Why are there still some stations broadcasting analog signals in America?
Low-power and translator TV broadcast stations, will be exempt from the analog to digital transition deadline and will be able to continue broadcasting in analog after June 12, 2009. Only the full-power TV stations will have to switch to all digital at that time. No deadline has been set for these stations to go all digital. While some low-power and translator stations will convert to digital by June 12, 2009, others will transition after June 2009, and many will continue to broadcast in analog until required to change by the FCC. The low-power TV stations have a limited broadcast range and a limited number of viewers in rural or urban areas. They usually provide locally oriented television service in the communities they serve and many stations will be notifying viewers of their digital conversion plans. A low-power station identifies itself on the air with the name of its community of license. The call letters of these stations usually end in -CA or -LP (for example, WUYX-CA, KQTY-LP
