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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order
constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS, 
September 4, 2008 Jessica Przybyla; (202-528-7684)
jessica.przybyla@fcc.gov
Clyde Ensslin; clyde.ensslin@fcc.gov
FCC ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONS IN WILMINGTON, NC, TV MARKET
TO ASSIST CONSUMERS IN DTV TELEVISION TRANSITION MONDAY
Beginning at noon on September 8, 2008, Wilmington, North Carolina-area stations 
WECT (NBC), WILM-LP (CBS), WSFX-TV (FOX), WWAY (ABC),  and W51CW (Trinity 
Broadcasting) will broadcast only digital signals to their viewers in the Wilmington, North 
Carolina Designated Market Area (DMA), which includes New Hanover, Bladen, Brunswick, 
Columbus and Pender Counties. The rest of the nation will make the switch on February 17, 
2009. 
The FCC today announced that organizations in each of the five counties have 
volunteered to assist consumers who have had difficulty obtaining or installing a converter box.  
The following organizations may be contacted for help:
Bladen County, call:  Bladen County Fire Department/EMS: (910) 862-6760  OR
Bladen Family Support Services: 910-647-0743 
Brunswick County, call:  Brunswick Senior Resources, (910) 253-2199
Columbus County, call:  Melody Prevatte, Southeastern Community College 
 (910) 642-7141 ext. 294   OR
Kipling Godwin Associates  1-888-514-7775 
New Hanover County, call: 
- In the City of Wilmington:  Andrea Good, Fire and Life Safety Educator, City of 
Wilmington (910)772-4131
- The rest of the County: Union Missionary Baptist Church (910) 763-9541  OR
New Hanover County Fire Department  910-798-4DTV
Pender County, call:  Donna Pridgen, Administrative Assistant, Town of Burgaw Police     
Department  (910) 663-3463
For more information call: 1-877-DTV-0908 or TTY: 1-866-644-0908 
or visit www.DTVWilmington.com