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09-15-2008, 07:43 AM
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Wilmington, NC had the pleasure of being <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/08/wilmington-nc-to-become-first-test-market-for-2009-analog-shuto/">the nation's first DTV transition test market</a>, and now it has officially become the first market in the nation to flip the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/16/wilmington-nc-plans-one-minute-analog-tv-shutoff-next-week/">kill switch</a> on analog. As of noon ET today, the Wilmington area entered the digital frontier, and initial reports suggest that things are going fairly swimmingly. Granted, "a few" viewers were still "struggling" to see the signal (read: not at all prepared for the change), but at least the world didn't completely implode or anything. Not like we can really avoid that scenario <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/07/world-to-end-wednesday/">come Wednesday</a>, but hey, an extra 24 or so hours to live it up ain't half bad.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.wect.com/global/story.asp?s=8971338>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/wilmington-nc-kills-analog-dead-as-broadcasters-go-all-digital/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1308082/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/wilmington-nc-kills-analog-dead-as-broadcasters-go-all-digital/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Wilmington, NC had the pleasure of being <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/08/wilmington-nc-to-become-first-test-market-for-2009-analog-shuto/">the nation's first DTV transition test market</a>, and now it has officially become the first market in the nation to flip the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/16/wilmington-nc-plans-one-minute-analog-tv-shutoff-next-week/">kill switch</a> on analog. As of noon ET today, the Wilmington area entered the digital frontier, and initial reports suggest that things are going fairly swimmingly. Granted, "a few" viewers were still "struggling" to see the signal (read: not at all prepared for the change), but at least the world didn't completely implode or anything. Not like we can really avoid that scenario <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/07/world-to-end-wednesday/">come Wednesday</a>, but hey, an extra 24 or so hours to live it up ain't half bad.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.wect.com/global/story.asp?s=8971338>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/wilmington-nc-kills-analog-dead-as-broadcasters-go-all-digital/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1308082/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/wilmington-nc-kills-analog-dead-as-broadcasters-go-all-digital/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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