Yes, it should work. Here's a little history.
Color TV was around as early as 1946, when CBS engineer Peter Goldmark -- who also had a hand in creating the long-playing
vinyl record-- developed a method of broadcasting in color. Unfortunately, hiscolor-broadcasting standard wasn't compatible with existing TV sets,and in 1953, the National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) adoptedRCA's method of color broadcasting instead.
Go Digital
From there, we have incremental introductions -- the
remote control,
cable and satellite providers, and videocassette recorders (
VCRs),et cetera. But in general, you don't have to have all those things towatch TV. If you live in an area near a broadcast station, you canstill plug a pair of rabbit ears into the antenna jack on the back ofyour set and get programming.
On Feb. 17, 2009, some
analogchannels in the United States went dark -- with a few exceptions, therest did so on June 12. Regular broadcasters in the United States havecompleted the transition to
digital television (DTV). The reason? Broadcasters moved their signals to another part of the
radio spectrum.One reason for the switch was to free up space for police, fire andother public safety communications. The remaining portion of thebroadcast signal will be available to consumers for wireless services.
Theoriginal date for the analog-to-digital transition had to be movedbecause the FCC needed to raise awareness of the change among thepopulation. The idea was to make sure few people are left behind, buttheir efforts caused some confusion. To receive digital televisionsignals, some people need a converter box.
If you live in theUnited States and use a regular antenna to get television signals overthe air, this is probably the reason why you can't see your oldstations today.
×