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Five local TV stations convert to digital tonight

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Tags: Digital TV, Bob Hardie, WTTA

At midnight, five Tampa Bay area TV stations will end their analog broadcasts and switch to digital signals -- despite federal legislation authorizing stations to delay the transition to digital by four months.

The station’s planning the switch tonight include WEDU, PBS channel three, Sarasota’s ABC affiliate- WWSB, WCLF- the Christian television station, Univision’s WVEA and WTTA-Channel 38.

WTTA’s chief engineer, Bob Hardie joins us now. He’s been active in the local broadcast engine...