At 11:59 tonight, about half the TV stations in the Tampa Bay area will unplug their traditional analog broadcasts and send only new and improved digital TV signals. ...more

February 17, 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

Are you sick of hearing about the digital TV transition yet? You could be. I don't blame you. America is waking up to a lot of frustrating, infuriating, expensive glitches with that transition to come. ...more

January 10, 2009

On Feb. 17, broadcast television stations will send only digital TV signals. To prepare, WFLA, News Channel 8, and some other local stations will conduct tests. If you see a notice on your screen during the upcoming three- to five-minute tests, you need a converter box. ...more

January 4, 2009

Feb. 18 could be an especially frustrating day for people watching TV in some nursing homes, RV parks and mobile home villages. ...more

July 26, 2008