New legislation proposes 12th June 2009 as new DTV transition date

Sen. Jay Rockefeller said he believes the country is not ready to make the transition to DTV.
Following a request by the Obama administration, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, last week introduced a bill to delay the DTV transition by three months.  If passed, the shutdown date for analogue television would be June 12.
Source: Broadcast engineering.com
Item added: 19th January 2009