April 13- Goodbye Wolfie-Hello Digital TV

Well, hope you enjoyed your final look at “the Wolf Man” last night…no, that doesn’t mean that was the last time you’ll see Larry Talbot sulking on the program- he’ll still be back in our final runs of flicks like “House of Frankenstein,” etc.- it’s just that last night was our final run of the movie “the Wolf Man”-and we now return it to Universal. Make sure you’re tuning in for the final runs of more of the classics, coming up-once we lose them, they most likely will appear only on cable, and , if the past is any hint, they’ll mainly show up once or twice a year, probably around Halloween.
“But Sven,” you ask “when the Universal flicks go bye-bye- what will you be showing?” Well, we will have a handful of Universal titles we’ve already shown- and a few more- but none of them really big name titles. Added to the mix- very possibly some other very cool, higher-profile-than-“Full Moon” flicks: just keep checking here for more info, once the deals are done!
Speaking of done-no doubt by now, you are aware that analog television broadcasting will be done- for the most part- by next February. The analog system is how you’ve been getting your TV signals since the beginning of TV-but, next year, all full-power TV broadcast stations will be switched to the digital signal. When that happens-you’ll be fine if you have a digital tuner in your TV (mostly newer TVs)-or, if your TV is hooked up to a cable box, or a dish-those will automatically “decode” the signal and convert it for your non-digital television set. If you rely on “rabbit ears” or a regular antenna- if it’s a digital-tuner set- you’re still okay- BUT- if it’s an analog tuner- you’re going to need a converter box (does this remind some of you slightly older folks of the days when UHF channels first appeared- and you had to get a converter box to let your channel 2 thru 12 set receive stations like, oh, channel 26?!)
The government will send you money-saving coupons that will give you cash off the price of up to two converter boxes.(This is not  attached to that rebate we’re all supposed to get in May…
Although maybe we can use part of that to pay for whatever the coupons don’t cover…)
This is all pretty confusing for some people-but there is hope. Be watching our stations for some fun announcements that we shot yesterday, featuring my pal George Blaise and myself, that give you more information on what to do, what websites to go to, and how to get those coupons. After all, we do want you to still be able to see us next February!