Coupon program available for converting to digital TV

The upcoming transition to digital television will most affect those people who receive free over-the-air TV. Anyone using an analog television with a rooftop antenna or rabbit ears will find that their TVs do not work after February 17, 2009.

Viewers with analog TVs using antennas have three options to keep their TVs working after the digital transition: buy a certified converter box that will plug into their analog TV, buy a TV with a digital tuner or connect their analog TV to cable, satellite or other pay service.

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration is offering a TV Converter Box Coupon Program which provides accessibility and options to prepare for the transition to digital TV.

For more information, visit http://www.ntiadtv.gov/coupon_stats.cfm or http://www.DTV2009.gov.