[opendtv] Feds: No analog TV by '09
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 10:25:46 -0400
April 15, 2004
Feds: No analog TV by '09
By Brooks Boliek
WASHINGTON -- Federal television regulators are circulating a plan
that would turn off the analog TV signal the nation has used since
electronic TV was first broadcast in the late 1930s before the end of
the 21st century's inaugural decade.
Under the plan, broadcasters would be required by 2009 to return the
analog frequencies they use and switch to digital television because
the FCC will have certified that at least 85% of the nation's
television audience is receiving digital TV signals, commission
officials said Wednesday. Broadcasters are supposed to give back the
analog frequencies at the end of 2006 or when the audience capable of
receiving a digital TV signal reaches 85%, whichever comes first.
Congress and the FCC, however, never determined exactly how to
measure that 85%. FCC mass media bureau chief Ken Ferree said the
plan is a way to make the switch as painless as possible but still
get broadcasters to give up the analog frequencies.
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000487387
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