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LPB TURNS OFF ANALOG FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 7:00AM CT
LPB is now all-digital. If you are having trouble receiving our signal, call your cable or satellite provider. If you watch with an antenna, you will need to re-scan your digital television or DTV converter box.
If you have questions about the shutoff, LPB has a special phone bank operatingFriday, June 12 starting at 7:00AM. On Saturday, June 13, the phone bank operates from 9:00AM until 8:30PM. The number to call is 888-769-5000.
CHANNEL CHANGES IN SHREVEPORT AND MONROE AREAS
Cable and satellite viewers should not have noticed any change after the analog shutoff but over the air viewers who use an antenna to receive their television signal now have to have a TV with a digital tuner or a converter box for their analog signal to receive the digital signal.
In Shreveport, LPB has changed its digital channel from Channel 25 to 24 and is boosting its power. Our signal in Shreveport should be on by 2:00 Friday afternoon. Viewers need to rescan their converter boxes or the digital tuners on their TVs to get the new LPB channel.
In Monroe, LPB has changing its digital channel number from 19 to 13. The power is boosted so people who have been unable to receive the LPB should rescan their digital converter boxes and digital TV tuners to get the new channel.
Final Day of Analog Broadcast June 12, 2009
Viewers can receive LPB’s three digital channels (LPB1, LPB2 and LPB3) free of charge by attaching their digital television to an antenna or by using a DTV converter box hooked up to an older, analog set.
Viewers can receive up to two $40 coupons to help purchase a converter box. The deadline for applying for coupons is July 31, 2009 and people with expired coupons may now reapply. Coupons are not required to buy a DTV converter box. If you have questions, call LPB at 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4276.
FCC Call Center Toll-Free Number: 1-888-CALL-FCC (225-5322)
Free Converter Box Installation Available
The Federal Communications Commission will provide "free" converter box installation at your home by trained contract technicians.
Use any one of the toll free numbers below to set up an appointment at your house.
You don't have to be low income or poor.
Anybody can use the free service.
You must already have a digital converter.
They won't give you one.
FCC CONTRACTORS:
- 800-582-4250
- 866-202-4596
- 866-474-7286
- 866-550-4388
You can also request an appointment online: http://www.dtv.gov/map.htm
If you are not receiving all three of LPB’s digital channels over the air, we recommend that you rescan the channels on your digital TV or your digital converter box. Ace engineer Fred Christiansen suggests that you unplug your converter box and plug it back in before you rescan to guarantee that you will have a clean slate on the box.
LPB – LPB’s PBS station in high definition (LPB1 and HD combine)
LPB2 – Children’s programming in prime time, the best of PBS and LPB all day
LPB3 – Lifestyle and “how-to” programs, including cooking to travel.
This is what your should be receiving over the air:
- Baton Rouge area – WLPB 27.1, 27.2 and 27.3
- Alexandria- KLPA-25.1, 25.2 and 25.3
- Lafayette – KLPB 24.1, 24.2 and 24.3
- Lake Charles – KLTL 18.1, 18.2 and 18.3
- Monroe – KLTM – 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3
- Shreveport – KLTS- 24.1, 24.2 and 24.3
Remember that LPB 1 and LPB HD (formerly channel 5) are now one channel.
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Consumers who receive free, over-the-air broadcasting on analog sets will have three options for continuing their television service:
Deadline Application is July 31, 2009.
Digital Television
Louisiana Public Broadcasting will be traveling the state conducting free information and Q&A sessions about Digital Television.
If you'd like for us to speak to your community or civic group, please let us know! Contact Margaret at 1-800-272-8161 or 225-767-4276 or at mshlaudecker@lpb.org.
MORE: Digital TV: A Cringely Crash Course • Analog vs Digital
For the digital television channels in your area:
Check out what you can watch now in HD from LPB:
Over-the-air & Free!
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Learn why you must rescan regularly:
After hooking up a converter box to your TV set, or installing a new digital television, you will need to scan for new channels to ensure you receive all of the digital stations broadcasting in your area. While some boxes do this automatically, you may need to select scan manually.
Since some digital stations are still coming on air, you may want to consider rescanning on a periodic basis to get all of the digital programming available.
Because some digital stations that are already on air are moving to different channel numbers at the end of DTV transition, you may need to rescan again after February 17, 2009 to ensure that you receive all of the digital stations broadcasting in your area.
RECYCLE OLD TELEVISIONS
Old televisions will be accepted at Best Buy Stores: Televisions - up to 32” ($10 charge with a $10 store credit). more
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