If Hawaii is any indication, the digital transition bogeyman isn’t as ominous and frightening as once thought, with TV station general managers reporting a smooth transition since the state converted to DTV on Jan. 17. “I think [the transition] went very well,” said Mike Rosenberg, general manager of...
The likelihood that the digital TV switch will be delayed comes as the state of Hawaii plans the biggest test yet of the transition on Jan. 15. While broadcasters in the state say a very small percentage of the population doesn’t get TV via cable or satellite, the size and population of Hawaii—as well...