Electronics technicians Florencio Rosales (left) and Jack Lockard work inside Budget TV Repair, 9641 Menaul Blvd. N.E. The shop, which has been in business since 1981, has been owned by Lockard since 1981. The number of TV-repair businesses nationwide has dropped from about 20,000 to 5,000 in the past two decades. But the National Electronics Service Dealers Association says the industry is on an upsurge with the rise in high-definition TVs, which are easier to repair.