• Polls: Has the FCC done enough to promote the analog switch off?

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    Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

    converter_box_program_dtvThe transition from analog to digital broadcasts is just over one month away and some peeps on the Internet are getting a little antsy. Some say that the FCC and appropriate agencies have not done enough to prepare Grandma Patsy and Uncle bob. Personally, I don’t know what else can be done. It seems there is a ad spot nearly every commercial break about the subject during primetime.and at least in my lowly market of Flint, MI, every local TV station have conducted call-ins and townhall meetings. Besides door-to-door campaigns with free converter boxes and installation, I don’t know what else can be done.

    We’re curious to judge your perception of the switch-over so hit the read link and participate in a couple of quick polls and feel free to leave your general thoughts in the comments.

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