An unexpected spike in requests has sapped all the money from the federal program that offers coupons for digital TV converter boxes. On Sunday, the program received requests for the last of the 51.5 ...

Demand for digital TV conversion boxes and coupons for them are greater than anticipated. Problems with getting coupons from the government as well as a shortage of TV converter boxes means those with ...

With the deadline only six months away, demand for digital TV conversion boxes - and the coupons to help pay for them - is surging. On Feb. 17, 2009, almost all television broadcasts in the United ...

It's a conversion that won't take place until February, but Siouxlanders are sure shopping for converter boxes that enable older analog televisions to handle digital transmission. Months out from the ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said at the International Consumer Electronics Show today that Congress should authorize more funds for converter box discounts so that more ...

Setting up a converter box to receive digital signals is easier than you think. — -- Most of the U.S. television audience won't have to do a thing to prepare for the coming demise of analog TV.

A U.S. government program providing vouchers for digital television converters to people whose TV sets will stop working on Feb. 17 has run out of money. The U.S. National Telecommunications and ...

It’s not just TV viewers who will be relieved when analog broadcast signals are shut down Friday, sparing them from incessant reminders about converter boxes. Some business are eagerly awaiting the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Every time I write about the upcoming conversion to digital TV, readers ...

https://www.dtv2009.gov/ or by phone at 888-DTV-2009.Coupons still expire after 90 days, however.Each household is eligible to apply for up to two $40 coupons toward ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Coming up, a writer who finds humor in life's darkest moments, but first in less than 10 months, television stations across the country will ...

I recently came into a free analog DVR that is mostly useless these days because nothing is broadcast over analog. The DVR in question is a HP AVC-3610HP: It plugs into a PC via USB and interfaces ...