Director's Alert: WKYC to continue analog broadcast until June 12th

By Frank Macek

As part of the decision by Congress to delay the digital transition date until June 12th, WKYC will continue to broadcast on both our analog and digital channels until the new date.

WKYC Vice President and General Manager Brooke Spectorsky tells the Director's Cut Blog exclusively, "We want all viewers to have enough time to get their converter coupons and buy and hook up their new boxes. We think that is what congress intended with the new June 12 legislation."

Mr. Spectorsky adds that 41,600 coupons have been requested, but are on the waiting list in the Cleveland/Akron/Canton DMA - a sizeable amount of viewers who would be in jeopardy of losing their over the air programming from NBC and WKYC.

This delay will mean viewers will continue receiving our broadcasts on both WKYC Channel 3 analog and WKYC-DT Channel 2 until June 12th.