Television stations in New Orleans learned a lot from Katrina three years ago, when some stations were forced off the air and out of town by the hurricane that flooded the Crescent City.

Some of what the stations had implemented since Katrina came in handy Sunday and Monday as Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast and moved inland.

Here are some of the stories that emerged Tuesday, after Gustav had moved on. MORE

Vendors Scrambling to Meet DTV Deadline
By James Careless
TVNEWSDAY, Aug 28 2008, 8:37 AM ET
With less than six months until the analog cut-off, transmitter manufacturers are scrambling to keep up with broadcasters' demands for new transmitters and for upgrades of existing ones.

"It started in the middle of last year with some 500-600 TV stations planning to change their equipment, and it hasn't stopped," said Dick Fiore, senior director for North America sales, transmission and mobility at Thomson.

According to an FCC report released yesterday, just 1,002 or 56 percent of the 1,798 full-power TV stations are ready to pull the plug on their analog transmitters and go digital only as required by law on Feb. 17, 2009. MORE

For more information on the digital transition in New Mexico, visit www.NMDTV.org.