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Digital TV offers free channels

Now you don't have to steal cable to get dozens of free channels.

The public airwaves carry a lot more options thanks to the transition to digital television. Networks are now able to multicast -- broadcast to several channels at once. A handful of viewing options have become dozens.

The digital transition will be final Feb. 17, when the old analog television signals are silenced forever....

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