The date when mandated digital television broadcasting goes into effect in the U. S. is approaching, yet many Minnesotans, including some Wright County residents are not ready for the switch. You may remember that the federal government had been offering a coupon program to help citizens purchase converter boxes that would allow viewers to receive the new digital over-the-air signal, and convert it to their old analog TVs. By the end of December, Minnesotans had redeemed about a half-million federal governmental coupons for the converter boxes. But, that program ran out of money weeks ago, and a waiting list was initiated for the federally funded coupons. Officials say however, that even if you're on the waiting list, you might not want to wait for the government coupon to buy at least one digital converter box.
Households on a satellite or cable-delivered television service do not need the converter. And homes with new digital broadcast-ready TVs will also be able to receive the new signal without trouble. Persons receiving a TV signal over-the-air with an outdoor antenna, or indoor "rabbit ears" into an old-style analog TV however, will need the box to receive and decode the digital signal. February 17th will be the final day of analog over-the-air TV broadcasting in the U. S.
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