WASHINGTON: A broad coalition of nonprofits, media organizations, and corporations, in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), are increasing consumer outreach for the national broadcasting switch to digital TV next year. The campaigns largely focus on groups deemed at risk to be unaware of the transition or unable to update their TV sets, such as the elderly, minority groups, and low-income or non-English speaking residents.
All full-power broadcast stations in the US are scheduled to stop broadcasting on analog ...