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Office of Cable Communications
Digital Television
Welcome to the Seattle Cable Office web page about the federal digital television transition program.
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LATE BREAKING NEWS
THE DIGITAL TRANSITION HAPPENED ON JUNE 12!
If you do not have a picture on your TV, you need to take action. For information, call the FCC at 1-800-DTV-2009 go to www.dtv2009.gov or call Seattle's Cable Office
at 386-1989. |
For FREE help installing your converter box or antenna,
click here for a list of contacts in your area.
Have coupons that expired? You can now replace them. Information is available here.
You still have time to get two $40 coupons toward purchase of digital converter boxes. To obtain your coupons, please either call 1-888-DTV-2009, or go to www.dtv2009.gov. Additional links on the DTV web site (noting that the date has been changed) still provide useful information you can use.
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Please recycle your old TV. Free locations in Seattle listed here. Want a $20 curbside pickup? Call Seattle Public Utilities at 684-3000 to request an appointment.
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Scam alert: Miracle ClearView is marketing a "free" digital converter box. The main problem is that it costs significantly more than one you can buy in any retail store, and you don't get to use the coupon from the federal government. If you have any questions about ads you see for "free" digital converter boxes, please do not hesitate to call Seattle's Office of Cable Communications at 206-386-1989.
Consumer Alert!
Some retailers are selling the old, analog TV's without required notice that the TV's will be obsolete after 2/17/09. If you are buying a new TV, please make sure that it says "digital," has an input connection labeled "digital input" or has the letters ATSC.
NAPCA National Multilingual Toll-free
Helpline Numbers: |
| English 1-800-336-2722 |
Chinese 1-800-582-4218 |
| Korean 1-800-582-4259 |
Vietnamese 1-800-582-4336 |
Where you can buy a digital converter box.
Digital converter boxes are now available at Best Buy and Radio Shack throughout Seattle. We have also heard that a box retailing for $39.95 will be available in June, but we do not yet have retail locations. Please return to this site for updated information.
Certified converter boxes are available from both national and local retailers. Call ahead to confirm availability of coupon-eligible converter boxes on the day you plan to shop.
Local Retailer: Precision Audio & Video
6215 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
522-7607
Fred Meyer
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