Salem TV Station KWVT and FCC Team Up for DTV Switchover Presentation

Free help for consumers preparing for DTV transition.

Courtesy: gpb.org

(SALEM, Ore.) - Consumers with questions about preparing for the digital television transition can now get help in Salem, Oregon at a special event that put together by the Federal Communications Commission and local television station KWVT Challel 17.

Representatives of the FCC will be on hand to answer questions about setting up digital-to-analog converter boxes, antennas, reception, the benefits of digital TV, and other issues.

Applications for a coupon worth $40 toward the purchase of a converter box will also be available.

Beginning June 12th, all full-power television stations will cease analog broadcasts and provide service only in digital.

Consumers who do not subscribe to pay television services and have an analog television will need a digital-to-analog converter box in order to continue receiving free, over-the-air television, as in the case of local station KWVT.

Viewers may also need to adjust or replace their antennas. More information about the DTV transition and about events in your community can be found at dtv.gov.

You can learn more about Salem's over-the-air broadcast TV station KVWT Channel-17, visit: kwvtsalem.com/

News about the Federal Communications Commission can also be found on the Commission’s website fcc.gov

The DTV Presentation takes place at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 20th, at the Salem Senior Center, located at 2615 Portland Road, NE in Salem, Oregon.