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Experts To Answer Questions About Digital TV Transition

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By WALT BELCHER | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 12, 2008

TAMPA - Still have questions about the upcoming digital TV transition? There are two chances this week to get answers from the experts.

The transition to all digital broadcasting is set for Feb. 17. The change will affect the way millions of Americans receive their TV signals.

For households with analog sets that receive signals only by antenna, this could mean loss of television reception.

The Tampa chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers will hold a public meeting at 6:30 tonight in Tampa. Representatives from the National Association of Broadcasters, the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will be there to answer questions. The public is encouraged to come to the 26th floor of the Hillsborough County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.

You can find more information and submit questions ahead of time at sbe39.org.

At 11 a.m. Thursday, Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps will be at a town hall meeting in St. Petersburg to discuss the digital conversion. The meeting will be in the Sunshine Center, 30 Fifth St. N..

Reporter Walt Belcher can be reached at (813) 259-7654 or wbelcher@tampatrib.com.

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