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apollo80

join:2002-01-31
Richmond, VA

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From a TV station employee

One problem that will happen if the delay is granted is TV stations will be screaming about their budgets.

Right now, most television stations are broadcasting in both analog and digital.

Two transmitters.

Two ELECTRIC BILL sources.

The average station spends approximately $25,000 or more, monthly, on electricity to power their analog transmitters.

After February, the 'current' government mandated shutoff time for analog, no station has that extra money allocated in their budget.

They were told to shut down the transmitters.

Now if they have to broadcast in analog longer than dictated, get ready for layoffs and other cutbacks.

Sammer

join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA

said by apollo80:

The average station spends approximately $25,000 or more, monthly, on electricity to power their analog transmitters.

After February, the 'current' government mandated shutoff time for analog, no station has that extra money allocated in their budget.

They were told to shut down the transmitters.

Now if they have to broadcast in analog longer than dictated, get ready for layoffs and other cutbacks.
Not to mention many of those analog transmitters are old and the stations didn't budget for ever increasing maintenance if they don't shut them down or at least reduce analog power.


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reply to apollo80
Recent article about exactly that topic here in Boston area.
»www.boston.com/business/technolo···_signal/

In addition to that one of the Boston stations has had damage to its analog system and did not intend to fix it since the transition is so close. If it gets pushed out may have to spend the money to get it fixed.

Not to mention the jockeying by spectrum auction winners who have a strong vested interest in the transition.

NH stations will be doing a DTV readiness test this Friday. Be interesting to see how that turns out.

/tom


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