Congress debates setting DTV transition date

Should Congress set a date certain for turning off analog television? If so, what should the federal government do to ease the transition for over-the-air viewers? ¶ At a House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing last week, it was clear — after years of perceived foot dragging on DTV by terrestrial broadcasters — there is growing support in Congress to set a hard deadline. ... BroadcastEngineering link