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It was my understanding that cable systems in the US had to continue to carry local stations in NTSC analog until 2012. If Comcast has stopped doing that, I am not sure they are behaving legally. Here, I have Time Warner which still has the basic suite of stations in NTSC analog. However, I do not have many of my antique TVs on cable, only 3 or 4.
Most of my antique TVs that are restored are on the DTV converter boxes. These are working fine as we are in a major drought here in Texas with no storms. When that changes, I am sure the DTV boxes will crap out as over the air DTV is prone to do. I have a modern set with DTV built in and it craps out on over the air signals also, so the converter boxes are not the issue. Over the air DTV is the issue-unreliable by design.
The main worry that I see for people in the US using their antique sets(or modern DTV sets for that matter) , is how long is broadcast TV going to last. The cellphone companies are forever pressuring the FCC and US government to give them more spectrum, taking it away from the DTV broadcasters.
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