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Introduction to DTV

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What is the digital TV (DTV) transition?

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Why are we switching to DTV?

What do I need to do to be ready for the end of analog TV broadcasting?

Do I have to wait until after February 17, 2009 to watch DTV?

DTV Answers

For more information about the big switch to digital TV, visit www.dtvanswers.com.

Your Television

If I have an older analog television, will I have to throw it away after February 17, 2009?

Will I have to buy a High Definition TV (HDTV) to watch digital broadcast television after the transition?

How can I be sure that I am buying a digital TV (DTV)?

How do I know if I already have a digital TV (DTV)?

What is the difference between “Integrated” DTVs and DTV or HDTV “Monitors”?

What about my VCR, DVD player, camcorder, and gaming console? Will I be able to use them with a digital television set?

Programming and Service

How do I get DTV or HDTV programming?

Will I need a special antenna to receive DTV over-the-air?

How do I know if I already have digital programming through my cable or satellite TV service?

My cable operator offers a digital cable package. Is this the same as HDTV?

Do cable TV networks, like CNN, MSNBC, Lifetime, etc., have to switch to digital broadcasting as well?

Can my cable system move programming to a digital tier that makes me subscribe to digital service?

DTV Consumer Education

WRC-TV's DTV Consumer Education

NBC4 is committed to serving the Digital Television consumer educational needs of viewers. Copies of the station's written reports describing our efforts to provide DTV consumer education are on file at:
NBC4
4001 Nebraska Ave NW, Rm 110
Washington DC

To view WRC-TV's current and past DTV consumer educational quarterly activity reports, visit the FCC Web site:
FCC.gov

Equipment Questions

Can I hook up more than one TV and video recorder to a single digital-to-analog converter box?

What about my portable, battery-powered analog TV? Will I be able to use it to watch broadcast TV after February 17, 2009?

I have an old antenna that attaches to my TV with two wires. Will I be able to use a converter box with this antenna?

What will happen to the old analog TVs that will be replaced by DTVs? Will there be an effort to recycle them?

Will the February 17, 2009 date for the end of full-power analog television broadcasting be pushed back?

What are low-power (LPTV), Class A, and TV translator stations and how does the DTV transition affect them?

Will digital-to-analog converter boxes (used to convert over-the-air digital TV broadcasts for viewing on analog sets) also convert digital closed captioning?

Will I be able to use parental controls like the V-chip with digital TV the same way I now can with my analog TV?

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