Apply for TV Converter Box Coupons Before July 31st!

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke reminded Americans who are still not digital television-ready that they have one more week to request converter box coupons before the July 31st deadline. The Department of Commerce's TV Converter Box Coupon Program provides up to two $40 coupons per eligible household toward the purchase of converter boxes to help consumers who rely on free over-the-air broadcasting with the digital transition. Consumers have three options to receive digital television: subscribe to cable, satellite or another pay service; buy a television with a digital tuner; or purchase a TV converter box with or without a government coupon. When connected to an older analog TV and antenna, a TV converter box allows the television to receive over-the-air digital television signals.