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\nPBS President and CEO Paula Kerger on the digital TV transition in the Washington Post<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Television remains our society’s great equalizer. Not every home has a computer, but almost every American home has a television.<\/p>\n

“In the weeks and months to come, information and recommendations about digital television will come from many directions — from the private sector, the federal government, a range of broadcast entities and interest groups.<\/p>\n

“The issue is fundamental for PBS. Our programming is available to 99 percent of America’s TV households and we want to make certain that is the case a year from now, when the transition is complete.”<\/p>\n

Read the entire piece at the Washington Post<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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