The End of Television: Part III June 11, 2009

An installation 81 years in the making.


Who: Brian Feldman Projects (PILLOWLANDO, Lightsaber Battle (for Chris), sleepwalk)

What: The End of Television: Part III - A daylong storefront installation commemorating the end of analog broadcast television in the United States and the conclusion of the DTV Transition.

This installation features television sets tuned to the remaining Central Florida analog signals: WESH-Channel 2 (NBC), WKMG-Channel 6 (CBS), WFTV-Channel 9 (ABC), WKCF-Channel 18 (The CW), WOFL-Channel 35 (FOX), WOTF-Channel 43 (Telefutura), WDTO-Channel 50 (Daystar Television Network), WHLV-Channel 52 (TBN) and WRBW-Channel 65 (MyNetworkTV); all of which will be turned off at various times on Friday 12 June 2009.

There may be additional television sets tuned to stations of indeterminate origin.

To see what happened on Tue 17 Feb 2009 (The End of Television: Part II), visit: http://tr.im/gxaf [The New York Times - Media Decoder Blog]. (Thank you, Etan Horowitz (@etanowitz on Twitter)!)

When: Friday 12 June 2009 from 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Central Florida analog television turn off times:
WESH-Channel 2 (NBC) analog turn off @ 9:00 AM (09:00:00) @WESH on Twitter
WKCF-Channel 18 (The CW) analog turn off @ 9:00 AM (09:00:00) @cw18tv on Twitter
WKMG-Channel 6 (CBS) analog turn off @ 12:25 PM (12:25:00) @clickorlando on Twitter
WFTV-Channel 9 (ABC) analog turn off @ 1:00 PM (13:00:00) @WFTV on Twitter
WOFL-Channel 35 (FOX) analog turn off @ 6:20 PM (18:20:00) @myfoxorlando on Twitter
WRBW-Channel 65 (MyNetworkTV) analog turn off @ 11:20 PM (23:20:00)
WOTF-Channel 43 (Telefutura) analog turn off @ 11:59 PM (23:59:00)
WHLV-Channel 52 (TBN) analog turn off @ 11:59 PM (23:59:00)
WDTO-Channel 50 (Daystar Television Network) analog turn off time unknown

If you show up between 12:00 AM to 8:59 AM, all television sets will have a broadcast signal. After 11:59 PM, all television sets will show either static, or a special message about DTV, which in some cases will loop until Sun 12 July.

Where: Frames Forever & Art Gallery - 941 Orange Ave Winter Park FL 32789
(NE of S Orlando Ave / US 17-92, SW of Pennsylvania Ave) http://tr.im/ffmap [Google Maps]

Cost: Free

Websites:
http://brianfeldman.com (Brian Feldman)
http://twitter.com/BrianFeldman (@BrianFeldman on Twitter)
http://framesforever.com (Frames Forever & Art Gallery)
http://bit.ly/eotv3fb (The End of Television: Part III : Facebook Event)
http://bit.ly/eotv3release (The End of Television: Part III : Google Docs)
When referencing on Twitter, please use hashtag: #EndOfTV

Public Transportation / Vehicle Parking:
LYNX: Take Link 102 (http://tr.im/lynx102) just north of Minnesota Ave in Winter Park. The bus stop is across from Rollins College’s Harold Alfond Stadium. Walk south along Orange Ave. / Street parking is available along Orange Ave and side streets.

Get Involved: If you have a working analog television (without a built-in digital tuner: integrated DTV) and would like to be part of this installation, please contact Brian Feldman, or drop off your set with name and contact info attached to the back to Frames Forever & Art Gallery.

Brian Feldman Projects is Central Florida’s premiere experimental time-based performance art outfit. Dinners on stage with real life families, leaping off ladders for 24 hours, massive pillow fights, group tours in Google translated Swedish through IKEA - this is what we do. Upcoming projects include Feldman’s Infamous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest (4 Jul 2009), Brian Feldman Eats Everything Off The Menu At Loving Hut (25 Jul 2009). http://brianfeldman.com/projects

Official Website: http://brianfeldman.com