Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 7

FROM THE FRONT PAGE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10 2009 A7: LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER I KENTUCKYCOM Television transmission Study finds birds moving north! ConpNiwMtoKtmdltwdaadllnikrTVililloni to wiM tan aniiai to digital ifcnili from Fife 17 to AmtUHowthnilpnlidHkr Kentucky cicom Find out how bird species in I Kentucky will be affected deforestation and the supple mental diet provided by backyard feeders But researchers say the only explanation for why so many birds over such a broad area are wintering in more northern locales is glob- al warming Over the 40 years covered by the study the average January temperature in the United States climbed by about 5 degrees Fahrenheit' That warming was most pronounced in Northern states which have already recorded an influx of more Southern species and could see som Northern species retreat into Canada as ranges shift ASHOK KHOSIA ASSOCIATED PRESS The purple finch is the biggest mover in the study spending its winters more than 400 miles farther north than used to according to research based on data collected during the Audubon Society's Christmas bird count in early winter more along the latitude of Milwaukee Wis instead of Springfield Mo Bird ranges can expand and shift for many reasons among them urban sprawl HAPPY VALEMTiriE 20 OFF STOREWIDE SALE FEB 10-14 M-Sat 10-7 CloteJ Sunday Regency Centre (859)278-2399 Go for a hike Sniff along the creek banks Nay with your favorite pals in the large play yards Relax in your private suite Listen to music Lounge on the couch and watch Drite favorite show on animal planet Nap on your plush bed Antorma outiidi and iatrWt recilvi bfOKksit tfcn am icr More information For more information on the digital television transition visit wwwdtv2009gov western side of the state are just getting back up on their feet from the power outages he said certainly haven't been thinking about TV reception in the past couple of weeks" KET had expected the expense to end in February so "we're going to have to be wise with our resources and manage our way through he said Another economic consequence of delaying the switch is the requirement that stations run educational announcements about the changeover cutting into advertising time WKYT estimates that the public service announcements mean about $25000 a month in lost revenue Fox affiliate WDKY-56 and NBC affiliate WLEX-18 are waiting until June 12 to drop their analog signal WLEX general manager Urn Gilbert said the station decided give the viewers the longest time possible no downside to the viewer for us to stretch this WKYT also is in a unique situation in that some viewers with UHF-only antennas have had trouble picking up the station since the Federal Communications Commission moved its digital channel from UHF to the VHP range That plus the delay in the converter bra coupons prompted WKYT's decision to keep transmitting analog for at least 60 more days WDKY also is affected by the antenna issue WDKY like WKYT was moved into the VHP range but it recently won approval from the FCC to move back up to the UHF range to digital channel 31 Because of that WDKY plans to hold off on its digital conversion until June 12 so it can alert viewers to the UHF channel change The channel change should happen before June 12 said general manager Michael Brickey Viewers will need to rescan heir digital televisions or converter boxes to be able to pick up the new frequency the winter about 35 miles farther north than they did 40 years ago The purple finch was the biggest northward mover Its wintering grounds are now ing the Hope for Homeowners effort 'where lenders are encouraged to take a loss on the original mortgage in exchange for handing it over to the government White assuming the risk of default the government would share in any profits when a homeowner eventually sells Do housing experts like this? Some do Rick Sharga a senior vice president of RealtyTYac whose foreclosure reports are widely followed said lenders must forgive some portion of distressed mortgages especially for those now priced above a market price we seeing some more creativity from the financial institutions that were pretty creative in coming up with (now-distressed) loan he asked the original bailout supposed to dean up bad mortgage-backed assets? Yes but the Bush administration quickly focused instead on injecting capital into banks on the theory that it would be quicker It didn't work Now Geithner is expected to announce a new public-private mechanism that would purchase from banks distressed assets such as mortgage bonds which few investors want Banks wanted file government to buy these assets at inflated prices but Geithner's plan aims for government and private investors to share the risk Government would create incentives for private investors to buy the assets at befow( face-value and to hold them in a The hope is that investors would snap them up at bargain prices gambling that they'd become profitable as credit markets return to life And forget to schedule a shampoo and pedicure before you check out your KENTUCKY AUTOMATIC STANDBY GENERATORS 4 I OG i Onion" Mill Rd JllcholasvUle" KY 40356 859885 DOGS (3647) wwwhickmancreekkennelcom: Vaccinations ire required (Rabies Distemper faruo Borddella) OrapMf WiMVIign TV I Delay will be costly to stations Ftom Page A1 Chris Aldridge said He said the station has "been shooting at this date for Beginning Tuesday those viewing WTVQ in analog will see crawls five to 10 times an hour alerting them to the change on Feb 17 Aldridge said But all other Central Kentucky stations will delay citing reasons such as the growing waiting list of people hoping for government-subsidized coupons for digital converter boxes The braes are necessary for older televisions that hooked up to cable or satellite TV CBS affiliate WKYT-27 wont make the switch until April 13 because a significant number of households in its viewing area are waiting for the converter box coupons said Mike Kanarek vice president of operations About -7400 households are on the waiting list Kanarek said Of those 3215 get their television signal only over the air meaning they wont be able to pick up any stations that switch before the households obtain converter braes There are about 500000 households in the viewing area One of the complications in waiting to make the conversion is the cost to run an analog transmitter which is $7500 to a month at WKYT for example in addition to the digital signal Most stations budgeted for that expense to end in mid-February because of the long-standing shut-off date for analog For KET the transmission costs $15000 a month The public television network has been in a severe budget crunch as state funding for all sorts of agencies has been reduced but it will continue the analog broadcast until April 15 to help viewers spokesman Tim Bischoff said "People especially in the RESEARCHERS CITE GLOBAL WARMING By Dina Capplcllo Associated FYsss WASHINGTON When it comes to global warming the canary in the coal mine isn't a canary at all It's a purple finch As temperatures across the United States have risen the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles farther north than it used to And not alone An Audubon Society study to be released Tuesday found that more than half of 305 birds species in North America a hodgepodge that includes robins gulls chickadees and owls are spending CLOSE-UP Banks must pay price for the money From Page A3 which put the taxpayer at the front of the line for repayment should banks fail and liquidate their assets Most economists agree that despite the $700 billion price tag on unpopular Will Street rescue more is needed Banks didn't boost lending to consumers after that so why would they start now? 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