Historic DTV transition on September 8, 2008 in Wilmington, NC

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Connie Knox, Jim Goodmon, Kevin Martin, Mayor Bill Saffo, Michael Copps

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DTV

Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin throw the symbolic switch making local TV stations the first in the country to go digital. WILM was the first CBC affiliate to make the change.

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Digital TV transmitter testing

WRAL Director of Engineering Peter Sockett tests WILM-TV’s new digital transmitter before the historic DTV transition. WILM was the first CBS affiliate to make the switch on September 8, 2008

Historic DTV transition on September 8, 2008 in Wilmington, NC

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Digital TV transmitter testing

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