Nation Feb 04 House OKs Delaying Digital TV Switch Until June The country's transition to digital television is being postponed until June 12, following a vote in the House of Representatives that sends the bill to the White House, where President Barack Obama is expected to sign it. By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jan 28 House Defeats Bill to Delay Digital TV Switch The House voted against a bill Wednesday to delay the nation's switch to digital television, handing a defeat to President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats who voiced concern that consumers needed more time to prepare for the transition. By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jan 26 Watch Switch to Digital TV Prompts Concerns, Calls for Delay The impending switch to digital TV has caused confusion in some households and prompted Congress to consider delaying the switchover even further over concerns that the message has not yet reached some important groups. Kwame Holman reports.
Nation Dec 14 NewsHour High-Definition Broadcast FAQ Editor's note: On Dec. 17, 2007, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer will become one of the first television news programs to broadcast in high definition. By PBS NewsHour
Mar 01 Watch TVs Prepare for Transition to Digital Signals All new televisions made in America will have to be able to receive digital signals starting Thursday, as part of a campaign to transition the country to digital TV broadcasting by Congress' Feb. 17, 2009, deadline. A technology journalist explains… Continue watching