The digital transition is underway. Prepare now! June 12 is the final deadline for terminating analog broadcasts under legislation passed by Congress.Digital broadcasting promises to provide a clearer picture and more programming options and will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders.

Local Help
• The Leadership Academy at the Burien Community Center is launching a Spanish language hot line at 206-988-3760. They will also be holding educational sessions in Spanish.
• Download the flyer in Spanish--Ayuda para la transición a la televisión digital. Descargue el folleto!

• SeattleDTV.com
Need help finding or setting up your DTV converter box in Seattle? The June 12 DTV conversion date is just around the corner, and Seattle-area DTV Assistance Centers are open to provide help:

For local telephone assistance, call 206.508.1277 (english) or 206.988.3760 (español).

Local drop-in centers open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5pm-8pm:
• Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S
• Garfield Community Center, 2323 East Cherry St.
• Yesler Community Center, 917 E. Yesler Way
• Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 S. Myrtle St

Local drop-in centers open business hours Mon-Fri:
• Leadership Academy, 425 SW 144th St, Burien. Open noon-8pm (en español)
• Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW. Open 9am-9pm.

• DTV Information for Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Deaf-Blind: http://dtv.c-s-d.org/
Deaf and hard of hearing consumers will be offered a choice of communication modes that fits their needs, whether it is by voice, videophone, TTY, Instant Messaging, IP Relay, Voice Carry-Over Relay, Captioned Telephone, Video Relay or Spanish Video Relay. You can contact us with the following methods: Voice - 1-877-388-4968 TTY - 1-877-889- 4273 Direct VP Number: 1-866-351-1950 and 1-866-401-3519 DNS VP Number: dtv03.csd.tv, dtv04csd.tv, dtv05.csd.tv, and dtv06.csd.tv AIM Screen Names - dtvcsr07 or dtvcsr008


Consumer Alert!
Some retailers are selling the old, analog TV's without required notice that the TV's will be obsolete after 2/17/09. If you are buying a new TV, please make sure that it says "digital," has an input connection labeled "digital input" or has the letters ATSC.

Scam alert: Miracle ClearView is marketing a "free" digital converter box.  The main problem is that it costs significantly more than one you can buy in any retail store, and you don't get to use the coupon from the federal government. 

For additional information, please visit www.dtv2009.gov.

Spanish / Español
French / Français
Chinese / 中文
Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Russian / русский язык
Tagalog

Additional languages are available at 
http://www.dtvanswers.com/dtv_languages.html