During large scale disasters or weather events, often local TV stations will have better information than local radio stations because they have more resources available to go out and collect information themselves. However, when broadcast TV went digital, it made various electronics obsolete, like my AM/FM/TV band transistor radio.

I just ran across this article about a new line of portable TV's by RCA. And not only will they receive digital TV, but also something called mobile DTV, which I have never heard of before.

From a preparedness perspective, the smallest 3.5 inch model intrigues me since it can be powered by AA batteries (if only I could get a AA-powered mobile phone...). There's also a car tuner model, which is also intriguing since it can easily be powered through the car.

Is anyone familiar with mobile DTV? What kind of programming is available with it?