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Digital Television (DTV)

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What happened to my television? By law, all American television stations switched their broadcasting from analog to digital. Televisions connected to cable or satellite were not be affected. But older analog only television sets not connected to cable or satellite, or without a DTV converter box are no longer able to receive any television signal using an antenna. What is the DTV transition? As of the digital transition, full-power TV stations are now only broadcast in digital. The DTV transition only affects those who watch free over-the-air television (through either a rooftop antenna or “rabbit ears”). If you watch over-the-air programs on an analog TV, you must take now have a DTV converter box. Why did we switch? Federal law required the switch, which has freed up frequencies for police, fire, and emergency rescue communications, allow broadcasters to offer more programming choices with better picture and sound quality, and allows for commercial advanced wireless services. Who is affected? Consumers who receive free television signals through antennas (rabbit ears) on TV sets that are equipped with analog tuners - and who do not subscribe to cable, satellite, or a telephone company TV service provider - have been affected. What should you do to receive the new digital signal? You have three choices: 1) Connect your analog TV set to a digital TV (DTV) converter box. DTV converter boxes are available in stores at a cost of $40 to $70. 2) Buy a digital television (a television with a built-in digital tuner). You do not need to buy a High Definition television (HDTV) to enjoy digital broadcast television. 3) Subscribe to a paid TV service. If you subscribe to a paid TV service (cable, satellite TV, etc.) you will continue to receive our primary channel, but not all paid TV services carry all of our digital channels. Note: You will need a DTV converter box for every analog TV set in your home that is not connected to a paid TV service. Receive MORE great TV once you do make the switch to digital... Instead of receiving just one analog channel from Lakeland you will be able to receive six digital channels all broadcasting 24x7 using either a DTV set-top converter box or a new television with a digital tuner. Lakeland’s digital service currently broadcasts the following: LHD - Best of PBS programming broadcast in high definition LPTV - The same programming as on our analog broadcast LKids - All kids programming all the time! LCreate - All “How To” programming (cooking, quilting, etc.) LPlus - Best of Lakeland’s “prime time” programming LMN - Local and regional programming from Minnesota and the midwest including Minnesota legislative coverage What is a DTV converter box? A DTV converter box is an easy-to-install electronic device that hooks up to your analog television and over-the-air antenna, and converts the digital television signal into analog, making it viewable on your analog TV. How do I know if I have an analog or digital television set? To determine whether your television set can receive over-the-air digital broadcast signals, refer to your owner’s manual or look on the set for an indication that it has a built-in Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) tuner. You can also go to the manufacturer’s web site and check the capabilities of the set by manufacturer model number. Can I keep my analog TV set? Yes. Buying a new digital television is not the only option you have for navigating the DTV transition. If you wish to continue using your analog set, you must consider one of the following options to make the switch to digital television: 1) Purchase a DTV converter box, which will convert the new digital signal into the analog format for older televisions. 2) Switch to a cable, satellite or telephone company service provider to receive the new digital signal. Is HDTV the same thing as DTV? No. HDTV is the highest quality of DTV, but is only one of several formats. In addition to HDTV, the most common format is Standard Definition Television (SDTV). Consumers who have high definition television sets may receive free high definition television programming over the air using an antenna. Will I need a special antenna to receive DTV over-the-air? In general, reception of DTV will require the same type of signal reception equipment that currently works to provide good quality reception of analog signals. If you currently need a roof-top antenna to receive television, the same antenna generally will be needed to receive DTV. How to receive KAWE’s digital signal in our northern coverage area... Our KAWE tower is located 2 miles southeast of Blackduck, MN, so this is where you’ll want to point your antenna. VHF compatible, VHF signals travel further than UHF signals and we now cover a much bigger area with our digital signal broadcasting on VHF channel 9 than we did on UHF channel 18. How to receive KAWB’s digital signal in our southern coverage area... Our KAWB tower is located 6 miles north of Pillager, MN, so this is where you will want to point your antenna. Our DTV signal from this tower is broadcast on UHF channel 28, so your TV antenna only needs to be a UHF compatible antenna to receive this signal.

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