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Sorry for the late notice...
Museums, science centers and informal education partners who make extensive
use of NASA TV are encouraged to participate:
Fred Brown/Al Feinberg 
Headquarters, Washington May 2, 2005 
(Phone: 202-358-0713/1058) 
Rodney Grubbs/Sandy George 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
(Phone: 256/544-4582/8793) 
MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-073 
NASA TV'S DIGITAL CONVERSION DETAILED IN ENGINEERING TELECONS 
Rodney Grubbs, NASA Digital TV Program Manager, will conduct two
teleconferences for broadcast, cable and satellite technicians about NASA
Television's upcoming conversion. Fred Brown, Executive Producer of NASA
Television, will also be available for questions.
The two teleconferences are scheduled for Thursday, May 5, at 10 a.m. EDT
and 1 p.m. EDT. Technicians and engineers with organizations that are
frequent users of NASA Television and its video products are urged to call
in.
Those wishing to participate in either teleconference should RSVP to Beverly
Randolph of NASA Public Affairs, at 202/358-1724, by Wednesday, May 4, at 5
p.m. EDT, to receive a call-in phone number and password. 
NASA TV's digital conversion from a single analog channel to multiple
digital streams is slated for early to mid-May. The current analog signal
will be provided through the end of June to allow for a smooth transition.
Grubbs, of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, has
headed the agency's television digital-conversion effort since it was
initiated in 1997.
NASA Television is currently available in the continental U.S. on AMC-6,
Transponder 9C, C-Band, located at 72 degrees west longitude. The frequency
is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA Television is currently available on AMC-7,
Transponder 18C, C-Band, located at 137 degrees west longitude. Frequency is
4060.0 MHz. Polarization is horizontal, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
To learn more about NASA Television's digital conversion, visit the NASA TV
Web page at:
www.nasa.gov/ntv
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