Man Shoots TV Over Converter Confusion

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Posted by ha on February 20, 2009 at 13:41:14:

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KARE: Man Shoots TV Over Converter Confusion

Missouri man angered about losing cable and being unable to get new converter box to work

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable

2/19/2009 2:00:00 PM MT
Filed at 9:53 a.m. EST on Feb. 20, 2009

OK, so the DTV transition hasn't been perfect.

While the early analog-cutoff of 421 TV stations on Feb. 17 has gone relative smoothly according to most reports, that was not the case of at least one Missouri man, according to KARE-TV Minneapolis-ST. Paul.

The station reports that a 70-year-old Joplin man was arrested and charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm after shooting his TV set. Responding to a report of shots being fired, the station reported, the police found the man angry that he had both lost his cable and had been unable to get his new DTV converter box to work.

According to the man's wife, he had been drinking.

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: LOVE this. : _ : : KARE: Man Shoots TV Over Converter Confusion : Missouri man angered about losing cable and being unable to get new converter box to work : By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable : 2/19/2009 2:00:00 PM MT : Filed at 9:53 a.m. EST on Feb. 20, 2009 : OK, so the DTV transition hasn't been perfect. : While the early analog-cutoff of 421 TV stations on Feb. 17 has gone relative smoothly according to most reports, that was not the case of at least one Missouri man, according to KARE-TV Minneapolis-ST. Paul. : The station reports that a 70-year-old Joplin man was arrested and charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm after shooting his TV set. Responding to a report of shots being fired, the station reported, the police found the man angry that he had both lost his cable and had been unable to get his new DTV converter box to work. : According to the man's wife, he had been drinking.

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