Ten More Stations Go Digital

Ten additional stations have transitioned to DTV as the deadline for the changeover draws near, bringing the total number of DTV stations in the United States to 258, according to The National Association of Broadcasters. Three of the ten stations are: * WHAS in Louisville, Ky. (ABC) * WHO in Des Moines, Iowa (NBC) *

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Feb 27, 2002

Ten additional stations have transitioned to DTV as the deadline for the changeover draws near, bringing the total number of DTV stations in the United States to 258, according to The National Association of Broadcasters.

Three of the ten stations are:

* WHAS in Louisville, Ky. (ABC)
* WHO in Des Moines, Iowa (NBC)
* KVAL in Eugene, Ore (CBS)

The remaining seven are satellites of existing full-power stations:

* KOBR in Roswell, N.M. (NBC)
* WKGB in Bowling Green, Ky. (PBS)
* WKMA in Evansville, Ind. (PBS)
* WKMU in Paducah, Ky. (PBS)
* WKOH in Evansville, Ind. (PBS)
* WKPD in Paducah, Ky. (PBS)
* WKSO in Lexington, Ky. (PBS)

DTV signals now reach 88 markets that include 76.8 percent of U.S. TV households, according to NAB.

Thirteen more stations have launched digital broadcasts recently, bringing the total number of DTV stations on air to 1, 037 in 202 markets that serve 99.35 percent of U.S. television households, according to NAB. Of the 13 new DTV stations, KEDT, the PBS affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas, is the first in its market t

Eleven more local broadcast stations have joined the list of television stations broadcasting in digital, bringing the total number to 1,186 DTV stations on air in 205 markets that serve 99.6 percent of U.S. TV households, the National Association of Broadcasters announced. The new stations are: * KOLO (ABC), Reno, Ne

The NAB indicated today that 28 local broadcast stations have joined the ranks of those transmitting digital signals. The new DTV station total stands at 1,129 stations in 202 markets serving 99.35 percent of U.S. TV households. In addition, a little more than 84 percent of the more than 106 million U.S. TV households

A Sioux Falls, SD, TV station is listed on the NAB DTV station list. However, the station is not on-the-air in digital, yet.

The National Association of Broadcasters announced that another 24 television stations have converted to digital, resulting in 297 local broadcasters airing DTV. Nine of the stations are the first in their markets to transition to DTV. The 24 stations are: * WHKY, Charlotte, N.C. (independent) * WBTW, Florence, S.C.

ABC affiliate KTVO-TV, in Kirksville, Mo., is the first in its market on-the-air in digital.

Thirteen more stations have converted to digital transmission, bringing the national total to 438 stations in 130 markets, according to NAB. The new DTV stations are: * KOMU, Columbia, Mo. (NBC) * KLST San Angelo, Texas (CBS) * WZZM, Grand Rapids, Mich. (ABC) * WREX, Rockford, Ill. (NBC) * WVVA, Bluefield, W.V. (NBC)

The total number of stations broadcasting DTV is now 941.