TV Armageddon

The BDN could perform a great service to those of us who either cannot subscribe to cable or satellite television services or who do not choose to do so. This service would be to list all the elected officials who supported and voted for conversion to digital television. Thus, we could return the favor by voting them out of office!

In February, we may discover that these converter boxes will not work with our present television sets, and it is possible our antennas are not adequate. February in Maine is not quite the ideal time to replace a rooftop antenna. It is not possible to check this out right now while the weather is good since not all channels are broadcasting digital signals at full strength. Additionally, it is difficult to obtain answers to our questions as every “expert” has a different slant on how to fix the problems.

Since our VCR recording systems apparently will not work unless we attach a converter box to the VCR as well as one to the television, I am sure that the broadcasting programmers will cooperate by not scheduling all the good programs opposite each other.

Television as we know it will cease to exist. I hope that the radio stations are up to the challenge.

Patricia L. Reynolds

Hermon