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Nope. You don't ditch your antenna unless you don't want to buy a converter box. Here's how it works:

In February of 2009 they are converting the traditional "over-the-air" analog TV signal to an "over-the-air" DIGITAL signal. Therefore, you will have to buy a converter box to hook up BOTH your TV & antenna to..then you will receive your original channels again and maybe some extra ones.

If you plan on ALWAYS using Cable or Satellite providers then don't worry about buying a converter box. Check Best Buy for questions or visit http://dtv.gov/ for more info.

Any antenna should do (but some are better at picking weak signals) & the Federal Government provides a two $40 vouchers for each household.