WTTW to Host a DTV Open House

[Ramm]

From Chicagolandradio and media.com:

WTTW does not wish to lose any of it's bunny ears viewers, so to help them stay connected, they will be holding this all-day, drop-in, open house-style info session to help educate people and provide the needed information about this big change. WTTW personalities, engineers and staff members will answer questions, provide hands-on demonstrations on how to hook up a converter box to a TV set, and help troubleshoot any technical difficulties. Visitors can also take a tour of the WTTW studios and learn more about the station and it's upcoming programs.

This will take place on Saturday, January 17th from 10:00am - 4:00pm at the WTTW studios, 5400 N. St. Louis Ave., in Chicago.

The event is 100% FREE, but reservations are required, since the space is limited. To reserve a space, call WTTW Member Services at 773-509-1111, ext. 6, or click on the link: www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=47.1,4.

[TheBo]

Thanks, Ramm. Although this doesn't seem to have anything to do with Korean TV, it's good to have the info.

Bo

[ajel]

Why wouldn't his effect WOCH? If there happened to be an emergency service; police, hospital,EMS,Fire, greedy politician, ect couldn't they request the NTSC band for their social/governmental, or political use? Wasn't the caveat for low power exclusion for areas that didn't have a large need for emergency service communication?

[TheBo]

ajel, I don't know what you mean. Are you asking why WOCH doesn't have to go digital? I believe there is a thread discussing that in the Generals section. Ramm's post seems to discuss how WTTW is coping with the situation.

Bo

[kpopgrrl]

Just to clarify. WOCH is not changing to digital after February 17, 2009. They are a low power station and are not required to transition like the full power stations. A lot of people don't understand this because most of the ads about DTV just say that all television is changing to digital, when that isn't true.