It was bound to happen – a glitch in the switchover from analog TV to digital television signal that will occur in February. There is a possibility that some smaller viewing areas could end up TV-less, at least for a time. You might lose your favorite station even if you have a converter box. In fact, you might lose them all. It’s because some small stations are finding that their digital reception area is not as large as their analog area was.
Matthew Lasar at Ars Technica reports on the problem and explains what the FEDs will do to try to avoid it. There is a fix called DTS technology, but TV stations aren’t required to use it. Go figure.
The FCC is working on this issue – chances are it won’t be a big deal. There will likely be several remedies. But the way government is snarking things up right now, who knows.
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