RSSA veritable absence of panic after some TV stations throw the switch
By Scott M. Fulton, III | Published February 18, 2009, 5:40 PM
The US Federal Communications Commission reports that, after 421 of the nation's analog television stations ceased transmission on February 17 as originally planned, its call centers received a grand total of 28,000 calls from viewers, with a great many of those apparently concerning the proper use of converter boxes already received.
This afternoon, the National Association of Broadcasters reported that stations opting to make the switch yesterday also received phone calls, but nothing beyond what they were already equipped to handle. For instance, in Madison, Wisconsin -- whose major affiliate stations were first denied the option of switching on 2/17, and then granted nearly at the last minute -- three of the city's stations reported a combined viewer call count of 400. Some of those calls were from folks who hadn't installed their converter boxes properly.
What???????????????
The silence was deafening?
Well that settles it!
Postpone the transition until 2018!!!!
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|hmmm...yep...nothing to see here...please move along.
See what slippery slope tactics in politics and journalism get you...a lot of hype with no content and for no reason other than to waste taxpayers $$$ and time.
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|I had said that it really was a non-issue to begin with.
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|The FTC/government should leave the original switchover date as it is. They made the law and others (stations and consumers) spent money to buy equipment and be ready. Then they simply said let's delay it. How can they be sure now everyone will be ready by the new date?
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|How do the ones that weren't converter box issues know to call the FCC when they're to stupid to figure out these stations switched from analog to digital?
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|Sense of déjà vu going on here.
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|lol good point :P
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|How do they know to call the US Federal Communications Commission if their TV doesn't work exactly?
Ignoring they have been told countless time about the switchover and who to call, as obviously those people wouldn't know anyway.
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|The FCC didn't receive as many calls as expected. Something must be wrong. ROLL BACK!
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|In From Antenna
Out To TV
Got to be an idiot if you can't figure that out!
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|you'd be surprised at the technological ineptness (if that is even a word!) of some people. Especially with something as simple as that.
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|Yeah. Nothing is completely fool proof since there will always be a better fool......
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