- to - dig ital ▁television ▁transition ▁that ▁would ▁ultimately ▁occur ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁SD P B ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁analog ▁transmit ters ▁of ▁its ▁stations ▁on ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁basis . ▁List ed ▁below ▁are ▁the ▁dates ▁each ▁analog ▁transmit ter ▁ceased ▁operations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁post - transition ▁channel ▁alloc ations : ▁ ▁K US D - TV ▁shut ▁down ▁its ▁analog ▁signal , ▁over ▁V H F ▁channel ▁ 2 , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁original ▁date ▁in ▁which ▁full - power ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁were ▁to ▁transition ▁from ▁analog ▁to ▁digital ▁broadcast s ▁under ▁federal ▁mand ate ▁( which ▁was ▁later ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁remained ▁on ▁its ▁pre - transition ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 3 4 . ▁Through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁P SI P , ▁digital ▁television ▁rece ivers ▁display ▁the ▁station ' s ▁virtual ▁channel ▁as ▁its ▁former ▁V H F ▁analog ▁channel ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁K B HE - TV ▁shut ▁down ▁its ▁analog ▁signal , ▁over ▁V H F ▁channel ▁ 9 , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁remained ▁on ▁its ▁pre - transition ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 2 6 . ▁Through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁P SI P , ▁digital ▁television ▁rece ivers ▁display ▁the ▁station