TV stations that can't justify missing the May 1 digital launch deadline will have an extra six months before facing substantial penalty from the FCC. Last week, the commission approved procedures for fining or even stripping permits of DTV laggards, but these toughest sanctions won't be levied right away. "Our goal isn't to punish people but to achieve the goal of getting programming out there," said Barbara Kreisman, chief of the Media Bureau's video services division.
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