here is the article on Yahoo :

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20080101/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/digital_tv

here is part of the article :

"Beginning Feb. 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a digital set and still gets their programming via over-the-air antennas will no longer receive a picture.

That's the day the television industry completes its transition from old-style analog broadcasting to digital.

The converter boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70 and will be available at most major electronics retail stores. Starting Tuesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will begin accepting requests for two $40 coupons per household to be used toward the purchase of the boxes."

If you use cable then you will be ok. The government is offering $40 coupons at this site:

https://www.dtv2009.gov/

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Kristie M.
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Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And oppress not the afflicted at the gate.
For YHWH pleads their cause, And shall plunder those who plunder them. Prov. 22:22-23

Thanks! I applied we do not have cable and I would hate to go without TV!

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~Karen
Moderator

Me too! I have four tv's in my house, none of them are hooked up to cable/satellite. This coupon is SUPER!

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thank you so much it was so easy and i was really worried about that.

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Kristy

I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING SO GREAT AT TRACKING SAVINGS BUT SO FAR I GOT....
TOTAL YEAR TO DATE SAVINGS RECORDED $1316.48
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Thanks!!

Thanks!

HAS ANYONE RECIEVED THERE COUPONS YET. I SAW THE THINGS IN WALMART LAST WEEK. SO IM HOPING TO GET ONE SOON BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP. THEY WERE $49.99 I THINK. I WAS IN A HURRY.

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Kristy

I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING SO GREAT AT TRACKING SAVINGS BUT SO FAR I GOT....
TOTAL YEAR TO DATE SAVINGS RECORDED $1316.48
www.myspace.com/birkes5

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I have not received mine yet!

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~Karen
Moderator

This is what was on the website

Important Information about Coupon Distribution

TV Converter Box Coupons are plastic cards that look like gift cards. They will be:

* mailed to households with approved applications, starting in late February.
* sent based on the date of application, in the order in which the applications were received.
* mailed on a staggered basis – not all at once.
* delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

Coupons cannot be printed or downloaded from the Program Website and are not available to pick up at retail locations.

Remember to call ahead to confirm availability of coupon-eligible converter boxes at the store on the day you plan to shop.

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Kristie M.
SAHM of 5
myspace.com/muskratmorales
wordpress.com/tkmuskrat

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And oppress not the afflicted at the gate.
For YHWH pleads their cause, And shall plunder those who plunder them. Prov. 22:22-23

got mine today, complete with a list of local stores that take them, and a list of converter brands and such....

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Kristie M.
SAHM of 5
myspace.com/muskratmorales
wordpress.com/tkmuskrat

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And oppress not the afflicted at the gate.
For YHWH pleads their cause, And shall plunder those who plunder them. Prov. 22:22-23

Me too!

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I'm a coupon ninja...I swoop in and grab the deals before they even know what hit them!

Got mine today. They expire 90 days from the date they are mailed to you.

Oh, good to know! Guess I should have checked the fine print!

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I'm a coupon ninja...I swoop in and grab the deals before they even know what hit them!