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    "17 Years Ago Today: The Plug Was Pulled on Free Analog OTA TV – Remembering the Day American TV Went Digital",
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  "textContent": "Seventeen years ago today, at midnight on June 12, 2009, the last analog television signals in the United States went dark forever. After decades of black-and-white rabbit ears, rooftop antennas, and the familiar hiss and snow of a weak signal, the nation’s full-power broadcast stations completed their mandatory switch to digital transmission — closing the […]\n\nThe post 17 Years Ago Today: The Plug Was Pulled on Free Analog OTA TV – Remembering the Day American TV Went Digital appeared first on Cord Cutters News.",
  "title": "17 Years Ago Today: The Plug Was Pulled on Free Analog OTA TV – Remembering the Day American TV Went Digital"
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