DTV Transition day is now almost two months behind us, and I'm happy to report that it went well. Now both KESQ and KMIR are broadcasting only in digital, and our analog transmitters are now off the air permanently.
We had a few calls from people who couldn't find KESQ, primarily because they didn't re-scan their DTV sets or DTV converters. We had to change the channel we broadcast our DTV signal on because the old channel is "outside the core" which means it's in an area of spectrum the government removed from broadcasters and either auctioned off or gave to emergency services. If for some reason you can't find KESQ on any DTV that uses an antenna (not cable or satellite!) just re-scan and you will find us again.
KMIR didn't change frequencies, so no re-scanning was needed for their DTV signal. KPSP and all the other TV stations in the Coachella Valley are low power stations and they did not have to switch to digital. So far as I know, the only low-power digital station on the air is a shopping channel out of Victorville.
Eventually low power stations will have to switch, too, but we don't know when.
It's now too late to apply for a coupon to buy a DTV converter box. The program ended in early August. On the last day 169,000 people asked for coupons! I had a lot of trouble finding converter boxes locally, so I think retailers are pretty well sold out. I'm sure they are still available on-line and probably in Los Angeles.
Friday, August 7, 2009
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