Library offers program on DTV transition

The Racine Public Library will host a program about the upcoming nationwide DTV broadcasting transition -- from analog to digital -- due to take effect Feb. 17, 2009. The one-hour informational program will be held on Monday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Library's Lee Room.

Laura Allard, a representative from RadioShack, will be on hand to discuss what the DTV transition will involve, how it will affect your TV set, and the options available to you in making the switch. Congress has created the DTV Converter Box Coupon Program to help ease
the financial burden some people may face in making the transition. Participants in the library's information program will have an opportunity to apply for the converter box coupon.

The upcoming transition has the potential to impact not only television sets, but VCR and DVD players as well. Cable and satellite subscribers may also be impacted, making an antenna necessary to tune into some local stations. This informational program will address
many unique challenges customers may encounter.

The program is free and no registration is necessary. Call 262.636.9217 or visit racinelibrary.info and rplinfo.blogspot.com for current information about library programs.