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House shoots down digital switch delay bill

Posted on 01/28/2009 12:39:45 PM PST by djf

Bill passed Senate almost unanimously. House shot it down today.

All TV transmissions set to go digital Feb 17th.


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: atsc
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1 posted on 01/28/2009 12:39:45 PM PST by djf
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GOOD


2 posted on 01/28/2009 12:40:40 PM PST by peace with honor
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To: djf

When their tvs go out it’s... obama’s fault :)


3 posted on 01/28/2009 12:40:44 PM PST by allmost
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Da hood’s gonna BURN !!!


4 posted on 01/28/2009 12:40:52 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: peace with honor

butt, butt, wait a minute, The One said it would delayed, how DARE the house go aganist THE ONE


5 posted on 01/28/2009 12:42:13 PM PST by peace with honor
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There’s nothing good on channels 2 to 13 anyway.


6 posted on 01/28/2009 12:42:27 PM PST by scottinoc ("Katie, you're not the center of everyone's universe."-Gov Palin)
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If you haven’t done anything to get ready for this, after all these years of warnings, then four more months won’t matter. You are just too stupid and you deserve to lose your TV reception.


7 posted on 01/28/2009 12:42:30 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: SJSAMPLE

Nah, folks will be too busy watching the BluRay and plasma to consider rioting.


8 posted on 01/28/2009 12:42:32 PM PST by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: allmost

Nope. They’ll just steal ‘em some new digital-ready ones!

}:-)4


9 posted on 01/28/2009 12:42:42 PM PST by Moose4 (Hey RNC. Don't move toward the middle. MOVE THE MIDDLE TOWARD YOU.)
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It lost a vote which required a two thirds majority. I expect it will be quick marched through some committee to follow the procedure so it will pass next week on a normal 50% vote.
10 posted on 01/28/2009 12:43:08 PM PST by KarlInOhio (On 9/11 Israel mourned with us while the Palestinians danced in the streets. Who should we support?)
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The Messiah will take care of this, in two days the house will vote again and it will be delayed.

The Messiah wanted the delay he will get what he wants


11 posted on 01/28/2009 12:44:11 PM PST by Rightly Biased (Gentlemen, please. Rest your sphincters.)
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To: allmost

yup. we did okay with rabbit ears on analog but digital will require rooftop antenna. oh well


12 posted on 01/28/2009 12:44:18 PM PST by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5(SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|TaglineSpaceForRent)
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Good. How long do people need? The only reason they considered this is that the ones who are having a hard time figuring it out are probably Democrat voters. Disconnect them from the msm/dnc tv propaganda news channels and they’re going to wake up.


13 posted on 01/28/2009 12:44:27 PM PST by DouglasKC
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I bet most of “Da Hood” has digital cable and huge flat-panel Hi-Def TVs.


14 posted on 01/28/2009 12:45:53 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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Spine?

Where did that come from?

15 posted on 01/28/2009 12:47:03 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (You give peace a chance. I'll stay back here and cover you, just in case it don't work out.)
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I’m building a test digital antenna right now, proof of concept sort of thing. There are some videos and sites online that explain it. It’s quite easy.


16 posted on 01/28/2009 12:47:40 PM PST by allmost
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17 posted on 01/28/2009 12:49:24 PM PST by Vaquero ( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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Similar thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2173671/posts

The Ass. Press is blaming Republicans.

So... Score one for the Repubs!


18 posted on 01/28/2009 12:49:32 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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No, translators, LPTV and class A’s are still going to be NTSC until an uncertain date in the future.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/DTVandLPTV.html


19 posted on 01/28/2009 12:50:05 PM PST by NVDave
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To: sionnsar
yup. we did okay with rabbit ears on analog but digital will require rooftop antenna. oh well

Have you tried out an amplified indoor antenna?

I don't have any suggestions for a model, but I had a Terk for FM when a station I loved was at the edge (or just past on most days) the range I could receive with an unpowered dipole.

20 posted on 01/28/2009 12:50:47 PM PST by KarlInOhio (On 9/11 Israel mourned with us while the Palestinians danced in the streets. Who should we support?)
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