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washingtonpost.com - 2/17/2009
Across Nation, Some TV Stations Go Digital Tonight
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reuters.com - 2/11/2009
Many local TV stations to go ahead with DTV switch | Technology
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 40 percent of the nation's hundreds of TV stations will be broadcasting completely... in digital signals next week, even after regulators delayed a mandatory nationwide switch to "DTV" by months. The Federal Communications ... (more) Many local TV stations to go ahead with DTV ...

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google.com - 2/17/2009
The Associated Press: Some TV stations get ready to cut analog signals
— google.com — 11 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) Some TV stations will cut their analog signals today and move... to digital-only broadcasting. Others will take advantage of a grace period passed by Congress and wait until June 12. In theater superstition, a bad dress ... (more) The Associated Press: Some TV stations get ready to cut ...
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washingtonpost.com - 2/13/2009
FCC Targets TV Stations Shutting Analog
— washingtonpost.com — The Federal Communications Commission has told the owners of 123 TV stations that had planned to go... ahead with the switch to digital broadcasts next week that they cannot do so unless they can show that consumers in their viewing areas will not be ... (more) FCC Targets TV Stations Shutting Analog
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DTV Day
dailywireless.org — It’s D-Day for some television viewers in the United States. For years, the government and industry has said Feb. 17, 2008, would be the day when analog TV signals go away. But roughly two-thirds of TV stations, and nearly all the ones in major cities, will remain on the air in analog. A grace period, passed by Congress last month extended the switchover deadline until June 12, prompted by a lack of funding for converter coupons and mid-winter inconvenience. But Congress left the door open ...

Give the digital TV switch a better reception
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... About 400 TV stations are shutting off their analog broadcasts at midnight tonight as part of the nation's switch to all-digital signals. But the new era hasn't gotten off to a great start for some viewers. ...

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