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However, the transition to digital television was set back three times: first to December 31, 2008, then to February 17, 2009, and then finally to June 12, 2009. [ 12] All U.S. full-power analog TV broadcasts were required by law to end on June 12, 2009. [ 13]
January 2008; 16 years ago. ( 2008-01) Current status. Defunct. A coupon-eligible converter box ( CECB) was a digital television adapter that met eligibility specifications for subsidy "coupons" from the United States government. The subsidy program was enacted to provide terrestrial television viewers with an affordable way to continue ...
Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. In 2011, 96.7% of households owned television sets; [ 1] about 114,200,000 American households owned at least one television set each in August 2013. [ 2] Most households have more than one set. The percentage of households owning at least one television set peaked at 98.4% ...
The percentage of net worths ranging from $500,000 to one million doubled while the percentage of millionaires tripled. [20] From 1995 to 2004, there was tremendous growth among household wealth, as it nearly doubled from $21.9 trillion to $43.6 trillion, but the wealthiest quartile of the economic distribution made up 89% of this growth. [23]
Certain American television events in 2025 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; information on controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and deaths of those who made various contributions to the medium.
The Amazing Race. (American TV series) The Amazing Race is an American reality competition show in which teams of two race around the world (except the Family edition which featured 10 teams of four and was contested entirely within North and Central America ). Each season is split into legs, with each leg requiring teams to deduce clues ...
In 2017, Guttmacher reported that almost 25% of women will have had an abortion by age 45, with 4.6% of 20-year-olds and 19% of 30-year-olds having had at least one. [ 14] More than six million women in the United States, or 11 percent of women of reproductive age, become pregnant each year.
Per Forbes (April 2024) [1]; Rank Rank per capita Country/Territory Billionaires Rate - World 2,781: 0.343 1 11 United States 813: 2.420 2 53 China 406: 0.288 3 58 India 200: 0.144