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Digital date is in transition


January 08, 2009 After years of delays and frenzied awareness efforts, the shift to digital TV might be further extended, with the incoming Obama administration urging Congress on Thursday to push back the Feb. 17 transition date. The move to digital will afffect nearly 8 million TV households that rely on the over-the-air analog signal and haven't bought digital-ready TVs or converter boxes. Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta sent a letter to key Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill asking for the transition to be delayed.

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