U.S. DTV converter box coupon program "on track"

WASHINGTON - Nearly 6.4 million “over-the-air” U.S.TV households, those that rely on an antenna for broadcast TV, have requested about 12 million coupons from the TV converter box coupon program according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The program helps households switch to digital television when full-power TV broadcasters switch from analog to 100 per cent digital broadcasts in less than six months.According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 60 percent of “over-the-air” TV households are potential purchasers of converter boxes. Nielsen estimated that there were 14 million over-the-air TV households, at the beginning of the year....