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Starting tomorrow, if you don’t have a digital converter box for your old TV, you won’t be able to get over-the-air TV anymore.
According to Nielsen Media research, the Albuquerque/Santa Fe isn’t that prepared for the switchover compared to other cities around the country. The Los Angeles Times, using Nielsen’s reports, wrote that “7.6% of the homes in that region are ‘completely unready’ for Friday’s conversion from analog to digital television.”
Politicians have been trying to get the word out.
Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued a release encouraging “every New Mexican who has questions about what they need to do, and those households that are still using an antenna, to visit the DTV transition website at www.dtv2009.gov or call 1-888-DTV-2009.”
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, Udall’s fellow New Mexico Democrat, launched a Web site to help out with any questions his constituents might have.
“We need to make sure every New Mexican has the information and resources they need to be prepared for the transition so they are not left in the dark on June 12th,” U.S. Rep. Harry Teague said in a statement.
And, to round out the list, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan said, “Any families that own televisions that use an antenna should get a digital converter box before June 12 in order to receive continual service.”
You have the rest of today to find that information.
