The end of analog TV broadcasting | Chicago Tribune

The end of analog TV broadcasting | Chicago Tribune: "For the 15 percent of American households that rely on over-the-air broadcast signals, their sets will just go dark, unless they have tossed that analog TV set in favor of a digital one or have purchased a digital-to-analog converter box."

On Feb 17, 2009 all over-the-air TV signals in the USA will convert to digital. Yes, television will remain free. But the rabbit ears of yore will no longer capture the signal.

Importantly, once all TV is digital then every tuner, every set and every show will be linked to some kind of database. That means we can potentially track every show on every set in every household. Whoa.