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Obama signs bill delaying switch to digital TV

Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Times 02/11/2009 17:06
Obama signs bill delaying switch to digital TV - Obama - digital - TV


President Obama made the digital TV delay official Wednesday, signing legislation to put off the switch until June 12, the White House said.



He and Congress hope to give millions of unprepared viewers four more months to upgrade their equipment so they don't lose over-the-air programming.

Although the major TV stations in Los Angeles won't turn off their analog signals until the new deadline, the law allows stations to apply to switch on the original date -- at the end of the day Tuesday -- or any time before June 12.

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