On Feb. 18, 2009, tens of millions of televisions that are not equipped to receive digital signals will become useless pieces of furniture. The government is spending $5 million to let owners know so they can do something about it — not enough, critics say.
While the government has committed $1.5 billion for viewers to spend on converter boxes that will translate digital signals for older televisions, it is largely relying on the broadcast industry to spread the word about the changeover.
There is a “high potential for a train wreck here,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Click here for the full St. Louis Post-Dispatch article and to find out how you can save your television with a converter box.
