[raccoonradio]

WCAX/3 in Burl VT ran a feature on its 11p newscast last night (I'm from Boston but am in Rutland for a couple days) about the transition and showed a map with areas of green (you'll be able to pick up CH 3 on antenna) and orange (you won't). Many areas on NH, VT, and NY which used to pick up 3 fine, won't (though maybe a better antenna would help?)...Even some parts of Addison County, just to the south of Chittenden county!

[mad_as_he$$]

What is the energy consumption too operate tow transmitters?

[raccoonradio]

Many circulars for stores like Radio Shack were printed in advance and said Feb 17 was the cutoff date. In many cases it isn’t.

For some cable customers, you may need a special box to pick up the extra channels some stations provide. Last yr I got a dvd recorder without a tuner and needed to rent a box from Comcast cable to get recep for the recorder. The stations like Boston’s WGBH World, WGBH Kids, etc., show up on my box (I have a non digital TV). They will show up on a digital TV hooked up to cable, or the new converters, but I think they won’t show up on a non-digital TV hooked up to cable but with no box. At first Comcast charged $4/mo. for box.
Now $2/mo.

[TomGuy]

List of stations ending analog transmission tonight

http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\Tech\20090217\TEC-Digital-TV-List.xml&cat=tech&subcat=&pageid=1

[RegulatorCountry]

My sister lives in a fairly rural area, with a long, private drive, and they never got cable. Didn’t want to put up a dish, so just broadcast, with an antenna. She was shocked at the reception quality after installing the converter, and the extra channels. For instance, UNC-TV, public broadcasting, has three channels on “26,” 1, 2 and 3. A dedicated children’s channel, even. She had no idea it even existed.