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There is no "convert date" for cable. Cable's use of digital is for their own busines plans and has noting to do with the government mandate for over-the-air. A cable system may (and many have been) convert the higher tiers to digital, in which case you subscribe to the extra service and they rent you a converter box. There are presently some complaints about cable systems moving some channels that people want as part of their expanded basic service to higher tiers, thus requiring subscription to the digital service. But for now, the carriage of over the air channels on cable will continue at the basic analog level, and cable will be making the most of it in their advertising: "don't worry about the transition, we'll take care of you."
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