Meet the Press; deceased Helena Moreno – anchor and consumer reporter (November 2000–March 2008); former Democratic Louisiana politician Ed Nelson – actor; deceased Kim Peterson – anchor/reporter; later at WYAY radio in Atlanta Dallas Raines – chief meteorologist, now at KABC-TV in Los Angeles Nash Roberts – meteorologist (October 1951–November 1973); later at WVUE and WWL-TV; deceased Norman Robinson – anchor/reporter (1990–2014; retired) Susan Roesgen – anchor/reporter (1993–2001); now at WGNO Dick Van Dyke – actor Charlie Van Dyke – voice-over and staff announcer, now a client for WVUE Charles Zewe – anchor/reporter (August 1976–June 1978/January 1981–May 1987); later at CNN, now Vice President of Communications for the Louisiana State University System Technical information Subchannels The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Since March 31, 2012, WDSU digital subchannel 6.2 has been affiliated with MeTV; the subchannel originally launched in 2006 as an affiliate of NBC Weather Plus, before affiliating with The Local AccuWeather Channel in 2009, shortly after Weather Plus' shutdown. Channel 6.2 can be seen on Cox Communications digital cable channel 108 in the New Orleans area, on channel 115 for Charter Spectrum customers on the Northshore, and on channel 136 for Spectrum customers on the Southshore. Analog-to-digital conversion WDSU shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 43. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6. Like all stations broadcasting on channel 6 prior to the digital switchover, WDSU's audio signal could be heard on 87.75 MHz on the FM band in New Orleans and the surrounding areas. As part of the SAFER Act, WDSU kept its analog signal on the air until July 12 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters. Digital retransmission disputes In October 2006, a dispute between WDSU's owner, Hearst-Argyle Television, and Cox Communications caused WDSU's high definition feed to be pulled from Cox's New Orleans area system. As a result, no HD program content was available from WDSU via any medium (over the air, cable, or satellite), forcing New Orleans viewers looking for high-definition NBC programming to attempt to