Analog TV goes dead in 6 months; is largely-rural Alaska ready?

Alaska Public Media

Published August 18, 2008 at 10:43 PM AKDT

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In six months, television viewers who aren’t ready for the conversion to digital will be out of luck -- unable to watch broadcast TV. Federal law requires TV stations to switch over to a digital signal on February 17, 2009. The FCC estimates that 20% of Americans still don't know about the change-over, so they're ramping up public education efforts in the coming weeks.Libby Casey, APRN - AnchorageDownload Audio