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 ...

David Simmons, of Trumbull, still gets his TV shows the old-fashioned way ---- from an antenna. For him and millions of other viewers nationwide, June 12 was a dark day, for it was the day that all ...

A digital converter box takes a digital TV signal and converts it so analog televisions can recognize it and work. It's one option for TV owners when all television signals go digital by Feb. 17, 2009 ...

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 ...

Today's column will address the problems created for those who do not qualify for the government's free TV converter-box coupons. First, we must look at an overview of the program for those who do ...

Pearl TV, a consortium comprised of local television broadcasters and other stakeholders in that industry, is launching a new program that aims to make it easier for Americans to purchase converter ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Are you ready for the Big Switch? One year from yesterday, all TV broadcasts will switch from analog to digital. Locally, Comcast, Hargray, Dish Network, and Direct TV have ...