas around Gainesville.

--------- from the WGFL web page: --------------
<http://www.mygainesville.tv/index.php>

Channel 53 is signing off
        
This will only affect over-the-air (OTA) antenna viewers!

The FCC has authorized the early shut-off of WGFL's analog channel 53transmitter. Effective July 18, 2008 channel 53 will be ceasing analogtransmission permanently.There will be no change for cable customers or for Dish Networkcustomers that have signed up for the local stations.OTA viewers who wish to continue to receive WGFL-CBS will have to haveeither a digital ready TV or a DTV converter box for older TV sets..


Click here for more information on obtaining a converter box coupon
or where you can purchase a converter box
<http://www.mygainesville.tv//index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1268>

---- this says you can get the NTIA coupon boxes locally at: ---------

        Walmart ($50)
        Radio Shack ($60)
        Circuit City ($60)
        Best Buy ($60)
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As an HD snob I have little interest in the darn things and haven'tchecked this.

It seems clever to go off the air during summer rerun season when feware watching.

But I do think it will be funny/sad if we can report on this list in acouple weeks that the local analog CBS affiliate went off the air andnobody noticed. ;-)


- Tom

Regards
Craig


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