WASHINGTON (AP) — Wireless devices such as Apple's iPhone are transforming the way we go online, making it possible to look up driving directions, find the nearest coffee shop and update Facebook on the go. All this has a price — in airwaves. ...more

December 28, 2009

Some of your favorite TV shows could still disappear this month if you use rabbit-ear antennas and lack a new digital converter box. ...more

February 6, 2009

Some of your favorite TV shows could still disappear this month if you use rabbit-ear antennas and lack a new digital converter box. ...more

February 5, 2009

With the clock ticking toward the Feb. 17 deadline for TV broadcasters to shut off their analog signals and go entirely digital, analysts say more than 6.5 million households are not ready. Now Congress appears poised to postpone the transition to June — but a delay could bring its own problems. ...more

January 23, 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

Could the federal government delay the switch to digital television? Given a growing list of glitches with the transition, there's momentum building to push back the transition date. ...more

January 8, 2009

Highlands County residents who get their television reception free through roof top or rabbit ears antennas will be able to pull in twice as many stations when TV broadcasters switch to digital only transmission on Feb. 17. ...more

November 11, 2008

The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service. ...more

November 5, 2008

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

You have one year from today to get ready. By law, on Feb. 17, 2009, all TV broadcasters must upgrade to digital and stop broadcasting their old analog signals. Nearly 20 million American households will be affected. Are you one of them? ...more

February 15, 2008