Although Congress has passed new legislation that allows analog TV stations to continue to operate through June 12, 2009, WTCI has decided to continue with the planned analog shut-off on February 17, 2009. The analog transmitter will not be shut-down immediately. WTCI will continue to operate the analog transmitter as part of the FCC's 'Nightlight' program which permits eligible full-power television stations to continue their analog broadcasting for up to 30 days after the February 17, 2009 transition date for the sole purpose of providing “Analog Nightlight service,” i.e., providing emergency and DTV transition consumer information. Viewers will have one more week to watch programming on the analog TV channel. Then it will be avaialble for two more weeks for emergency information and instructions on how to receive the digital TV channel. An e-mail address has been set-up for questions related to the DTV conversion (dtv@wtcitv.org) or you can call the station (423) 702-7800.