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Help centers will be available in Hannibal and Quincy, Ill., for people with questions about the switch to digital television.
The centers, sponsored by WGEM TV Channel 10 and the Federal Communications Commission, will be at the Hannibal Free Public Library at 200 S. Fifth and the Oakley-Lindsay civic center at Third and York in Quincy.
Hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in Quincy and 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday in Hannibal.
WGEM plans to switch to a digital-only signal on Tuesday. KHQA TV Channel 7 and KTVO TV Channel 3 will wait until June 12, the new deadline recently announced by the FCC.
Other stations making the transition now or within two months are KOMU and KMIZ, both in Columbia, and KDNL in St. Louis.
Broadcasters waiting until June also include KETC and KMOV in St. Louis and KRCG in Columbia. KSDK in St. Louis already airs a digital signal.
People who have cable, satellite, another pay service, a newer-model set with a built-in tuner or a converter box should notice no change.
However, viewers who install a converter box probably will need to re-scan. Digital sets are “backward compatible,” which means old analog VCRs, DVD players, camcorders and video games will still work.
To learn more, go to the FCC’s digital television Web site at www.dtv.gov.
Help centers will be available in Hannibal and Quincy, Ill., for people with questions about the switch to digital television.
The centers, sponsored by WGEM TV Channel 10 and the Federal Communications Commission, will be at the Hannibal Free Public Library at 200 S. Fifth and the Oakley-Lindsay civic center at Third and York in Quincy.
Hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in Quincy and 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday in Hannibal.
WGEM plans to switch to a digital-only signal on Tuesday. KHQA TV Channel 7 and KTVO TV Channel 3 will wait until June 12, the new deadline recently announced by the FCC.
Other stations making the transition now or within two months are KOMU and KMIZ, both in Columbia, and KDNL in St. Louis.
Broadcasters waiting until June also include KETC and KMOV in St. Louis and KRCG in Columbia. KSDK in St. Louis already airs a digital signal.
People who have cable, satellite, another pay service, a newer-model set with a built-in tuner or a converter box should notice no change.
However, viewers who install a converter box probably will need to re-scan. Digital sets are “backward compatible,” which means old analog VCRs, DVD players, camcorders and video games will still work.
To learn more, go to the FCC’s digital television Web site at www.dtv.gov.
