A list of websites you can visit to learn more about the evolution of television.*

DTV Answers

DTV Answers is a website created by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to answer consumer questions about the transition to digital television.

DTV.gov

DTV.gov is a website maintained by the Federal Communications Commission. The site offers consumers information about the transition to digital television.

DTVNow.org

DTVNow.org is the website of the Community Broadcasters Association, a trade association representing Class A and Low Power Television (LPTV) stations. Many of these stations will not go digital in 2009 and, as a result, are fighting to make sure their audiences can still watch them after the digital transition.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The FCC is an independent U.S. government agency "charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.". This links to an FCC research project titled "Historical Periods in Television Technology."

HDTV Primer

This HDTV primer was created by Ken Nist, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering who frequently offers his television expertise in forums on the HDTV Magazine website. The primer is subtitled, "What you need to know to buy your first HDTV."

The Paley Center for Media

The Paley Center for Media was formerly known as the Museum of Television & Radio. The Paley Center fosters "discussion abou tthe cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms." This links to a page of video clips of interviews the Payley Center has conducted with famous television personalities.

TV Converter Box Coupon Program

This U.S. Department of Commerce website offers information about the government coupon program designed to help Americans purchase converter boxes that will allow their analog televisions to work after the transition to digital in February 2009. This links directly to the coupon application form.

*If you click these links, you will be taken off the NBR website on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.