NJN has launched a multi-year planning process to prepare for our conversion to a new digital television broadcast system that will allow us to expand upon our public service mission. The following FAQs are offered to our viewers to help them understand the conversion process. The picture that we currently receive on our television sets is based on an analog transmission system that is 50 years old. Vinyl recordings, motion picture films and most cellular phones are examples of analog technology.
Television is about to change from analog to digital broadcasting.
In a digital system, images and sound are captured and transmitted using the digital code found in computers as zeroes and ones. Many communications already are being transmitted digitally, such as computers, audio, movies, photographs, print and telephones. Digital television will allow us to broadcast programs in much higher resolution or clarity than today's television. Viewers at home will be able to receive high quality, crystal clear pictures and enjoy a true home theater experience. When programs are not being broadcast in high definition, digital television will allow each station to transmit four or more programs simultaneously.