Oldfashionedgirl

Dolores, It's not just a Cablevision lie, it's also TimeWarner saying that it was TCM's choice to be all digital. I guess it's the general cable company party line.

Well personally I believe the government forcing the entire population to purchase new televisions is a crime. I also don't believe that it's actually going to happen in the time frame put forth. I believe the 2009 deadline is already the second deadline they've passed. It's been extended once already, hasn't it? Since the vast majority of the population now owns several televisions per household and the prices of HD sets are still astronomical, the advertising dollars will tank if they stop analog broadcasts. Who will be watching? No where near the numbers of television viewers they have now. Congress has postponed the deadline once and I think they will continue to do so, especially if there is an outcry from the public. The more people that actively complain to them about this the higher chance they'll make yet another change. I say, don't give up. And unfortunately if my favorite channels continue to go all digital, I guess I won't be watching them either.

How many will lose tv completely? I am completely against the all digital move both because not everyone can afford satellite or cable and because without broadcast what do we do in an emergency? I'd encourage anyone who is opposed to the removal of all broadcast television to write their congressmen and senators. Message was edited by: Oldfashionedgirl

I just wondered if anyone else was as upset as I am by the loss of TCM. I do have digital cable in one room of my house but this move takes TCM out of the equation on 3 other televisions where I normally watch the network. This was done by Time Warner Cable in Southern California and I was told it was at the request of TCM. Was it done anywhere else? Are other people experiencing this same problem? Why would the network choose to take itself out of so many homes? Message was edited by: Oldfashionedgirl Message was edited by: Oldfashionedgirl