[BC] DTV is delayed...

[Tom Foty]

sort of.
go beyond the simple headline and ten second broadcast summary of the 
bill ... and discover the delay is VOLUNTARY.
Stations are allowed to start turning off analog on the 17th.
see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020402584.html?hpid=topnews

anyone want to bet that some budget-crunched stations do pull the plug?
some "rabbit ear" folks hearing of the "delay" could get a nasty surprise.
  -tf