«
»
 

DTV Delay Update

First, the latest on the DTV delay drama that we’ve been following all week long. Basically, time is running out on a possible delay of the DTV transition to June. As already mentioned, the House voted down the delay earlier this week. It can still come back as an emergency bill, but if that’s the case it would go to committee, which means lawmakers can start tacking on amendments left and right. Once that happens, any bill that is approved then has to go over the Senate for approval, thereby starting the process all over again. I guess it’s just a waiting game at this time. I got an email from Andrea Quijada with the New Mexico Media Literacy Project, with her reaction to the House’s vote:

“I am disappointed that the House did not support President Obama’s request for the June 12 delay in the transition. The request for the delay was based in the reality that over 6 million people, who rely on television as a source of free information, will be denied access to that source on February 17. I remain hopeful that the House will reintroduce the bill next week, and pass it with public support.”

Also, we want to pass along this information about new Representative Ben Ray Lujan’s efforts to get northern New Mexicans ready for the big transition.

Washington, DC –Rep. Ben Ray Luján will hold a Congress on Your Corner on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, 2009 to meet with constituents who are shopping and preparing for Super Bowl parties. Rep. Luján will hand out information about the analog to digital television transition that will take place on February 17, 2009. Rep. Luján will use the high traffic at The Center Market in Espanola on Super Bowl Sunday to reach out to as many constituents as possible.

When: Super Bowl Sunday, February 1 at 12:00 pm (MT)

Where: Center Market, 745 N. Riverside Drive, Espanola, New Mexico

This entry was posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 3:40 pm and is filed under nmif. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “DTV Delay Update”

  1. russell woodward Says:
    January 30th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    WE CANNOT GET CONVERTERS FOR OUR FAMILY MEMBERS. WHERE ARE THEY? WHERE CAN WE GET THE COUPONS?

  2. Tyler Says:
    February 6th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    Some stations have already started broadcasting in digital.

    Not just here in ABQ, but all over the world the signal gets JAMMED.
    Pixilation of the video and momentary loss of audio.

    If this is what we have to look forward to, for more cell phone frequencies, this stinks.

    Make the broadcasting industry ‘pony-up’ and offer descent (perfect) reception.

Leave a Reply