Senate Sets the Date: February 2009 for All Digital TV Broadcasts

The Senate has set February 17, 2009 as the date by which U. S. broadcasters must begin sending all digital television signals. Cable operators will convert digital signals back to analog for major networks and some of those households which still don’t get cable will get some assistance to pay for converter boxes. The February date was a compromise; the House had wanted a December 2008 date and an earlier Senate bill had proposed an April 2009 date. Read more here. Read an earlier post on this issue here.