This is the ultimate digital divide... Teletruth News Alert: December 04, 2008
Expect big problems in the switch to digital TV http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=0 0383 For some over-the-air viewers in rural areas the switch to DTV in February may result in unforeseen costs and inability to view stations they now watch. It's a potential story that news organizations of all sizes may want to check out. Q. Are the government and media outlets such as ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and Telemundo being forthcoming about difficulties in the transition to digital TV (DTV)? Q. Why hasn't the government done door-to-door testing in rural and rural fringe areas? Such testing would show that most antennas will not work with the DTV signals. Q. Who is going to tell older people and low-income families that their current TV configuration may require hundreds of dollars for a new antenna, or will they have to find that out on their own? Q. Even with new antennas, over-the-air TV viewers may lose some of their favorite channels. Reporters and editors: Will that happen in rural areas near you? To read the rest of the article: http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=0 0383 Bruce Kushnick br...@teletruth.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
