Various factors can affect the strength of your signal.

Ten On Your Side tried setting up a converter box step-by-step. WSLS Chief Engineer also went over some of the biggest issues facing people who have had trouble.

The government is now putting people on a “waiting list” to receive those coupons for DTV converter boxes.

In just a matter of weeks, older-model analog TVs will go blank unless their owners take steps to be ready for the transition to digital broadcasts.

The digital transition is getting closer and closer, and some of you may still have questions, including, what happens if the power goes out and you still need to get emergency information or just want to watch TV.

The time to get a digital converter box is now, Federal Communications Commission commissioner Robert M. McDowell said.

We will do another test, shutting down our analog signal, Tuesday, November 25 at 6 p.m.

Following WSLS’s test of the analog shutdown, our Ten On Your Side phonebank was flooded with callers worried about the transition. Here are the top three questions and the answers to them.

We’re on your side and we are going to help you test to make sure all of your televisions are ready for the digital conversion. Next Tuesday during our 6pm newscast, we’re going to send out a graphic. If you see that on your television, it means you are still getting the old analog signal and you’re not ready for the conversion.

Battery packs can power your digital converter box during a power outage.