Richard, I agree with your sentiment, especially regarding emergency broadcasts. However, since the government didn't use the emergency broadcast system on September 11th, they will probably never use it. I wonder how many people could have gotten out of the twin towers if all the radios in both buildings indicated that a plan had struck the first tower.
That said, the goverment will subsidize the DTV-to-analog converters, so everyone should still be able to watch TV.
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Wayne @ Feb 3rd 2006 10:51AM
Richard, I agree with your sentiment, especially regarding emergency broadcasts. However, since the government didn't use the emergency broadcast system on September 11th, they will probably never use it. I wonder how many people could have gotten out of the twin towers if all the radios in both buildings indicated that a plan had struck the first tower.
That said, the goverment will subsidize the DTV-to-analog converters, so everyone should still be able to watch TV.