NAB To Launch National DTV Hotline

The National Association of Broadcasters says it will create a national hotline to answer calls from viewers during the upcoming digital transition, which it estimates to be at about 2 million for the five days following the Feb. 17 switch, with up to a million on Feb. 18. NAB also said Tuesday it is producing an educational DTV video that stations can loop and run on their analog channels after the transition. A just-passed DTV nightlight bill allows broadcasters to continue an analog signal for 30 days past the Feb. 17 date for DTV education or emergency information.