DTV News for 10-24-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 10-24-2005
433 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Digital TV bill gets Senate panel's OK
Switch from analog possible by April 2009
(New York, NY Times via San Francisco, CA Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... &type=tech

Senator wants $3B in digital TV aid
Subsidy plan would ensure older TV sets still work after broadcasters switch to digital signals.
(Reuters via CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/21/technol ... ney_latest

$3B Proposed To Help People Get Digital TV
Money Would Come From Sale Of Analog Spectrum
(Associated Press via KMGH Denver, CO)
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/technol ... technology

Senate looks to spend $3 billion so people won't lose their TV
(Associated Press via WKRN Nashville, TN / WAFF Huntsville, AL)
http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=4011991
http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=4011906

Commerce Committee sets hard date for end of digital transition
The Senate Commerce Committee set April 7, 2009, as the hard date for completing the DTV transition and allocated $3 billion for a converter box subsidy.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051021/#

Senate Panel Votes '09 For Digital Switch
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networ ... 1001349068

Senate Panel Sets Analog Sunset for