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COMMISSIONER McDOWELL TO VISIT McALLEN AND LAREDO, TEXAS AS 
PART OF EXTENSIVE NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE FOR DTV OUTREACH
Visit is Part of Nationwide Tour Focusing on Markets with High Levels of Over-the-Air 
Television Viewers
Washington, DC – FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell announced he will visit McAllen and 
Laredo, TX to raise awareness on the transition to digital television.  These visits are part of an 
extensive nationwide initiative the Commission has launched to increase awareness about the 
upcoming transition to digital television.  
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 
WHO: Commissioner Robert McDowell
WHAT: Press Availability on Transition to Digital Television 
WHEN: March 10, 2009; 3:00 PM
WHERE: International Trade and Technology Building 
University of Texas Pan American
1201 W. University Drive Edinburg, TX 78539
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 
WHO: Commissioner Robert McDowell
WHAT: Press Availability on Transition to Digital Television 
WHEN: March 11, 2009; 12:45 PM
Laredo City Hall
1110 Houston Street, Laredo, TX 78040
The FCC identified target television markets for specific DTV outreach, including all those 
markets in which more than 100,000 households or at least 15% of the households rely solely on 
over-the-air signals for television. 
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