Offering his advice and experience with going digital will be Myron Tisdel, the president and general manager at KIXE in Redding, who will be a panel member at Thursday's meeting. "We want to reach out to as many people as possible who will most likely be impacted by the transition," said James Miller, Chico-Redding outreach coordinator and attorney adviser with the FCC. The FCC plans to hold a town hall meeting in Redding closer to the Feb. Thursday at the Chico Area Recreation District Center. To help with the switch, the Federal Communications Commission will host a town hall meeting 3 to 8 p.m. More than 40 million coupons have been requested and some 16 million have been redeemed to date, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration reported last week. What's more, the federal government is offering two $40 converter box coupons per household. But if you watch TV via rabbit ears or rooftop antenna, then you need a converter box.īoxes retail from $40 to $80 and can be purchased at stores such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Target and Kmart. 17.Ĭable or satellite TV subscribers, or viewers with digital tuners, don't need to do anything. KRCR in Redding, the ABC affiliate, will make the switch Feb. The conversion by KHSL, KNVN and KCVU comes two months before all high-powered stations are required to stop analog broadcasts by Feb. Joining Redding public television station KIXE - which made the switch in August - the north state's CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates will go digital Monday. Where: Chico Area Recreation District Center, 545 Vallombrosa Ave., Chico.Īgenda: Panel discussion federal government converter box coupon sign-ups converter box demonstrations analog TV collection and gifting. What: FCC meeting on digital TV transition.
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