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Posted: 8:29 AM Feb 5, 2009
Some Wisconsin Stations are Making the Early Switch
The U.S. House vote to postpone the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting gives stations the option of switching sooner than June 12 if they choose.
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The U.S. House vote to postpone the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting gives stations the option of switching sooner than June 12 if they choose.
Some TV stations in the Madison market are going ahead with digital-only broadcasting on Feb. 17, the original conversion date. A joint statement by WKOW-TV and WISC-TV says their research indicates less than one percent of households in their market are not yet prepared for the conversion from analog to digital.
Each station is expected to inform their viewers of the exact time of the switch on Feb. 17 through station announcements and newscasts.
The Nielsen Co. estimates that more than 6.5 million U.S. households that rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air broadcast signals still are not ready for the conversion
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Please don't convert yet! There are so many people that cannot afford to do this in such a short time (including myself). I have to go to the bank to use internet. I don't want to be out of TV, too. Please extend the date of this switch. After all you really do have until June...Please don't make it hard for us. I will be out of EVERYTHING if you do the switch too early....the switch has been delayed to June . Please consider waiting til then. Please! Thank you.
