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Posted: 5:39 PM Mar 5, 2009
Program helps seniors stay tuned to DTV
SHERMAN, TX ― If you know someone who isn't connected with a DTV converter box or having trouble, there is free help available for seniors in Cooke, Grayson, and Fannin counties. Reporter: KXII-TV StaffEmail Address: firstnews@kxii.com |
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2 Comments The Digital TV Transition
February 17th, 2009, the era of analog broadcast television ended in the United States. While the change marked the end of the traditional analog method of broadcasting over-the-air television, it hasn’t signaled the end of free broadcast television. Your favorite broadcast programs and local television stations will still be available. Consumers that subscribe to a "pay" television service such as cable and satellite have not been affected by the switch, but if you received analog television over the air or via an antenna, you’ll need to take action to continue watching your favorite stations, if you have yet to do so already.
What You Need to Know
TV sets that currently receive programming through cable or satellite are not likely to be affected by the transition to digital.
However, TV sets that rely on "over the air" broadcasting with an antenna (set-top or rooftop) to receive a signal will be affected by the cutoff of analog broadcasts in 2009. You will need to consider one of the following options:
- Purchase a digital-to-analog converter box that plugs into an existing television. The boxes, which are expected to cost between $50 - 70 will be available for purchase in 2008. Beginning on January 1, 2008, U.S. households can request up to two coupons valued at $40 each. Each coupon can go toward the purchase of a single set-top converter box that will allow you to continue watching FREE "over-the-air" television on an analog set.
- Subscribe to a cable, satellite or telecommunications service provider if all desired local broadcast stations are carried by that service.
- Purchase a new television set with a built in digital tuner.
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the dtv boxes by law require makers of the boxes to have hidden micrcphones built into them so the government of the new world order can listen in on everything you say in your home for anyone who speaks out against the n.w.o. gov. even if you dont have it on ,all new dtv new ones and computers have not only mics in them but hidden cameras dont believe this? go to the web site infowars .com click on alex jones when page comes up click on windows media player and listen to what secretly the gov. is preparing for americans also type in chemtrails.com and also detention camps and check out all what is secretly being prepared for americans this also includes you too. when you read about chemtrails .com look up in the sky for 2 weeks notice the long white cloudy looking streaks these are deadly chemicals being sprayed on you and me by our gov. and drug companies to make us sick so we have to go to the doctor and get their drugs also type in haarp.com check this out and see the truth.
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Get them hooked up, i would hate for them to miss a commercial, informercial or paid programming!!!!!!!!
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