While this has been talked for a while I did not know it was on top of us.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070305/ENT02/703050338
Time is running out for rabbit ears
Analog TV broadcasts are set to end in '09, but most viewers are unaware, survey says.
Q : What happens this month?
A : All new television sets designed to receive over-the-air signals must contain a tuner capable of receiving digital broadcasts, in preparation for a complete transition to digital broadcasts by 2009. Retailers no longer can sell analog-only sets.