An update on station efforts to get everyone ready for the switch to digital TV next year. Channel 6 and Cox Communications sponsored a digital TV symposium Tuesday night and the questions keep coming in.

The digital switch is 11 months away. The government began offering coupons for converter boxes a month ago. How long does it take to get them?

"Customers are already getting them and already coming in and purchasing them," says Home Theater manager Megan Heithoff.

Many ask, once I pick up the digital converter box, am I done? The answer is no. Many customers will also need an antenna.

"If they're in the city, where it's close to the signal, the antennas run about $40,” says Heithoff. “If you live in the outskirts of the city and you aren't as close, then you would probably need to get a stronger antenna, ranging anywhere from $70 on up.”

A few customers will not be able to simply buy one off store shelves. They may need an outdoor antenna that you get from the manufacturer.

Another question viewers have is, do I need to buy a warranty on the boxes? "They don't have a service plan or anything like that on them,” says Heithoff. “The one that we carry is a one-year manufacturer's warranty.”

The converter box Best Buy offers is $59.95. You can use your $40 coupon toward it and the manufacturer's warranty doesn't cost you anything.

Nebraska Congressman Lee Terry says we can expect a less expensive converter box to be offered soon. He says Echo-Star will charge $39.95 for the box. With a government coupon, consumers would only be responsible for the sales tax.