Hundreds of Stations to Switch to Digital
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Updated: 7:37 PM Feb 10, 2009
Hundreds of Stations to Switch to Digital
NEW YORK (AP)
More than a quarter of major U.S. TV stations intend to shut down their analog broadcasts on February 17.
Posted: 5:52 PM Feb 10, 2009
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More than a quarter of major U.S. TV stations intend to shut down their analog broadcasts on February 17, sticking to the original date despite the wish of the Obama administration that they delay until June.

Congress last week gave TV stations until June 12 to shut down analog broadcasts, hoping to give viewers more time to prepare. Money has run out for the federal fund that subsidizes converter boxes, and there's a wait list for the coupons.

The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that 491 of the 1,796 full-power TV stations in the country say they intend to keep the February 17 date. The FCC has reserved the right to deny individual stations an early shutdown.

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