Great job Wisconsin. Looks like you guys are all ahead of the curve. Consumer awareness is going to play a HUGE role in this transition folks, so be sure you are armed with the DTV answers you need to be ready. Help out your friends, neighbors, and especially any elderly folks you know. They are the ones that are most likely to be taken advantage of during the digital TV transition. We’ve got more information here if you need it including the best digital TV converter box reviews that you’ll find anywhere. Several of the digital TV converters featured here were also named Consumer Reports best buys.
From Tim Cusprin @ the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
That’s what the National Association of Broadcasters says, citing a new poll about the Feb. 17. transition to digital television. Here are some details:
Conducted March 29 through May 23 by Smith-Geiger LLC, the survey reported 92 percent of Wisconsin households were aware that full-power television stations will be switching their broadcast signals and programming to an all-digital format. Across the country, consumer awareness of the DTV transition is nearly universal at 90 percent.An estimated 504,760 homes in Wisconsin rely exclusively on over-the-air television, meaning they watch free TV broadcasts using rabbit ear or rooftop antennas. These households will need to take steps to receive a digital television signal by February 17, 2009, when all full-power stations must begin broadcasting only in digital.
Among the survey’s key findings in Wisconsin:
- 92 percent of households are aware television is switching to digital
- 45 percent of households correctly stated the date of the transition
- 72 percent of households recalled seeing DTV messages on TV
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