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    D-Day for Analog Conversion to Digital

    February 18 is D-Day for the conversion of all broadcasting from analogue to digital TV . "Rabbit ears" won't work any more, and there could major booms in appliance sales and cable subscriptions. Charles Golvin is principal analyst for the technology research company Forrester Research.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    February 18 is D-Day for the conversion of all broadcasting from analogue to digital TV. "Rabbit ears" won't work any more, and there could major booms in appliance sales and cable subscriptions. Charles Golvin is principal analyst for the technology research company Forrester Research.

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      Warren Olney

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Charles Golvin

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is Internet Reading Speeding Us Up by Dumbing Us Down?
    1. 1:40D-Day for Analog Conversion to DigitalYou’re reading this
    2. 7:37Reading in a World Wide Web of Distraction
    3. 46:06Barack Obama and the World of Comedy
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