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Default Midnight DTV.

A whole lot of locations near here are out of converter boxes.

http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/39714407.html

February 17, 2009

The following is a list of which retailers had converter boxes as of
4:30 this afternoon, February 17, 2009. This is not a guarantee that
the retailers will have converter boxes in stock when you arrive.

Retailers with Converter Boxes

Circuit City: Not a lot
Best Buy: Still have some in stock
RadioShack in Martinez - 3830 Washington Road: Quite a few - Have
about 60
RadioShack in North Augusta: Still have a few left
RadioShack in the Augusta Mall: Still have a good many left

No Converter Boxes

K-mart in N. Augusta: Sold out this morning
Sears: None, but they're expecting 3 more trucks this week.
RadioShack on 3206 Peach Orchard Rd: Sold out
Target on Robert C. Daniel Jr. Pkway: Sold Out
Target on Whiskey Rd. in Aiken. - Sold Out - hopefully on the truck in
the morning.
Wal-mart on Bobby Jones Expway: None, 72 coming in tonight (on the
floor by 11:30)
Wal-Mart in Evans - Sold Out
Wal-Mart in Aiken, Richland Avenue - Sold Out
Wal-Mart in Aiken, Whiskey Road - Sold Out
Wal-Mart in Waynesboro: None

every Augusta GA TV station except WFXG (Fox network) is shutting off
analog TV today.