The U.S. Senate has approved a four-month delay in the digital TV conversion.
The Senate voted Monday to delay until June 12 the deadline for the changeover from analog to digital television broadcasting.
People still getting their pictures through old-fashioned antennas otherwise would face a February 17 cutoff.
Comparable legislation is being readied in the House, and the Obama administration has called for a delay amid mounting concerns that too many Americans who rely on over-the-air broadcast signals won't be ready.
It's estimated that more than 6.5 million U.S. households are still not prepared for the upcoming transition.
*The Associated Press contributed to this report.
