DTV Update

[Gregg Lengling]

DTV UPDATE

OVER-THE-AIR DTV SIGNALS NOW BROADCAST IN MARKETS
THAT INCLUDE 90% OF ALL U.S. TV HOUSEHOLDS

6 New Stations, 4 New Markets Now Transmitting Digital Signal

475 DTV Stations in 143 Markets


     WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2002 - Nine in ten U.S. households now live in markets served by one or more digital television signals transmitted by local broadcasters, the National Association of Broadcasters announced today.

     The 90% DTV penetration threshold came with the announcement that six additional stations have made the transition to digital. Of those six new stations, four are the first-to-market DTV stations in the following cities: Amarillo, Texas; Sioux City, Iowa; Lake Charles, La.; and Omaha, Neb.

     The six new DTV stations are:

KFDA-TV* Amarillo, Texas (market No.128), Drewry-owned CBS affiliate
KTIV-TV* Sioux City, Iowa (market No.144), QNI-owned NBC affiliate
WXMI-TV Grand Rapids, Mich. (market No.38), Tribune-owned Fox affiliate
KLTL-TV* Lake Charles, La. (market No.174), PBS member station
KHOG-TV Ft Smith, Ark. (market No.107), Hearst-Argyle-owned ABC affiliate
WOWT-TV* Omaha, Neb. (market No.75), Benedek-owned NBC affiliate
     This brings to 475 the total number of stations broadcasting in digital. In addition, 45% of all U.S. TV households are in markets where broadcasters are delivering four or more DTV signals.

     NAB serves and represents America's radio and television stations.

[Rafiki]

Are all these stations broadcasting in full power so that everyone in the area can see the full programs?

[Gregg Lengling]

I'd say you would have to look in their license filings at the FCC website to see what authorization they are running under to see that.  But I would venture to guess that less than half are.