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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Smart phones... tablets... HDTV. Technology can be a beautiful thing.

Monday, November 09, 2009  KGBT-TV has partnered with the Atlanta-based Mexicanal network to bring exciting new programming to the Rio Grande Valley.

Saturday, August 22, 2009  KGBT-TV's over-the-air and DISH TV signals were restored on Saturday morning after going down on Friday afternoon.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009  Hurricane season is in full swing and DTV preparedness is more important than ever as the end of analog television nears.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009  Federal officials have set up three full service digital TV walk-in centers in the Rio Grande Valley.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009  Federal officials are establishing a “DTV Mobile Assistance Center” in the Rio Grande Valley to help area residents prepare for the digital television transition.

Monday, May 18, 2009  KGBT and other TV stations from the Rio Grande Valley will be participating in another digital television test on Thursday, May 21.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009  Television regulators said 600 of the nations 2,200 TV stations have switched to a digital signal but another 158 will do so well before the June 12 deadline.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009  Congress has now decided to give people four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday against a measure granting an extension to those Americans not yet prepared for the transition to digital TV.

Friday, January 09, 2009  The call for action came after a federal coupon program for converter boxes to help consumers make the switch ran out of money this week.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008  Almost all of the Valley's television stations are going to do another digital TV test at 5:22 and 10:22 p.m. Wednesday.

Monday, December 22, 2008  Action 4 News has posted a map showing the area where people will able to receive our digital television signal in February 2009.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008  In about two months, television stations across the country will shut off their analog signal and go digital.

Monday, December 08, 2008  Action 4 News has posted six video clips that answer almost all questions regarding the United States' switch to digital television on Feb. 17, 2009.