Hi list,

I've been reading that somewhere between 9 million and 25 million people 
will lose 1 or more of their TV signals that are now analog when the switch 
is made.  These people are living in fringe areas and will need not just the 
converter boxes but a fairly high gain roof mount antenna.  This will add 
significantly to the cost of the conversion for these people to say nothing 
of the inconvenience.  This is just another example of letting the market 
decide issues without any real regulation and planning.  Canada is waiting 
until 2011 to force the switch.  They have debated this issue and they want 
to make sure that everyone has the ability to do the switch over with 
minimal inconvenience.  Canada is much more spread out in area than the US 
and the issues of fringe area reception will be greater in the western 
provinces--thus the delay.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Senk, Mark J. (CDC/NIOSH/NPPTL)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: breaking news!


There is something I don't understand.  Is the FCC requiring use of both =
analog and digital transmission?  I thought this decision just extends =
the time that analog is permitted.  Stations are going to lose viewers =
no matter what the cut off date is.
Let's hope stations are digital ready by now.


I just paid $120 for cable and Internet and am seriously thinking of =
putting an antenna near the window for my $12 converter box.

Mark



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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:52 AM
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Subject: Re: breaking news!

This has already been rescheduled about 10 times in the last 7 or 8 =
years, it will again and might even run TV stations broke in the =
process. 10K extra a month to run both ways at the same time is a lot of =
money with the economy as it is.
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: breaking news!


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>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
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