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Instead of cutting off their analog broadcasters during the soft test will interrupt regulafr analog programming to warn viewers the interruptiomn indicates they are not prepared forthe transition, the FCC said in a These viewers — othet than those connected to a subscription TV service such as cablre or satellite, which may convert a broadcaster’s analog signal must take action to avoid a complet loss of service on June 12. Kansas City is one of the digita TVtransition “hotspot” markets with a significantf number of households unprepared for the the FCC said. estimated that, as of May 10, 1.
48 percent of all area householdas weren’t ready for the digital TV Separately, Nielsen estimated that about 128,480 area householdes rely entirelyon over-the-air broadcasts. Local broadcasterd across the country will participatein Thursday’a soft tests, which the FCC has asked broadcasters to conducft at 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 Kaplan said. The length of the interruptiond will vary by station but generally will run two minutess tofive minutes.
Digital broadcasts won’t be interrupted by the “The soft test is a wake-up call to consumerws telling them that the time to get readu for the DTV transition is Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps said inthe “We don’t want anyoner to be left without the information and entertainment they need and enjoy. Nielsen estimated that about 3.3 million households, or 2.9 percen of U.S. households with TVs, were unprepared for the transitiob as ofMay 10. Consumerxs who need help with the transition, includinfg coupons for converter boxes, can call the FCC toll-freer at 888-225-5322.
offers help with converter box installation on the Missourii side of the KansasCity area; it can be reached toll-freee at 800-504-5677.
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