June 13, 2009

2.8 million Americans left hanging by the digital TV transition

It amazes me that after months and months of heavy advertising that some people still didn't realize analog TV signals were going bye-bye in the United States yesterday. That's right. After being delayed from the original February 17, 2009 digital TV transition date, yesterday's cutoff still left 2.8 million Americans hanging. If you have an older television, no cable subscription, and are wondering why the good ol' rabbit ears are only pulling in static, check out our digital TV transition prep guide...for (finally) the final time.

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Posted by Justin Davey at June 13, 2009 8:00 AM

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I saw this contest on-line a few days ago and it looked fun. Gawd what some people watch everyday. Perhaps now they'll have to junk it and start fresh.

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Posted by: David Billings at June 19, 2009 9:04 PM