WASHINGTON: Despite the new Obama administration's support for a delay in the transition to digital broadcasting, some groups are pushing forward with educating communities about the scheduled February 17 switch.
The nonprofit Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) and New America Media, a collective of about 2,000 ethnic news organizations, launched a radio PSA effort this month to educate minority, low-income, and elderly people about the transition.
The groups conceived the push because studies show that about 13% of ...