Digital technology is the latest step in the evolution of television.
More dramatically than the transition from black and white to color, digital technology will change the way we view television. Multicasting When not broadcasting in HDTV, Minnesota public television stations will transmit four or more broadcast channels where there is only one today. Digital provides a pipeline into homes, schools and businesses with a transmission rate 600 times higher than that of a PC modem. Transmitting data will ultimately make interactive downloadable data available to every TV household in the State. Digital television will provide advancements in the way the pictures, sounds and data are delivered to homes, classrooms and businesses.