The County’s Special TV District, which provides television service to the Morongo Basin and other areas of the High Desert, has completed its conversion from analog television channels to digital channels. Scott Fritz, a communications engineer technician for the County’s Television District, said all 10 channels are now in digital format. The analog signal will be shut off completely in September; if any equipment fails before then, the analog service will be turned off at that time, as he said the County will not spend money to repair lines going off the air in a few months. Residents who use an antenna or rabbit ears for TV reception will need to get either a digital converter box or a digital television; those who get their television service from cable or satellite do not need to buy converters. Converter boxes can be bought online or from major electronic outlet stores for about $40.
