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Home Theater October 26, 2007	FCC Slaps Retailers on Analog TV Labeling The fines are for selling analog televisions without adequately warning consumers that these sets will become obsolete with the end of analog broadcasting on February 17, 2009.
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InternetNews June 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Tuning In DTV The Federal Communications Commission told TV makers today they must comply with a July 1 mandate to carry digital tuners in half of their most popular models.
InternetNews January 23, 2007 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Pushes Educational Outreach New legislation would mandate consumer programs by broadcasters, retailers and the FCC.
Home Theater October 18, 2007	Best Buy Banishes Obsolete TVs Best Buy stopped selling analog sets on October 1, 2007. No longer will confused low-end consumers take home obsolete TVs. A bright new DTV world is dawning.
Home Theater May 20, 2009	FCC to Do 'Soft Test' of DTV Transition Analog TV broadcasts will be interrupted three times on May 21, 2009 with a message heralding the end of analog broadcasting, coming on June 12.
Home Theater April 14, 2004	Study: Rosy Future for DTVs Global shipments of digital televisions will hit 93 million in 2008, more than five times the present level, according to In-Stat/MDR.
Home Theater June 24, 2009	Smaller DTVs May See Renewed Focus The outlook for DTVs includes a renewed focus on smaller sets and higher sales for sets with double or quadruple frame rates, which reduce image lag in LCD displays.
Home Theater October 2, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Consumers Buying More But Smaller TVs Sales of sets up to 37 inches outpacing larger ones by 3:2.
Home Theater April 7, 2008	Consumers Won't Trash Analog TVs A new study shows most of the obsolete TV sets will find loving new homes.
Knowledge@Wharton	Television's Digital Dilemma If the struggle over digital television in the U.S. were made into a TV show, it would be a tale of intrigue, backstabbing and hidden motives.
Home Theater March 20, 2009	More Stations to Make Early DTV Transition The DTV transition scenario continued to develop this week when the Federal Communications Commission announced that 158 more stations plan to complete their switch from analog to digital broadcasting before June 12's final drop-dead deadline.
Home Theater February 19, 2009	Hello, FCC? My TV Went Dark On the day after the nation's TV stations ceased analog broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission received 28,000 phone calls.
Home Theater June 11, 2009	DTV Transition Deadline Is Tomorrow Tomorrow, June 12, 2009 is the final deadline for the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. Here's the DTV transition thought of the day: Does it matter?
Home Theater February 17, 2009	Happy DTV Transition Day, Part 1 Today is the originally scheduled date of the DTV transition. Some television stations will make the transition from antiquated analog to cool new digital broadcasting on this very date. Others will have to wait till June 12. Here's a look at the current tally.
Home Theater October 30, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Will FCC Revoke DTV Spectrum? Wireless broadband may take precedence over digital TV.
Home Theater September 11, 2008	Wilmington, NC Lives the DTV Future Now Folks in Wilmington, North Carolina are getting digital signals exclusively in a trial run for the overall U.S. DTV transition.
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Rob Sabin	Everything You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition In reality, the digital TV transition isn't all that complicated. For most people, it is a nonissue, and for everyone else, adjusting to the switch will require minimal effort and expense.
Home Theater June 17, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	DTV Transition Is a Year Old Are you enjoying your free over-the-air HDTV?
Home Theater March 26, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson	HDTV Tuning for the Masses Can two hundred bucks really buy you high-definition happiness?
Home Theater March 19, 2009	FCC Tweaks DTV Transition Scenario The Federal Communications Commission is using what it learned in February to set down rules for the remainder of the stations that complete the transition in June.
Home Theater August 27, 2007	Free Analog Cable Service Urged A coalition of small cable operators is urging Congress to let them provide free analog cable service following the switchover to digital television broadcasting.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk Congress finally sent legislation Wednesday to President Bush that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the end of analog broadcasting in the United States. After that, television sets must have digital tuners to receive an over-the-air signal.
Home Theater May 30, 2008	Nielsen: Million of Analog-TV Homes Unready Nearly 10 million American homes are "completely unready" for the DTV transition, according to a Nielsen Media Research.
Home Theater September 19, 2008	FCC: DTV Test 99 Percent Successful The nation's first full test of the DTV transition has been 99 percent successful, says the chair of the FCC.
