In article om,
"Eric" wrote:

Because he read it at http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html?


"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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In article ,
wrote:

I know that soon we will all be forced to buy a convertor or else a
new tv, or we wont get anything on the older sets.

Really? How do you know that?

I see. So the OP is using a television antenna to receive his TV
programming?