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Archive Home > 2008 > April > 09 > Digital TV switch could mean static in rural areas

Digital TV switch could mean static in rural areas

Sen. Smith, TV officials are working to make sure that won’t be the case

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
April 9, 2008

WASHINGTON — Rural television viewers without cable or satellite TV could be in for a rude surprise in less than a year, when analog TV signals are scheduled to disappear, U.S. senators warned Tuesday.

Television stations will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to digital signals....

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