It’s amazing that the day is nearly here. 

Billed as perhaps the greatest leap in television since "living color," the transition to digital TV is a mere 39 days away, and in serious trouble: millions of households still aren’t ready for the conversion and a government program created to subsidize the hardware needed by many has run out of money.  Get your rebate form here https://www.dtv2009.gov/

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/obama-urges-dtv.html