Not all DTV switchovers are in Feb. 2009

[OvenMaster]

Although the official switchover from analog to digital television isn't happening until February 2009, some stations will be doing the switch earlier than that.

Case in point: my local PBS outlet is announcing that they'll be switching over on November 5, 2008. Absolutely nothing on their website, only on-air announcements, and one small story in the local paper; reason is that they're taking advantage of a rule that says they can do this because it has something to do with their present analog transmitter dying, and it wouldn't be worth it to fix it for just three more months of operation.