Chicagoans among least-ready for DTV in June

Crain's Chicago Business reports:

Chicago is one of the least-prepared big cities for the nationwide switch to digital television, which is only three weeks away.

Yesterday, area residents generated more calls than those of any other city after television stations across the country ran five-minute warnings on analog broadcast channels about the June 12 transition.

“Chicago, Chicago, Chicago,” sighed a Federal Communications Commission spokesman. “Chicago has been a leader in our call center for some time.”

The FCC says 13.6% of Chicago’s 3.5 million households with televisions rely on over-the-air broadcast signals, higher than the 11.5% national average. According to a May 10 audience survey by Nielsen Co., nearly 77,000 Chicago households are not ready for digital TV.

Some places don't believe in change.