read this today in "US News and World Report"
Mark your calendars for JAN 1st...

Upgrade that old TV Antenna:
https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx

After Feb.17, 2009, most broadcast TV stations will shut off their analog signals, which perhaps 20 million U.S. homes without cable or satellite still use. But Congress will help you pay the $50.00 to $70.00 cost of converting old TVs for the new digital signals.

Each household can get TWO $40 coupons toward the digital converters, But the feds will mail the coupons on a first-come, first serve basis. Applications can be submitted starting Jan. 1, 2008, at
NTIA: Digital TV Transition and Public Safety
or by calling
(888) 388-2009.
The coupons start out in February, meaning you could enjoy crystal-clear digital TV a year early... (written by: David Lagesse)

From GOV site:
NTIA: Digital TV Transition and Public Safety

Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program (Coupon Program), as authorized in the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005.

Starting January 1, 2008, all U.S. households will be eligible to request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two, digital-to-analog converter boxes. For more details on the federal regulations, including the budget information, please the DTV Converter Box Coupon Program Rules.

To request coupon:
https://www.dtv2009.gov/
https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx