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FCC proposes Analog Nightlight Act to keep old spectrum on 30 day life support

by Ross Miller, posted Dec 31st 2008 at 2:39AM

As most of you know by now, February 17 is the cutoff date for analog television in the US... or is it? The FCC has proposed the Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act (SAFER -- get it?), a.k.a. the Analog Nightlight Act, which lets full-power TV stations keep broadcasting on the antiquated spectrum for 30 days after the DTV transition. The idea came from a similar program used with Wilmington, North Carolina's early shutoff back in September. Of course, the proposed programming is a bit dry -- public safety messages and information on the transition -- but we hear the finale will rival The Sopranos' sendoff. Hit up the read link and see if any of your local stations are on the list of proposed nightlights.

[Via Ars Technica]

Filed under: Industry, Regulatory, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, OTA

Tags: 2009, analog, analog cutoff, AnalogCutoff, cutoff, digital tv, digital tv transition, DigitalTv, DigitalTvTransition, dtv, dtv transition, DtvTransition, fcc, night light, NightLight, transition

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