Originally Posted by
chicaloca453
I'm no lawyer, but the way I read this law is that the analog signals will be gone for good. Older TV's will have to have a box to even work (and even some won't regardless). A timeline of the law reads like this:
February 17, 2009 Analog TV broadcasts from full-power TV stations in the US ends.
Does this not mean that a transformation is imminent?
The law and that deadline apply ONLY to over-the-air TV broadcasts. That law does not apply to cable TV systems, satellite TV, or hotel rooms that are fed by either satellite or cable TV.
I've not been at a hotel that used an ordinary over-the-air TV antenna in years. Most hotels seem to have some form of satellite provider.