DTV explained on live talk show today; please call in with your questions

February 18, 10:17 AMMedia Industry ExaminerJudah Freed

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Confused about the transition to digital TV? Don't know where to turn for reliable answers? Thinking about tossing out your old analog TV set and saying to heck with all of il? Rather than despair, listen to my KGNU.org "Metro" radio talk show today at 3 PM MT for a program devoted to the digital TV transition.

My guests will include FCC West-Central Region DTV Coordinator Lauren Kravetz, KBDI-TV12 Chief Engineer Mark Seewald, and KUSA-TV9 (9News) Vice President Steve Carter.

We will talk about the resons behind the DTV transition delay from February 17 to June 12, how and why about 600 stations nationwide are shutting off their analog signals earlier, the shortage of converter box coupons, retailers' knowledge of DTV equipment (or lack of knowledsge); plus how to hook up your converter box and antenna to receive your local DTV broadcasts reliably.

Please call in with your questions at 303-442-4242.

The program will be streamed live on the World Wide Web at KGNU.org from 3-4 PM Mountain Time (5-6 PM Eastern, 4-5 PM Central, 2-3 PM Pacific).

If you live in metro Denver, tune in KGNU at 1390 AM. If you live in Boulder, tune in KGNU at 88.5 FM.

in advance of today's live broadcast, you may benefit from reading my related stories in this Examiner column:

• Denver DTV walk-in help center proves nation is not ready for analog shutoff
• Congress delays DTV transition to June; law will help viewers, hurt broadcasters
• A five-step action plan to counter the Congressional delay in the DTV transition
• The impact of delaying the DTV transition
• Why 8,000 Sprint Nextel layoffs should worry local broadcast stations
• Broadcasters facing triple whammy in transition to digital television
• Converting to DTV: A viewer's tale of woe

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