The Dog Ate My Transmitter

摘要

The clock is ticking down to the Feb. 17, 2009, date for TV stations to transition to all-digital broadcasting. Before that date, TV stations are required to give all their viewers shows in both digital and analog, but not all are on schedule. The FCC granted 145 stations yet another extension. Democrats running Congress have warned that the date for the switchover to full digital could be moved if not enough voters are digitally enabled by November 2008. Why the delays?