DTV delay? Why?

I just do not get this. The Senate passed a bill today that would delay the switch to digital TV broadcasts that was going to take effect in February. The new date would be June 12. I'm just not sure I understand the rationale. The coupon program (for purchasing digital converters) is out of money, and with Congress squabbling over the stimulus package, I don't imagine they're going to throw more money at it.

There have been ads and info bars crawling across the bottom of the country's analog screens for months now. Anyone that hasn't already done something about it, isn't going to. Well... at least not until they lose their TV signal and end up missing 'The Wheel'.

It's almost a foregone conclusion that the delay will happen. It's not like I'm personally affected by it, I just find it irritating that we are delaying technological progress because some people didn't pay attention to the media blitz. All the extra spectrum was to be freed up was already auctioned off. Due to a stipulation by Google, some of it is to be kept at least partially open to any device. This is cool, this is important. What say that, if nothing else, we let this go through in June? We'll never get everyone to get up to speed until they have no other choice.