Video: Switch to digital television takes place Friday

Starting in the morning and going into the night, TV stations across the U.S. planned to cut their analog signals Friday, ending a six-decade era for the technology and likely stranding more than 1 million unprepared homes without TV service.

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Video: Viewers scramble ahead of DTV conversion

With the big digital television switch looming on February 17, Americans are flocking to electronics stores before the transition, which could black out millions of Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels.

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