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Communications Division The Communications Division staff edits video for Bloomington City Information Television's Roll Call. The Communications Division negotiates and monitors the cable television franchise with Comcast and handles customer complaints. It also provides government programming on The Bloomington Channel 14, produces newsletters such as the Bloomington Briefing and maintains the City Web site CityWEB.
In the news The digital TV transition: What you need to knowThe switch from analog to digital broadcast television is referred to as the digital TV (DTV) transition. After February 17, 2009, all television stations will broadcast only in digital. Residents who rely on antennas (including outside antennas and "rabbit ears") to receive broadcast signals on TV sets will need to obtain separate digital-to-analog converter boxes to watch over-the-air TV. These boxes receive digital signals and convert them into analog format for display on analog TVs. Analog sets connected to such converter boxes will display digital broadcasts, but not necessarily in the full, original digital quality. All other TV components, such as VCRs and DVD players, will work as they did before the conversion. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is offering a converter box coupon program through March 31, 2009. Households may request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two, digital-to-analog converter boxes. To order coupons, call 1-888-388-2009 or visit www.dtv.gov.
For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 or visit
the Commission's digital television Web site
For more information, contact:
Janine Hill, Communications Administrator
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