North Carolina TV market to make early switch to digital TV

"Broadway shows open on the road to work out the kinks before opening night," he wrote in a letter then to Martin. "The DTV transition deserves no less."

He had noted that other nations, notably the United Kingdom, have made the digital TV shift in stages.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns that TV viewers with sets that get over-the-air broadcasts may be left with a blank picture once the nationwide switch takes place.

TV broadcasters and others have launched an aggressive advertising campaign to educate viewers about the impending transition and their options, which include getting government coupons to help pay for converter boxes.

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