Best Buy Pulls Analog TVs Off Shelves

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Analog signals are the biggest waste of RF bandwidth in the entire spectrum. This is why the government must do something at the usual snails pace. It takes time for the old incumbents to become the new incumbents, with the help of Washington, after a paradigm shift in technology.

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Analog to Digital TV: Are We Ready?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Gif...3748175&page=1

In 2009, millions of televisions around the country could go black when networks switch from analog to digital broadcasts. Although the move is federally mandated, debate is raging over whether the nation, specifically people who live in poor or rural areas, will be fully prepared for the switch.

On Feb. 12, 2009, television stations will begin broadcasting in digital signals instead of analog, freeing up valuable airwaves for both public safety announcements and wireless providers. Televisions that receive their programming via "rabbit ear" antennas, instead of cable or satellite service, will no longer be able to receive broadcast programming.

Here's a update.