Spending Bill Would Boost Aid for Digital TV Transition

Federal plans for the 2009 transition to digital television would be slightly tweaked under language affixed to the Senate version of the war supplemental spending bill. An amendment that would assist broadcasters and TV viewers in rural areas in the run-up to the transition was adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee last week. The House passed its version of the supplemental spending bill on May 15. The Senate plans to begin debate on its bill Tuesday. The digital TV amendment was offered by senior Senate appropriators Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who are also chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
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