Where To Find A DTV Converter Box

Dtv Fcc All the TV stations in Mobile are making the switch to digital television on February 17. Click here to find out which stores have converter boxes available.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Wed, February 11, 2009 - 12:13 pm CST
All the TV stations in Mobile, along with nearly 500 stations across the country, will shut down their analog broadcasts on February 17, sticking to the original date Congress set for the DTV switch.

If you have an older TV set and do not subscribe to cable or satellite TV, you will need a converter box to watch TV after February 17.

News 5 has done the footwork to find out which stores have the converter boxes in stock.

Converter Boxes Available
Wal-Mart
Target
Best Buy
Radio Shack

Out Of Converter Boxes
CVS
Walgreens
Circuit City (won’t get more)

Find The Nearest Converter Box Vendor
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi

Click here to get answers to your DTV questions.
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Wait4Me
Wait4Me Says:
Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:14 pm

If they have procrastinated this long to get one, they most likely wont get one.  I’ll be glad when the switch is over, I’m sick of those annoying commercials.

butterflykisser101 Says:
Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:03 pm

Good. People have had ample amount of time to prepare.

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