WLWT-TV Switchover

This is the post where we will chronicle the WLWT switchover.

So far, the station did about 5 minutes on the switch, then at the end of the newscast announced they will have people ready to answer DTV questions. We're looking for that information now...

11:41 PM: For us, it's a matter of checking to be sure WLWT's digital signal gets through to Insight Cable. Conan O'Brien is joking about the switch now...odd, considering it's taking place in the middle of HIS show on the East and West Coasts, in those markets electing to go at 11:59 PM station local time...

11:45 PM: We're going to grab a cold one, and will be watching to see what happens...

11:59 PM: Conan just went to break, with a DTV-switch-inspired signoff. WLWT about to sign off analog far as entertainment and local programming. Looks like Insight has all the digital signals now.

12:03 AM: And we're clear. All full-power Tri-State (and East Coast/Eastern Time Zone) stations are now DTV-only! (WOTH is anticipated to go digital-only, if they have not done so, next week.)

And with that, we will sign off for this weekend. We will have a full wrapup on Monday.

By the way, this blog WILL continue to exist. After about July 25, we will no longer be posting to it. About all that is left to do is continue tracking the converter box coupon program, which goes through July 31...that, and look into the Nightlight aspect of things at WLWT-TV, whose analog signal exists now only as a "Nightlight", broadcasting information about the switch. They will continue this through 6/26, at which point WLWT will turn off the analog transmitter entirely.