Your Guide To The HD Switch

Although NEWSCHANNEL 13 is nowbroadcasting digitally,viewers will still be able towatch it in analog until the official date of the HD conversion: June 12, 2009. How the switch affects you personally depends on how television comes into your home. The following lists what viewers will have to do in order to watch TV in HD:

If you watch free broadcast television using an antenna on a TV set that has an analog tuner – and don’t subscribe to cable, satellite or other pay TV service – you will be affected by the transition.* You can upgrade to DTV by taking one of three steps:

Purchase a DTV converter box. Purchase a digital TV set Subscribe to cable, satellite or other pay TV service

If your TV set has a built-in digital tuner, then you will continue to receive free programming after the transition.To determine if your TV set has a built-in digital tuner, look on the set for an indication of an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) tuner or ask the TV manufacturer.

If all of your TV sets are connected to cable, satellite or other pay TV service, you should not be affected by the transition. But any sets not connected to a pay TV service-perhaps in a bedroom or kitchen-will need to be upgraded before the transition. Click here for upgrade options.

If all of your TV sets are connected to cable, satellite or other pay TV service should not be affected by the transition. But any sets not connected to a pay TV service-perhaps in a bedroom or kitchen-will need to be upgraded.However, satellite companies in some areas may not provide or may charge extra for local television channels. If you receive local stations using an antenna, your TV set may need to be upgraded with a converter box if it does not have a built-in digital tuner.