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New digital TV switchover deadline: 2009

by Adam Berger on Dec 24, 2005 at 12:25 AM

nullCongress has approved a bill that sets 2009 as the new deadline for the final switch to digital TV. At this time, all American TVs must be able to receive a digital signal and the major broadcast networks (NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, UPN, WB) will have to broadcast 100% of programming in digital form. This will free up a large amount of radio spectrum for emergency broadcasts and bring in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue into the government.

I have still not decided whether I like the deadline or not. While I love my HD, the networks this year have done a great job converting programs over (on their own). Now we need the cable channels to start broadcasting HD.

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