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Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008Information on Digital-Broadcast Conversion Available
As a service to the Buffalo State community, the Communication Department has distributed to all departments informational handouts on the federally mandated conversion from analog to digital broadcasting. Congress has set February 17, 2009, as the deadline for the digital television (DTV) conversion. This has caused some anxiety for consumers who wonder whether their television sets will work and how they will receive a signal.
The packets distributed on campus contain the following consumer advisories from the Federal Communications Commission:
- DTV Is Coming (And Sooner Than You Think)
- Buying the Right TV: What Every Consumer Should Know
- Closed Captioning for Digital Television
- Closed Captioning and Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes for Viewing Free Over-the-Air Programming on Analog Televisions
Associate professor of communication Paul DeWald has worked with the FCC to educate consumers about the coming DTV conversion. He has produced an informational video, which is posted on the Multimedia Showcase of the department Web site.
Contact the Communication Department, 878-6008, for additional information packets. Spanish-language handouts are also available.
More information is available on the FCC’s Web site.
