Feb 6, 2009

Big Switch Delay, Part II

OK, so some of the TV stations that said they would ignore the new Congress-approved delay in the date to switch off their old analog signals NOW say they will delay after all. Among them is WSFA-TV in Montgomery. You can read their story here. On the other hand, my former employer (Yes, it feels very weird writing that!), APT, and others, are sticking to the February 17th date. That means, of course, an even more confusing situation for viewers.A story in The Anniston Star says the FCC has given stations till Monday to inform the agency if they are planning to pull the plug on their analog transmitters on the original February 17th date. The only viewers who have to worry about all of this are those receiving their TV broadcasts via the so-called "rabbit ears" antenna on their set. They need a converter box. And now they've been given a reprieve, at least by WSFA-TV and others, till June 12th.

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