http://www.bruceharrell.org Positive Focus Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/06/one-week-countdown-to-the-digital-television-transition/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/06/one-week-countdown-to-the-digital-television-transition/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:42:53 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=85 [Update]: A second day has been added to exchange a $40 dtv coupon for a no-cost converter box. Sat 11am-4pm at the Beacon Hill Festival, Jefferson Community Center. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 04, 2009 Seattle residents can exchange DTV coupons for a no-cost box on Friday What: DTV Converter Box Swap When: Friday, June 5, [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/06/one-week-countdown-to-the-digital-television-transition/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/countdown-to-the-digital-television-transition/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/countdown-to-the-digital-television-transition/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 05:37:42 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=81 How can you not know about the digital switch in over-the-air television signals occurring in our country on June 12th? You would be surprised. About 20,000 households in Seattle are still not prepared. On May 13th, 2009, I held a press conference with members from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the City’s Office of [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/countdown-to-the-digital-television-transition/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/30-day-countdown-dtv-press-conference/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/30-day-countdown-dtv-press-conference/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 04:11:17 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=76 Below is the media advisory for an event this Wednesday (5/13/09) to mark the “30-Day Countdown” to the Digital Television Transition on June 12. What: Press Conference on the 30-Day Countdown to the Digital Television Transition When: Wednesday, May 13 at 3:15 p.m. Where: Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue – Bertha Knight Landes Room [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/30-day-countdown-dtv-press-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/02/digital-television-transition-update/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/02/digital-television-transition-update/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:18:15 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=58 On Thursday, February 5, 2009, Congress delayed the digital television transition until June 12, 2009. The bill allows broadcasting stations to cease analog transmission at any date between Feb. 17th (original date) and June 12th (new date). Many of the major broadcasting stations have made the decision to cease analog broadcast on June 12th instead [...]

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