For television executives, the early rush by 421 stations to switch to digital-only signals last week was an I-told-you-so moment, even if their public statements were more gracious. Despite a push for postponement, a majority of stations that made the transition to digital-only signals on Tuesday had...
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Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, DTV, Print Edition, FCC, Digital Transition, NAB, San Diego, WRSP, KGTV, KOCB, KOKH, Oklahoma City
Jeff Block, general manager of ABC-affiliate KGTV in San Diego, said he was expecting the worst and hoping for the best when it came to yesterday’s transition to digital TV signals. Based on the reaction from viewers, “it’s mostly the latter,” he said. The 27th largest market in the country, San Diego...