[BC] TV's told not to switch

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 From TV Week:

The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday rejected, at 
least temporarily, a quarter of the requests from the 491 TV stations 
that had asked to switch to digital-only signals on Feb. 17.

The FCC had warned it might reject switches that weren't in the 
public interest. In Wednesday night's action the commission expressed 
concern about markets where all the major network affiliates were 
switching early. That would potentially leave viewers who were 
unprepared for the digital switchover without any source for local TV 
news or emergency messages.

The action blocked switches of major stations in Dayton, Ohio; 
Eugene, Ore.; Billings, Mont.; Lincoln, Neb.; Madison, Wis.; 
Providence, R.I.; Rockford, Ill.; LaCrosse, Wis.; Charleston, W.Va.; 
Santa Barbara, Calif.; Sioux City, Iowa; Topeka, Kan.; Wausau, Wis. 
and Wichita, Kan., among other locations.