engadgethd.com - 2/4/2009
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Now that Senator Jay Rockefeller's bill seems likely to pass , we're able to find out more about it, and what compromises were made. Besides heaping blame upon the outgoing administration for this mess (and rightfully so, but since most of the people on Capitol Hill today have been there for ...
gigaom.com - 2/4/2009
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gigaom.com —
The House voted today to approve a four-month
delay to the transition from analog to digital television...
signals, making the new June 12 deadline a near certainty. The Senate approved its own version of the bill last week, and since both bills are ...
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DTV Delay Almost Official [GigaOM]
news.cnet.com - 2/4/2009
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news.cnet.com —
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to
delay the national transition to digital broadcasting. The bill...
now awaits the president's signature.
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Congress approves DTV delay
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It's official: DTV "hard date" moved to June 12
Engadget —
... After much wrangling, the DTV Delay Act has worked its way through the House of Representatives and will certainly be signed by President Obama, changing the cutoff date for analog broadcasts from February 17 to June 12. Don't expect this to bring a sudden end to ...
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washingtonwatch.com 1/28/2009 — Detailed Summary (Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!) Status of the Legislation Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass ...
DTV delay... delayed? House votes down DTV postponement
arstechnica.com 1/28/2009 —
Broadcasters and viewers have had February 17, 2009 circled on their calendars for some time. That's the day analog television broadcasts are supposed to become a thing of the past in the US. Earlier this week, the Senate approved a ...
Senate, House Pass DTV Delay Bill
ohgizmo.com 2/5/2009 —
By Luke Anderson
Well it seems that this whole DTV transition delay is finally happening. I’ve hoped that our government would see the light, but that is not the case. The latest bill has passed at the House and is on its way to President ...
Many local TV stations to go ahead with DTV switch
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reuters.com 2/11/2009 — 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 ...
President Obama signs DTV delay bill into law
engadgethd.com 2/12/2009 —
No way Obama was going to veto this after driving it all the way through Congress, but technically, the digital TV delay wasn't actually official until now. Late today, America's President signed his name onto the bill which will delay the digital ...
Senate OKs DTV Delay Bill (Again)
gearlog.com 1/30/2009 —
Here we go again.
The Senate on Thursday night approved another bill that will delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12.
As you might recall, the Senate already approved a DTV delay bill on Monday, but it was defeated in the House ...
DTV delay passes, 264-158
arstechnica.com 2/5/2009 —
The House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon passed legislation to delay the transition to digital television and the cessation of analog broadcast, by a largely party-line vote of 264 to 158. The transition, previously scheduled ...
Obama Signs DTV-Delay Bill
broadcastingcable.com 2/11/2009 — President Barack Obama has signed the bill extending the DTV date from Feb. 17 to June 12. His...
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
rockefeller.senate.gov 1/21/2009 — Rockefeller Sworn in for Fifth Term, Continues Fight for West Virginia Washington, D.C. - Senator Jay Rockefeller was sworn in on January 6th for his fifth term in the United States Senate and vowed to continue fighting for West Virginians. ...
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