Washington DC (April 10, 2008) -- Centris, the
research firm, says that 9.2 million U.S. households
could experience Digital TV outages next year when the
nation switches to digital signals.

On June 12, 2009, all full-powered local
broadcasters must switch their analog signals to
digital which means viewers will need a Digital TV, a
digital converter box or a pay TV subscription to
watch television.

The transition is expected to mostly impact viewers
who get their signals over-the-air via antennas
because cable and satellite providers will provide
set-top solutions.

But in a new report released today, Centris says that
of the 17 million households that receive over-the-air
signals, 54 percent are located "in challenging
reception areas."

The research firm says "challenging reception" means
that a viewer would receive only four or fewer
broadcast TV stations if they used a small or medium
omidirectional rooftop antenna or an indoor antenna.

The top 10 cities cited by Centris as having the
strongest chance of digital outages are:

    1.  New York
    2.  Boston (Manchester)
    3.  Philadelphia
    4.  Los Angeles
    5.  Washington, DC (Hagerstown)
    6.  Seattle-Tacoma
    7.  San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
    8.  Minneapolis-St. Paul
    9.  Atlanta
    10. Cleveland-Akron (Canton)
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