As you should know by now, on Feb 17th 2009, they are turning off the Analog television broadcasts and switching to all digital.

This will immediately render useless any portable radios that pick up TV band audio, as well as any portable televisions.

There are very few choices for portable digital televisions, there's a big ugly Coby which tends to the garbage quality and the Haier which is equally crap.

Best Buy and Radio Shack have portable models, both about $200.

But it's definitely time now to look into your storm communications kit and plan ahead.