I thought stations can switch earlier if they want anyway. I was under the impression some stations already have gone digital only.
Still, it might placate some of the nay-sayers by making it explicit. To hear many complaining about the deadline being extended, including DM above (why would anyone stop watching TV over the fact that some analog stations are still on the air?) you'd think that there isn't going to be any digital broadcasting until February?
The fact is almost all stations are broadcasting in digital right now. Nothing about the delay changes that. What is does do something about is the fact that the shortage of coupons, which is suddenly a big deal with the economy crapping out, is going to prevent near universal take-up of digital in the two weeks left.
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I thought stations can switch earlier if they want anyway. I was under the impression some stations already have gone digital only.
Still, it might placate some of the nay-sayers by making it explicit. To hear many complaining about the deadline being extended, including DM above (why would anyone stop watching TV over the fact that some analog stations are still on the air?) you'd think that there isn't going to be any digital broadcasting until February?
The fact is almost all stations are broadcasting in digital right now. Nothing about the delay changes that. What is does do something about is the fact that the shortage of coupons, which is suddenly a big deal with the economy crapping out, is going to prevent near universal take-up of digital in the two weeks left.