Home Theater February 4, 2009	It's Official: DTV Transition Botched The on-again, off-again effort to delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 has overcome its biggest obstacle.
Home Theater February 29, 2008	Secret Shoppers Find DTV Confusion Retailers are not giving consumers accurate information about the transition to digital television, according to a report issued by U.S. PIRG, the federation of state-based Public Interest Research Groups.
Home Theater August 22, 2008	FCC Does DTV Promo Tour With the DTV transition deadline looming early next year, members of the Federal Communications Commission are hitting the streets to educate Americans.
InternetNews February 17, 2005 Roy Mark	House Considers Subsidizing DTV Transition A new proposal aims to speed broadcasters' move to digital and open spectrum for advanced wireless services.
Home Theater January 22, 2009	Hawaii Enters DTV Age Early Hawaii became the first state in the union to turn off analog television signals, thus entering the age of DTV at least a month earlier than the deadline for the other 49 states.
Home Theater August 23, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	CEA Bucks FM Portable Mandate Should portable devices be required to have radio tuners?
PC Magazine March 1, 2009 Sascha Segan	Don't Delay the DTV Transition We've waited long enough for the analog to digital television conversion. It's time to switch over.
Home Theater October 4, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	TV Blare Bill Passes Senate CALM Act requires FCC to enforce rules for TV ad volumes.
InternetNews January 16, 2007 Roy Mark	Coalition Pushes For DTV Transition Tech companies, trade groups urge Congress to hold fast to Feb. 17, 2009 cut-off as the end of analog broadcasting.
Home Theater Mark Fleischmann	Some DTV Stations Suffer in Transition Some two dozen DTV stations who are having trouble reaching their viewers in the wake of the DTV transition are receiving help from the Federal Communications Commission, reports the Associated Press.
InternetNews March 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Feds Tune In DTV Subsidy Plan All U.S. households will be eligible for two $40 coupons to help defray the cost of digital converter boxes that analog television sets will need to view over-the-air broadcasting after Feb. 17, 2009.
InternetNews September 8, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Dawn of the Digital Television Era First DTV switchover today in test market Wilmington, N.C., in advance of nationwide transition in February.
Home Theater June 9, 2009	FCC Maps DTV Losers On Friday the Federal Communications Commission updated its list of 319 stations in which two percent or more of households would lose TV service in the switch from analog to digital signals.
InternetNews September 16, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Are We Ready for DTV? After a DTV test launch in North Carolina, a House subcommittee questions the country's preparedness for February's nationwide transition.
Home Theater June 22, 2009	DTV Transition Brings Peculiar Responses The DTV transition has prompted some interesting responses.
InternetNews February 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	DTV Snags Loom Large Despite Delay FCC chairman warns of widespread confusion as many stations plan to shut off analog signals next week.
InternetNews March 2, 2007 Roy Mark	Dingell Dangles DTV Delay Chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee slams digital converter box subsidy program.
Home Theater July 11, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson	Money for Nothing (to Watch) How many analog TV viewers are there and should they get a DTV tuner subsidy when there's nothing to watch?
Home Theater May 22, 2009	FCC Girds for Analog Armageddon The Federal Communications Commission is going into high gear to ensure that the final stage of the DTV transition goes smoothly.
InternetNews December 21, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk With President Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years.
Home Theater February 25, 2008	Feds Mail Analog-TV Adapter Coupons Your $40 federal subsidy designed to keep your old TV going is in the mail -- if you've requested it.
Home Theater January 13, 2009	DTV Transition May Be Delayed Acting in response to consumer-group complaints, the Obama transition team has asked the Federal Communications to delay the DTV transition.
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Analog TV: Fade To Black On Feb. 17, 2009 Congress will decree that broadcasters must end analog transmissions on that date and switch to the digital technology they have been phasing in for several years. If you are planning to buy a television, make sure it's digital-ready.
Home Theater March 14, 2008 Mark Fleischmann	DTV Broadcasts to Get Field Testing The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to a new set of field tests to gauge exactly what will happen to antenna-dependent viewers in February 2009.
Home Theater February 13, 2009	FCC Slows Some DTV Transitions In the latest twist, the Federal Communications Commission is rattling its regulatory saber at some of the stations that are planning to cut off analog television broadcasts next week.