No. WRAL-DT went on the air on July 23, 1996. But you're correct about them not having encoders. WHD-TV was the first in the U.S. to actually broadcast HDTV on a regular basis. TTFN, Mark John Willkie wrote: >Good point, and I stand corrected on the year. WRAL-DT signed on the air in >late 1994 -- October as I recall. They didn't get their encoders, IIRC, >until January 1995, and I recall them being installed until early February, >1995. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.