Baring any last minute changes, at midnight of February 17, 2009 all full power TV stations in the United States will switch off their analog transmitters. If you already have cable or satellite TV this will not affect your TV’s connected to these services, but if you are like me and have a spare TV receiving your local channels just for convienience then you only have two options: rent another digital cable/satellite box or purchase a digital converter box.
The good news is that you can get a $40 coupon to use when you purchase a digital converter box. Just head over to www.dtv2009.gov and sign up for up to two coupons.
