November 17th, 2008 
joel Last week we asked when readers might be singing “We Need A Little Christmas.” Almost two-thirds of you said you would like to start hearing Christmas music on the radio around Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Just six percent were looking for the tunes right now.
As the FCC says on dtv.gov,
“On February 17, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital.”
Folks, that’s just three months away. The conversation has turned from whether the Erie television stations will be ready to whether the Erie over-the-air viewers will be ready. That’s our question as we begin a week of DTV transition coverage here on The Press and Tower.
On a scale from one to four, how will Erie viewers endure the digital transition?
- 3 – There will be some problems for viewers trying to receive the Erie channels, causing a few days of troubleshooting (33%, 9 Votes)
- 4 – The majority of viewers will have underestimated their ability to receive the Erie digital channels over the air, causing a major reduction in those initially served and remediation taking weeks (33%, 9 Votes)
- 2 – A small minority of viewers will have problems receiving their favorite channels, but the DTV transition will go pretty well (26%, 7 Votes)
- 1 – The switch to digital will go very smoothly with few glitches for viewers. (8%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 27
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All Pennsylvania TV stations are doing a one minute digital test TODAY at 6:25 pm to allow viewers to see if their TV’s are ready for digital television. This should be fun.
Yes…we all will be watching how the test goes…here’s the release:
http://www.pab.org/pdfs/11172008_DTVTest.pdf
Did anyone catch the digital test on their analog, non-cable connected TV? Please share your experience.