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<br />Wire Politics - Senators worried about TV 'train wreck' - sacbee.com <br /> <br />Page 3 of3 <br /> <br />But only $5 million has been earmarked for public education. <br /> <br />The transition has already begun in some key areas. Cathy Seidel, chief of the Consumer and Governmental <br />Affairs Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission, said that as of March 1 all television receivers <br />shipped in the U.S. were required to have digital tuners. <br /> <br />In April, the agency required retailers to disclose to consumers that televisions that can only receive analog <br />signals are not equipped to receive over-the-air signals beyond Feb. 17,2009. <br /> <br />Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is concerned that consumers who don't get the word would take it out on their <br />elected representatives. "They're not going to call you," she told Kneuer. "They're going to call me. And they're <br />going to be mad." <br /> <br />Dennis Wharton, a spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters, said television station owners are <br />highly motivated to get the word out. "Our very business is at stake here," he said. <br /> <br />Wharton said stations will begin airing public service announcements worth "tens of millions of dollars" early <br />next year. <br /> <br />"Broadcasters will do our dead-level best to educate Americans on this transition," he said. <br /> <br />TheSu('"1"'.ulK-ntoBee Unique content, exceptional value. SUBSCRIBE NOW! <br /> <br />Sacbee Ad Links <br /> <br />Buy a link here <br /> <br />News I Sports I Business I Politics I Opinion I Entertainment I Lifestyle I Travel I Multimedia I <br />Cars I Homes I Jobs I Shopping I Archives <br /> <br />Privacv Policv I Terms of Use I Site Map I Advertise I Advertise Online I Guide to The Bee I Bee Jobs I ~ I RSS <br /> <br />Contact Us I Subscribe I Manage Your Subscriotion I Sacbeemail <br /> <br />Copyright @ The Sacramento Bee <br />2100 Q SI. P.O. Box 15779 Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 321-1000 <br /> <br />P.153 <br /> <br />7/30/2007 <br />