XML FeedsI Want My DTV...Later
By Richard Amada on Feb 11, 2009 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
Well, you've probably heard the news...perhaps on your analog TV. Congress reversed an earlier position and voted to delay the mandatory changeover to digital television. And today President Obama signed it into law. The new mandatory transition date has been pushed from February 17 to June 12.
Why the delay? Well, I'm sure it had absolutely nothing to do with my earlier blog post in which I whimsically quipped whether anyone could smell a lawsuit coming. No, rather, the rationale is that, by estimates, at least six million Americans just aren't ready yet. That is, they've got analog TVs with no converter box, and the Commerce Department ran out of discount coupons for the boxes. Result: TV can remain analog a little bit longer.
As I understand the new law, TV stations can still make the switch to broadcasting only a digital signal as of February 17. But they aren't required to do it until June 12.
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