Mobile Assistance Centers Driving Into Dallas to Prepare Residents for June 12 End of Digital Television Transition
WHAT:DTV Mobile Assistance Centers will be rolling into Dallas on Thursday, May 21, 2009 for four days, providing consumers one-on-one assistance in preparing for the June 12 digital TV transition. The mobile centers feature staff demonstrations on how to hook up a converter box to an analog TV and consumer assistance in applying for their $40 TV Converter Box Coupons.
WHEN: May 21:
The Park at Arlington Mall
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
3811 South Cooper Street , Arlington, Texas 76015
HEB – Waxahachie
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
800 N. Hwy. 77 Waxahachie, TX 75165
May 22:
Cinemark Movies 14
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
3250 W Pleasant Run Rd, Lancaster, TX 75146
May 23:
National Polka Festival
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Historic Downtown
Corner of McKinley & West Ennis Avenue Ennis, TX 75119
May 24:
Cinemark Movies 14
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
3250 W Pleasant Run Rd, Lancaster, TX 75146
The TV Converter Box Coupon Program is designed to help households that want financial assistance to continue receiving over-the-air television when full-power television stations cease analog broadcasting on or before June 12, 2009.
By June 12, 2009, consumers receiving their programming over-the-air with an analog television will need to make one of three choices about how to watch TV after that date: 1.) Buy a TV converter box that will plug into the analog TV; 2.) Buy a TV with a digital tuner; or 3.) Connect the analog TV to cable, satellite, or other pay service.
U.S. households can apply for up to two $40 coupons to be used toward the purchase of certified TV converter boxes at www.DTV2009.gov; by phone at 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009) or for TTY 1-877-530-2634 (English), 1-866-495-1161 (Spanish); by fax at 1-877-DTV-4ME2 (1-877-388-4632); or by mail to P.O. Box 2000, Portland, OR 97208. Coupons will be mailed to consumers and are valid for 90 days after issuance. For more information about the Coupon Program, go to www.DTV2009.com.
