[78-L] ^digital TV delayed

[William A. Brent]

my tax dollars at work - hard to think of more important issues than television
- except maybe - every other issue.
why not take the money this conversion is costing people like me
(who could care less about TV) and put it to some good, long lasting
use, like preserving some old recordings or films?

At 01:30 PM 1/28/2009, you wrote:
>Well, what do ya know - it died in the House!
>
>http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090128/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv_transition
>
>" WASHINGTON - The House has defeated a bill to postpone the 
>upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting 
>by four months to June 12.
>
>House Republicans succeeded in scuttling a bill to delay the 
>transition, which is scheduled for Feb. 17, less than two days after 
>the Senate unanimously passed the plan.
>The defeat is a setback for the Obama administration and Democrats 
>on Capitol Hill, who fear too many Americans are not ready for the switchover.
>The Nielsen Co. estimates more than 6.5 million U.S. households that 
>rely on analog television sets to pick up over-the-air broadcast 
>signals could see their TV sets go dark next month if the transition 
>is not postponed.  "
>
>
>Rodger
>
>For Best Results use Victor Needles.
>
>.
>
>--- On Tue, 1/27/09, Ken "Silver Showcase" <kenreg at tds.net> wrote:
>
>From: Ken "Silver Showcase" <kenreg at tds.net>
>Subject: Re: [78-L] ^digital TV delayed
>To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 10:49 AM
>
>Rodger Holtin wrote:
> > as predicted by some of our astute members, digital tv deadline delayed
> >
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/digital_transition_delay
> >
>
>Not quite yet.  The House still has to pass it and that vote may come on
>Tuesday.  My guess is that it will sail through the House as it did the
>Senate, but with Congress few things are certain until the vote is taken
>and even then ...
>
>And then, of course, the President has to sign it, but since he pushed
>it in the first place I doubt he'll veto it.
>
>-- Ken R.
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