Wilmington, NC had the pleasure of being
the nation's first DTV transition test market, and now it has officially become the first market in the nation to flip the
kill switch on analog. As of noon ET today, the Wilmington area entered the digital frontier, and initial reports suggest that things are going fairly swimmingly. Granted, "a few" viewers were still "struggling" to see the signal (read: not at all prepared for the change), but at least the world didn't completely implode or anything. Not like we can really avoid that scenario
come Wednesday, but hey, an extra 24 or so hours to live it up ain't half bad.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
RockinOscar @ Sep 8th 2008 3:23PM
what other uses can a 7 foot tall light switch have? i hope it finds a new home that will take care of it.
DMENDEN @ Sep 8th 2008 3:38PM
Ironically enough, the 7' tall light switch is on it's way to France for the "doomsday" particle accelerator, it's the last piece they need before destroying the wor, er some unsuspecting atoms.
Dana @ Sep 8th 2008 3:42PM
Would it make ILM look worse or better for me to call stations and ask them what happened to my derned TV??
GaryZ @ Sep 8th 2008 3:58PM
waiting to see reports on someone mistake it for end of the world...
Harry @ Sep 11th 2008 2:41PM
Egads! Why in God's name do I have to go out and buy a more expensive product to replace the one I already have or have to buy another box with another damn infernal remote control? I AIN'T exactly interested in seeing commercials in High Definition.
The programming is so bad, the commercials so prolific and the news so full of editorial hyperbole I think I will enjoy just watching DVD's.
Yep, it is just another one of Washington's 'not so well thought out plans'.
Man, things are already looking better!
Brett @ Oct 17th 2008 9:17AM
Harry, Digital TV (DTV) and High Definition are two completely different things. The transition is because we don't need TV frequencies consuming so much of the wireless spectrum.