PHOENIX -- The Arizona Geek Squad will offer free DTV converter box installation and perform several other services through June 30.

Installers will connect up to two of a household's DTV converter boxes to existing broadcast antennas and analog TVs.

In addition, installers will:

Adjust existing antennas

Scan and re-scan converter boxes

Integrate an existing VCR

Provide guidance on the operation of the converter box

To request the free installation, people can call the DTV conversion hotline at 877-BBY-DTV9 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. CST daily.

Other Important Information

The national transition to DTV is set for June 12. At that time, federal law requires that all full-power television broadcast stations stop broadcasting in analog format and transmit only in digital format.

Congress mandated the conversion to all-digital television broadcasting several years ago.

Digital TV offers a better viewing experience with vastly improved picture and sound quality.

If you receive only free over-the-air television programming, the type of TV you own, either a digital TV or an analog TV, is important.

Consumers who receive only free over-the-air television may view digital programming through a TV set with a built-in digital or a digital-ready monitor with a separate digital tuner set-top box. (Both of these digital television types are referred to as a DTV).

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The only additional equipment required to view over-the-air digital programming with a DTV is a regular antenna, either on your roof or a smaller version on your TV such as “rabbit ears.”

If you have an analog television, you will have to purchase a digital-to-analog set-top converter box to attach to your TV set to be able to view over-the-air digital programming.

Take some time and browse through the KPHO.com Countdown To Digital section for answers to your many questions.