Digital Television (DTV)

Like all television viewers in the country, Pacific is working to ensure that our community is informed with the new developments that are taking place with digital television (DTV). Federal law mandages thats starting on February 17, 2009 all broadcast TV signals (i.e. ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, Univision, etc.) must now be broadcast in digital format. Any television that is not designed to carry a digital signal will now have to have a converter or a box from your local cable provider, such as Comcast.

None of the equipment Pacific University uses will be effected by this change of broadcast. Pacific University has a multi-year agreement with Comcast and there is no need for a digital converter box in the residence hall lobbys or academic buildings unless specialized channels are required.

For more information on digital television (DTV) please visit any one of the following links:

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html

https://www.dtv2009.gov

http://sitesearch2.bos3.fastsearch.net/?q=DTV

http://www.kgw.com/dtv