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NEWS ABOUT: analog

analog stories: 5 news summaries

 Some Stations Go 
 Digital Next Week 

Hundreds of stations switch despite delay

Feb 11, 09 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Nearly 700 local TV stations across America plan to switch from analog to digital signals next week despite a new law delaying the transition deadline until June, CNET reports. Congress is worried that 20 million consumers, mostly poor, elderly, or living in rural areas, still don't have the conversion equipment... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • ABC • Fox • digital broadcasting • analog • digital converter box

 House Rejects Digital TV Delay 

Republicans argue deferral will cost broadcasters

Jan 28, 09 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - The House defeated a bill today to delay the switch to all-digital television, the Washington Post reports. The vote comes two days after the Senate approved extending the deadline to June 12 from Feb. 17, and is a defeat for congressional Democrats and the Obama administration, who want to give... More »

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television • Congress • digital television • analog networks • House Republicans • analog • Obama administration

 Digital Switch Hits Glitches 

Ahead of transition, viewers struggle to receive digital signals

Jan 21, 09 5:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The big switch to digital TV may be less than a month away but many viewers are finding the transition anything but smooth, the Washington Post reports. Consumers are discovering that getting a converter box for older analog sets or buying a new digital TV doesn't always guarantee good reception.... More »

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television • digital television • TV antenna • transmission • analog • digital converter box • digital transition

Obama Wants
to Delay Digital TV Switch

Too many people unprepared, he tells Congress in letter

Jan 8, 09 7:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The push to delay pulling the plug on analog television gained an important convert today: Barack Obama. The president-elect's transition team sent a letter to Congress urging it to push back the Feb. 17 conversion date to all-digital TV, the Los Angeles Times reports. It cited in particular the Commerce... More »

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television • FCC • digital television • analog • digital converter box • President Obama

Feds Warn of Scam on
'Free' Digital Converter Box

Better Business Bureau warns consumers on Miracle ClearView offer for analog TVs

Jun 24, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers beware: “Free” digital converter boxes for analog TVs, advertised in newspapers across the country, could run you $100—some $80 more than just buying a box using a government coupon. The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about the ad from Universal TechTronics, designed to look like... More »

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television • scam • digital television • analog • digital converter box • Universal TechTronics • Better Business Bureau

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