House shoots down digital switch delay bill

[peace with honor]

GOOD

[allmost]

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

[SJSAMPLE]

Da hood’s gonna BURN !!!

[peace with honor]

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

[scottinoc]

There’s nothing good on channels 2 to 13 anyway.

[AlaskaErik]

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.

[mvpel]

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

[Moose4]

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

}:-)4

[KarlInOhio]

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.

[Rightly Biased]

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

[sionnsar]

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

[DouglasKC]

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.

[ArrogantBustard]

I bet most of “Da Hood” has digital cable and huge flat-panel Hi-Def TVs.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Spine?

Where did that come from?

[allmost]

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.

[Vaquero]

[Responsibility2nd]

Similar thread.

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

The Ass. Press is blaming Republicans.

So... Score one for the Repubs!

[NVDave]

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

[KarlInOhio]

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.