TV Web Links
www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html
The federal government deadline for the television industry to move from
analog to digital format has been postponed from February 17 to June 12,
2009. Consumers can obtain information about the transition by visiting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) web site.
www.dtv.gov
To deal with the digital conversion, all U.S. households are eligible to request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two digital-to-analog converter boxes. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will be managing the coupon program. To request your coupons, call 1-888-DTV-2009 or visit the web site.
http://www.ourchannels.org
The Alliance for Community Media, a nonprofit, national membership organization founded in 1976, represents over 3,000 Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and community media centers throughout the country. It also represents the interests of millions of people who, through their local community and charitable groups, use PEG access to communicate with their community.
http://www.ncta.com
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association, formerly the National Cable Television Association, is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States. NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation’s cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry.
http://www.current.org/dtv/#Links
This is the link to Current, the newspaper for public broadcasting television. This web site offers interesting links about television in the US and all around the world.
http://www.lowermerion.org/index.aspx?page=108
This is the web site link to the Township of Lower Merion Government television channel, the 'G' of the three PEG channels. The Township channel offers viewing of Township meetings, information from the Township Departments, and programs related to Township governance and interests.
http://www.lmsd.org/
This is the link to the Lower Merion School District television channel, the 'E' of the three PEG channels. The School District channel offers viewing of School District meetings, as well as information from the School District departments and schools.
