Pleased...

We were dreading the switch to digital because we had not been able to pick up the digital signal for what had been the clearest analog channel (ABC), which we prefer for news/weather info.

Once the switch happened, though, we decided to go ahead and have the converter box do another channel search, and it picked up the ABC's three stations - looks like they were either waiting to broadcast their digital signal, or waiting to boost it, until they no longer had to power the analog signal.

So we're pretty pleased. I was hoping that our local PBS station would end up with more channels as well, but it looks like they're staying at one (for now, at least) - I have heard some friends in other areas say that their PBS stations started up a 24/7 kids programming channel. We do pick up Qubo, though, so that serves pretty well.

So no more of the annoying "Get ready for the switch" commercials, plus we do have ABC after all. Happy campers here.

Now if PBS here decided to do a home remodeling/cooking/gardening type of station, I'd be ecstatic...but at least HGTV does offer a lot of their shows online (as I think I mentioned earlier).