Ohio television stations hope to make it hard for viewers to escape the message that the switch to digital broadcasting is coming. More than 40 Ohio TV stations say they'll run public service announcements about the transition at the same time: 7:58 p.m. Wednesday (tonight).
On Feb. 17, 2009, major U.S. TV stations will stop broadcasting their traditional analog signals and go all-digital, which means a much sharper picture and better sound. But viewers who use an antenna will need a newer TV or a converter box to receive the digital signals.
This is the kind of information explained in the public service announcements.
TV station general managers are meeting at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday to discuss the digital changeover with lawmakers.
