Sometime in the near future the VHF channels (2-13) will quit broadcasting in their entirety and the channels will revert back to the FCC. What they are going to do with the frequencies then I don't know.
This is incorrect. These VHF channels will still be available to TV if the stations want them (many stations want UHF now, so they have abandoned their old VHF frequencies). Also, many stations are currently broadcasting their digital signals on UHF as a temporary measure, but will be MOVING BACK to their old VHF frequencies at the cut-over date.
One of the purposes of the all-digital broadcast requirement is to free up UHF channels 52 thru 69, not the VHF channels. Low VHF, channels 2-6, are not well suited for digital transmission (due to interference concerns) so you won't find many stations still operating there after the cut-over. But a few will remain. Upper VHF, channels 7-13, will be hosting many digital broadcasts after the cut-over.
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