Thursday, June 11, 2009

BREAKING: WCPO To Delay Shutoff Until AFTER Tonight's Finals Game; WKRC to go 1/2 Hour Earlier.

CLARIFICATION 11:19 PM: We need to clarify about the phone bank information we originally posted.

It now appears WKRC-TV will take advantage of the fact WCPO plans to host a phone bank, and will help staff that, instead of having its own.

The original item is below the list of numbers in the update section.

UPDATED: Here's a few numbers for tomorrow, if you still need help:

WCPO Phone Bank (Being staffed from Midnight tonight - 6:30 PM Saturday): 513-749-9400
FCC DTV Hotline 1-800-CALL-FCC (1-800-225-5322) or DTV.gov. Also get help with installation, via contractors.

For help with installation of a converter:

Council on Aging for SW Ohio: 513-345-8643, or their website. They're offering a hot line and in-home help for Hamilton County older adults.
Ohio Get Converted: 1-888-277-0486, or Ohiogetconverted. Call for information about digital TV help clinics around town through July 31.

We just received word, via the Kiese Blog, that WCPO-TV/DT 9 (RF 10) will NOT shut off their analog signal right at the stroke of 12:01 AM tonight, as originally planned.

Tuesday night's NBA Finals game was the deciding factor in the change in plans. WCPO will instead wait until after the post-game newscast to pull the plug.

Also, the same entry reports that WKRC-TV/DT 12 (RF 31 Now/12 Post-Transition) is now moving its shutoff of analog - the other way from the WCPO shutoff.

They're now planning to shut their analog off at 1:30 AM, near the end or just after the "Late Late Show". WKRC's signal will be totally off the air after that until between 4-5 AM, at which point the new WKRC digital signal should sign on.

All the other times are unchanged from our post the other day...

We also have word that WCPO will staff a DTV phone bank beginning at midnight; WXIX will assist them. WKRC will run its own phone bank beginning in the morning, and WLWT will have its switchboard up and staffed throughout the weekend.

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