Originally Posted by Lurker Lee

Aha, here is a synopsis of the help line calls - "Record Number of Consumers Call FCC's Help Line for Assistance in Response to DTV "Soft Test". Some of the reasons people called are interesting like "They did not think the stations they watch would switch to digital" and "They were not aware of the switch to DTV".

Interestingly, the 12th is a Friday, so by the time some people notice, it will be the weekend. Wonder if that was intentional, to reduce wear and tear on their phone system. Wasn't the February date in the middle of the week?