Los Angeles broadcast area DTV transition test; Part 2

On December 2, 2008 at 5:28 pm Pacific time, Los Angeles area television stations conducted a DTV transition soft test.

Stations
KABC (Ch-7) [Which I'm tuned to], KCET (Ch-28), KCBS-TV (Ch-2), KPXN (Ch-30), KTLA (Ch-5), KOCE (Ch-50), KLCS (Ch-58), KSCI (Ch-18), and KNBC (Ch-4) participated in this test

During the 2 minute test, programs on the analog channels were cut off and replaced by a message displayed stating that viewer needed to prepare for the Feb 17 2009 transition. TVs tuned to the stations' digital channels and received via cable/satellite continued to display the currently aired program.

I set up my old Magnavox TV next to my Polaroid 15" HDTV (has built in ATSC tuner) on the same antenna and tuned both to the same station for comparison.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• DTV
• transition
• Los
• Angeles
• television
• broadcast
• KABC
• channel
• Feb
• 17
• 2009

[hilarioph]

so on 2:18 is that's your Digital tv?

[mathiasvolta]

Interesting !

Even we have the switch over to digital terrestric DVB-T here in Europe, I haven't seen such tests here...

[billymanbelbrot]

There's a $40 coupon for at least the first one. I believe you need one box per TV.

[M4sk3dC4sp3r]

how much are they i got 6 tvs do i need one for every tv out there?

[billymanbelbrot]

Not unless you buy a converter box that they've been advertising for a year or so. Even Rite Aid has them.

[M4sk3dC4sp3r]

allll the people thats lives out in the desert gonna be sooo mad :( and my trailer and my desert tvs all not gonna work no more :(