Transition to digital TV went remarkably well

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2009 | by Leslie Cauley

NEW YORK -- It's official: The USA is now a digital TV nation.

The switch to digital TV, or DTV, on Friday went off without any major hitches, the Federal Communications Commission reported.

More than 900 full-power TV stations shut down their analog signals on Friday. Going forward, they will broadcast exclusively digital signals.

Digital signals offer better pictures and audio. The shift also frees up airwave capacity, so consumers can expect to get a lot more programming over time -- all of it free.

The analog shutdown only affected TV households that received signals over the air, not via cable or satellite. About 20 million U.S. households receive signals in this fashion.

Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps hailed the handling of the...

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