[opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:26:55 -0800
And, it's a cold winter, due to "the global warming." However, aren't roofs
slippery when in the middle of summer, one is atop them and sweating?
(There are always excuses, and the campaign was in full swing before winter
set in.) That said, I don't want anybody to fall off a roof.
By the way, the word from the FCC is that "nightlight" operations on
low-band VHFs will be the easiest to grant.
If they are sensible and want to minimize winter issues -- and the choice of
Leon Panetta as CIA chief shows otherwise -- they will simply provide
stations that want the ability to continue analog to do so for three months.
As bert said, perhaps uniquely insightful for him, moving back deadlines
just means that people will move back dealing with something. Nothing gets
people off the stick like missing something they are accustomed to.
I'm wondering if this action is akin to the Clintonian "don't ask/don't
tell" or "HillaryCare" fiascos of 16 years ago.
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de John Shutt
Enviado el: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:04 PM
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Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
The middle of a Nielsen sweep isn't the problem. Here in Michigan the
problem is people who have gotten used to watching VHF stations finding out
that their antenna is inadequate for UHF digital stations, and having to
repair or replace antennas IN THE MIDDLE OF BLOODY WINTER.
It snows here on occasion.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I always thought the idea of doing the transition in the
> middle of a Nielsen sweep would be interesting.
>
>
>
> John Willkie, who notes that anything that Ed Markey supports is by
> experience, very foolish.
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> De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
> nombre de James Albro
> Enviado el: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:13 PM
> Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Asunto: [opendtv] Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
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>
>
> Here we go...
>
> Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
>
>
> By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/8/2009 2:30:00 PM
>
>
> Related:
> The <http://www.broadcastingcable.com/Community/DTV+Countdown/48696.html>
> DTV Countdown: Complete Coverage of the DTV Transition
> Markey: Feb. <http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6627445.html> 17
> DTV Date May Have To Move
>
> President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to extend the Feb. 17 DTV
> transition date.
>
> Citing problems with the DTV-to-analog converter box program and
> "inadequate
> funding" of government DTV education programs, John Podesta, co-chair of
> the
> Obama-Biden transition team, requested that "the cut-off date for analog
> signals should be reconsidered and extended."
>
> That is according to a letter (click
> <http://www.broadcastingcable.com/contents/pdf/Podesta%20DTV%20Letter.pdf>
> here to view) being sent Thursday to the chairs and ranking Republicans on
> the House and Senate Committees overseeing communications (The House
> Energy
> & Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce Committee).
>
> Saying that only 28 days after the inauguration Americans would wake up to
> find their analog TV's no longer able to receive an over-the-air
> signal-and
> pointing to the decision on the date made in 2005 and implemented by the
> outgoing administration-Podesta urged them to "consider a change to the
> legislatively mandated cut-off date."
>
> He said that funds to support the conversion are "woefully inadequate,"
> particularly to address the problems of seniors and low income viewers.
>
> He also suggested that there would be money from the president-elect's
> economic recovery package that would help address the funding shortfalls.
>
> Consumers
>
<http://www.broadcastingcable.com/contents/pdf/CU_DTV%20Letter%20to%20House%
> 20Commerce_FINAL.PDF> Union, which called for a similar move Wednesday
> after consultation with the transition, has suggested moving the date to
> midsummer.
>
> C 2009, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All
> Rights Reserved.
>
>
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