The big national switch to digital broadcasting took place last Friday as the final wave of the nation’s full-power broadcasters flipped off their traditional analog signals. By most accounts the transition took place with the vast majority of consumers experiencing no problems. An FCC help line did get nearly a million calls in the days following the switch, although most of the problems were relatively minor and easily resolved.

It’s just over a week until the nation’s full-power broadcasters are required to turn off their traditional analog signals and go all digital. There will be problems, probably a lot of them. But the Obama Administration and Congress deserve credit for helping head off an almost certain train wreck.