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As reported by PCMag, Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell, who was just nominated by President Obama to serve another term on the commission, expressed concern about funding for FCC call centers in the weeks after the transition. An…

Best Buy's Geek Squad has been contracted by the Federal Communications Commission to provide free in-home installation of up to two digital-to-analog converterboxes. Geek Squad's Home Theatre installation department will provide a…

Nielsen released numbers today showing that 3.1 million TV households are not ready for digital television signals. This represents a .2% improvement (200,000 households) from two weeks ago when Neilson reported that 3.3 million households…

How long can the FCC and Congress draw out the DTV transition? Will June 12, 2009 be the final deadline? They strongly encourage stations to assist viewers during the 30 day period following the DTV transition. They urge stations not on…

The following list of full-power television broadcast stations will be transitioning to digital television before the mandatory June 12th, 2009 digital transition date. City: philadelphia State: pa Network: fox Stations id: wtxf-tv…

55,000 phone callers flooded the FCC help line after a nationwide soft test yesterday. The test was conducted in 125 broadcast markets. A soft test is a simulation of what unprepared viewers will see when the Digital Transition occurs.…

Just when we thought the cost of flat panel HDTVs was going down. The Government wants to put programs in effect to offset the cost of recycling the old sets. Today, state lawmakers will hear a bill that would make manufacturers, rather…

I feel for the homeless. It's an unfortunate situation, but often a choice. One of the hundreds of old and storied single-room residential hotels still operating in this city, the Alder boasts no kitchens, forcing all who live here to…

69,000 Verizon Fios TV subscribers are finding out they will be Frontier customers within the next year. Verizon -- Engadget HD I wonder what's behind the changes? Things are charging quickly in the DTV market. What will it look like in…

Is there another delay in our DTV future? With under 40 days remaining until the June 12 switch-off of analog TV stations across the United States, Nielsen Media Research reports that 3.1 percent of TV homes in the U.S. are still not…