The electronics accessories unit of Audiovox Corp. in Carmel is gaining from the rise in antenna sales ahead of the June
12 switch to all-digital TV broadcasting.
U.S. antenna sales (2008, estimated):
4.4 million, up 48 percent over 2007
U.S. households using antenna primarily:
12.6 million
U.S. households using antenna and pay TV:
19.2 million Indiana homes on antenna: 359,680 (15 percent)
Big antenna makers:
Antennas Direct, Audiovox (Terk, RCA) and Winegard
Sources: Centris Market Intelligence, Consumer
Electronics Association and Federal Communications Commission
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