White House expects digital TV delay until June

WASHINGTON Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Friday it expects the U.S. House to approve legislation that would delay until June the planned nationwide transition to digital television.

"We anticipate that the House will pass a delay on DTV until June 12," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

The transition, which was mandated by Congress, is now scheduled to occur on Feb. 17. The U.S. Senate has already approved legislation to delay the transition because of worries that some 20 million mostly poor, elderly and rural households that have older television sets receiving analog signals are not ready for the change. (Reporting by Julie Vorman, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)