The long-awaited television transition from analog to digital signals did not go smoothly for all viewers today. ...more

June 12, 2009

Friday, the nation fully switches from analog to digital broadcast television. WFLA, Channel 8, plans on unplugging its analog broadcast about 5 a.m., WTSP, Channel 10, sometime before noon, WTVT, Channel 13, about 1 p.m., others throughout the day. ...more

June 11, 2009

Even during their best of times, the Lightning took a fair share of defeats at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...more

March 13, 2009

This letter is to alert Highlands County residents of an urgent matter, where we have to gather together and take action. Most of us are operating under sticker shock when it comes to spending our precious dollars in recent days. So many prices have gone up, we seldom really pay attention anymore, we just sigh and pay. However, we must rally the troops in this case. ...more

February 18, 2009

On Tuesday, federal regulators announced which television stations have decided to end analog broadcasts on or before Feb. 17, including seven in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 11, 2009

Federal regulators revealed today which television stations decided to end their analog broadcasts on or before Feb. 17, including seven in the Tampa Bay area. About one in four stations across the country decided to go this route. ...more

February 10, 2009

WFLA, Channel 8, the NBC affiliate in the Tampa Bay area, will hold off unplugging its analog television signal until June 12, the new date envisioned for the nation's switch to digital TV. ...more

February 9, 2009

Forget for a moment that our country's economy is sinking. Forget that we have two wars going on. Forget that people are out of work, losing their homes and struggling to get by. Our Congress cranked out legislation Wednesday to postpone changing the nation's TV signals to digital until June 12. Thank goodness they came to our rescue! ...more

February 6, 2009

Could the federal government delay the switch to digital television? Facing a growing list of glitches with the transition, political momentum started building this week to push back the transition date. ...more

January 9, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at least a year, according to an official familiar the two men's discussions. ...more

November 25, 2008