On Feb. 17, 2009, all full-power TV stations will cease to broadcast analog programming. This transition to digital television will enable more efficient use of the nation’s airwaves, providing new advanced wireless services and increased public safety services. To mark this historic transition, the Census Bureau has assembled a sampling of statistics from its publications and other federal government sources about television and the television industry.
Media
The Digital Readiness of Total U.S.
Digital Readiness of Total U.S. Households 9.4% of U.S. households are Completely Unready, and 12.6% of U.S. households are Partially Unready for the DTV Transition, according to Nielsen’s National television ratings panel.
Furthermore, 16.5% of all television sets in the U.S. are Unready Sets. Within Partially Unready households, approximately one in three television sets are Unready Sets.
