Looks like the Digital TV transistion won’t happen next month afterall, at least not completely. A new bill trucking through Congress would allow broadcasters to convert now if they like, but push the mandatory deadline back to June 12th.
A bipartisan agreement to delay the country’s digital TV changeover from Feb. 17 to June 12 was announced Thursday night by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
The new version allows TV stations to switch from an analog to a digital signal early without penalty and allows the government to issue more discount coupons for converter boxes that deliver digital signals to analog sets.
I wonder how this impacts the FCC’s sale of the spectrum?
via Senate Agrees to Delay Digital Transition; Vote Expected Next Week – TVWeek – News.
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