Instead, on or before June 12, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KTEL-TV was required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signals (called a "flash-cut").
Before June 12, 2009, when the transition to digital TV ended for all full-service stations, KTEL-TV was obligated to switch off its analog transmission and begin broadcasting on a digital channel.