DTV delay passes

[Dan.Strassberg]

I wonder, on February 18, what percentage of the "they told me I
wouldn't have to worry about getting a converter box until June"
people will find themselves without usable TVs (or with TVs that can't
receive the stations they want to watch over the air). IOW, Congress
enacted this legislation to mollify a lot of potentially angry
viewers. Now, I suspect we'll discover that, although there may be
fewer angry viewers than there might have been had Congress done
nothing, there will still be more than enough angry people to keep the
talk shows busy. OTOH, maybe the Whitehouse will be happy to have
provided a distraction for the folks who want to vent their anger
about Sen Daschle et al.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <scott@fybush.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:09 PM
Subject: DTV delay passes


> Watching the vote in the House right now - the bill to delay the
> analog
> shutoff to June now has enough votes to pass. (Not that it will
> matter to
> viewers in Burlington, or Fox viewers in Boston, or PBS viewers in
> Maine
> or CT or RI, or...)
>
> s