I just saw a Lifehacker post stating that the Senate approved a bill to extend the Digital TV transition date from Feb 12 to June 12, and the House is expected to do the same. I wish they would do it and get it over with.
There has been more than enough warning between the press and the non-stop tickers running across the bottom of the screen. In fact the other day we were watching TV and my wife asked me to rewind it so she could see something. Turns out she caught the tail end of a dense fog advisory and wanted to see what it was. Normally these important messages catch the eye, but due to the DTV ticker, we almost didn’t see the weather warning. Since the primary purpose of the public allowing these stations the bandwidth is for public service and warnings, it is kind of ironic that they are defeating the purpose right now.