After some delays, the country is finally switching its TV signals from analog to digital. And the government is expecting a lot of confusion from the estimated 1 million people who are unprepared for the switch—the AP reports, "The Federal Communications Commission put 4,000 operators on standby for calls from confused viewers, and set up demonstration centers in several cities. Volunteer groups and local government agencies were helping elderly viewers set up digital converter boxes that keep older TVs functioning." If your TV is hooked up to cable or satellite feeds, you should be fine, but if you're wondering, the Star-Ledger has a good guide on the new world of DTV (did you know the FCC is still giving $40 coupons for convertor boxes—they just take 9 business days to arrive). Here's more at the FCC's DTV.gov site. more ›

The government may have pushed back what was supposed to be D-Day when stations were originally set to switch over from analog to digital this Tuesday, but much of the television world is already turning their wheels in preparation for the switch. Tonight Fox will air the first-ever episode of The Simpsons in HD. And to ring it in, the show is premiering dramatic changes to its opening credit sequence for the first time in its twenty year run! more ›

As you may have heard, on February 17th, all TV stations in America were supposed to stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and start broadcasting in digital. But the changeover turned into a big mess, with the government running out of the coupons TV fans need to get converters for their old analog sets. There are over 1.5 million people on a waiting list for the coupons, and Congress knows that if they can't watch their stories there's going to be hell to pay. So yesterday the House passed a bill to buy more time, which means we'll all have to wait until June 12th to watch Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles digitally. Gotham Gazette has a damning exposé on the debacle, revealing that the converters are out of stock at many local retailers, and some stores like Radio Shack have been demanding unnecessary personal information from consumers when they try to redeem the coupons. more ›