Digital Tv Switch | featured news

Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday.

The Federal Communications Commission said Saturday that about 317,450 calls went into the help line, 1-888-CALL-FCC, on Friday alone, the day analog signals were cut off.

The deadline for America’s transition to digital TV is Friday, and stations are shutting off their analog signals.

Almost 3M homes -- 60,000 households in the D.C. area -- could wake up Sat. to a blank TV screen.

The agency that mails out coupons for digital TV converter boxes has received fresh funding from the economic stimulus program.

Many years and billions of dollars in the making, program founders in classic Washington style.

Good news for 6.5M households that rely on analog TV — upcoming transition to digital may be delayed until June 12.

The digital television switch is just 30 days away, and many people still haven't purchase a digital converter for their television.