Remember all of that hoopla surrounding the DTV transition prior to February when the mandated analog-to-digital change was supposed to happen? The hype is back, only in a more muted form.
And to help those who still aren’t prepared for the transition, Comcast Corp. has assembled rapid response installation teams. As the country approaches the June 12 DTV transition, Comcast says you can call them, get hooked up to cable and not worry about whether you’ll see moving pictures or just plain snow.
Comcast’s offer includes free basic cable for 12 months for new customers who sign up for at least one additional service. New customers who choose not to subscribe to an additional Comcast service can get basic cable for just $10 a month for a full year. Current customers can add basic cable to additional TVs at no additional monthly fee. Basic cable in most areas has 20-30 channels, including broadcast (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Univision, PBS), shopping and local neighborhood public television channels.
Several stations have already made the switch to digital or plan to soon, and depending on consumers’ choice of an over-the-air solution, they may experience varying levels of reception from their local broadcasters due to a variety of factors including type of antenna, broadcaster signal strength, as well as terrain (trees, tall buildings, etc). To help consumers learn more, the FCC has posted an informative and interactive tool that allows consumers to check via zip code which of their favorite local broadcast stations will be available (and at what strength) after the DTV transition. This tool can be found here.
