Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) Calls on Government to start monitoring the availability of converter boxes in retail stores.

Kohl is asking the government to quickly monitor the supply of converter boxes. There is a fear that when the date comes to switch to digital television a lot of Americans will be left without television. Sen. Kohl is the chair of the Special Committee on aging. He works for older Americans who he fear will not be ready to make the switch on FEB. 17th. So far Pres. Obama has asked for the date to be pushed back.