For Release: 2008-01-22 12:25:00
Studies show that many Americans are still unaware of the coming digital television transition and how it will affect them. To help educate Kentuckians about this landmark event in television history, a new KET production, The ABCs of HDTV, explains the basics of digital television, how to access it, how KET is using the technology and how the government-mandated nationwide shutoff of analog television broadcasting in February 2009 will affect viewers.The program airs Saturday, Feb. 9 at 10:30/9:30 p.m. CT and Saturday, Feb. 23 at 3/2 p.m. CT on KET1, and Friday, Feb. 15 at 10:30/9:30 p.m. CT and Sunday, Feb. 24 at 4:30/3:30 p.m. CT on KET2.
Program host Nick Clooney addresses the different ways TV viewers can make the transition from analog to digital television (DTV), the federal DTV coupon program, and what equipment viewers need to receive and experience DTV to its fullest. The program also explains what’s meant by high-definition (HD) and how this differs from standard DTV.
Clooney’s guests include Paula Kerger, PBS president; Barney Miller of Barney Miller’s, Inc. in Lexington; and Mike Terry of Circuit City in Lexington.
More information about the digital transition and KET’s digital services is available at www.ket.org/dtv.
The ABCs of HDTV is a KET production, produced by Tom Bickel. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
Contact: Lisa Meek
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