The Communicators
Digital Television Transition Test
2008-09-06T18:30:20-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzY3XC8yODA5MDUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Federal, state and local officials spoke by telephone from Wilmington, North Carolina, about the final steps of the digital television transition pilot program in Wilmington. At noon on Monday, September 8, 2008, Wilmington’s five commercial broadcast television stations become the first in the country to switch from analog to all-digital signals. After that date, full-power commercial TV stations will only broadcast in digital. Wilmington serves as a test for the national DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
“The Communicators” is C-SPAN’s weekly series that examines the people and events currently shaping telecommunications policy.
Federal, state and local officials spoke by telephone from Wilmington, North Carolina, about the final steps of the digital television trans…
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Federal, state and local officials spoke by telephone from Wilmington, North Carolina, about the final steps of the digital television transition pilot program in Wilmington. At noon on Monday, September 8, 2008, Wilmington’s five commercial broadcast television stations become the first in the country to switch from analog to all-digital signals. After that date, full-power commercial TV stations will only broadcast in digital. Wilmington serves as a test for the national DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
“The Communicators” is C-SPAN’s weekly series that examines the people and events currently shaping telecommunications policy. close
“The Communicators” is C-SPAN’s weekly series that examines the people and events currently shaping telecommunications policy.
Federal, state and local officials spoke by telephone from Wilmington, North Carolina, about the final steps of the digital television trans… read more
Federal, state and local officials spoke by telephone from Wilmington, North Carolina, about the final steps of the digital television transition pilot program in Wilmington. At noon on Monday, September 8, 2008, Wilmington’s five commercial broadcast television stations become the first in the country to switch from analog to all-digital signals. After that date, full-power commercial TV stations will only broadcast in digital. Wilmington serves as a test for the national DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
“The Communicators” is C-SPAN’s weekly series that examines the people and events currently shaping telecommunications policy. close
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Jonathan Collegio Vice President National Association of Broadcasters->Digital Television Transition -
- Louis J. Sigalos Program Manager Federal Communications Commission->DTV Test Pilot Program - Wilmington
- Dan Ulmer Chief Engineer WECT-TV, Wilmington, NC
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