Q: The TV set I just bought has a warning label saying it will need a "converter box" in 2009 because of a switch to digital broadcasting. What's that about?
A: Those stickers, mandated by the Federal Communications Commission, started appearing in May. What's happening is that on February 17, 2009, TV broadcasters will be turning off their analog over-the-air broadcasts, the kind you tune into with rabbit-ear antennas.
The FCC is making the TV stations do this because digital broadcasting is much more efficient, using less of the valuable radio spectrum. The government will take that spectrum back and auction it off for other uses.
The converter boxes mentioned …
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