The Sinclair-owned television stations in Las Vegas rolled the dice on a Feb. 17 digital switchover—and so far, the bet seems to be paying off. Mike Brown, director of engineering for Sinclair duopoly KVCW and KVMY, said that as of 3 p.m. local time, the station had gotten “very few calls” about the...
Peter O’Brien, general manager of Fox-affiliate WRSP in Springfield, Ill., said that any hiccups at his station during the digital transition were “minimal.” The Springfield-Champaign-Decatur market is the 84th largest market in the country, with 386,000 households. For TVWeek's comprehensive coverage...
The House of Representatives today rejected an attempt to immediately pass legislation delaying the digital TV transition, likely putting off a final House vote on the DTV delay until next week. While the stall robs the Obama administration of some momentum in its effort to delay the switch from Feb...