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Updated: 10:36 AM Jul 11, 2008
DTV Switch Information
This Friday, a traveling 20 foot TV will be in Rockford to inform us about what we need to do to upgrade to digital before it's too late. Posted: 6:28 PM Mar 17, 2008 |
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14 Comments 
what channels areyou able to view with this converter box in my area?
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Do people really get coupons forthe dtv. Iheard people are not recivin them
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How come we are not able to view channel 23 with the converter box? We have watched channel 23 since moving to the stateline area over 30 years ago. (Editor's note- For anyone having problems, please contact 23 WIFR for assistance. 815-987-5330.)
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When people get Digital Box , Will they have month charge for receiving the signial? Could let me know?
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Steve, Are you sure you hooked the converter box up right? You shouldn't see "snow" with a digital signal. Double check the instructions and make sure you've hooked everything up correctly.
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sportsteve2@aol.com i live in a suburb of youngstown,ohio have and outdoor antenna pick up cleveland,pittsburgh and so forth the antenna and tv is 8 years old received my coupons set everything up ans the menu comes is verry snowy is the antenna and tv too old ?
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I would like the coupons for my home tv uses
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Barbara, You will get all the channels you mentioned plus, Chanel 13-2 which is the Stateline's CW, 17-2 which is MyStateline, 23-2 which is our 24/7 Weather Channel. The picture is much clearer and the sound is better too.If you have an outside antenna and receive stations from another market you can enjoy their channels as well. Channel 21 in Madison has 5 different channels to choose from. The most important fact that you should be aware of is that these channels are available right now. You don't have to wait until February 17th, 2009 to change to DTV. That is just the deadline for broadcasters to turn off their analog signals. So go out and get your converter and enjoy better television now!
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What channels will you get using just the converter box, will it be channels 13,17, 23,& 39.- & will more channels be available for free.
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There is no special antenna needed. As long as you have a standard UHF or VHF antenna that it work fine. If you’re thinking about upgrading though, we found two sites that will help you decide which antenna works best for you. One note from experience though; if you’re using a rotor to receive stations in different directions you might want to add an antenna for the different directions or purchase an omni-directional antenna that the second link will probably help you find. DTV converter boxes and tuners will scan for all available channels so one of these antennas will eliminate scanning each time you change antenna directions. http://www.dtvanswers.com/dtv_antenna.html http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
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If you purchased a TV within the last year or two, you might not need a converter box. Many newer TVs have a digital (ATSC) tuner built in. If you have an older TV and don't plan on buying a new one in the next 11 months, you'll need a converter box. Those run $50 (Walmart) to $60 (Radio Shack, Best Buy), but you can get two $40 coupons towards purchasing two units, so they're only $10-$20 each. Don't be caught up in the TV stations attempts to sell you an antenna you don't need -- if you currently receive programming over the air and the picture is "fine", chances are, you can get excellent reception using a digital tuner. TV stations are just trying to cash in on the uninformed public.
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There is alot of information about the converter boxes....however virtually NO information about the antennas that will be needed to get the signal off the air. When I look online the deep fringe ones seem to be made for about 50 miles. My mom up in Minnesota currently gets stations that are 100-150 miles from her home - she is asking me what she is going to do. No information about antennas for this type of long distance reception is available. Can you enlighten me so I can pass the information on to her.
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We have Dish Network, but for the past several weeks, the reception for Ch 23 has very hazy....what can we do???
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how much will this cost
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