Do you have questions about the television industry's upcoming transition from analog to digital broadcasting?
If so, send your question to my blog, and I'll get an answer for you.
I'll also be writing blogs on various topics relating to DTV.
This year I have spoken to 28 local groups about DTV, and I have more groups on my calendar.
The big switch is happening the night of June 12, 2009. It takes place precisely at midnight, in the middle of "The Late Show with David Letterman."
Bye bye analog!
One of the main things I've worked to impress upon the church groups, civic clubs and other organizations I've spoken to is the need to order immediately your coupons from the federal government that will save you money on a DTV converter box.
If you receive your television signal over-the-air, via a "rabbit ears" antenna or an outdoor antenna, and you have an old-style analog TV (in other words, a TV that doesn't have a digital tuner), you'll need a converter box.
The boxes are sold anyplace that sells televisions: Best Buy, Wal Mart, Radio Shack, Circuit City, etc. The average price is around $60.
But you can bring your share of the price down to roughly $20 by ordering discount coupons from the federal government. Each coupon is worth $40.
The government coupon looks more like a credit card. It's red. Each household can get as many as two (2) coupons.
But here's the trick: you don't get the coupon automatically. You have to place an order.
I got mine. I may not need them, but I got 'em.
Keep in mind you must give a street address when placing your coupon order. To prevent fraud, the government will not deliver the coupons to a post office box.
If you have a television that needs a converter box to be ready for DTV, you need to order the coupons right away. It'll take a few weeks for them to arrive.
You can place the order over the telephone or with your computer:
1-888-388-2009 or www.dtv2009.gov.
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