U.S.
TV STATION FINAL ANALOG
SIGN-OFFS 2009
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INTRODUCTION
2009 was the year that the United States finally retired the 525-line NTSC analog system of television broadcasting used since 1941 in favor of the current ATSC digital system. Initially, all U.S. TV stations were required by the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) to terminate their telecasting in analog and begin digital-only transmission on Tuesday, 17 February 2009. Back in January, Congress and the President had the date rescheduled for Friday, 12 July 2009. However, several hundred TV stations elected to end their analog transmissions on the original date. Below is a listing of the videos of some of those that did make the switch on 17 February, followed by lists of clips for analog farewells for 12 July and other dates.
TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2009
| Chattanooga TN | WDEF-TV 12 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Huntsville AL | WAAY-TV 31 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Madison WI | WMTV Channel 15 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Natchez MS | WNTZ "Fox 48" Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Omaha NE | WOWT Channel 6 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Pensacola FL | WSRE-TV 23 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Quincy IL | WGEM-TV 10 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| South Bend IN | WNDU-TV 16 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
| Watertown NY | WWNY-TV 7 Analog Sign-off 17 February 2009 |
FRIDAY, 12 JUNE 2009
| Cincinnati OH | WLWT Channel 5 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| Dallas TX | WFAA-TV 8 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| Davenport IA | KLJB-TV Fox 18 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| Greensboro NC | WFMY-TV "News 2" Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| High Point NC | WGHP-TV Fox 8 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| Indianapolis IN | WRTV Channel 6 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 "NEW" |
| Indianapolis IN | WTHR Channel 13 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 "NEW" |
| Mobile AL | WKRG-TV 5 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 "NEW" |
| New York City NY | WABC-TV 7 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| New York City NY | WCBS-TV 2 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| New York City NY | WNBC-TV 4 Analog Sign-off 26 June 2009 |
| Paducah KY | WPSD-TV 6 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | KDKA-TV 2 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 "NEW" |
| Sacramento CA | KXTV Channel 10 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
| San Antonio TX | KABB-TV 29 Analog Sign-off 12 June 2009 |
OTHER DATES IN 2009
| Austin TX | KLRU-TV 18 Analog Sign-off 16 April 2009 |
| Detroit, MI | WTVS Channel 56 (Detroit Public TV) Analog Sign-off 16 April 2009 |
NOTE: The video files featured on this website are taken from my VHS home recordings of over-the-air and cable video captures, clips contributed by others and downloads from YouTube and similar sites. The quality varies from clip to clip, due to TV reception and recording issues. None of the clips that are featured here have been authorized by the various television stations, networks or any other entity.
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