On February 17th, 2009, analog TV will go dark forever. They are switching over to all digital. So if you have one of those really old TV sets (the ones where you have to twist the dial), you will have to buy a digital converter box or by a new tv set. The one thing I wondered is say if you have standard cable, like channels 2-78, and when they go digital, will you have to upgrade your package to digital (channels 2-300 or however any channels there actually are)? Oh, the website about all of this is www.dtvanswers.com or go to www.youtube.com and search under Digital TV Transition 2009.


Also, off subject, does anybody know where I could get old TV schedules for cable stations for example TBS schedules from 1976- 2007?

Also From www.dtvanswers.com:
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However, after February 17, 2009 some television stations will be moving to a different channel in a different frequency band that may require a different antenna type from the one you may now have. For example, some channels in the “VHF band” (Channels 2-13) may be moving to the “UHF band” (Channels 14-51) and vice versa. Receiving VHF and UHF signals require different antenna types, although some antennas are designed to receive both VHF and UHF signals.

This must mean that your local broadcast channels ABC, NBC, CBS, THE CW may be moving to upper channels.