Capps Introduces Analog-Nightlight Bill

As expected, Rep Lois Capps (D-CA) introduced a bill that would allow broadcasters to continue to air a digital-TV-education message or, if need be, emergency information for two weeks after the switch to DTV transmissions Feb. 17, 2009. Under the SAFER Act (the Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act), a slide in both English and Spanish would continue to air in analog for two weeks, providing a phone number for more information on how to prepare for the DTV transition.