# Two questions about TV ratings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-tv-ratings/512977>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 7, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-tv-ratings/512977 "2009-10-07T20:41:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-tv-ratings/512977/21 "2009-10-22T03:51:27Z")

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> [@elfkin477](#):
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> Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t \*\*everyone \*\*who has cable in the US now have digital cable? You know, the whole DTV switch we went through this year?

no there is still analog cable service for many people. digital cable is higher priced and often uses a digital cable box from the cable company.

the DTV switch of 2009 was only for full power over the air broadcast (radio waves and antennas).

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-tv-ratings/512977/22 "2009-10-22T14:25:51Z")

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> [@elfkin477](#):
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> Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t \*\*everyone \*\*who has cable in the US now have digital cable? You know, the whole DTV switch we went through this year?

A converter box is self-contained and doesn’t broadcast back to a cable company.

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