Digital Converters Will Block HSN and JTV Analog Signals in Tucson

According to the The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), only 21 of the 54 digital signal converters available at retailers will allow analog signals to pass through so that antenna viewers can watch stations broadcasting analog signals from Tucson’s ten low-power transmitters.  Several Spanish language stations along with HSN and JTV will be affected.  “Venture Technologies, the Los Angeles-based owner of Tucson’s Jewelry Television transmitter, plans to take its signal digital, but not in February, said Vice President Brian Holton.”  Tucson Citizen Sept. 22, 2008