TV on the Kenai Peninsula

[tcman]

Does anybody know if I'll need a converter box to watch TV in the Soldotna/Kenai area after the switch to digital is made in February?

 

[tcman]

Okay, I'll answer part of this myself. I just found on Channel 2's website that I'll be able to receive their broadcast in February with my regular old antenna.

Anybody know anything about the other channels?

 

[mit]

If you don't have cable or satellite you will need a converter. No one will be transmitting analog.

I forgot you can also buy new TV's with the digital receivers.

 

[HC130FE]

The way I understand it there may be up to 7100 low-power, class A, and TV translator stations that are not required to switch over in February. So you may or may not need a converter. You can do a search at this website by zip code to locate these stations or look up the entire list in an excel spreadsheet here . I'm guessing that most TV is broadcast on translators outside Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. This is one area that the public education process is lacking. This is the FCC website that I did most of my research on http://www.dtv.gov/.

 

[akfirefighter]

Stations that are broadcasted over a translator will still work after the digital switch. If I remember right staions will not have to upgrade the translator until next year.

 

[tcman]

HC130FE,

The zip code search was very helpful. Looks like I'll still get everything I'm getting now after the switch.