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Article: FCC approves specs for digital television New broadcasts will gradually replace today's analog TV service
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 25, 1996
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The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to
approve the standard for the next generation of television, formally
beginning the nation's transition to digital, high-definition
television, the first fundamental change in television service in
almost 50 years.
The first digital televisions are not expected to go on sale until
early 1998, and the first high-definition broadcasts will not begin
until then. But the vote began a process that will affect every
American TV viewer.
Under the commission's plan, digital television offering sharper
pictures and a host of new digital services gradually will replace
today'sanalog television service until finally, about 15 years ...