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FLORIDA TODAY THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 7C 960 Local Stocks aS(jaq composite NAME LAST CHG 920 Close: 939.15 1,790 Close: 1,853.08 NAME TKR LAST CHGAYTD Change: Change: I 1.680 10 DAYS 2,000 Inc AirTran AuthenTec 880 10 DAYS 960 i 18.52 .67 16.07 40.43 1.00 3.91 31.78 .51 4.19 .07 -14 8 24.5 8.4 BkolAm Boeing Brunswick BurgerKing 52.08 16.07 9.07 38.67 1.18 4.8 30.6 6.1 1.9 15 3 CVS Care Carnival Centex 120.1 ProUShtRE ProUShOG ProUShtFn ProUltRE ProUltFin ProctGam ProgsvCp ProLogis Prudentl Qualcom QwestCm RFMicD RegionsFn RschMotn RiteAid SLMCp SpdrGold SpdrHome SpdrRetl SanDisk Satyam SchergPI Schlmbrg Schwab 46.07 .04 4.07 .01 3.32 .04 4.00 83.45 1.43 1.52 8.15 .24 93.86 .03 .17 10.6 9.7 2.5 Darden DeltaAir Disney FPL Grp Gannett GenDynam GenElec GldFId HarrisCorp HarrisStrA HlthSouth HomeDp HuntBnk 640 a 1 A 1'200 A StOCksRecap HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG. CHG. WK DOW 8834.93 8639.95 8739.02 i NYSE NASD DOW Trans. 3422.97 3327.81 3391.48 2.22 0.07 i DOWUtil. 347.24 340.87 346.08 5.26 1 54 Vol.

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We write the words that speak to you. FLORIDATGrOAY. PRIME FED RATE FUNDS YEST 3.25 6 M0 AGO 4.00 1.00 1 YR AGO 5.00 2.00 Car customers express concerns Networks push to notify viewers of digital change DIGITAL, from 8C vv if Local station switch times Here's a list of TV stations large and small serving Brevard County and what time Friday they will convert to digital signals. WKMG-TV, Channel 6, CBS, 6 a.m. WKCF, Channel 17, CW, 6 a.m.

WESH, Channel 11, NBC, 6 a.m. WFTV, Channel 9, ABC, noon. WOFL, Channel 22, FOX, 6 p.m. WOPX, Channel 48, ION, 6 p.m. WRBW, Channel 41, MYTV, 6 p.m.

WHLV-TV, TBN, Channel 51, 6 p.m. WOTF-TV, Channel 43, Telefutura, 6 p.m. Source: Federal Communications Commission These Central Florida stations made the digital transition on or before Feb. 17 WRDQ, Channel 27, ABC WTGL, Channel 46 WACX, Channel 40 WBCC, Channel 30', PBS WDSC-TV, Channel 33 WMFE-TV, Channel 23, PBS WVEN-TV, Channel 49, Univision pain of economic downturns. "I've always liked them here," Wahrer said "They're honest people and they tell it like it is." Joseph, 56, grew up in the automobile dealership industry and has been working in the business since he was 12, performing just about every task there is, from mopping floors to overseeing the whole operation.

He now must use every bit of that knowledge to develop a plan for the future. First, there is the process of getting rid of $300,000 in Chrysler parts. They'll probably end up at other dealerships, sold for a lot less than $300,000. "They're not worth what you think they might be worth when you're trying to sell them instantly," Joseph said. Joseph also intends to continue servicing vehicles, all makes and models, with the four automotive technicians he has left.

Warranty work will have to be done at an authorized Chrysler dealership, but he's urging all others with service needs to come to him. He also plans to move ahead with a pre-owned vehicle superstore concept on the dealership's eight acres. 1 That means vastly increasing the current 25ar inventory. The challenge is getting your hands on the inven- DODGE, from 8C dealership all, he says, at Chrysler's insistence. Then last month, a terse letter from Chrysler informed him the dealership was losing its franchise agreement.

"Why shut someone like us down?" asked Vincent Anthony, a Sunshine Dodge salesman for the last 11 years. "No one is addressing the real story. It's 50,000 people out of work." Anthony, unlike Joseph, is angry at the situation and isn't shy about expressing it. "This is a big family," Anthony said of the dealership staff, which has fallen to about 25 people from more than 50. "George is a great guy to work for and they really screwed him." Behind the creme colored dealership building that's trimmed in red, Louie Pero-nard sipped coffee as new tires were put on his Dodge Ram truck.

He has always liked Sunshine Dodge and trusted employees to be fair. "It's sad to see it come to this," Peronard said. "This place used to be full and a lot of cars were coming in and out." James Wahrer of Indialan-tic sensed the sadness at the dealership as he pulled up in a gold Suzuki Grand Vitara to see how much he could sell it for. Wahrer came to Brevard County after getting laid off by NCR Corp. many years ago so he knows the 1 In hopes of keeping those angry consumers to a minimum, Bright House Networks went on a marketing campaign blitz all last year.

The company has extended outreach efforts to local churches, on Web sites and at libraries, and in several languages. There has even been a display at the Orlando Science Center about the digital TV transition since last fall. Brian Craven, director of communications for Bright House, said that out of those in the area who are not ready, the Hispanic community shows the highest percentage of unprepared households. To lessen that gap, he is planning radio interviews through Friday about the transition, targeting Spanish-language radio stations. "This is a historic change, and we've tried to make every effort to do outreach on many levels," he said.

Now, down to the wire, station managers and cable companies feel that they are well prepared. Are consumers? So far, according to a survey by Nielsen Media, only 1.5 percent of customers of TV households nationwide about 3 million homes are unprepared for the switch. Another 13 million homes are expected to be only partially ready, says the FCC, citing Nielsen data. That means at least one TV in the home say, in a guest room Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY Familiar feeling. Sunshine Dodge customer James Wahrer of Indialantic came to this area after being laid off by NCR Corp.

many years ago, and identifieswith the car sales company's current problems. tory," Joseph said. "New car sales are what generates the used cars. New car sales have been off quite a while now, for all makes and brands and models, and that has reduced the potential of used cars out on the market. They're scarcer now.

It's supply and demand. A car that was 'X' amount of dollars is now 'X' plus 10. But public thinks it should still be That's Joseph's future for the time being. It's a far cry from once being one of the more successful dealerships lining what's known as "Dealer's Row" on U.S. 1 in Melbourne.

"We're here to stay," Joseph said. "We're still committed to Brevard County." Contact Price it 242-3658 or wprlce9flortdatoday.com. i or garage won't be prepared Lawmakers delayed the switch from February to June when it became apparent that the government and the public weren't prepared. Torbert said about 20,000 households in the Central Florida viewing area, including Brevard, may not be ready, and he has been receiving calls from panicked viewers. "We've been running a crawl and that crawl was motivation to a lot of people to call and tell us that they were watching us over analog and that they hadn't done anything," he said.

Torbert said the questions his station has received have been "all over the place," from how to properly install antennas to making sure converter boxes are set up correctly to finding out how to get coupons to purchase boxes. To continue receiving signals on Friday, TVs must be hooked up to a converter box that turns digital signals into analog. The government is offering $40 coupons two per household to offset the cost. The FCC has contracted with vendors across t)ie country for help with In-home installation services. The service is free, but consumers must supply their own converter box and I Contact Best at 242-3784 or kbestSflorldatoday.com..