The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved an “analog night light” program that will provide stations additional time to broadcast notices about the DTV transition on analog channels.
A House committee on Thursday also called for an additional $650 million for the government’s converter box coupon program.
The FCC was set to address the analog night light issue publicly at its Wednesday meeting, but the item was deleted from the agenda after the commissioners approved the item behind closed doors.
TV stations are supposed to switch from analog to digital signals on February 17, but FCC and Congress remain concerned that some people are still not aware of the switch. As a result, President Bush last month signed a bill into law that calls on the FCC to allow certain stations to broadcast DTV information on analog stations for 30 days after the transition.
Some stations that are included, however, are concerned about the potential cost.
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