Analog signals would be shut down April 7, 2009 under a draft bill circulating in the Senate. The “Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005” also has provisions to fund a converter box subsidy, low-power and translator digital upgrades, emergency communications and hurricane assistance -- all out of spectrum au

The new analog cut-off date noted in a draft bill on Capitol Hill is April 7, 2009. The date is a compromise time frame between Jan. 1, 2009 and late summer of 2009, although Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) reportedly plans to offer an amendment to continue to push for a cut-off by 2007 or even 2006, so that emergency fi

The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday voted 19-3 to end analog broadcast TV on April 7, 2009, a day that could either live in infamy or get scuttled in political gobbledy-gook. The date is ensconced in the "Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005," a bill driven by a budget reconciliation requirement that t

As you may have read in the TV Technology News Bytes article Senate Panel Approves April 7, 2009 Analog Shutoff , we are moving closer to having a firm shut off date for analog TV. However, before the shutdown can become law, it has to be approved by the House of Representatives, which still has Dec. 31, 2008 as the s

Before Congress adjourned for its holiday recess last week, the Senate managed to pass House-approved legislation that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the cut-off date for analog broadcasts. Earlier last week the House agreed to the same date, which is a compromise between both chambers. Technically, the measure must once agai

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee yesterday approved a deadline of April 7, 2009, for television stations to shut down analog.

By a two-vote margin, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation last week containing the television deadline

Lawmakers are nowhere near hammering out an acceptable analog sunset bill if the latest House subcommittee hearing is any indication. The hearing, held Thursday, revolved around a draft bill unveiled late last week calling for analog TV signals to end Dec. 31, 2008. Three particular points emerged at the hearing--set-