online.wsj.com - 1/27/2009
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COREY BOLES and FAWN JOHNSON WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a bill that would delay until June the date when television stations must broadcast in an all-digital format. Without congressional action, all TV stations by law must stop broadcasting their programs in analog format ...
google.com - 1/23/2009
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google.com —
11 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate appeared
close to agreement late Thursday on a bill to...
delay next month's planned transition from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 setting the stage for a vote early next week. Senate ...
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The Associated Press: Senate nears deal to delay digital ...
reuters.com - 1/27/2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed a bill
on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital...
TV signals, giving consumers nearly four more months to prepare. The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was ...
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Senate passes bill to delay digital TV switch
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news.yahoo.com - 1/27/2009
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WASHINGTON The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to
postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television...
broadcasting by four months to June 12 setting the stage for Congress to pass the proposal as early as Tuesday. Monday's Senate ...
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Senate OKs 4-month delay to digital TV changeover - ...
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Senate Pushes Back DTV Transition
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... The House is also expected to vote on a similar legislation and likely extend the expiration date on all converter box coupons to Sept. 15, says the Wall Street Journal. ...
Senate Passes Bill To Delay DTV Switch To June 12
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... enough, they would support it. Others that may be affected by the delay include the Open Mobile Video Coalition, which has been trying to roll out digital mobile TV services. Most likely, they'll be able to move forward because most broadcasters are already broadcasting on the digital signals, and the switch has more to do with turning off the analog network. While some Republicans in the House are opposed to a delay, the measure should pass in the House before the transition date, the WSJ reports. ...
Senate Passes Bill To Delay DTV Switch To June 12
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... enough, they would support it. Others that may be affected by the delay include the Open Mobile Video Coalition, which has been trying to roll out digital mobile TV services. Most likely, they'll be able to move forward because most broadcasters are already broadcasting on the digital signals, and the switch has more to do with turning off the analog network. While some Republicans in the House are opposed to a delay, the measure should pass in the House before the transition date, the WSJ reports. ...
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blogs.zdnet.com 1/27/2009 — Every night for the past couple of months, the weather person on one of my local TV news programs has been counting down the days to the nation’s switch to digital television. I can almost say it in my sleep: In February 17, the old analog ...
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