We have a couple early morning DTV items with the transition just 2 weeks away...
DTV Transition to be Staggered Here: Indeed, the four remaining analog signals will be shut off at different times during the day on June 12, reports the Kiese Blog.
We already reported on WXIX-TV 19/Newport's decision to shut their analog signal off at 6am. Here's the entire day's schedule of analog shutdowns for Cincinnati (we don't know about the Dayton stations, but will find out):
12:01am: WCPO-TV 9/Cincinnati
2am: WKRC-TV 12/Cincinnati (shortly after, they will flashcut from digital channel 31 to digital 12, which is a VHF band station)
6am: WXIX (as noted above)
11:59pm: WLWT-TV 5/Cincinnati
The only problem we can see is with the WXIX shutdown occurring during their morning news programming. (And after what happened with their digital signal Tuesday night, we hope they'll be ready in the event that happens again.)
Converter Box Installation Help Available: Rich Emery sent us this one.
He reports that Dayton was recently designated by the FCC as one of a bunch of markets in which assistance is available with installing converter boxes.
He also sent us this link, where you can enter your ZIP Code, answer the questions, and then be told if you're eligible to have help installing your converter. It looks like Cincinnati is also an eligible market, as we followed the instructions and were taken to a screen on which we could enter our information.
We think this is a good idea. Anything that will reduce the current estimated number of 24,000 households that aren't prepared for the switch, is a good idea to us...
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Just yesterday, I saw in various media blogs that Best Buy had contracted with the FCC to provide free home DTV assistance by their Geek Squad in 31 states -- but for some reason, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky are NOT included!
ReplyDeleteThe Best Buy eligibility list includes most of the states west of the Mississippi (excluding the southwest states), and all the northeast states. Looks like Pennsylvania is the closest one to our area.
One report claims the FCC will pay Best Buy $99 for each house call. Wow, maybe I should offer MY expertise locally at a slightly reduced rate!