OK, so now Congress has voted to delay the FCC mandated switch from Analog to Digital transmission for the country's TV stations. Originally, all of those old transmitters were to be shut off on February 17th...the new date is June 12th...more time to allow consumers to buy converter boxes and get ready. But in its wisdom, the congress is allowing stations to make the switch early if they want to. There are few if any stations not ready for the switch, so on the 17th they'll have a choice...shut off those old transmitters that cost a fortune to run and go 100% digital, or leave 'em on? What do you think the broadcasters will do?
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Feb 5, 2009
The Big Switcheroo
OK, so now Congress has voted to delay the FCC mandated switch from Analog to Digital transmission for the country's TV stations. Originally, all of those old transmitters were to be shut off on February 17th...the new date is June 12th...more time to allow consumers to buy converter boxes and get ready. But in its wisdom, the congress is allowing stations to make the switch early if they want to. There are few if any stations not ready for the switch, so on the 17th they'll have a choice...shut off those old transmitters that cost a fortune to run and go 100% digital, or leave 'em on? What do you think the broadcasters will do?
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