Analog shut-off tests to commence next week in New York City
Oct 24, 2008 8:22 AM
ION Media Networks, NBC Universal, Telemundo and members of the Association of Public Television Stations will spearhead analog shut-off tests in multiple major markets, ION Media said this week.
The tests are the result of a request from FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein to ION Media to organize a nationwide testing campaign.
The planned temporary interruptions of the over-the-air analog signals will take place in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Hartford, CT. Nearly all broadcasters, cable operators and satellite providers have joined in the effort.
The tests, which are designed to ensure consumer DTV preparedness and a smooth transition to DTV, will begin in New York City, with a two-minute shutdown between 5:59 p.m. and 6:01 p.m. on Oct. 28. Participating New York metropolitan area stations include:
- WABC TV (ABC, Channel 7)
- WCBS TV (CBS, Channel 2)
- WFUT TV (Univision, Channel 68)
- WLIW TV (PBS, Channel 21)
- WNBC TV (NBC, Channel 4)
- WNET TV (PBS, Channel 13)
- WNJU TV (Telemundo, Channel 47)
- WNYE TV (NYC Media, Channel 25)
- WNYW TV (FOX, Channel 5)
- WPIX TV (The CW, Channel 11)
- WPXN TV (ION Television, Channel 31)
- WWOR TV (MyNetwork TV, Channel 9)
- WXTV TV (Univision, Channel 41)
Subsequent one-minute tests will take place in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, and two 30-minute tests will take place in Hartford the following day. In addition, the broadcast partners will participate in existing tests being conducted across the country, including San Francisco, Philadelphia and other areas with varied population densities and terrains.
Last month, ION Media and its partners invited broadcasters, cable companies, satellite providers and relevant broadcast associations across the country to participate in the testing and to help generate consumer awareness.
For more information, visit www.ionmedia.com.
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