Obama asks for DTV delay
In anticipation of the upcoming switch from analog to digital
over-the-air transmissions, President-elect Barack Obama is asking
Congress to delay the conversion date in order to give more Americans
time to prepare.
Some government officials and consumer groups are worried certain communities may still be unaware of the switch set for Feb. 17.
"The changeover has been public for over a year now and we've made tremendous strides in increasing public awareness, but there are many communities -- communities of color, the elderly, rural communities and people with disabilities -- who may not be completely aware of the change and what they need to do," said Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, in a conference on Tuesday.
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REMINDER: The Upland Public Library is having a workshop tomorrow from 2 to 3 p.m. about the digital television conversion coming up on Feb. 17
John Stone from the Upland Radio Shack will be showing participants who to set up converter boxes.
Those who have analog televisions, or "rabbit ears" will no longer have a picture come Feb. 17 and will need a converter box to receive signals.
Some government officials and consumer groups are worried certain communities may still be unaware of the switch set for Feb. 17.
"The changeover has been public for over a year now and we've made tremendous strides in increasing public awareness, but there are many communities -- communities of color, the elderly, rural communities and people with disabilities -- who may not be completely aware of the change and what they need to do," said Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, in a conference on Tuesday.
Read more here
REMINDER: The Upland Public Library is having a workshop tomorrow from 2 to 3 p.m. about the digital television conversion coming up on Feb. 17
John Stone from the Upland Radio Shack will be showing participants who to set up converter boxes.
Those who have analog televisions, or "rabbit ears" will no longer have a picture come Feb. 17 and will need a converter box to receive signals.
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