No Analog Viewer Left Behind?

The Federal Communications Commission is planning to examine the obligations of cable operators to ensure that consumers with analog-TV sets can view digital signals of local TV stations, an agency source said last Monday. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is trying to round up support to launch a rulemaking that would establish federal policy well before TV stations must cease analog transmission on Feb. 17, 2009, the source said. Chairman Martin is hoping to launch the rulemaking at the FCC’s June 21 public meeting -- and at the same the commission adopts rules that would allow digital-TV stations to demand cable carriage of every free programming service they transmit. FCC rules currently require carriage of just one signal per TV station.
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