No TV in 2009 for Some
All of the television stations will be changing over to a digital broadcast in 2009 and will no longer work with an analog reception. So what does this mean for you? Well maybe nothing and you might not notice it if you currently use a satellite provider like Dish Network or Direct TV or if you’re currently a cable subscriber. Those companies are ahead of the curve and they will have everything in place and ready to go for their customers. The people that will have to change the tv viewing habits, will be the ones that currently use an antenna to get local programming in the area. So if you are watching television via antenna, please be aware of the upcoming changes in February 2009. No television sets will be getting a signal then, so this mean no pictures will be shown on your tv.
This is a move to help everyone get a better television reception and is being led by the government. I currently use satellite television and I will be fine when these new changes take place next year. I do feel bad for the people that live outside of the cities and don’t have a cable service that runs in their area. These folks can still get a satellite dish and they are 2 major companies to choose from, but it doesn’t mean an extra bill coming into the household. In many cases, people that live in these areas and don’t already have a satellite dish, is because they can’t afford it. If you live far away from a big city, I’m sure jobs are scarce and money is probably tight in a lot of these households. So these folks will have 1 of two choices to make; they can get the dish which won’t be easy to afford or they can go without watching television. Television and radio has always been a great value in our country and use to, if you just owned a tv or radio, you could see or listen to what you needed. Now that is no longer the case and television won’t be watched by as many Americans starting next year. Radio will still be free for us to listen to all our favorite tunes, but how long will the music continue to come in for free? Hopefully these changes don’t continue like they appear to be and who would have ever thought that air at a gas station would cost us 75 cents? If they can charge us for air at those prices, take away our television programs; then I’m sure the music coming from our radios is just a little time away.
