First DTV Switch: Wilmington, NC -- This September!

In what amounts to a trial for the Federal Communications Commission and the nation's broadcasters, Wilmington, N.C. will get the distinction of becoming the nation's first all-digital TV city this September 8th. Multichannel News reports that Wilmington has 10 licensed TV stations that will make the cutover from analog to digital exactly four months from tomorrow. Wilmington is 135th on Nielsen's ranking of the top 210 TV markets in the U.S. and nearly 93% of Wilmington households subscribe to cable or satellite TV service, meaning that any snafus in the digital transition should be have a relatively impact on the community.