By Jeremy Ambers

Yesterday, the United States Congress approved an extension of the Digital Transition deadline.  By law, all full-power television stations in the United States must begin broadcasting exclusively in digital format on or before June 12, 2009.  The date was changed from February 17th, 2009, after it was discovered that nearly 7 million people were not ready for the transition.   Even though the transition has been promoted for a number of years, and the federal government has been offering a $50 rebate to anyone who needs to purchase a digital converter for their television (ie. anyone who still uses rabbit ears to get their television signal), it is alarming to see how many people still have yet to make the switch.

If you are one of those individuals who have yet to make the switch, here are a couple of useful links:

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Converter Box Coupon Program