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“A successful digital transition will depend upon minimizing the burdens placed on consumers and maximizing their ability to benefit from it.”
Kevin J. Martin, Chairman, FCC

On August 18, 2008, Chairman Kevin Martin announced a nationwide initiative to increase awareness about the upcoming transition to digital television. The five FCC Commissioners and other Commission staff will fan out to these and other markets to raise awareness and educate consumers in the days leading up to the digital television transition on February 17, 2009. At each stop, there will be a public event, such as a town hall meeting, workshop, or roundtable with an FCC Commissioner to highlight the digital transition.

The FCC identified target television markets for specific DTV outreach, including all those markets in which more than 100,000 households or at least 15% of the households rely solely on over-the-air signals for television.

In coordination with these visits, the FCC will work with local broadcasters and radio stations to increase the broadcasts of Radio and TV DTV Public Service Announcements (PSAs). All combined, this outreach is designed to educate consumers in these Designated Marketing Areas (DMAs) and especially those groups that are most vulnerable in the transition: Seniors, People Living in Tribal and Rural Areas, People with Disabilities, Individuals with Low-Incomes, Minorities and Non-English Speakers.

8/18/08
FCC Announces Extensive Nationwide Initiative for DTV Outreach.
News Release: Word | Acrobat

In the coming weeks, an FCC Commissioner will be in the following cities:

The following is a list of areas the FCC will visit prior to February 17, 2009. More information will follow regarding upcoming dates for the remaining cities.

Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Bangor, Maine
Billings, Montana
Boise, Idaho
Boston, Massachusetts
Bozeman, Montana
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, West Virginia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chicago, Illinois
Chico-Redding, California
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio
Colorado Springs,-Pueblo, Colorado
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Dayton, Ohio
Denver, Colorado
Des Moines-Ames, Iowa
Detroit, Michigan
Duluth-Superior, Minnesota
El Paso, Texas (Las Cruces, NM)
Erie, Pennsylvania
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fresno-Visalia, California
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan
Green Bay-Appleton, Wisconsin
Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, Texas
Helena, Montana
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Texas
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho
Indianapolis, Indiana
Joplin, Missouri-Pittsburg, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Knoxville, Tennessee
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Lansing, Michigan
Laredo, Texas
Los Angeles, California
Lubbock, Texas
Madison, Wisconsin
Memphis, Tennessee
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
Missoula, Montana
Nashville, Tennessee
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Portland, Oregon
Puerto Rico
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia
Rochester, New York
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California
Saint Louis, Missouri
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana
Spokane, Washington
Springfield, Missouri
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida
Toledo, Ohio
Tucson, Arizona
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Twin Falls, Idaho
Washington, DC
Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington
Yuma, Arizona-El Centro, California

Last reviewed/updated on 01/08/09