• Congress has delayed the full switch to digital television for four months to give more Americans an opportunity to purchase converters for their TVs. The DTV transition will now take place on June 12, 2009.



• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided additional funding for the Coupon Program and related activities.



• The waiting list for TV Converter Box Coupons has been eliminated. Coupons are now being issued to eligible households on a first come, first-served basis, while supplies last.



• Additionally, you may now apply for a replacement coupon if you have lost or expired coupons that you were unable to redeem.



• Coupons are now being mailed through first class mail.



• Applications for replacement coupons may be made by visiting www.DTV2009.gov, calling 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009), mailing an application to P.O. Box 2000, Portland, OR 97208. Deaf or hard of hearing callers may dial 1-877-530-2634 (English TTY) or 1-866-495-1161 (Spanish TTY). Nursing home residents may apply with the paper application available at www.DTV2009.gov.



• The deadline to apply for a coupon is July 31, 2009.

Your TV signal is switching to digital. For more than fifty years, TV broadcasters have sent their shows to your TV using analog signals. After June 12, 2009, most of the old analog signals will be gone and most of the stations you watch will use only the new digital signals.

• For improved public safety for everyone. The transition to digital will help police, fire, and other public safety departments to communicate more easily with each other during emergencies.
• For you, digital TV offers better picture and sound quality, as well as more channels and programming choices.

• If all of your TVs are hooked up to cable or satellite, you will continue to get your TV after the switch. Just check with your cable or satellite company to be sure.
• If you have a digital TV, you are ready for the switch. (If your TV is more than 10 years old it probably is not digital. If it is less than 10 years old, ask the manufacturer if your TV is analog-only.)
• If you have an analog-only TV with a roof top antenna or rabbit ears, you will not be able to watch most TV stations after June 12, 2009 unless you get a converter box.

• The converter box will attach to your TV and let you go on getting free TV.
• With the converter box you can get a better picture and more channels. The antenna you have should work with the box.
• You can buy a converter box at a retail store. The boxes will cost $40 to $70.
• You can get two $40 coupons per household from the US Government to help you pay for up to two boxes. (One coupon per box only.) You can find information about coupons here: https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx. IF YOUR COUPON EXPIRED BEFORE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM IT, you will be able to request one replacement coupon per household.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIGITAL TRANSITION CALL 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) (voice) or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) (TTY) OR GO TO WWW.DTV.GOV

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CONVERTERS AND COUPONS CALL 1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY) OR GO TO: www.dtv2009.gov