Digital Transition

(WICHITA, Kan.) The digital transition is only days away - is your TV set ready? Tuesday at midnight, most TV stations in Kansas, including KWCH, will stop broadcasting an analog signal.  If you have cable or satellite TV, you don't have to do anything. But if you receive our signal from an antennae, you will need a converter box. While most people have thought about their home TV sets, other sets are going unnoticed.  Just ask Camperland in Wichita. Owner Eddie Hickinbothan has been busy installing converter boxes in his customers recreational vehicles.

KWCH 12 maintains quarterly reports and other records regarding its broadcast of digital transition educational and informational programming. These reports and records are available for inspection by the public during our regular business hours at 2815 East 37 th Street North, Wichita, Kansas. Comments or questions regarding this station's digital transition may be directed to Laverne E. Goering at (316) 831-6050 or by mail at 2815 East 37 th Street North, Wichita, Kansas, 67219.

by Cliff Judy (WICHITA, Kan.) Desperation and an overwhelming need.  That's what some local workers called the response to the digital transition. While many were ready for the DTV switch, many are now asking for help. The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging aims to help anyone over the age of 60 or disabled. The digital transition has been the agency's biggest task the last several weeks.  Workers say the people they help are grateful, but many waited until the last second to ask for assistance.

by Joan Barrett Broadcasting is set to embark on a new era of growth as it helps lead viewers through next year's digital transition. That was the message this week from the President of the National Association of Broadcasters, David Rehr.  In his opening address in Las Vegas, Rehr also said, "that there will be a renaissance of over the air viewing with crystal clear pictures, phenomenal sound and more channels and services.  And it's free- the way TV should be. " Rehr is referring to the digital transition coming in February next year.

We've taken a number of phone calls and e-mails from people who don't know how to hook up their DTV Converter Boxes.  These are difficult calls to take because everyone's setup is going to be slightly different.  The folks at the FCC have come up with some basic instructions that should help most people with their situation. Look through the list of setups below and see which one fits your situation best.  Click the links for easy-to-follow setup instructions.  These instructions should work no matter which converter box you have.

From the National Association of Broadcasters: Today, National Association of Broadcasters Television Board Second Vice Chair and President and CEO of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. David Barrett testified before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on the status of the Digital Television (DTV) transition. Barrett testified before the subcommittee about two equally important aspects of the DTV transition for broadcasters: ensuring broadcasters are in a position to transmit a digital signal at the time of the analog cut-off and ensuring viewers are able to receive a digital signal on their television sets.

(WICHITA, Kan.) We're days away from the Digital Television Conversion, and people across the country are getting ready. That means getting DTV converter boxes, getting them set up, and getting used to new technology. Maxine Ford has had two TV's in her eighty years, and had an old Sylvania for about half her lifetime, along with it's remote control. She's fine with the upcoming digital transition. "I think it's nice they get it -- straightened out. The way they they want it. " Ford does have a problem with the transition between her old remote control, and the one for her new converter box. After 45 minutes of trying, she threw up her arms in exasperation.

Over the last year, you've heard a lot about television's transition to digital. In less than four months, full-power broadcasters nationwide will be turning off their analog signals and broadcasting in digital only.   The transition to digital television has brought a lot of confusion to a once simple task...turning on your TV and tuning in to watch your favorite shows.  We've been introduced to all sorts of new terms and phrases as we move into the digital age.  This month, KWCH-12 announced we will begin broadcasting Eyewitness News in High Definition.

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/15/2008 1:15:00 PM All of the Federal Communications Commission members agreed Tuesday that the No. 1 priority for the digital transition was not DTV converter boxes nor the education program, but creating an interoperable broadband public-safety network with spectrum being reclaimed from that transition. That came in response to prompting from legislators in a House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee hearing on the recently completed 700-megahertz spectrum auction -- recently completed, that is, except for a block of spectrum, the so-called D block, which is supposed to be used to help create that network via a public-private partnership.

We've taken a number of phone calls and e-mails from people who don't know how to hook up their DTV Converter Boxes.  These are difficult calls to take because everyone's setup is going to be slightly different.  The folks at the FCC have come up with some basic instructions that should help most people with their situation. Look through the list of setups below and see which one fits your situation best.  Click the links for easy-to-follow setup instructions.  These instructions should work no matter which converter box you have.

KWCH 12 maintains quarterly reports and other records regarding its broadcast of digital transition educational and informational programming. These reports and records are available for inspection by the public during our regular business hours at 2815 East 37 th Street North, Wichita, Kansas. Comments or questions regarding this station's digital transition may be directed to Laverne E. Goering at (316) 831-6050 or by mail at 2815 East 37 th Street North, Wichita, Kansas, 67219.

by Cliff Judy (WICHITA, Kan.) Desperation and an overwhelming need.  That's what some local workers called the response to the digital transition. While many were ready for the DTV switch, many are now asking for help. The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging aims to help anyone over the age of 60 or disabled. The digital transition has been the agency's biggest task the last several weeks.  Workers say the people they help are grateful, but many waited until the last second to ask for assistance.

(WICHITA, Kan.) The digital transition is only days away - is your TV set ready? Tuesday at midnight, most TV stations in Kansas, including KWCH, will stop broadcasting an analog signal.  If you have cable or satellite TV, you don't have to do anything. But if you receive our signal from an antennae, you will need a converter box. While most people have thought about their home TV sets, other sets are going unnoticed.  Just ask Camperland in Wichita. Owner Eddie Hickinbothan has been busy installing converter boxes in his customers recreational vehicles.

(WICHITA, Kan.) We're days away from the Digital Television Conversion, and people across the country are getting ready. That means getting DTV converter boxes, getting them set up, and getting used to new technology. Maxine Ford has had two TV's in her eighty years, and had an old Sylvania for about half her lifetime, along with it's remote control. She's fine with the upcoming digital transition. "I think it's nice they get it -- straightened out. The way they they want it. " Ford does have a problem with the transition between her old remote control, and the one for her new converter box. After 45 minutes of trying, she threw up her arms in exasperation.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting. In a letter to key lawmakers, transition team co-chair John Podesta warned Thursday that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air broadcasts won't be ready. The incoming administration is pushing for a delay in part because the Commerce Department has run out of money for the coupons that subsidize digital TV converter boxes for consumers.

Over the last year, you've heard a lot about television's transition to digital. In less than four months, full-power broadcasters nationwide will be turning off their analog signals and broadcasting in digital only.   The transition to digital television has brought a lot of confusion to a once simple task...turning on your TV and tuning in to watch your favorite shows.  We've been introduced to all sorts of new terms and phrases as we move into the digital age.  This month, KWCH-12 announced we will begin broadcasting Eyewitness News in High Definition.

By JOHN DUNBAR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even if all goes smoothly, next February's digital television shift is likely to generate hundreds of thousands of complaints from television viewers around the country. A major problem during a test run in Wilmington, N.C., was the inability of over-the-air viewers to receive new digital signals, according to figures collected after the test. Commercial broadcasters in the North Carolina city volunteered to cease analog programming on Sept.

by Joan Barrett It's time to pay attention to all of the television spots and news stories regarding the digital transition.  If you don't - it may cost you money.  Here's why. The federal government is requiring the television industry to complete the transition to digital broadcasting by February 17, 2009.  This means, if you receive an analog television signal using an over-the-air antenna - you will no longer receive a picture on February 18, 2009.  If you do not have a relatively new TV and do not subscribe to cable or satellite - this means you. So - you have some choices.