I'm in Cary NC. I bought a house here about 6 months ago, but just moved here on Dec 31 when my job in NJ finished up.
I made the call earlier today and spoke to a TCW sales person.
I got analog "Broadcast TV" for $16.99 a month. No equipment needed. Bundled with 10 megabit Roadrunner broadband, no caps (for now, anyway). $34.99/month for 12 months, then $55.95/month after. So my total bill will be around $75 bucks when all the promo pricing runs out. I can live with that.
They tried to talk me into analog "Basic Cable TV" for $64.99/month, but I told them no.
I really only watch a few shows on NBC, FOX, etc... so it will be sufficient.
I plan on getting a Roku box and watching some Netflix. I'm also going to look into this PlayOn thing and see if it's worth buying.
I know that eventually, Time Warner will phase out analog just like Comcast did. However, because of the economy, I think they won't be able to do it as quickly. If I get another few years out of my Series 1 lifetime TiVo boxes, I'll be happy. When the day of digital reckoning comes, I'll deal with it. Maybe then I'll be able to talk them into giving me some sort of massively discounted digital package. Or I'll just drop TV. Their choice. 
> Looks like you are in the same state as me. So if they are doing it anything like the
> Greensboro area there is a 'basic' tier. They do not advertise it. It is like 7-10
> bucks a month. It has I think 1-14. Which includes most of the local broadcast
> stations. You can use any cable ready TV to do it.
>
> Now keep in mind they are going to eliminate the 'analog' channels soon. They have
> already done it in Main. So you will be stuck with some sort of decoder box and rent
> for the box and remote control.
>
> Where your at with a decent antenna you would get probably somewhere between 5-10
> stations. Prob about 80-150 bucks.
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