Biggest Analog Cut-Off Test Shaping Up For Dec. 17

Television stations in Washington (DC and 29 states will conduct the largest analog shut-off test to date on December 17. Times and durations of the tests will vary, but all will be so-called soft tests. In those, stations simulate pulling the plug on analog signals with analog-only viewers getting a message about what they need to do to be ready for the real analog plug-pulling Feb. 17, 2009.