Recently, the FCC began issuing citations to major electronics retailers such as Best Buy, RadioShak, Comp USA, Kmart and Circuit City, for failing to post warnings near their TV sets without internal digital tuners. If you recently purchased an analog television, the notice below is what you should have seen posted near the tv. If you're a retailer, you should make sure this statement is posted near every analog tv set to ensure compliance.
Consumer Alert
This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation’s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or visit the Commission’s digital television website at: www.dtv.org.
. To find out more about the analog to digital transition, read my previous blog entry or visit http://www.2009countdown.com/.
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