The switch from analog to digital TV probably won’t happen until the middle of the year following a Senate vote to delay the changeover.
The Senate voted unanimously Monday to push the switch from Feb. 17 to June 12. A House committee will hear a separate bill on delaying the transition on Tuesday; the Obama administration is also backing a delay in the transition.
Estimates from Nielsen say that about 6.5 million households that receive over-the-air signals still aren’t ready to make the switch. People who have older TVs and don’t have cable or satellite service will need converter boxes to receive digital signals.
More information on the delay can be found in the Chicago Tribune.
Source: Zap2It
