20 Stations Make Transition To DTV; 1,175 Local Stations Now In Digital

6-Apr-04

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced that 20 local broadcast stations have joined the list of television stations broadcasting in digital, bringing the total number to 1,175 DTV stations on air in 205 markets that serve 99.6 percent of U.S. TV Households.New stations include: WTVH Syracuse, NY (80) - a Granite owned, CBS affiliateWLUC Marquette, MI (177) - a Raycom owned, NBC affiliateKVHP Lake Charles, LA (174) - a National Communications owned, Fox affiliateWNVT Washington, DC (8) - a PBS Member StationWNVC Washington, DC (8) - a PBS Member StationWCVE Richmond, VA (59) - a PBS Member StationWHTJ Charlottesville, VA (186) - a PBS Member StationKIXE Redding, CA (132) - a PBS Member StationWGVK Kalamazoo, MI (38) - a PBS Member StationWNPT Nashville, TN (30) - a PBS Member StationKEPB Portland, OR (23) - a PBS Member StationWTIC Hartford, CT (27) - a Tribune owned, FOX affiliateWIWB Green Bay, WI (69) - An ACME Television owned, WB affiliateKDBC El Paso, TX (101) - a Pappas owned, CBS affiliateKIKU Honolulu, HI (71) - an International Media Group owned IndependentWDWB Detroit, MI (10) - a Granite owned, WB affiliateWBBJ Jackson, TN (183) - a Bahakel owned, ABC affiliateWUTR Utica, NY (167) - a Clear Channel owned, ABC affiliateWWDP Boston, MA (6) - a NBC owned IndependentKTSC Pueblo, CO (94) - a PBS Member Station( = new market)In addition, 84.69 percent of the more than 106 million U.S. TV households are in markets with five or more broadcasters airing DTV and 63.23 percent are in markets with eight or more broadcasters sending digital signals.All of the local stations in the following 29 markets are now on air in DTV:San Diego, CACincinnati, OHKnoxville, TNCharleston-Huntington, WVLincoln & Hastings-Kearny Plus, NEFt. Wayne, INEugene, ORBakersfield, CADuluth, MN-Superior, WITopeka, KSMedford-Klamath Falls, ORJoplin, MO-Pittsburg, KSWheeling, WV-Steubenville, OHBangor, MEBiloxi-Gulfport, MSSherman, TX-Ada, OKHattiesburg-Laurel, MSLake Charles, LAHarrisonburg, VABowling Green, KYCharlottesville, VALafayette, INSan Angelo, TXMankato, MNSt. Joseph, MOZanesville, OHVictoria, TXPresque Isle, MENorth Platte, NEFor more information on the NAB, please visit at http://www.nab.org.

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