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Sunday, June 29, 2008

WOSU Wants Gifts of Digital Coupons

Millions of people, many of them elderly and poor, are at risk of losing TV reception next year in the switch to digital broadcasting. To keep that from happening in central Ohio, WOSU-TV is asking for donations of government-issued converter-box coupons.
Consumers with older TV sets that rely on an antenna to receive analog broadcast signals will go dark Feb. 17 when broadcasters begin digital transmissions, unless steps are taken.
The National Association of Broadcasters estimates that 70 million sets are in danger of losing their picture; viewers most likely to be affected are the poor and elderly

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/06/26/digital_coupon.ART_ART_06-26-08_C8_G7AJAGL.html?sid=101

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