How can you tell whether your TV is analog or digital?

A quick way to check is to see how many channels it gets. For instance, in the UK, there are only 5 analogue channels in most areas (BBC-1, BBC-2, ITV, Channel 4/S4C, Five). On digital there are many more (BBC-3, BBC-4, ITV-2, E4, More 4, Film 4 and so on). If you can get any single channel that isn't on analogue, it's a digital set.

If that fails, try looking on the set for a "DVB" logo. If it has that, it's digital.

Next, turn to a channel where there is no station broadcasting. If you get "snow", then it's analogue.

How old is the set? If it's more than 5 years, it's most likely analogue. How much did you pay for it? If it was cheap, it's most likely analogue. Is it HDTV? If it is, and it's relatively new, then it's most likely digital.

In bad weather, what type of interference do you get? If it's snow, "ghosting", the colour going off or the picture rolling, it's analogue. If it's "pixellation" (blocks of the screen freezing or running slower) or the picture freezes solid on one image, then it's digital.

Finally, did you need a new aerial or a new cable box or were you told you no longer needed a digibox ("Freeview box" in the UK)? If so, it is most like a digital set.

As of today June 13th your analog tv will just show snow or a blue screen. You will need the free $40 coupon for a digital converter. Target and Best Buy have Apex and Walmart has Magnavox around $49 or $9 with government coupon.