DTV postponed to June 12th, 2009

The digital transition has been postponed from February 17th, 2009 to June 12th, 2009 after the House voted to approve the delay this afternoon. President Barack Obama will need to sign the bill before the delay becomes official, but has said he will do so once it lands on his desk.

What you need to know about the DTV Delay:

All TV broadcasters now must stop broadcasting analog signals after 6-12-2009(Known as the digital transition)

Broadcasters can choose to shut off their analog signals any time before 6-12-09. If your broadcaster decides to broadcast digital only signals and your analog TV does not have a converter box, you will not receive that specific station’s channel.

Even though the DTV delay bill has been approved, expired coupon holders still cannot reapply to the dtv coupon program. There may be ammendments added to allow expired coupon holders to apply again, and as these details become available, we’ll update this post.

The delay may confuse some consumers due to a provision that allows for broadcasters to choose to transition to digital only signals ahead of the 6-12-09 date.  TVConversionHelp recommends visiting your local television channel’s website for information as it becomes available on their plan to transition to DTV.