FOR CABLE TV VIEWERS

Cable viewers will not have to do much for the digital television transition, so just sit back and keep enjoying your TV!

The Tampa Bay area cable companies are handling the conversion on their end, so as long as your television has a cable signal coming to it, you will continue to receive your Tampa-area television channels.

In the event that your cable ever goes out, however, you might want to have a digital converter box around as a back-up.  This is especially true during storms -- if you still have power, you can use the converter box to pull in digital signals from the air.

And even if you have cable in your living room, don't forget about that old TV in the back bedroom or the garage that still pulls in analog signals off the air.  Remember to get a converter box for those TVs, too.

You can find digital converter boxes at most consumer electronics stores; they usually cost between $50 and $60.  But the government is offering $40-off coupons to make them more affordable.

Those coupons must be ordered from the government, and you can only get up to two.  Click here to fill out your order online or click here to download a form you can print out and mail.

You can also call 1-888-DTV-2009 to order.

LINKS:

  VIDEO: HOW TO HOOK UP YOUR CONVERTER BOX

  WHY THE CHANGE?

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