Ohio TV station says no to Congressional extension, going DTV in February

WHIO-TV, Dayton, Ohio ^ | wheelgun

[wheelgun]

After a decade of preparation, WHIO-TV will cease analog broadcasts as planned after Feb. 17, 2009. Although late Congressional action allows stations to delay the transition to digital television at their discretion, WHIO-TV is already committed to the previously required analog shut off date...

[wheelgun]

WHIO tells Congress and Obama, we've been preparing for 10 years, shove your extension!

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

I don’t blame them.

[relictele]

Mildly ironic because WHIO has a huge percentage of old-school tube TV owners who still watch syndicated game shows and the local/national news religiously every night.

They are federal (WPAFB) and union retirees who manage to drive by vast empty acres of asphalt outside idled GM plants on their way to vote Democrat again.

[Condor51]

WHIO-TV To Congress....

[SkyDancer]

The media fighting back? Really?

[chris_bdba]

Our local NBC affiliate here is SE Ohio went digitial last week. They had lreyd made the plans and announced it for months and did it before the first deadline.

[chris_bdba]

Our local NBC affiliate here is SE Ohio went digitial last week. They had already made the plans and announced it for months and did it before the first deadline.

[SideoutFred]

As of yesterday, 479 stations were still considering going digital on the 17th

[Slump Tester]

Anyone here remember "Uncle Orrie and Ferdy Fussbudget"?

LOL - Or how about all those kids on Saturday's show sing/shouting:

"BHA means better home appliances, better home appliances, better home appliances"?

I guess I just showed my age.

[goldstategop]

The TV neteorks and cable industry are going to complete the transition this month because there is nothing to be gained by an additional delay. The politicians may not be ready but the country has been ready for HDTV for years now.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[kittymyrib]

There are several Texas stations that are going ahead with February 17 as well. Lazy morons who have had years to prepare for this will probably catch on when all they can get is a snowy picture.

[TheDeacon]

The cost of electricity to keep the analog transmitter on-the-air can be $20,000 per month. Factor in the maintenance costs and todays financial conditions and you can see why the broadcasters are anxious to shut them down.

Another factor is that some VHF broadcasters got UHF channels for digital and are going to move their digital back to the old analog frequency.

[buckeye49]

Boy are you old!!! I met Uncle Orrie one time when Wonder Bread sponsored his appearance at the local grocery store!! That was a big deal when I was 5 years old!!

[Slump Tester]

I lived in Lima, and we only got 2 stations - Lima 35 on UHF, and Channel 7 on an antenna in the attic that my dad made special for channel 7. That's all it got was channel 7, but it came in crystal clear.

Sure wish they had tapes of some of those Saturdays shows with the raincoats. It'd be a hoot.